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will get the after´headaches�察�the complainings and grumblings�察�the silence 

and   sulkiness�察  �the   weariness   and   lassitude   and   ill´temper   that   comes   as 

such a relief after working hard all day at being pleasant� �

     It is not the people who shine in society�察�but the people who brighten 

up the back parlor�察�not the people who are charming when they are out�察�

but the people who are charming when they are in�察�that are good to _live_ 

with。    It   is   not   the   brilliant   men   and  women�察  �but   the   simple�察  �strong�察�

restful men and women�察�that make the best traveling companions for the 

road of life。     The men and women who will only laugh as they put up the 

umbrella   when   the   rain   begins   to   fall�察  �who   will   trudge   along   cheerfully 

through   the   mud   and   over   the   stony   placesthe   comrades   who   will   lay 

their firm hand on ours and strengthen us when the way is dark and we are 

growing weakthe evergreen men and women�察�who�察�like the holly�察�are at 

their brightest and best when the blast blows chilliestthe stanch men and 

women� �

     It is a grand thing this stanchness。         It is the difference between a dog 



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and a sheepbetween a man and an oyster。 

     Women�察�as a rule�察�are stancher than men。                 There are women that you 

feel you could rely upon to the death。             But very few men indeed have this 

dog´like virtue。       Men�察�taking them generally�察�are more like cats。 You may 

live   with them  and   call   them  yours   for   twenty   years�察 �but   you   can   never 

feel    _quite_    sure   of   them。     You     never    know     exactly    what    they   are 

thinking of。      You never feel easy in your mind as to the result of the next´ 

door neighbor's laying down a Brussels carpet in his kitchen。 

     We have no school for the turning´out of stanch men in this nineteenth 

century。     In the old�察�earnest times�察�war made men stanch and true to each 

other。      We     have    learned     up   a  good     many     glib   phrases     about    the 

wickedness   of   war�察  �and   we   thank   God   that   we   live   in   these   peaceful�察�

trading times�察�wherein we canand dodevote the whole of our thoughts 

and     energies    to  robbing     and    cheating    and    swindling     one    anotherto 

;doing;   our   friends�察  �and   overcoming   our   enemies   by   trickery   and   lies 

wherein�察     �undisturbed      by    the   wicked     ways    of   fighting´men�察      �we   can 

cultivate to better  perfection   the  ;smartness�察─�the  craft�察 �and   the  cunning�察�

and all the other ;business´like; virtues on which we so pride ourselves�察�

and which were so neglected and treated with so little respect in the bad 

old age of violence�察�when men   chose lions and   eagles for their   symbols 

rather than foxes。 

     There   is   a   good   deal   to   be   said   against   war。 I   am   not   prepared   to 

maintain that war did not bring with it disadvantages�察�but there can be no 

doubt that�察�for the noblest work of Naturethe making of menit was a 

splendid      manufactory。        It   taught    men    courage。      It   trained    them    in 

promptness and determination�察�in strength of brain and strength of hand。 

From   its    stern   lessons    they   learned    fortitude    in  suffering�察   �coolness    in 

danger�察  �cheerfulness   under   reverses。         Chivalry�察  �Reverence�察  �and   Loyalty 

are the beautiful children of ugly War。               But�察�above all gifts�察�the greatest 

gift it gave to men was stanchness。 

     It first taught men to be true to one another�察�to be true to their duty�察�

true to their post�察�to be in all things faithful�察�even unto death。 

     The   martyrs   that   died     at   the   stake�察  �the  explorers   that   fought    with 

Nature   and   opened   up   the   world   for   us�察  �the   reformers   ��they   had   to   do 



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something more than talk in those days�� who won for us our liberties�察�the 

men who gave their lives to science and art�察�when science and art brought�察�

not as now�察�fame and fortune�察�but shame and penurythey sprang from the 

loins of the rugged men who had learned�察�on many a grim battlefield�察�to 

laugh at pain and death�察�who had had it hammered into them�察�with many a 

hard blow�察�that the whole duty of a man in this world is to be true to his 

trust�察�and fear not。 

     Do you remember the story of the old Viking who had been converted 

to Christianity�察�and who�察�just as they were about�察�with much joy�察�to baptize 

him�察  �paused   and   asked�此     �But   whatif   this�察  �as   you   tell   me�察  �is   the   only 

way   to   the   true Valhallawhat   has   become   of   my   comrades�察  �my   friends 

who are dead�察�who died in the old faithwhere are they�拭─�

     The     priests�察  �confused�察    �replied    there   could    be    no   doubt    those 

unfortunate folk had gone to a place they would rather not mention。 

     ;Then�察─�said the old warrior�察�stepping back�察 �I will not be baptized。 I 

will go along with my own people。; 

