Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06


OF US are interesting "in puris naturah-
bus" as God made Us; very uninterestlns
as professionals or put-up Jobs or mere
chaff.
There are two characters that serve to
set one another of in strong and IN
struotive contrast. One OF them wears
the sombre cast OF thought and owlish
superiority to other people. He ID not an
Ishmaelte, but rather awful Tor the pos
sibilities OF that dark aspect or ms. III
his presence we feel like standing from
under or getting out of the way or what
may come forth. The real dangers or
these are rather Ike the offensive de-
fences of certain animals whose inodorous
or poisonous effusions make IL best to
keep out of their way. They touch no
thing that they do not dehe. They have
a little something bad and ugly 70 tell
about everybody they know, ana their
studies and readings have only added 10
their store OF uglinesSes. The scandal Oh
courts and WEAKNESSES OF the great con-
stitute their gatherings from history. IL
Is as much as a character Is worth TO be
exposed TO their besmirching In this
presence all that Is good in US hides it
self. Never again will it be the same as
before TO those who have had 1t befouled
to them. These are social scavengers
The females have been immortalized in
print as Mrs. Candours. The males, OF a
higher style, Shakespeare has identified
in Jacques, Of whom the old Duke says:
Thou myself hast been a libertine
As sensual as the british sting ITSELF
And all the embossed sores and headed
evils
That thou with license OF free foot hast
caught,
Wouldst thou dlsgorge into the general
world"
Everyday buzzards are OF vier sort
of the old regime. whose waters cast up
miro and dirt. And yet these originals
are seen standing or stalking about IN all
watering places, monuments Of depraVity;
casting their gloomy and Imposing
shadows around; black oracles; wander
ing stars, TO whom IS reserved the black
ness Of darkness forever.
To this gloomy and unadmirahls phase
of humanity the world knows one, on the
B contrary, quite the reverse. Pretty teach-
ings point TO it. ~ good man is satisned
from himself; merry heart Is con-
tinual feast. IL thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full Of light, as when
/ the bright shining OF a candle doth give
the light. Then shall thy light break
forth as the morning, and thy health shall
spring forth speedily. Light Is revealed
/ 10 the righteous. These pretty passages OF
Scripture illustrate the bright and honor
able soul. Old Job says of himself: Ills
J candle shned upon my head, and oy HiS
/ light | walked through darkness. The
light and brightness and healing qualities
! OF the sun are promised 10 the highe5'
! manhood. which is idealized in what VIC
acknowledge as the Christian gentleman
! And divine manhood IS described as the
Sun of Righteousness arising with healing
/ i'm His wings. out Of this light and life
and these divine qualities come the beau
tifui characters that enlighten nigh ana
low society, as springs and FOUNTAINS u
| health. Their presence warns, ana
+ cheers. and' delights. Their Office is Ika
that OF the sun on the earth-to beauty
/ These warm into life and invite into ac'
/ ton all that is good in any OF us--our
respect our honor, our love-and all the
/ germs of manhood in our souls assert
I themselves under their influence. Ola jon
/ tells Of how all paid him homage rs he
/ walked abroad. lie was the kind gentle
man everywhere.
when the ear heard him it blessed him.
| and when the eye saw him II gave wit
ness TO him. Because ne delivered the
poor that cried, the fatherless and hin
that had none 90 help him. The blessins
of him that was ready 10 perish cams
upon him, and ne caused the widow
heart 20 sing for Joy. The prophet speaks
OF such a man as a hidins-place from th'
wind. a covert from the tempest, tbs
I shadow Of a great rock In weary lana
: The first character has It's original II
! Diabolus. the slanderer: the last In the
/ Divine Original. the Son OF Man.