The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-08
A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.
MT PRIME HAS 4 REM4RKABLE
INTERTIEW WITH MN.
a Brilliant Specimen Of the Accomplished
Young Man Put 20 Flight-what He
Knew.

f-'"f' ehhA the -dllfHt iN0lUn often
disputed, Is true one Probably the
good poet meant that a smattering of va
iiols things was dangerous-two grains
OF " heat I'm a bushel OF char. as it were
have seen young men who knew
niue arithmetic-it did them good: ! have
seen young men W no knew a little gram
mart did them no harm: | have seen
young men who knew little spelling-it
really helped them, and on and on the
story may go, but when we see "A man
knows a little OF yerything. and "A very
little at that, then tho miscellaneous as
sortment is apt TO do him harm. This re-
minds me that | once had a nephew who
knew a little about running "A dummy en-
gine-Just little-and IL suiiiceth 10 say
that that relative of mine IS now no
more.
IT is real pleasure TO meet a man who
knows one thing, and knows that we'll
! Even n a man is a fool, and IS aware of
the fact. he is much better of than the
man WHO happens TO be one and does
not know 10. IL is an excellent thing Tor
the country that the young men who
form the rising generation are so smart
and so fraught with knowledge Every
time ! see young man OF the period 1
fcel that he fully eXempllles those lines
of Tennysons
H. the heir o. al the ages. I'm the fore
most files OF time"
BRILLIANT SPEClMAN.
Our yOuns friend has inherited il all
nave seen many bright young men in my
| time. but decidedly the most brilliant
specimen came under my notice only a
| short while back I was on a delightful
little steam craft. taking trip up one
OF our most picturesque Eastern rivers.
II was in early fall, and nature was at
her brightest. There We're very few pas
sengers on the boat, and as had one
or two good books with me. ! mentally
concluded that l should have tho day all
to myself just as the little boat had
begun 10 buffet the waves and / had ar
ranged several camp-stools for my com
fort 1 was approached by precoclous
young stranger. who Informed me, I'm his
biandest manner, that he was on a little
jannt for his liver trouble.
Yes / remarked. that's good.
What's the troublc-high liyer-kind OF
bon viyant, as it were?'
NO he returned, languldly II see
your point. but you treat the matter with !
too much lovity."
"Lovity is the soul Of wit" I burst
forth.
Reg pardon. my friend; you are think
ms Of brevity."
"oh yes, l see; I see" and I reopened /
my book.
Fond OF reading?' he asked.
as, very. ! would rather read than |
do anything" He did not take the hint |
He evidently thought that / was mistaken |
I'm not regarding the fact thar talking TO |
him was the suDremest Of all pleasures |
'N hat is ina you are reading -Trilby?" |
mo, sir; IL d. not Trilby. Moreover, | |
haven't read Trilby and don't intend 70
until 10 gets old. and then. il Il still has a
reputation. I shall read IT," / was wor-
ried, but unfortunately ne was not.
ARE you fond of Grecian mythology"
he asked.
NO. sir; I don't know a demlgod from
a household god"
Weren't you sorry when DOYLE killed
Sherlock Holiness"
when did that murder occur?"
He looked puzzled. IL seemed 10 be a
matter OF great doubt 70 him whether /
was biufiing him or not lie tugged say
ageiy at the imaginaries over his lip ana
knit his golden brows. But he rallied and
SAID:
II meant that he killed him IN one Of
his stories Of course. you understand
eyes. yes. Which one-the upper
"Oh, no, no; it was only in his magma
ton"
We'll that is the first time that ever
heard OF a mans being fatally wounded
In his imagination Poor fellow; l sup
1os6 he died IN commissions, SPANS. ana
Inc like
My dear sir, II were in your place
should have a new organ Of comprehen-
sion put in. Your old one is sadly in need
lf repair
Eyes, know; it's down at the tinker's.
ma boz is repairing the leaks; that is the
'easOn / don't comprehend"
You're amusing. sir; positively you
Really? How kind OF you"
"say, were YOU ever in Rome?'
"No, but I've heard IL howl"
"Oh yes. 1 thought you had"
'Look here" 1 broke in do YOU know
he name of Iopththas daughtcrT }
NO. sir; / do not. ] am slightly rusty
20 biblical history. Are you fond OF
"NOt very"
"Then You viii not thrill with rapture ,
when sou SEQ the Dying Gladiator or
he Great Olymplan Zeni. IN which
'hidlas surpassed himself You cannot ;
ppreciate The graceful contour of the | =
CURE or the rich beauty OF a classic 4
rohle. All. my friend, you will die un-
Apply" 4,
eyes. am afraid I Wilt VIII be
ilscd 10 death" / soil0quized. =
Then he queried. "Was IL Shakespeare !.
r Bacon who said: Misery acquaints a |.
ian with strange bed-fellows' 2'
II don't know but whoever it was, he !.
as "a wise man"
(which do you consider the greatest d,
or Sardon?"
''Nho?"
"Tolstoi or sardon?" II
Il don't know; they're both Tammany o
len. aren't they?" %
III they are members OF Tammany the =
yet has never been published. No one ~
Frenchman and the other a Russian" d.
oh. well. then. of a., sc. / don't know ! i,
em. I'm from PathacNet' a.
u don't mean 10 say that / know them a.
'rsOnaliy. They only talk 10 me through &C
elr writings" he returned, very much II
orried. a.
That's a good thing 10 talk through. IA
have seen people who used their hats li'
together for that purpose lie smiled pl
scholarly smile and threw additional o.
eight on his camp-stool, saying: Ia
I've just plowed through 'Pollock's By
'urse OF Time Did you ever read it?' %
Never did; no. sir. Did you find the II
owing dificult?' bu
My dear friend, I don't mean to say en-
at I literally plowed through II. / was 60
~ using figure Of speech" Pl
Yes, yes; little rhetorical embellish
mt as 10 were
Certainly. Don't you think that littre OF
EN- in Hoinos very beautiful beginning; -
"a hast Diamanteu and Perlen ?" su
II may be very pretty 10 those who ! Ia
fortunate enough TO be on the in | Or
e., in sight of the finish. as il were an
/ my knowledge of japanese orthogra- sri
y is very limited. and / am painfully co
ty on my Sanskrlt. You will really Si'
We TO excuse me, but these things can sal
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