FAULT FINDING:
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There are some persons IN the world VINO
seem so constituted that they cannot 1--we with
out constantly finding fault with some one, or
something. Nothing satisfies them; they make
no allowances they profess no sympathy for
the unfortunate, or the erring; but harrass
every body they come in contact with by their
curious and unwise criticisms. Indeed, these
fault finders make all miserable around them
They. must have an amazing amount Of vanity
TO suppose that they are wiser or better than
any one else. Some Of them attempt often tc
correct what they know nothing about, or te
find fault with those whose shoe latchet they
are not worthy to unloose. We have always
despised this spirit in any one. but more espe-
cially where it is connected with ignorance OF
evil intent. Moreover, men would find thai
they can effect more by gentle words than
by crabbidness We have often, in our inter
course with the world, been reminded of an
old fellow that came to visit us in early life,
and after picking hole in the carpet with
the end Of his cane, very shrewdly informed
our maternal parent that there was "a hole
in your carpet madam" So, many now will
take up mans character, or his book, or the
paper he may be publishing, and after finding
some little flaw, (by his own miscenstruction
or keen .(D penetration) he writes a letter to
the man to inform him that he is friend, and
wishes to show him what fool he is, sc.
The world is full Of such men-fault finders,
who, as DR.. Young has it,


"Think all mon mortal but themselves"


These wonderful men cannot err; surely "they
are the people, and ,Uisdon ,oiu die 10Th them


But what is this we are aboutf Here we
are finding fault ourselves with those who find
fault with others. The fact is, this is a mos
curious subject, for it cannot be touched by
one without laying him liable TO the thing he
opposes. Let us say, however, that, to avoid
the spirit of fault finding, it is necessary to cul-
tivate that charity which is inculcated in the
18th chapter Of Paups first letter to the Corin-
thians; to which excellent essay we would re-
fer our readers, especially any such as may be
disposed to 60 astray in this important respect