The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-03
pity HIS FAMILY

ultimately Overwhem him in bankruptcy
or drive HIM into rosuery and crime. He
was yesterday respected, influential and
supposed TO be ailluent, and his family
were treated and treated thems. Ives accor
dIng'y: bat to day he is Giseraced and
steered clear of-without resources or pros.
pec,s-very likely in PRISON and exposed
to ignOmnious punishment.-'Vi1ew wretch!
say the million; q, is good enough for hin,
but we must pity his poor family
Certainly, we must pity lhem-pl'y
all who sull-r-slill more all who sin and
suffer. They need pity, and there is no
danger tina, we shall pity them too much
But the impression conveyed OF the inno-
cence of the fallen mans family and their
unmeriled exposure to want and ignomIny,
is often very far from the truth.
In fact, hall The men who are loa,hed as
dragging down their families to shame and
desillu'ion are really themselves dragged
down by those famIlIes-drIven TO bank.
ruptcy, shame and crime BY the lhoughl-
less and basely selfish extravaganza Of wife
and children. Let man be in the way of
receiving considerable money, and having
properly in his hands, end his family can
rarely be made to comprehend and realize
that there is any limit TO his abilities to
give and spend Fine dresses and orna>
meats for wife and daughters; spendng>
money and broadcloth iur hopeful SONS
costly parties every now and then, and lch-
er furniture and more Of it at all tunes
these are few OF the blind drains on the
governors means which are Perpetually
IN action. 20, hai's a hundred dollars 10
a nan doing such buSinr>s?' is the in
dIgnani question in case Of any demur or
remonslrance on his part. Not one OF them
could bear to disgrace him by earning a
dollar; they couldn't go oul shabbiIy dres.
sed, for fear his credit would suffer. They
can't sac how man who can get discounts
in Bank need ever be short Of money or
stinsy in usIpg it. All his talk of dIllicul.
ties or hard times they regard as cus,oma.
ry tables, intended to scrimp their drafts
on his purse or enhance their sense OF his
generosity. When it is so easy tG fill up
a check. why will he be hogssh! Let,
him give finy dollars to any pnllan,hropc
object, or invest five hundred, however
safely, in any attempt TO meliorate the SUI,
ler,nas Of the Poor, aud they now see clear.
Iy ,ha, he has boards of gold, and can JUS:
as well give them all dresses and jewels as
not. Thus The man Of means or of bus.
ness is too often regarded by his family as
a sponge to be squeezed, a goose to be
plucked, an orange to be sucked, ii spring
to be drank from when thirsty without al
all diminishing its flow. The siulT Is there
IN prolusiou-lhe only trouble is to make
him give ii up.
In vain he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
down his foot. He cannot be e,crnaIy
conlending with those he loves hest-he
wants quiet at home in order 10 mature his
plans and perfect his operai"ns. II he re-
sis,s opportunity, the pumps are set going.
and what man cnn stand the April show.
ers of feminine sorrow? He gives way al
last and throws down the money demand
ed hoping that some great news by the
next steamship, some turn of luck in his
business, will make i, up to him. Perhaps !
il does. and he floats on; perhaps it don't,
and this las, feather has broken the ele> /
plants back. The end, however near
or distant, is morally certain. Treated al
ways as mine to be opened at will, he
finally grows desperate and rushes inro
reckless speculation or blasting crime. and
is uverW helmed with ruin. Selfish villIani'
say the ignorant crowd; how couid he run .
such a career? How We pity his iamilyn /
No doubt Off! Blu, # you knew more
perhaps you would pny him.