The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-03

clear of nervous prostration; [ play
tennis and chess; go wherever there
are beautiful things to see-you have
no idea how many are available, both
in nature and art-and let them soak
in and become assimilated with my be-
ing. live"
Don't you ever expect to marry?"
''If do, the woman will be either a
leisurist like myself, or one who has
brains enough to appreciate a leisurist,
and money enough to indulge her
taste"
'But, seriously, old man, how many
people to-day could enjoy the things
you enjoy? Your reasoning and phil
osophy are worthless when applied to
the mass of humanity"
"They aren't intended to be applied
to the mass of humanity any more than
any other system of living-at least not
until the mass of humanity is educated
up to where it once was. The cult
may be small one now, but its infiu-
ence may be wide for ultimate goods
bound to be, by so much as it removes
any man, if only a hairs breadth,
from the crazy Philistinism that DOM
mates him"
"Pray what is the name of the new
school2"
sob 'Leisurists,' 'Neo-E picureans.'
Either answers, and we answer to
either. Pm not sure but that Thoreau
ought to be our eponymous hero. He
was certainly the leader of Neo-Epi-
curean thought, and, like most leaders,
he took rather too advanced a position.
He proved his case all the same,
though"
81 presume, of course, you're pre-
pared to welcome with open arms the
Weary Willies' and Dusty Rhodeses'
of the humorists? congratulate you.
You've lots of ready-made disciples"
''Not exactly. You see, the real
tramp is either laborer out of work
and trying to find it, or else loafer
pure and simple. You must not neg
lect to note the distinction between
leisure and loafng. rarely Loaf"
Joking aside, Ralph, l realize, of
course, that you've been just talking;
but what supremely selfish existence
your Leisurists would lead!"
''Wrong on both points. [ was never
more in earnest in my life, and my
philosophy is anything butselfsh-not
the faintest approach to the rabid sell
fishness of your so-called useful pro-
fessional or business man, who jostles |
and elbows his way to the foot of the
ladder and tries to scramble up it,
needless of how many aching ribs and
crushed fingers he leaves behind, and
all the time flattering himself that he's
doing his duty as a citizen of civil
lied community-pah! Every man who
can be dragged from your selfish COM
petition for power and money, whose
aim can be diverted ever so little to
more useless occupations, is just so
much accomplished for the benefit of
humanity. Selfish! That's good"
by Towel Do you know what time
rose quickly. "What are you going to
do this afternoon"
"Sayre is coming to take me to meet
Penfold and see his 'Antigone.' He's
Just back from Paris with it, and they
say it's great. Why not go with us?'
my dear boy, do you realize that,
what with listening to your nonsense,
sha'n't have a chance to get my lunch
to-day, and probably'n get home late
for dinner into the bargain? No pic
lures for me. Drop in and see me when
you get a chance. 1 can always spare
i've minutes for you. Take care of
yourself, and excuse me for running
lway."
glanced from the corner of my eye
% see a slender back and thin head
If hair whisk out of the door. Then
ome one else entered.
Hello, Ralph Ready?" cried the
newcomer.
"All ready. By the by, did you meet
slave as you came IMP"
'Who? What slave?"
'Ned Bunce, to be sure. Poor DEVIL"
md then heard low, contented, in
ulgent laugh, and my Neo Epicurean
vas one.-Dufield Osborne, in Har-
er's Weekly.