Year: 1862

.1i 0Sumblers.


If there IL any particular trstt Of character
more offensive than grumbling. it has not yet
been made manifest. Everybody claims the
right to grumble when and where and at
whom they please. The grumbler may be
seen and heard any day-on change. in the
street. In tho saloons, at the theatre, in all
places Of public amusement, in the social cir
Gle and the church; and grumblers go so fur
as to intsale themselves into the editorial
sanctum. to grumble at the editor Of paper.
There are also political grumblers, as well as
military. There is one class Of men who
are grumbling at General Mcclellan, another
class are grumbling at the Secretary Of War,
and a third are grumbling about the negro.
Everybody. according to his nelson's, is wrong.
They See wolf in every bush. They do
not like the particular way the war is con-
Quoted, and unless thepolicy is changed, they
say the country will go to sure destruction.
They do not approve the course of this or
that General. this and that politician. or this
and that member Of the Cabinet.


There are large number Of people who
grumble about the weather. If it rains, they
desire sunshine. If the roads are dusty, they
want rain. If you give some people ten dol
lars. they will grumblo and get mad because
it is not twenty. They dead-head at the
theatre and grumble about the performance
and the way the piece is put upon the stage.
Nothing suits them. They will buttcn-holo
the editor Of a newspaper and tell him how
his paper should be conducted. They under.
stand the whole thing, and volunteer to give
you their opinion about public affairs, predict
ing all sorts Of public disasters unless their ad-
vice is listened to.


The grumbler in the social circle is an in.
tolerable nuisance. He does not like his
house; it is two high or two low; the loca-
tion is offensive to to him because some ones
cat disturbs his slumbers. His family is made
unhappy because of his continual gr,,mbling
about his business affairs. The church is full
Of grumblers. They grumble because one
man laughs too much or does not come up to
their standard of morality. They grumblo
about the singing Their pew in the church
does not suit them; it is either too far for
ward Or too far back. They grumble about
the treatment they receive from their friends
and acquaintances. They grumble about fam
ccd neglrcts, get mad and abuse all who will
not listen to the recital of their wrongs.


Grumblers imagine that others have moth
ing to do but to serve them, and to give way
to them in all things They never perform a
disinterested act themselves but grumble at
others for any neglect in this particular If
noble. gencrous-heartca man is disposed to
do generous act, tho grumblers will have
their fling because the thing was not done in
the right manner, and they were not consult
ed about it. If they stop at hotel. their
room does not suit them, the table is not good,
their eggs arc boiled too hard, or their coffee
is too strong. The grumblers are seen NOUS
ing around to pick up bits Of scandal. and then
they grumble because Of the wickcdness Of
men and women. If members Of any delib-
erative body. they will grumble about the
p;.rascology Of this and that report. They
desire to have word changed here, and an
other inserted there. to make the matter more
perfect. They will use phours Of time. val
liable to others, in grumbling because particu.
lar laws are not enacted to enforced obedience
to their notions.


In fact, the grumbler is bore Of the first
water. and should BE- compelled to have his
head shaved and don striped uniform, 70
that be may b. known Of all men rs he pass
ss along through the world. If you would b.
happy, give the grumbler wide berth.