. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . , ami therefore all have aninterest in the matter. Perhaps it will be quite as well to beas practical as possible, and to speak of the responsibilitiesof society. Win. is responsible for all this terrible evil andsuffering ?. MICROSCOPIC SIGHT. g59 Many say, The drunkard is responsible; upon him pourout the vials of your wrath. Speak as you choose about thedrunkard,-speak of him, if you will, as a beast, as an out-cast,-but that is not my forte. Let us for a moment con-sider the influences that are brought to bear upon men ; letus consi
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . , ami therefore all have aninterest in the matter. Perhaps it will be quite as well to beas practical as possible, and to speak of the responsibilitiesof society. Win. is responsible for all this terrible evil andsuffering ?. MICROSCOPIC SIGHT. g59 Many say, The drunkard is responsible; upon him pourout the vials of your wrath. Speak as you choose about thedrunkard,-speak of him, if you will, as a beast, as an out-cast,-but that is not my forte. Let us for a moment con-sider the influences that are brought to bear upon men ; letus consider the circumstances. We will visit, if you please,the boys ol the street. How keen and sharp they are Ifyou undertake to chaff oneof them, in nine eases out of I ten you will get the worst of it; fjT they are so sharp ami quick in retort. On one occasion, a very stout man—as the Frenchman said, Vary moch developed — was walking through the streets, when one of these little fellows stood before him, and he said, Boy, dont you see me? i es, sir, J can see you with the naked hye. Well, said he, get out of my way. Which vay round, guvnor? the boy retorted. They arc quick, sharp, keen, and wonderfully astute. In banter, sarcasm, and bold repartee, your boy is a fool to them
Size: 1460px × 1711px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjecttempera, bookyear1890
