Telegram-herald., 1891-09-04

himself immense
b. He ~ 1.sas and Gowsry Of spssch.
and - had sssn almost everything under
tns sun - every cornsr Of ths world
bus for MAT very rsaa0n hs wzs faeixainz
One eoaid spsak Of nothing without
s!icttng sscs hood of information
shss one vss nsariy drowned In II. AAd
sesssd upon any straw 10 reach land
again. oaiy ~ b submerged afresh BE-
fore ons nAd dons gssping after the hrss
dslnea And tnis wzs what / xA;d -
ny frtsnd and hostess whea sns unwfse-
~ ins.ssed UPON an opinion OF eourss
shs d1dnt hks IL. We never do Ike 20
have our friends refuse 70 look out Of
oar eyes, although We are constantly do
Ginning 20 look out Of theirA
We'll. what kind Of . man DO you
call IN agreeable man II he u notr de-
mandsd sns. rather pstrishly.
What kind Of nam repeated ], NM
inx over the question why. man
VINO pisAsss me = to me An agreeable
man
That Ia 20 say" retorted ahe. laugh
ing. IL yon like that kind Of . man that
10 Just the mad Of man that would
please your
The entrance Of . visitor broke on the
eonvsrsztion: bat. ~ 10 my habit whsn
. social question has been raised in so
esety. ureonsciously carry IL home. and
somsfimes ponder IL In the weary hours
Of slsepless nizhtA
What Ia an agreeable man. and where
have most frequently found him, de-
ulanded of myself that afternoon as |
drove around the park and exchanged
salutstions with hundred or 50 Of my
sequainsancoA. L. IL tina horseman? L.
II this peslestrian1 In IL either Of these
two with the tandem team. or II II that
dear old man in the barorchei Bot still
Tina vosce within saii "SoF The horse
man is siily and fatuous. tho pedestrian
shAs moment walking Of . surfsit of
Semitic roots before Undertaking light
collation. Of Dead sea fruitA The two
boys with the tandem team will
bring IL with them TO whatever re-
c~ption they attend tonight, and
tell everybody Just what time Xerxes
and Artaxsrxes made laxt week on the
trotting course. and how they are capa-
bic Of beating Cyrus aud Daxius Into
0ts" st any moment.
As for the old gentleman. he II very
dear and very sweet. and make . point
OF talking 70 him for three minutes
whenever We meet. but after three min
49, he has toll ma all afx,uS btz health
and where his wife IL. and how warm
and crowded the room u. and that is th<
snd Of our subjects Of mutual interest,
for be II 100 deaf 10 hear any remarks
might oRsr. and too self cngrosssd q
care TO listen II he could hear.
80 collating tho egotisticL traveller
and the vain exquisite. and the book
worm. and tho horsey pair, and tho sell
absorbed old gentleman, ono sees thai
they have one fault in common. and thaI
II sei6sllness. and IL becomes evident
that the agreeable man must not be sci
fish. or at least that he must, by cducs
tioo and good breeding. have learned q
- disguise that Original sin" common
" every child Of Adam. that 1t shall mo-
offend other people. A for eliminating
IL. do not suppoee that II ever done
and perhaps II would not be well II i
could bs. for II self preservation Is th'
first law Of nature . certain amount o.
selfishness 10 ~ necessary TO the protec
ton Of every man ~ claws are 10 cat
the thing is 10 keep those same claw
sh~sthsd in velvet paw.