The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-05-16

DAY, MAY 16, 1890.
THE STUDY OF SELF.
Tho Way to q Proper Valuation Of Our.
selves aud Our Attainin ants.
1t is q little singular that o quality which
is really essential to decency, not to say ex-
cellencc, is yet one capable Of producing
deterioration Of character, quite Us low in
its descent as ITS opposite is lofty In altt:
tude, says Harper's Bazaar. For certain
amount of consciousness of ourselves is
good and necessary, while too great an
amount is de5asing and unworthy. With
out Il proper pride, as it is called, where ure
wes We are almost without scif-resEcdt;
For pride of u personal kind keeps ore in
the observance ef those lesser duties, which
not tc olscr.;s would render one recreant
III ones own estimate. II will allow ono to
do nothing ut odds with one's ideal OF honor,
OF honesty, of civiiity, of Kindness, and,
where religious props and stays arc lniss-
ing. il keeps one from much of tho evil
THAI lies in wait. IL it is not good morals in
itself it cnforccs good manners, and leads
the way to good morals by such regard of
the real reason and motive of good manners
as springs from the Golden Rule, If hav-
ing nothing to do with that rule in it
self. But, iAdulged beyond q proper
point, this characteristic is capable of as
Stunning d double mask, either aspect Of
wl.ch is hateful. 1t has OH the one sidear-
rogancc. an expression of self utterly outof
proportion with right and truth, where the
claimant gathers to himself all the wisdom
and virtue and admirable quality that thcrc
may be in question, andif he docs not ex-
Claims" II ain Sir Oracle, and when speak
let no dog bark" he thinks il, and therefore
bears himself as If he were infiliible. 1t is
into this detestab'e quality that pride of
birth aud pride of money merge themselves.
Advcntl.icus circumstances as both birth
aut. money are, the person who f::anifcsts
pridc in them, and claims superiority be-
cause of them, acquires unconsciously q
laughtiness of manner tnat makes HIM hot
Only unbcarablc but Imaginable, the haughti-
ness being only the external manifestation
OF the undue estimate of the facts Of ones
individuality, and showing, OF, the Whole,
less nobility and worth than there might
have been, without either high birth or
great wealth, ;nnsmuch as pr.do in na-
tcrial and perislabie things is less TO be
esteemed than pride in spiritual cilos. a
ran G? proper pride could nevs arr gate to
himself the possession of the i.;grcst t:iile
that was not really his; he wauiI .t.i siier
i. as all of q piece with any ether dislion-
esiy, and lie will never drag ii,s n;ir,s in
the dust Of assertion, struggle and dissent;
but an arrogant man, assuming ii, he tie
equal of his sIperiors, is never say thing
but :,,i.iicGlous object to those vilose i;uer
senses arc not offended by i..n.
The c,;icr aspect Of this dnti;;o mask is
that presented by tii, activity Of vi, i.ity
e
vanity always implies that OF ;:i o,c.-,sscen-
ing concct; il may be that It's lN;sses.ar by
no means ovcrestlIatcs q particle Of his
powers or belongings: he may ..;.,.5l Ill that
OF ,vt.ch he is vain. and be ,r,,i.y : i:luiwcl
OF capaci;y or beauty, or wli;.@.er is the
thing most valacd in l:i:, c.sts..,,i'y. tTl:cn
the preacher said: s'.ali is VANITY" iC
meant to use tho literal sisni.ica. ian of tho
. word--;,ll is i:ollowncss; and hence some
times we attach to tic wG.d an Ilc;. of
fa:sity and Eretarce, which, Us The word is
now used, is crrcneoIs. as oMc is Vain only
of what c.e actually possesses, Or sincerely
. thinks he possesses, aud vanity p:ire and
si;:,iic is Us mich an expression OF active
interest in c,s:'s self ss any thing else.
There Is, iiired, q certain aac.,,:anailc
variety of vanity which is so spurious and
tlcpo,i,ble as hardly to be cil;l.lcd by
:
unoer tnc mead ut selt-rlgntcc,;sncss; til,
kept ont of sight it docs no special harm ii
any one, and II 1t does not clog lbs mora
en.!e..vor. acts only as {. stiim,l;nt to ,h,
rnsscssor; always od!o,ls in the aDyeli,
AMI superior eyes, it is only when it ~
comes so overlapping as TO cbtr il
itself upon earthly neighbcrs ri
it becomes odloIs to them; OF
when it is founded on next to moth
ing that it makes its victim absurd
it is then form of self-conceit that is l,
uhnniinaiion in all eyes and cars. TO tho
se.f-centered person the outer universe ia
trilic; the ego is tho only universe; tiit
rest &C mankind are mere notes, or at best
Ia:as:,ea; he himself walks with his hca.
III tia clouds, and so lcft;ly tliat he fails t.
see the pebbles Oil which his feet stumble
or Tic ,,a.ty-color with which his folly ha.
dressed ..;;, like Harlequin. On the whole
ii III soplo relations there is any br.cing OF
st.iYu.ai.i,.; q,,a.ity in tho possession of {
CERTAIN, anio.nt OF pri,le, yet its abuse is 8,
tempting aud SO easy tnat oac is led I.
| think ii s;ouid be better When tho goot
fairy gi;.cs gifts to dec.lne that one a.io
: getl:sr, ins:,:isiiig no vanity, and running q
danger cf tiaMpliny over the weak an,
poor-s,,.ted. The safe and wise maxim,
ssknow ..yscif," Witch used to be worlse,
by little muiaens Oh their book-marks, il
; the days Of perrorate.: I,aper, points out til
way to proper valuation of ourselves an
, our attaiMncnts. Possibly no one eve
, really acquired tho knowledge thorough
or accurately; hut he who has endeavorc,
t to do so can not help agreeing with tho poe
when lie writes:
) seif.rcve.enoo, seV-sucwlcdsc. seif-control-
These three iesl ,;%n to sovereign power"
A KENTUCKY FREAK.
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/, and Eats Tobacco.
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