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overcome with emotion that she almost swallowed
her lighted cigarette Some sobbed aloud.
Love and country whstnoUler inspirations eoult
there be TO nerve q man TO kill a bull!
Je.us proudly walked to the centre ~ the arena.
~ you; who have not soon the spanish national
sport may underrate his peril But let me say th'
fighting bull can make q misstep of the matnlor his
serious injury death. To despatch the beast con
fronting Jesus. called for courage at once and skill
Goadsd " fury by his wounds he seemed to have
grown In strength and viciOusncss. He was paving
the ground, lashing his tail, snorting, believing
For several seconds he continued thus his fury ever
frightening. Atlast ho saw the for and saysgely
sprang Al him.
jesus leaped aside unframed.
Now stood the lad In splendid stead the training
Of his boyish pranks in Deacon Oldncrs pasture. TIC
run. turn, twist to confuse and HOut the maddoned
beast, was sport for him Wild dashes quick lodges
every move q life in peril. At last the bull drew
back. and the matador poised for the death stroke
Man. woman. and child rose with tho nervous
tension.
"Ahors ,shots " thsy cried.
A savage leap. a quick thrust-it was flushed.
To march amid the cheering multitude. TO kneel
before the ouocn smiles from her lips and words OF
praise. to be decked by her hand with all the hon.
ors. what moro Of glory had earth Tor jesus
The story includes an account Of President
Dlaz. who was bssongh; by the friends OF IN =
hero to let him out OF Jail. The President was
\ man OF iron. but there was very eloquent
lady among the petitioners. a missionary.
famous for her charitable deeds among tho
Mexican poor. and she prevailed with him. and
the hero was liberated and received into the
Mexican army where II is intimatsd that no
was bound to DO happy. IN unusual story.
rather sharp In It's satire. hu. humorous and
distinctly interesting.
Mr.. Lecky prefaces his latcs. work The
Map Of Life. Conduct and Character" long
mans. Green 4 Company with the arhorism Of
dc Tocqueville that Life is neither u pleasure
nor grief. but grave matter oil business
with which we are charged. and which II be-
hooves us to conduct and finish creditably."
He sets forth to illuminate tho gravity Of the
matter in his customary thoughtful and ex-
haustiye manner. Tho exact amount OF in
fuence that discussion and reasoning can
have In promoting the happiness Of man may
well be difficult to estimate. and happiness. as
Mr.. Lecky admits. like health. Is one OF those
things Of which men rarely think except when
IL 10 impaired; while much that has been
written on the subject has been under the
stress Of some great depression. Ey
writer's who. in the apt illustrative
phrase Of tho author. are like tho
man in Hogarths picture occupying him
self 10 the debtors prison with plans for thu
payment OF the National Debt, That man
comes into the world with mental and moral
characteristics that he can only very imner-
fectly influence. and that large proportion Of
the external circumstances NJ his life lie wholly
or mainly beyond his control are statements
Of fact that few will endeavor to refu.e. Still.
while We may cheerfully recognize the power
OF skill. industry and perseverance TO modify
surrounding circumstances. the power Of
temperance and prudence to prolong life and
diminish the chances Of disease. and III"
power NJ education To develop tho intellectual
T." ties. certain memorable facts remain. NJ
nmou & n skill temperance or education aud
not ~ most unrostrained ind lGencs In he JOYS
Of distract reasoning will necessarily soo'hc n
iaIi Ing n thachs or lessen the ir,convrn srcs
caused 10y rcld in the head while the rhngs
Of hunger may manifest themselves IN the ro-
gion Of their sphere Of influence. even though
The individual mind be as Il well. titled. fruitful
Held. and a mans natural surroundings all
that are calculated to minister TO his delight,
The conflict between the will aud the desires.
Mr.. Lecky tells us. the reality nf self-restraint
and the power Of will 10 modify character. arc
among the most familiar facts Of moral lie
There are men whose whole lives are spout IN
willing one thing and desiring the opposite. and all
morality depends upon the suppo-itiou that ~
and evil. ought as Kant says. necessarily i'm.
plies. can"
Bnt the conflict between the truths Of philo--
Only and the facts OF life continually perplexes
us and tho conscientious student who
attempted TO follow all the teachings OF the
abstract reasoners might find himself involved
in endless trouble. The rhilosophic youth fresh
from the classic shades OF Heidelberg or Leip-
sic. with large stock Of accumulated aphUr-
isms. a healthy appetite and total lack OF
money or negotiable securities OF any kind.
might cast longing eye upon tho rosy apples
spread on the barrow Of some itinerant Italian.
II have a sinking feeling some six inches below
the region Of the heart and Just about in
the place whore my watch chain ought to
be-" he might say. Il feel that | ought
10 eat" And hers an inspiration might
strike him. "Ha" he might we'll cxcam.
What says the immortal Kant greatese
OF all idealis's. and most illustrious Of the phi
losophers Of nv beloved fatherlhnd2 Has hc
not told US that I ough implies I CAM That
being SO / will" At this point there would
almost certainly be trouble. The philosopher
would be overwhelmed with u stream al
italian profanity and confronted by morality
IN the person OF n large policeman who would
gently. politely and firmly end avor to explain
some OF the essential differences between the
ideal as enunciated by the author OF The
Crtique OF Pure Reason" and tho real as ey-
emplifed by the police regulations This. at
least. seems to be what would happen under
tho circumstances, though We are hound to
admit that Nj. Lecky does not take this par
ticular case into consideration.
In an interesting chapter on tn" tendency OF
morals he explains his belief that in the future
we will lay more stress upon tho performance
Of duty than upon the mere avoidance Of sin
that idle men will he regarded even with less
tolerance than now. and that tho moro we ad-
vance In knowledge the more we shall come 10
Judge men In the spirit Of tho parable OF the tai
cnts. that Is by the net result Of their lives by
their essential unselnshness and blythe degree
In which they employ and the objects 20 which
they direct their capacities and opportunities
" IL Ia probable" lie says. that rs tho world
COOS on morals will move more and more in
the direction ! have described. There will ho
At the same time n steadily increasing ten
dsnoy to Judge moral qualities and courses o
conduct mainly by the degree IN which shsy
promote or diminish human happiness. En-
thusiasm and self-sacrince for some object
which has no real bearing on tho welfare o.
man will become rarer and will be less re-
spected. and the condemnation that 10 passed