     He   had   lived   with   them�察  �fought   beside   them�察  �they   were   his   people。 

He would stand by them to the endof eternity。                Most assuredly�察�a very 

shocking old Viking�         �But I think it might be worth while giving up our 

civilization and our culture to get back to the days when they made men 

like that。 

     The only reminder of such times that we have left us now�察�is the bull´ 

dog�察�and he is fast dying outthe pity of it�           �What a splendid old dog he 

is� �so grim�察�so silent�察�so stanch�察�so terrible�察�when he has got his idea�察�of his 

duty clear before him�察�so absurdly  meek�察�when it is only himself that is 

concerned。 

     He is the gentlest�察�too�察�and the most lovable of all dogs。              He does not 

look   it。   The   sweetness   of   his   disposition   would   not   strike   the   casual 

observer   at   first   glance。  He   resembles   the   gentleman   spoken   of   in   the 

oft´quoted stanza�此�

            'E's all right when yer knows 'im。                 But yer've got to know 

'im fust。            The first time I ever met a bull´dogto speak to�察�that is 

was many years ago。           We were lodging down in the country�察�an orphan 

friend of mine   named George�察 �and myself�察 �and one night�察�coming   home 



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late   from   some   dissolving   views   we   found   the   family   had   gone   to   bed。 

They had left a light in our room�察�however�察�and we went in and sat down�察�

and began to take off our boots。 

     And then�察�for the first time�察�we noticed on the hearthrug a bull´dog。 A 

dog with a more thoughtfully ferocious expressiona dog with�察�apparently�察�

a heart more dead to all ennobling and civilizing sentimentsI have never 

seen。     As   George   said�察  �he   looked   more   like   some   heathen   idol   than   a 

happy English dog。 

     He appeared to have been waiting for us�察�and he rose up and greeted 

us with a ghastly grin�察�and got between us and the door。 

     We smiled at hima sickly�察�propitiatory smile。              We said�察 �Good dog 

poor fellow� ─�and we asked him�察�in tones implying that the question could 

admit of no negative�察�if he was not a ;nice old chap。; We did not really 

think so。      We   had   our own   private   opinion   concerning him�察  �and   it   was 

unfavorable。       But   we   did   not   express   it。 We   would   not   have   hurt   his 

feelings for the world。         He was a visitor�察�our guest�察�so to speakand�察�as 

well´brought´up young men�察�we felt that the right thing to do was for us to 

prevent his gaining any hint that we were not glad to see him�察�and to make 

him feel as little as possible the awkwardness of his position。 

     I   think  we   succeeded。      He   was     singularly   unembarrassed�察      �and   far 

more   at   his   ease   than   even   we   were。   He   took   but   little   notice   of   our 

flattering   remarks�察  �but   was   much   drawn   toward   George's   legs。        George 

used   to   be�察  �I  remember�察  �rather   proud   of   his   legs。   I   could   never   see 

enough   in   them   myself   to   excuse   George's   vanity�察  �indeed�察  �they   always 

struck me   as   lumpy。      It is   only  fair   to acknowledge�察 �however�察 �that   they 

quite fascinated that bull´dog。          He walked over and criticized them with 

the air of a long´baffled connoisseur who had at last found his ideal。                    At 

the termination of his inspection he distinctly smiled。 

     George�察�who at that time was modest and bashful�察�blushed and drew 

them up on to the chair。         On the dog's displaying a desire to follow them�察�

George moved up on to the table�察�and squatted there in the middle�察�nursing 

his knees。      George's legs being lost to him�察�the dog appeared inclined to 

console himself with mine。           I went and sat beside George on the table。 

     Sitting with your feet drawn up in front of you�察�on a small and rickety 



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one´legged table�察�is a most trying exercise�察�especially if you are not used 

to it。   George and I both felt our position keenly。             We did not like to call 

out for help�察�and bring the family down。             We were proud young men�察�and 

we feared lest�察�to the unsympathetic eye of the comparative stranger�察�the 

spectacle we should present might not prove imposing。 

     We     sat  on   in  silence   for  
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