The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-15
Character Sketch without Cafica.
ture. TypOgrRhhie Photograph
of one you Know. One you know

ture. TypogrRhhie Photograph
of one you Know. One you know
well.
Let II be understood that l am a pen, Spen'
cerian no l., and though I'm rusty I'm 60
ing to undertake this job. 1t makes no dif
ference whatever who pushes me l am the
one who is going to portray this character.
1t may be you will be interested In this
sketch, especially as I the writer, am only q
lspencerian pen, and also on account Of some
small element of mystery, for you see that 1
have not told you who It is that l am about
to describe. 1t must also be more interesting
because l see things as they are and am not
cross eyed, sand blind. and near sighted as Is
the human who pushes me and as you are al.
80. or course you would recognize the pho
tograph Of any prominent citizen OF Abbe'
willie whom you see every day. In like man
ner you will recognize this picture that l am
drawing. You may think that when l have
finished that l have overdrawn certain fen
lures, but such will not be the case. Ny pic
ture will be true to nature. and whatever I'M
perfection there may be, will be due to your
eyesight and not to my portrayal. see clear
ly.
This man l am describing is we'll known to
you. BE spends his time on the Rialto and
at home. He 10 much engrossed In business
and Is we'll enough satisfied with his calling
Not like you and others, II he had 1t To do
over again, he would not change his calling
People did not take this man serioutly at
first but be Is about TO blaze his way to prom.
lnence by attending TO his business-by the
way, II you will allow q pen TO philosophize.
attending to ones business and letting other
peoples alone Is the only way to succeed, but
to get back; this man is an original character
He does not try 10 Initiate any one under
the sun. He is what he Is with out any rib
bons, furbelows, or %founces, and OF course IL
admired therefor. That Is one saving trait In
you poor suffering humanity. you do like
originality.
Besides being original this man Is OF q san-
guine temperament, always hopeful, you
have never caught him In a spell OF the blues
but on tbs other side you never have seen
him enthusiastic over any thing and the like
lihood lie that you never will, he is impurtu-
rable. There is an adage you people have to
the effect tina "sll is fair in love and war;
Take this motto and strike ont "love" and
supply s"business" and you will have this
mans motto. He is business TO the bone,
shr ewd and keen In trade, he goes on the pre-
sumption that every body else is the same
and acts accordingly. Atany rate he looks
out for number one" and does II we'll.
Society does not worry this man. He has
never asked himself one time what stand he
would take among the hoi polloi. BE cares
as little about these things as a this springs
b utterly cares for the Glacial period Of
| Ell ghty thousand years ago.
You would fare better at the mercy OF some
other men than at the mercy OF this man, he
is not noted as a mercifu man, bis business
training has made him too much like an add
ing machine. He likes to make things bal
ance.
Most people ere over anxious 10 stand well
In the eyes Of other men but this man does
not give a last years bird nest what you think
Of him. That is another question that he has
never asked himself.
He ia not q philosopher though he is begin
ming to cultivate whatever latent power he
may possess. This, however Is not q charact-
eristic feature and never will be, he wasn't
made that way.
he Is not a patriot. He Is willing to let
other people run the government, and 10 salts
fed with whatever they do, yet he is q good
Citizen as the state views q citizen.
There is one most favorable characteristic
what he Is not. He Is 40 plain an an old shoe
and glorles in Ito himself. not pubiically.
This man has probably not read Darwin"
but he knows all about the principle THE sur
vival Of the fttest." He has learned 1t by
hard knocks. He has struggled like q black
jack on a sandy hillock for existence. He
has squirmed and crawled like q cellar bram-
BILE to get his head mp to the sunlight. and
while he allows you the same privilege he is
n OF helping any one just now. BE is still
lighting though the black jack Is now Q tree
and the cellar bramble Is In the light Of the
sun. Il
You people talk about this man much
You speak OF him as John Jones instead of
Mr.. John Jones, even when addressing him.
You heve a kind Of familiarity With him
which this man rather enjoys than other
wise, for while he is as cold blooded as q frog,
nevertheless he is a social being after all and
must have some eompanionship and COM
radeship.
He is nearer rich than poor but you can't
toll II, tn6re are however,, u QOLeu m0u III
town who will ill this description.
The suavity Of this man Ia really refreshing
His sang Trotd Is agreeable because 1t IL nstu. |
raj.
1 said that you men talk about him some
time In a casual way and tn ere are as many
opinions az there are men. As q rule when |
one OF you has been able to get himself talked
about he is beginning TO accomplish some
thing. This man is oolivious OF the fact that
he is sometimes the brunt OF q conversation |
Now who Is he?
The photograph Is q true one, while I have
not scribbled the color OF his hair or eyes
while l have not told you his age, height, or
build, while I have said nothing about his
dress, customs, or habits Yet l have de-
scribed him. |
Who Ia he?
Would you allow me to tell you who heis7I
You have already guessed It. His name is.
but you might be the mar yourself! had you
thought OF that? No. I will not give the
name but you have guessed It just the same
No you did not guess, you recognized him,
that's all. |
II 1 do not rust out beJo ore next week I will
into the hands OF SOM pen pusher and
give you another photograph. Frame thia
one-in your mind.
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