Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
THE MAN WITH A "WAY."
vexatious and Detestable Person Whe
Is Greatly overinduIsed.

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Is Greatly overinduIsed.
No human creature Is probably so
often excused as the man with GER
tain popularity, the one with way"
No adjuration is more common than
that which comprehends and pleads for
the pardoning Of some man for some
act of brusqueness or breach Of the
amenities because, forsooth, 1t Is his
way. It Is noticeable that those so
constituted do not extend forbearance
to others when a lapse in the social
code or otherwise has been made. No
class Of people are so strong as to un-
forgiveness for the foibles Of others
as those who themselves stand con-
victed Of the same or worse charges.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
And this generous tendency to pardon
is never greater than when exercised in
overlooking the faults Of others, that
are also our own. To expect the world
to extend leniency in judging others
simply by reason Of the fact that these
other people have from one cause or
another adopted habits and mannerisms
that are Objectionable and obnoxious
and then charged same to a per-
sonal and inherent idiosyncrasy that
must therefore be pardoned, is asking
good deal. The impolite, churlish
man, insulting and indelicate, Is not
without friends who importune others
to be not too hard upon him because
1T Is his way" To acquire a way"
would seem to place one in a position
conducive to the pardoning Of all ones
faults.
One may possess the pleasing and
edifying way Of playfully "toting" a
six-shooter and plugging away at ev-
cry wayfarer met. with. A diverting
mannerism may be that which is vent
ed in slyly removing a chair than an
old person Is about to occupy and In
enjoying the embarrassment and often
physical pain and injury that results
to said old person therefrom. But
should such performances be counte-
nanced or condoned because one has
a proclivity, way" Of so comport-
ing himself?
nl-bred people, those of inherently
vicious tendencies, those who with free
license daily vent their spleen upon
unoffending persons, have been excus-
ed from time immemorial for their in
fractions of the laws Of decent inter-
course. 1T is their way" We have eter-
nally been told; you must not mind
them, they do not mean anything by
it." Mean anything or not, ones feel
ings have been offended and outraged
and to be offered the inane apology,
the puerile and vapid sop Of a few
pleasantly spoken and often indiffer-
emily sincere words volunteered by
some mutual acquaintance, does not
and should not prove panacea for the
condition of mind induced.
The man or woman with way
that is Objectionable to others has no
sound reason to expect immunity from
condemnation because such way Is
claimed as natural part of ones
makeup. Step out in the highway and
wreck a trolley car or shoot an unof-
Tending pedestrian and urge the ex-
cuse Of a penchant for such amuse-
ments, way" for such diverting
pleasantries, and see If the law will
acquit you alone on this defense. All
creatures have their day, We are told.
The person with an abominable way"
for which all must pardon him, has
| long held sway. Would that, like 9TH
er quantities which are cast to the
void, the man or woman with a "way'
that is both vexatious and detestable
to others might be relegated to the
garret of oblivion; the ties Of friend
ship and acquaintance are already too
severely taxed by those so constituted.
st. Louis Star.