Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-03-01
SILENCE AND WISDOM
The Two Virtues Do Not Always
Go Hand In Hand.
While Many Forge to the Front BY Keep
ing Their Mouths Closed. They Often
Fall by Being Forced to Speak
Some Interesting Examples.

The silent man buildeth better than
he knoweth. he acquires, wealth, rep
utation and the odor of sRnotity. His
forte is keeping quiet. He is the orig
inal of the poet who said: 'tSilence IL
golden"
But Sir Boyle Roche, the author Of
that famous Irish bull about the man
who put his foot in it every time he
opened his mouth, plainly outlivsd the
ultimate fate of the silent man. For
that, says the Chicago Herald, is the
invariable fate of nearly all the men
whose entire reputation rests on the
rocky foundation of silence. Lucky he
who has already achieved . competence
on the strength of his silence. In nine
cases out Of ten he talks TOO muah when
he talks at all.
However, there il generally . day
when he Is found out. To 0uatEAto:
Several years ago young man went 10
the general Office of one Of our leading
railroad companies in town. Hs was
the bearer of strong letters Of recon-
mendation from an old friend of the
manager in a small rural town. The
letters referred especially heavy 10 the
discretaon-'unusual for his years"-0f
the young man, on his marvellous c0pao-
ity for keeping his mouth shut The
manager, who had been on the lookout for
just such young man, at once gave him
q berth in his private Office. He prospered
amazingly, for oil that was required OF
him was to exercise his natural talent
keeping his mouth shut. The manager
swore by him. Other men in the office
caught the infection. Every clerk came
to look upon Mr.. Tytelipps-let us call
him Tytelipps for short-as phenom-
enon, as model young man. Every
body marveled how this oountry-bred
young man had acquired so much WIS
dom. Thus Mr.. Tytelipps rose, step by
step, and his salary with him. One day
he was indicted into high and re-
sponsible position, commanding an al
most princely remuneration. For a
little while it was all right. He con-
tinued to keep his mouth shut. But
there was turn in the tide. At di-
rectors' meeting some information and
suggestions bearing on the better work
ing Of the department whose head Mr..
Tytelipps had shortly become was
called for. Mr.. Tytelipps' assistant, q
man who had grown gray in She service
of the company and who knew all about
the ms and outs of the department to a
T (but who had the misfortune once in
awhile to talk too muoh), was sick at
home. So Tytelipps himself had to re-
spond. And when the questions had
been fred 1T him and the board was
waiting to be enlightened Tytelipps
shook his head sagely, eoughed and
hemmed and hawed. That didn't CO."
He had to do some talking. Then the
directors unanimously came to the con-
clusien that Tytelipps was monument
al ass and ought to DO bounced. And
he was bounced not long after. At least
he was reduced to the ranks. But he
couldn't stand this long. He went, and
when last heard from he was peddling
matches or apples or something.
Another case was that of Mr.. Bung-
star Ger, who became connected with the
business Office of a large newspaper con-
Germ in this city some years ago. His
antecedents we're similar TO those of
the obscurity of some small village. He
came highly recommended. He looked
wise and kept his mouth shut, and he
proceeded on his way upward ut Maud
S. pace, Finally he was put in charge
of the advertising department.. and his
salary was made high enough to eErn
him the envy Of all tho brilliant gent
uses in the editorial-room-noen who
had forgotten a great deal moro than
Mr.. BunEstarter could by any possibili-
ty ever have learned. It was all hight
for spell. Bungstarter still kept HE
mouth shut, and the bright nen work
ing under him looked upon him as they
had before-as the embodiment Of dig
nifty, elias sic repose and mastodenio In
tellect- One afternoon, though, . small
advertising patron, man Of no account
whatever, happened to alight on the
Majestic Bungstarter. The point ut is.
sue was matter of a couple Of dollars
, The advertiser undoubtedly was right
l He explained things to Bungsterter, and
, he proved by receipts and other paper.
, that he was right But DungstartsI
= couldn't see it. It was really NO fault
, of his. Bungstarter's brain was simply
} not large enough to grasp the facts and
figures. So he didn't give in 10 the ad
: vertising patron. But the latter was 8
fighter and man determined TO have
, his righN. He raised his voice, and
y after again and again explaining thing,
to Bungstarter and getting no satisfao
J ton, he forthwith issued . pronunoia
8 mento against Bungstarter, calling him
in the presence and hearing Of the ofdce
t employees, an etc., etc., fool, who hat
, no business to occupy the responsible
position he did, and winding up with
r the assertion that within fortnight thu
owners and business manager Of tn
8 paper would coincide with him and Civ
him the z. b. The advertiser made i
. his business TO explain the occurrence Il
A every man he knew. He went - VI
t owners Of the paper. In making 81
plantations on his own side Bungstarte'
l so effectually proved that the other ma,
n was right in calling him . fool that b.
really was discharged.
r There are quite number Of Tytsiipp
Q and Bungstarters in town, but they IN
r not generally known. But they wil b
8 ono of these DAYS; and that the a4Y -,