The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
WIZ DO MEN GABBLKS
What IL It All When II All IL Doae - Who
Would lse Hetter for KnowiMss

tolerable bOre. and besides this. notice that
you have an exceedingly disaRreeable way OF
putting what sny into print. You don't re-
port my homi.les rs they are delivered"
oh. come nowl fyon sec It in THE Sun.
i'sso. You may mot always recognize the
words that leap over the walls OF your toeth
aud sometimes. though you know perfectly
we'll that they arc yours and not mine. you re-
Rret, or pretend to regret. that you have
slipped their teaches. Greatly. my friend. do
for that you are Affected With paresis or
megalocet hulosis. Your ideas arc EXPANSIVE
You imagine yourself 10 10 great and wise
philosopher. while In reality you are merely a
man who troRts facts and thoughts Ia the way
In which punsters treat words. You fool with
everything and Gre MT philosopher
by any manner Of means. Cab and gamble are
not philosophy. You amuse people sometimes
Just as harlequin does. and that s why Ike
to got your folly where all the world may enjoy
It. don't SEQ why you should object to my
reports. which. assure you. are always accu-
rate. however much In moments Of :emorse
and shame you may resrs, having spoken the
words that put ON record. man can't help
being fool. perhaps. but everybody except an
out and out idiot should DO ahe 10 recognize
his own face when he sees 1t in n looking glass.
What Is the use OF being affected and putting
on luRs?'
Well" said the man. the donning OF Tugs
Is natural prerequisite to tho return OF a
man 10 his normal self-rcspa citing condition
alter he has been freeing his mind In tho pres
ence Of q fellow like you. Some day whom
you como to my udio you will ind mo wear
ing huge sombrero. long ha.r. aud NOUS
tAche Of indeseribable Dimensions. Then.
instead OF talking about philosophy and mo a.
phvsics. will give you my views OF stateoraft.
the writing of novels. theology. political econ
omy. ethics. tho playing OF the guitar and
either. tho WAY in which society women dress.
q ii numberess other things in WIFI here Is
contemporary human interest Then you
shnll rec tho man that essentially
am. My talks with you a.e mere baga-
t.lles. I really fail TO understand how
you. who never nre affected, or. as you classi-
caly remark put on luGk.' can consent to
report them. some day or other, il you keep
on reporting what you say that say you will
10 tho medium through which shall astonish
the world with my originality. insight. pro-
fundty. and vast knowledge OF such things as
mon md women ~ general are intsre-ted in,
color so t So
any sspori tina, !, is possibio for 1ou to make"
.luEs:' or e It only that YOU have poor opin:
lon Of me 'hnt makes yon dislike my repo Is
s az are
ano'her. With ,nnc uue,tionines you attempt
&c ~ %rH ~ MAI az" .ns
son ii this is mat am a thorough .keptic.
and can therefore change my ground when
member tho. old saying. tha. consistency is a
jewel; hut assure You 'ha! II 10 often a
' s!E.y n Fight whsn b. said Gs,uehl 'ist
means That when feel likH fsyIRng or doing
truth somewher, IN the universe. but II there
is such thing: either would have to be mod:
to me- be.ore could accept and lind mys.i 70
# as would binn me 10 a thing 1 loye1., l! It
fia1. ii eFts me as Icing valuable why should
ssssa oashs be "a :s'sndsi 'ea
~, Ny dear boy: / have gonS, s all through tho
me- Hs sane heSer Iii SHs
mine Or no.; and care for !. Only a the ~;
way way think xvii s"q Hume halt way With Kat
H"1lsy, Heilmho!tz. iyndsil. and all ib"t sort sort
e a1a o2 Gy for song
this Way. whsi has seha bert Or ssaSmann Or
Besthoven 70 DO with phlosophy1"
the slightest doubt that Mt some time there
.pp :" az, nd. q ssrt.a
sr and Al them WITH ave ave an ul p"rhann With
done l. Pras.ico : "hiie.oph!esl ssGisnat ton
Of ns.S By as et
e.. o. hS1 bit A" /.
phiio.ophy OF dry goods boxes. an what is
meyer blows ~ OF songs that never were or
ZAP. Hpi what are your A materialist or an
That aePsnds aIsoseths. gro1 the mood IA
:d hs msh .na hoth
and earryinR Il All under M non existent hat"
Thas %S;t DO when you are particularly
"Qn, yes" said the m 7,sr and at such t!mss
hsSs sS ss Bag sss a
; q Witch SCAR far above the world and all
'rnnt you v' 80 IN in any other w.yl"
is what. mennt when spoke Of Schubert I
ssa Ea onrs sn Hs ws
ply can bear me; Before now have played
::S s Z ssp!d eiaY =: sdas asssS?sT Z:
tUElu Wyb0lI outbIOly con-
sesd L e s xsis nen...
' Ii. ia 9.' ant ~. ad 9Ss b.
telling ps that ~ is the only thing We really
ana ana S sfS I1 'hs e'H how a ,hs inc
lie, can ever take tumble to itself and DO.
sBs a sisa ,YH H a. ssn he
fslG 8: q sysp ~: sHRs': sps
life. It never becomes death, On this basis I
"Thc worlds sadly In need Of one" said the
Isetur. ei .hs chsSIsnaus peoo: aHF sss1 y
!sa; I Would e ;sp:s s I i yoa esS
make great hit and have a philosophical
boom a. long as our, a,m-at least til some:
nronhly a~Sert th.l ~ I. opir he nm # Al
death -,si,s In ne seas, ou'. Then .whn be-
.perhnns they 20 nshinR for each other"
ao1 ~ sSj S:sSa aid %: :Ssss sSS!
over suoh questions" JAMES DAVIS,