Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-12
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THE OLD MAN > NEIGHBORS.

One of them believes he knows by
intuition what other men have labored
half life time to learn. His knowl-
edge is so superficial that he sometimes
quotes Latin from the dictionary to
conceal his ignorance. The profound
est argument he answers ny the broad
assertion that it is not true, but he
never attempts to produce NOR,
lucid solution of the problem in dis
pute. The easiest roll for one to sustain
is that of the general critic who does
not venture into details to refute the
statements of his opponents. There
are not many rules for effective destr,lc-
ton of grand editices but there are
many architecture! plans for their up
building. This fact makes it evident
that one man of malicious nature can
undo the good accomplished by many
wise men; and the One mean man even
then would not win deserving honor
There are far too mean destrOyers of
everything precious, even to character,
in the broad, bright world. 1T is not
quite SO much a mystery that these
people exist as it is that they take
pride in their life work.
An other neighbor is the husband of
Il loving Christian lady; and he poses
us an exponent of all that is honorable
in his family. His deception is no,
SO far reaching in its effects as he be-
Iieves it to be especially with the inno-
cent young wife. When he returns
home after the solemn hour of 12at
night he tells his wife that he has been
holding political counsel with Sena-
tor Shoup, Senator Dubois or Governor
Mcconnell. The young wife has never
seen much of the world, of men. but
she has woman's natural equipments
OF common sense. She is not Jealous
of her husband, but she does not be-
lieve the senators and the governor are
in this city more than twice week:
aud even if they We're it is not proba.
ble that they would be out so late
every night. The old man would sug.
gest that even Il young innocent wife
cannot he deceived more than twice "A
week by an unreasonable story. OF
course she believes all that is told her
about how anxious he is to return to
her side at the eai Hest possible moment
after MS departure upon this or that
important errand, but the story should
nave some embellishments to keep up
an interest in 1t after IA dozen repeti-
tons. After tine young wife gets a
'eeSS bitSi SilS Will Ilot Dellcte lilm
when he says that he seeks other soci-
ETY. for the sole purpose of being better
able to appreciate his wife's lovely
form and brilliant wit.
Another neighbOr has a little child
whom God made an angel as all flesh
and blood is made at the beginning.
The first lesson given this HELPLESS
mortal was to yell like caliope as the
only possible meaDs of self defense.
The child was aggravated to cultivate n
violent temper before it could do more
than cry to satisfy the Instructive
fighting propensities. The first logic
to expand the infant brain was the
linking of a yell and reward in one
train OF thought as sequence, and a
consequence and the next idea was
that it could intlict punishment upon
its parents by an annoying cry. This
child was an improved
animated crying machine by the time
1t was three years old and has made
rapid advances in line with its teach.
lngs ever since that time. The neigh-
Dor is addicted to an inoriinate use of
the rod, when fact has greatly added
to the child's i'll temper and its apabil.
ity to he bad.
THE OLD MAN,