Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-30

ne has large family, that he is good story teller, that he has thorough ed ucation, that he comes of first class stock, that he likes folks and they like him, that he is in possession of a think works of his own, that he seldom talks without saying something and that he seems to have fund of good horse sense.
 There are doubtless many things that could be said against him. This is the case with most people. But why go around with dark lantern looking for imperfectionsl Life is too short to spend 1t in such a negative and i'll na. tured pastime as fault finding. In this world of limitations men should be judged by their best, not their worst. We never really see a soul until we sec 1t at it's highest. It requires the highest in us to so see 1t That helps us as we'll as the one at whom we are looking. It also helps those that hear what we have to say. It has been said that we should speak well of the dead. But why not speak well of everybody This does not mean that we should be spine less and complacent in the face of wrongdoing. It only means that there is enough beauty in every human being to engross our attention without spend ing our time in the condemnation of our fellow men. Moreover, we are apt to see in others what we have within ourselves. Conversely we are apt to have within ourselves what we see in others. By looking for nobility and loveliness in our brother we develop these qualities in our own characters.
 S0utherner of the Best School.
 Not that John Sharp Williams needs the implied excuse contained fin the above paragraph. for be does not. This is just a bit of moralizing thrown in for good measure. Williams is very much of a man, southern gentleman of the best school. high minded and tactful. conservative by instinct, re- sourceful in debate. widely informed. serene and self possessed. with a saw ing sense of humor and a native gift of leadership. Not a bad combination as things go. Very much of partisan and very much of a southerner. but withal a patriot and fair minded. A human man that likes his own folks, but with broad sympathies and tolera- ton: q student. but without separating himself from the affairs of the world, a successful planter. a good lawyer and a bright congressman: never seem ing in a hurry. but accomplishing much; never seeming to impose bis will on others. out really having it: man ready on the spur of the moment. ai ways holding his temper. good ln a rough and tumble fight: not a genius perhaps nor a great orator. but a con vincing speaker and a clear headed DO Htical economist: not a radical but q progressive. in an easy. secure way; conscious of his class and his position In the world. yet democratic h his habits of thought and in his bearing genuine. not easily fimfammed. not taking himself too seriously. vel trained mind. and withaI possessing a finer. spiritual quality: rather moon spscuous and careless in dreSs. slight svarthy man, with a shock Of blacl hair. a keen. dark ere and a not es pecisIIy Impressive face or manner the sort that an auslienee wouh hs dis appointed iH al Erst siEhf. but vianiul them hy loeic. vii and the mastery O his subject. not shsad of his time. n5 fred Q a feformeE's drezn- bat thE o1zhiy abreast of the thought of hi dav; a Ekable man. in fine tset E1uv