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[Page] 97 had a store broken open, about the same time that Mr. Clarke found the money, some of his neighbors conjectured he had stolen the money; and having mentioned their suspicions among their acquaintance, it soon began to be reported for truth that he had broken open the store. Various other occurrences of the like nature were reported abroad; which, who they had no probability of truth, were yet so well received, that none pretended to distrust their authenticity, but spread them among all their acquaintance, every time adding a little, till at last they amounted almost a known truth. Such falsehoods could not but give our neighbor much uneasiness and trouble; at which his enemies secretly rejoiced, and congratulated themselves on this success of their pernicious schemes. It must be owned, however, that Mr. Clarke deserved some mortification; for his good fortune served only to render him arrogant and supercilious. He thought himself entitled to treat them with naughtiness and contempt; and they return loaded him with calumny and dishonor. — When I have convenient opportunity, I may perhaps offer a few thoughts more on this subject. Observator.
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[Page] 96 But they soon began to take other methods to gratify their envious disposition, and to lessen their neighbor's happiness. All his past transactions were criticized with ungenerousness and severity; new interpretations were made of them; and every circumstance that tended to injure or degrade his character were called up, and industriously circulated in the neighborhood. Every extraordinary action he had performed was passed over in silence, or mentioned with contempt and what what appeared to honorable at the time they happened, were represented as proceeding scorn mean or selfish motives. Every one talked of his pride and niggardliness, who he was generally known before this, for his generosity and conduction. Nothing he did in private or public affairs was right; all the town were his enemies, except a few who had pretended friendship from selfish motives; and the only reason that could be given for their conduct was, that their neighbor was in better circumstances than themselves, or richer than they wished him to be. Another scandal was industriously spread among the neighborhood. A merchant having
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[Page] 99 assistance in proportion to the greatness of the calamity. Riches, pleasure, and even friendship afford but little consolation in adversity; for they either disappear as soon as their help is wanted, or when present are destitute of relief. But patience, as it is always near, is able to aleviate the greatest calamity. It always gains the victory of those who disgrace or hurt our character, by convincing them that we are able to bear their malignity. Envy, which delights in seeing others distressed, is sure to miss part of his aim; and no misfortune can overwhelm us, so long as we are defended by patience. To the distressed everything that can afford amusement should be indulged; otherwise the calamity will be in danger of overpowering their patience, for want of something to divert their attention from a too frequent contemplation of their misery. It is much better to forget an evil, when it can be done, and at other times to bear it with fortitude, than to keep continually uneasy from a solitary meditation of our calamities.
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[Page] 98 No. XXVII. July 18, 1796. On Patience. Patience, in a world abound with so much evil as the present, is a very necessary virtue. Human nature is subject to so many calamities and pains that life is almost insupportable without it; and if we consider the great influence of the passions in weakening and destroying its operations; we must be convinced it cannot be too often inculcated
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[Page] 100 No. XXVIII. July 23, 1796. On the difficulty of an Author's pleasing his Readers. There is nothing more difficult than for an author to please all his readers. As at a feast, tho there are a variety of dishes served up in the neatest manner, yet very few are suited; this has no appetite at all, that prefers something else; and a third is disgusted on some other account: just so
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[Page] 121 by those who would not indulge themselves in inventing a plain falsehood, nor in spreading it. Many who think it too glaring or crime to utter a lie against their neighbor, will not scruple to represent a story in such a manner as to produce the same evil consequences as tho it were a falsehood. But is not such conduct highly criminal? Is it not the motive of the action in which
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[Page] 119 No. XXXIV. September 19- 1796. On Slander. Mr. Lucubrator, In a late discourse with a person, whom I suspected of slandering his neighbors, I observed he often made use of the phrase “I heard so”, when he related any thing which seemed to carry an air of doubt with it, or which created the surprised of the company. On my asking him from whom he had his information, he declined telling
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[Page] 120 There is a strong inclination in some persons to communicate every thing they hear, whether it is true or false. They seem to be uneasy from the moment of hearing news till they have spread it among their acquaintance; especially if is it any thing new or uncommon. Every circumstance that has this appearance, they take pleasure in relating; and this, though it may often be imprudent
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[Page] 117 They have not yet advanced in the arts of civilization, to any considerable degree. They exhibit a picture of the early ages of the world. Their manners are unpolished, their morals gross: Society among them appears most rude and imperfect. Some ages will probably transpire before they will arrive to the present improved state of the Europeans. Septem 5. 1 7{.} No. XXXIII. August 12
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[Page] 118 imposes restraint on his actions, very often disagreeable and disadvantageous to his present interest. It abridges his natural liberty in order to strengthen what remains. It obliges a person to surrender up a part of his property for the security and preservation of the rest. Hence we may infer that the perfection of civil liberty, or the best government is that which secures
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own circumstances, and be in a condition to promote the good of others. No person discharges his duty properly, who does not endeavor to promote the public good as well as his private; and this can be done only by those who exert their abilities and talents to fulfil with propriety the duties of their respective stations in society. Jan 4. 1798. No. XL. April 14, 1797. Servi/ius and Appius Claudius

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