Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-01


Great Pond
1t has been said that there are only two
classes of people in the world the class
that does the work Of the world and the
class that looks on, and tells how the
work ought to be done In short the
worker and the critic No one knows so
We'll how ship should be put tog, ther or
how house should be built as the man
who never used a hroadaxe nor could
strike nail on the head one time out of
five
The man who never had a child to send
to school finds fault with the teachers
methods and management Many
landsman c II tell how the steamer should
have been steered toavoid disaster. Many
a stay at home who never saw book of
tactics, nor map of the battle ground
will tell how the general might have
placed his troops to insure victory instead
of suffering defeat The man with a reg
ular income derived from inherited prop
erty wonders why every laboring man
doesn't lay up something for rainy day.
The public officials are never defrauded
Of their share of criticism From the
town constable TO the President of the
United States each ones failings,
whether real or imaginary, are never over
looked Workers in various organiza.
tions find their efforts crippled by those,
he, inactive themselves, do not hesitate
to question the motives and eensure the
leaders who bear the burden OF the bust
ness Of the societies TO which they belong.
The chronic critic must be a happy per
son He sabsists on the mistakes and
faults Of others. and he never goes hungry.
because human kind has not yet reached
a state 81 perfection y nlerciles> critic
Is one kind OF an exeeutioner Small.
singing criticisms ought never to be in
dulged in by true ladies and een lru#tn
Ladies call upon each other, profess to be
friendly. and, turning away, make slur
ring remarks about each others dress or
manners or looks.
BY this time some of you are thinking:
Aunt Madge has suffered from the
critics. N7t al all 1t r. only the sorrow
of hers throws is shadow over me ="
Some have suffered from c itics bat they
must remember the good and great have
suffered from the same cause II is for
tunate for the workers that they are 50
busy they cannot listen to criticism,
\ certain amount Of independence is
necessary if We are to perform any of Lies
duties We'll. There are TWO ways in which
the words Il don't care" may be used In
one way they may mean reckless living
which IS a dangerou, use of them, but
when they mean: Il don't care for crit
icism. will do w hat | think j. for the
best they mean freedom from the
hampering thought: IN hat viii people
say"
a girl in her teens went from home to
teach her first school One night girl
about her own age, where she boarded,
was struggling to build a fire in the
kitchen stove. At last the teacher sug
gested that the wood could be placed
thus" md the kindlings So" The girl
arose deliberately from a STOPPING posture,
placed her hands upon her hips looked
the young school ma'am full in the face
and coolly inquired Nv hos building
this fire? The school. teacher meekly
responded: You are trying to"
The lesson is worth | arning and utiliz-
ing. " ho is doing he work of the
world? The workers, here. there AID
eyeryw here, Bid them Godspeed. The
most of them are too busy to hear or TO
heed the voice Of the critic. An article
on the benefits of criticism would be
gladly received by AUNT MADGE.