The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18

wa have abundant evidence from Wnlch
to form an independent judgment lnT
term fool" In the sense Oh d" ,s,t,i,S
mans Merry Andrew, was cel ei'',,y
not applicable 20 POlonius; Tor ne nau i ~
nretenfions to wit. Indeed, ne is anus
rs dreorilv tedious as Mrs. Nlcklepy AJI
self. Nor was POlOnius lool III - 49,,
same sense in which DogDerry WIS 10,
DOgberry amuses U.s. a4"
most pOrtentOus bore. -, f;i-o
Shakspeare's fools were not an ans.
tn, ART of the great Interpreter OF huul'lA
nature IS never more lully, noi en-
gplendidly exhibited than wien 'eboe@s
,,ic,-s n in depicting the various pil".0-
r,',.,ted Inv different characters on ~.
sane general type. An ordinary opati..'h e
would suppose that there NoulGt ll51aracter
any marked difference OF NJ totb vviliinal
botv-aau two men VINO were nu1l 49,
"a bc hired as assassins. but Suah9l'1 -,
knew better. And hence We mo l. , .no NO
rnurdorers i'm Macbeth eNliiD ~ I7rrav-
widely distinct phases OF rechlSsS9
a. ono of them says that ne Itch
so weary VITA ulsa9'0''
Tho. iI 6o would set his life on any chance
To mend it. or be rid on l.
The other says tnat nc huffets OF
Whom the we DiO"'
nov. 'n so licensed that he 8. reco.'' what
liz does 10 spite the WOE not the
Vow there can be no v'u -, lancer
49, was much worse ana Hioi -. - as
- mn than the first. Such EIa1' 1,s
.bCse are common enough lh ical md
Indeed they are the Iu.e., D-,',J N1oth
T,-ron were both dlsSlpit,i 80 +baf
iicentious. And yet who peuo .ff,,sorcnce
80 NOT "A vast moral dlll'l cl.,
botyoon the honest Scottisn pcaStit 80
the lordly English linerIue. 49,, and
Swift were both coarrely MN
both clerical miscreaniS. bul ~ or,.ai
49,. tbat thcro Is "a great moral M f1.
LotUoen the mighty master on 80.
indebted" and the hNpo.i ~ ,,i.,,,,,s ,,.s
of tawdrv scntimcnt1lltle7 80 90. mo
not a professional fool, but Ioo' io' '''0
VIM In making M UP this opinion ] do nol
forget what Is often called nus Ht'..,'t'd
HE advice 10 Lacrtcs. mug ~,
raes9po is really very lttle lil ny
Tor while IL is not without a'ii' ,,.'i,,oss
ebrcwdnoss stUl DO is such HAi'". ~,
AS almost any wording OF u"t ~" a,oo-
colud pick mp from the laEes 4irt.. "a
that of the prOycrbidl sdyl"-7 Yl ,,cro
pinipos Tho whole thing i5 u'uc NV.
,ban "a series of superficial saws lit,
eating the self. shncss OF 'IDa.' .,,,,st
without his elegance ~ Z. I.'',cstionsblo
90 through with the rather Cue .',,,
Tcrfornanco of q set speech 20 HiT .li'
ON parting with him, i can HoN ",'P .ttrr
inc that the speech oukhl 20 ,', ,t,,.
than this. 4 man may ioli"~ to neifher
advice very strictly anu y'e "o
wise. happy nor useful, ...-, .t.,t .bc
I'M oven If it Doe admitted thal W.
advice is admirable. what does IL pivt.
have never known "a person OFT ."'
side Of dwelling idiocy, who 'ouih n",'
,non occasion give very capital advice.
During the late war inete WIS ,t
"A bOmb-nrOOf editor I'm the Sonlh VIZ
could not tell Gen. Lee now 10 ,l', Torfh
Yankees" and scarcely one lh lHc NJ
who could not tell Mr.. Lincoln Hv"
crush the rebellion Ihcre Is 7,"l.,.s
a bankrupt loafer I'm the lana WHO ~"
20
most superlative sc0undrel in inc ptuil'"
tlarv can tell You how 10 1--we "a VT 'N,I,
life. and even the rich man IN men CV-l+
tell what his brethren on earn i.u ,,
do I'm order 10 get to heaven. 49, in
do not commonly indulge so litris t.
giving advice: and a. is just because t'0'
know how easy n IS. - ,f.,ff
POiOnius takes great crcdit 10 lliiii ll-
for discovering Hamlet 5 love iol ,,,.,f
but this gave no proof OF di9c,i i'i l',,tC
IL was an open secret ANY DoI5 .,,l,,s
see n: and Ophelia had told Foio"'u7
all about II. I'D. 3, his
INTERPRETATION of Hamlets strange con
duct The king and the queen ii"u , ~.
picions which pointed very near we ~ III
and neither of these cndracttIS ~ az %
remarkable for intellect. moe ~, ~.
KING is rather stupid than otherwise. isut
poionius * so intoxicated with the ll'',
of Hamlets love for Opheha anu is ", VIA ia,
SO weak and vain. as 10 DC u-t'ls ,,.
pcryious 10 the power OF eNiuo.i,S,S,f, 80 ~,
Vet he verify believes. and is willing 10
wager his head. that ne mas l3su'i -
tho princes secret In stating NJ -
MD View of the case. he goes tnronEh
y LONG tedious and verbose flourish
when dlrectnrss and simplicity were es@
peciallv demanded. and IN the nid9l -.
his riemarole ne tells us that "hreNiiN
Is the soul Of Wit" and that 10 define
true madness. what is IL but 20 be noth-
ing else but made No wonder that ne
queen Interrupts this irrelevant rash
with the demand More matter with
less art"-an uncommoniy sensible crit
cism upon Polonius's general style.
When Polonius boards Hamlet as ne
calls 1t, I'm the scene I'm when tne p'ln.e
enters reading, Hamlet completely puL-