The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-10-31
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IN Jhelr relation TO other men, but SYM
pathetically as they see themselves; and
it is one of the rarest of faculties, as we
Seeif we consider the failures of even the
greatest of writer's who have made the
study of human character the object of
their lives
The lesson of this ignorance of men
is that we should have charity in our
judgment Of all who are outside our
circle Ofintimate observation. Too COM
monty anything that we do not happen
to know it is thought to be not worth
inclined to doubt the people with whom
we are inadequately acquainted The
man of the world who takes life merrily
and drugs care with pleasure is very
likely to reject as intolerable the serious
religious man, and to mark him down
as humbug. And the earnest believer
in many righteous causes feels that
the easygoing tritler is in bal case.
DO these people quite understand each
other?
Changes of fortune often reveal the
misunderstanding that have been har-
bored by folks who desire to think
honestly and to do right. \ young fel-
low lives lonely life with his thoughts
and ambition. He is respected by
those who know him we'll; but the
neighbOrs with whom his atfinities ally
him stand aloof. Suddenly he scores
brilliant success through picture,
book, an invention, a speech, or an ex-
animation, and straightway his social
surroundings are changed. But he is
not changed
People who tried to look down at him
patronizingly are now content to ap-
proach with an ingratiatng diffidence
and fattery. They are anxious to be
gracious as soon as they are assured of
being on the right tack. But they could
not find out for themselves the state of
the case because of the ignorance of
men which turks behind our fOrmalities.
A very considerable proportion of men
and women otherwise worthy, deliber-
ately steel themselves against under
standing sympathetically others whom
they meet.
Their sense of propriety will not al
low them to set up current of COM
munication with all kinds of people
whom they may chance to encounter.
1t is only one man in ten thousand who
can fall into easy talk with whOmso-
ever he comes in contact, and so cult-
vate all the chances of knowing his
fellOWmen. We may not be able to do
that, but we may at the least be aware
of our limitations, and know how ignO-
rant or unapprecative we are Of GER
tain pleasing traits of character dis
played in social spheres that we have
not studied.
The poor man often misapprehends
the rich man, and the rich man mis-
judges the poor man. From hasty
glance the sensitive and superfine do
not guess at the good qualities that lie
. buried under vulgarity.
, When we hear mother in the street
y caressing her child with oaths, we shrink
= away disgusted- yet she loves the
child. Truly there are more things in
heaven and earth than are dreamt of
. in our philosophy! Too seldom do we
y realize that our ignorance is an un
plumbed depth.-Philadelphia pa.
Saturday Eve Post.
d If he whose crimes have deprived
him Of the favor of God can reflect
j upon his conduct without disturbance,
d or can at will Danish the reflection; if
" he who considers himself as suspended
1, over the abyss of eternal perdition
t. only by the thread of life, which must
n soon part by its own weakness: and
l. which the wing of every minute may
70 divide, can cast his eyes round hin
ot without shuddering with horror, o.
d painting for security; what can ejudgt
1r of himself but that he is not yet awak
20 ened to sufficient conviction, since
ir every loss is more lamented than thu
loss of the divine favor, and every dan
Of ger more dreaded than the danger o
" final condemnation.-Dr. johnson.