The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-29
Character Sketch without Char
acature of One You Know.

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Jean Jacques Russeau made himself famous
by giving TO the world. to the best OF bis abil.
ty, his own character. He kept nothing
back. He made no qualifications. INDUCED
In NO exageratlons. He told ofhis vices and
offered no paliations. He told OF his virtues
aud took DO credit therefor. He opened the
boob of his life wide to the world leaf by leaf.
page by page. line by line and letter by letter
He laughed at criticism and scorned public
opinion. He was q msn.
Remember still that I am but q pen and am
therefor honest. Why should I>twist and
comfort the truth? All mortalA do. but why
should i? Many times the mortal who push
es me stops and squirms at that which
would chronicle. Poor sand blind fool 10
squirm at truth! Such weight has the opin-
lon OF men with This mortal who pushes me
that were 1t left to him TO portray characters
be would pick out the beautiful and the good
selves and this would he write. He would
hold this up and say this is this mans true
character, see how beautiful It Is! Mortals
would read 1t and laugh. They know that
such a sketch Is not true 10 life and not worth
while and-so they laugh.
Here Is the picture OF q man living in Able
Vile, l, the pen, will draw bis picture true to
every line. Wnen I have finished You will
recognize tae man. AS mortals describe men
you would not recognize the subject Of these
8 ketches without explanatory n%otes.-but TO
get back: This man / am describing. has .
most exalted opinion Of himself, he believes
that he Is as good as any man that ever lived.
He believes that he Is as mentally acute an
any man ofhis acquaintance and pTides him
self In It. He has depended on his expert
ence with men and affairs for bis mental
training and discipline, rather than on sell
study and self help. he does not belong to
that GLASS OF people who believe that a liberal
education is absolutely necessary 10 q mans
welfare.
This man is extremely subject to fiattery
and while he may not always respond to this
subtle Influence, inwardly he puffs like q
pouter pidgeon. He must not be blamed for
this, for you, reader. are also subject 10 this
subtitle influence. Even this human who
pushes me Is though he dlslikes much to &C.
knowledge 1t. One Of your so-called sages has
said that vanity are the wheels on which the
world moves and fattery greaseB 'em.
This man Is not vain, however. as you In.
terpret vanity. He possesses as little. vanity
as any man Of your acquaintance.
Concerning his manhood be deals in pride
as Lucifer was proud. He Is proud--not vain
of his person, proud OF his family, proud o.
his record. proud OF bis independence. OF
course he Is dependent on other people, as Ill
OF you are, but he does not think 30. He
thinks that he Ia az Independent as q wood
chuck and II would harrow his soul to think
otherwise.
He Is qnick TO resent an intended slight and
is ready to measure arms with all comers.
He would cross swords with q. president or
a king inst as quickly as with q man Of the
ranks. He loves q fight.
He is as honest as the days are long. His
integrity ia profound. The pound and pence
OF the bank Of England would be just as safe
In his keeping, SO far as be .is concerned. as
they are In the steel vaults OF London. II he
could take q million that would never be
missed he would not take a cent! This 10
very much to his credit. All MORALS are not
30 s~croupulous-
He is just about as friendly TO you ss be 10
to any one else. He has no close friendships
nor bitter enemies. He enetrtains no ami.
mostly against any one. He believes that a
fair fight should finish every fuss and always
acts accordingly. He afterwards nurses no
but shakes for peace in earnest.
When thism man was a boy be did not take
He would jump into the creek rather
han to nave o youthful finger OF scorn point |