Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14

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The vain naan Is 6sssruas that r~o-
Fie shall think weal az hhn. rhe rnn-
oeitad man IL conFSncea shas they CO.
The definition. CT xoras TO the same
ensrz. is from q contemporary. says
writer in the Pza Mall Gazette Il
struck me AZ aE1 and SIT Ee ponder
Ing. passing ny frsen1s and aeQuzfnt-
aaces In Review. and sorting them Ent0
the vain and the oonc<ited- II agrees.
too. with another remark on the sub
Ser1 that have always held 10 be true
that cosoeif Is the vice Of the thick
skinned. while vanity Is the weakness
o. the thLn-skinned Most eszimzbIe
people are either eonce5ted or vain
May prais<EOrshy Individuals are
b'0sh- Vanity Is more easily detected
shan oOnoeEf. II lies IN the skin. and
IS As plain 10 be ssen as the measles
fou cannot be i've minutes in the room
with vain man and not know him 10
be vain In his gestures. in his most
trivial remarks, in the expression OF his
face. he befrSyE himself az every mo-
Eent as > vain man Ccneeit. lying
beneath the skin-and a thick skin at
thzt-frequsntIy escapes detection You
may he days. nay weeks. in the com
pzny Of C1e Whose interior economy is
one solid mass Of eoneei1. and not dis
cover IL. IL may be your lot 10 be
staggered By sudden revelation Of un-
/ fa1hoMzble c0ncest in one whom you
have hitherto regarded as the most
humble-mInded Of your acquaintance
The vain man Is q pleasant companion
I In many wzyE- He is eager for your
good opinion and shows you that he
thinks il worth having He goes TO
meet you half gay Nth his intellect.
and. being always mentally on the
alert. Is quick 10 apprehend your mean
ing fou have not TO prod him with
4 your wit or rub your subleties in He
/ goes forward and catches them in the
/ air before they have well left your own
brain But he Is so sensitive. so
-fOuchy." that ycu must be on your
1 guard. or yOu will be perpetually hurt
Ing his feelings or wounding his van
lily. Long companionship with the
vain tends 20 make one nervous and
irritable. One cannot always be mind
ing ones p's and as. There are times
when one must let oneself go. When
this state Of mind comes upon one
there is no greater relief than TO and
oneself in the company Of the conceit-
ed You may say anything you please
and rest assured that though they may
not understand II, At least they will
not take offense- Even If you wish &c
offend them you cannot do 50 with your
ordinary weapons OF sarcasm and
irony. In spite OF all you can do or
ssy 10 the contrary, they will believe
that you think well Of them How can
yon do otherwise. they would say to
themselves II the question arose. when
they are so deserving OF your good
opinSonZ When their eomplacent self
satisfaction becomes source Of irrita-
ton. so that one longs TO send a har-
poon through their hippopOtamus hide.
J 20 wound their self-esteem. then how
delightful Il is TO find oneself back
again and conversing with the vain.
, One thing has sometimes surprised me
in the conceited. II. carried away by
the desire 10 pierce their impenetrabIe
, self-esseem. one hurts unmeasured
. abuse at their heads. or thrusts deep
. with a vicious home-truth. they will
receive II with amiable humility that
! Is almost touching. Indeed. these thick
! skinned, conceited folk seem capable
, az times land under provocationD of a
humility as deep as their conceit is
sublime.