The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-18
OF THE FORTY-NINE
BY RAliRY PAIN.

~ = n ANAANA%
BY HARRY PAIN.
NO" said Lord pclsamere In his
habltually plaintivc voice; Il don't like
1t at all. The possession of wealth or
position is far from being a blessing.
You are ohscured Ivy it, Your real per-
sonality gets, so to speak, sunk. You
never know If anybody thinks about
you us he seems to think. In fact,
you're generally pretty sure that he
doesn't You never know where you
stand in the estimate of the people you
meet. or course when am among my
relations and intimate friends they do
speak pretty plainly but never get
the general effect. In ordinary enjoya-
BILE company n title makes n pariah of
man. IL people are civil to him, he
feels that they are being civil to the IT,
tie. If they are not civil, they!are
merely showing their independence.
The real man is outside it all, lonely,
and distrustful. ! fancy that great
wealth acts in much the same way
though here l cannot speak from expe-
rience. Target, here, could tell us"
Target was wealthy by reason OF the
Wyfield braces-"comfort, lIghtness
and durability; buttons superseded;
once worn always worn"-and he was
lean, dried up man. He responded
hestatIngly to the appeal:
Il don't want merely to be taken for
what | am. I've had some, you know.
When | was boy and swept out the
shop, | was taken exactly that way.
This is much pleasanter. Everybody's
very friendly, and don't bother my
self much with asking why they are
friendly"
Don't you see when men make up
10 you for what they can get or when
mothers hunt you for their daughters"
Eyes, | see. And the men don't get and
the mothers don't catch. But It's much
more enjoyable than If | had the feel
ing that was not n person that people
wanted to have anything TO do with. l
like It,"
Then you're living In FOOLS para
disc | appeal to Tench. What do you
think about It, TenchY
you've made It impossible for me to
tell you"
How"
81 couldn't tell you without speaking
plainly, even rudely Then you would
merely suppose that l was so Impress
ed with the splcndors of n more or less
bankrupt Irish peer that | felt that l
had to assert my independence"
His lordshlp WINGED slightly. "plense
so on. was not referring to present
company, of course. The truths healthy.
| want IT, do say what you like"
I'VE always thought that about 40
out of every 80 personalities do not
matter IN the least. Practically they
ARE not personalities. They are blank.
They may differ slightly from one nm
other but the difference is of no lmpor
lance. As long rs those 40 keep them
selves clean and behave nicely and le-
gally and have got enough food and
clothes | don't see any reason why one
should think about them ut all. You
and Target are two of the 40 blank per
sonalitics. Perhaps Target has n shade
moro of the breath OF life IN him than
you have, but the difference ~ nothing
to make n fuss about. How can people
like you be valued for yourselves alone.
You have got no selves-none worth
mentioning You are merely the inslpld
and colorlcss proprletors of set of cir
cumstances. People can't Judge the
nonexlstent, therefore they Judge the
circumstances instead. You can see 1t
in Targets ease They Judged the shop
sweeping circumstances. Since then
they hive adjusted their opinions with
every change until now they Judge the
millionaire circumstances. They don't
judge Target. because there IL no Tar
get none apprecinblc And what nre
they to 90 with Lord Delsamcre? You
profess to believe IN universal spirit
OF snobbery. | don't see what else PEG
pie can do with you. There Ia no specl-
men. and so they regard the label.
which happens to be very good label.
But If you could provide them with
anything else TO look Mt they would
look Mt IT. The trouble IL that you con
stitutionally can't. If you ask me to
settle the point OF your discussion, ]
can only say that you're both absnrdly
wrong. You are not Judged. because
there Is no you. If Target chooses to
like the judgment that Is passed on his
circumstances. think he's shade
wiser thnn YOU there We are not here
long. aud it's as wcil to enjoy 1t while
1t lasts-lf one can"
'Cantankerous bcggar, that" said
Lord Delsnmore when Tench had gone.
I'm told he's coming up for election.
! shall blackball him"
Gle was elected yesterday" said Tar.
get.-Black and White.