Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-02-10
TIE NEER-D0. WELLS.
MEN or GENIUS WHO WE'RE AT
FIRST uNoERRATeo.

Once Laughed At-story of the ugly
Unfinished Manuscript
The opinions Of friends and neighbors
as to a mans powers are rarely of any
valne Sometimes they ridiculously over
rate him and push some donkey forward
into a conspicuous position where the
length of his ears, as defined against the
BACKGROUND of the horizon. may be &C
cnrately and publicly ascertained- But
more frequently-and especially In the
case of a man of real genius--they are
inclined TO undervalue one whom they
have come to regard as one OF themselves.
Montague tells us in his Essays"
that his attempt to become an author
was laughed at in his own presence, and.
even after he had won his fame. he found
that lat home he was obliged to pur.
chase printers. while at distance print
ers purchased him Balzac's family were
sarcastically indignant at his presuming
to believe that he could write. and visited
three failures with the usual exasperat
ing II told yon so When Swift intro
duced Parnell to Lord Bolingbroke and to
the world he made this entry in the jour
nal 1T is pleasant to see ono who hardly
passes for anything in Ireland make his
way here with a little friendly forward
ing Daniel Webster in the very height
of his fame, just after bis famous Bunker
Hill speech, took a run down TO his native
village, which he had not visited in SO
many years that he was not recognized
bv his former cronies Accosting an old
- . ,a NNabctara no frTo6tallv
after due discussion of the weather and
the crops. turned the conversation upon
his own family Thereupon his compan-
ion burst out into enthusiastic encomiums
upon the virtues and abilities Of Daniels
elder brother Ebenezer, who had died
young and whose early death be fttingly
deplored Daniel slipped in modest
query as to whether there was not
brother named Dan He never was
much account. said the old gentleman.
with shake of his head. IL believe be
went to Boston and became some kind OF
, a lawyer or mother "
Andersen has allegorized his own for.
lorn and unappreciated youth in the story
of the Ugly Duckling" which turned out
to be swan This story is favorite
with Bismarck Il was an ugly duckling
myself, he once told friend, my poor
old mother never would believe that there
was any good in me" Isaac Barrow s
naranfs conceived &, mean an opiniop Of
Ills temnar and parts when he was a bow
at The Charter House school that his
father nsed to say if il pleased God to
take away from him any OF his children
i, ,nirbt bo isaac tia least PROMISING
I Adam CIarke's fat her was eonailv nncom
plimeptarv to his own flesh and blood
when he proclaimed his son to he "a
{ criavons dunce Sheridan's mot her nre-
-, Scented him 10 a new tutor rs IAN incor
! ! rimible Ounce
i Poe nj West Point was lanrhing stock
to his scbonlmates Byron at Harrow
was in no wise DISTINGUISHED above his
. fellows NapoIeop and wellington in their
school DAYS were DISTINGUISHED only for
dullpess The mother of the latter must
be added to our list of comDlimentarv
parents Arthur was good for nothing
She thoupht save MS food for nowdep
Rohort Olives family Uera tborouobI,
; disgasted with him by the time he was
u ~ Years old his renutniion for stnniditv
being then only eouaied bv his rennta
tiou for ,reneral wickedness and GLADLY
: acceptinr an Indian clerkship for him
= they shirped him off to Madras ito make
a fortune or die of a yellow fever Gold
smith. up to the time of the publication
of The Traveller was looked unon as an
:. idiot bv almost ali who knew him After
ward he was Dubbed an insnired IDIOT
T. Burns was a dull how good onlv az al h,
\ letic exercises Sir Hnmnhre0 Davy
was nv no means eetnantad hr;1
=, liant boy While he was with me- "
saws his teacher David Gilbert 81
could not discern the faculties bv which
he was So much DISTINGUISHED " And ne
sure that the good bur9here Of ,rotford
on Avon saw not hing in viii Sbal,esnao no
). the butchers how Int Wild harm,
+ scartlm scatter brain whose onIv chances
of future elevation law in the chance oror
to all ropues on the rallows Indeed H.
Rev Mr. who wae nasto, in ,be
>. poet 5 birthnlace In 1913 ea,.s tbara ,,,as
= another butchers how in he saroa to,,',,
who was deemed mora than an eoroI -,
Master Shal;esDeare in narts This nrod
igy won the love of the rods and jiad
Young
!. Scott tells rs in his Diary tbot Gov
time he was moderated Lv most 81 lis
coupnuious tbon-b s,,beot,,a,,,It, So
r forward and held a hold and cIa1er fai
: low. contrary to the oninion If ali ybr
thought him a mere dreamer ,.Dn,oa he
+ is and Ounce he viii ren,oip ,yas ~
i sentence passed uron him hy profassa,
a Dalzell at the Edinbnrgb nniyarsi,y 0i IT,
> colduess of his critirol sfrionds a. - -,
n set of life had almost dnterrad lin, 49,,
j poetical composItion ne il afta,,,, 81
l. caused him TO throw aside rho A., o'a
n manuscript of .\Vavnrlev'' ~ ninIdo.
,, away for cight vears in lie AL, tn