Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-07-24
PLYMOUTH, IND. JULY "a, 1856.

times and on ali occasions, and pay no at
tention to them whatever An individual
moreover, who neglec,s the lite courte-
sizes Of society, who misappreciates or
violates the sweet amenities If life, who
does not respond to tie ciyili,ies which
are so essential to, AMI characteristic Of,
the polished and refined, can rarely be re-
lied on in any emergency. If he will vio-
late his word, be will fail to pay his obliga-
ton. The penalties, moreover are fearful,
No one likes to be sli n eI and neglec ,ei
: No one can bear. with inpuni Y, u loss of
time, violation of feeling. anJ disrc-
gard of principle. The ne Ii5ep:, howev-
er, fancy that all these ma -ers are Of no
account. Nay. they expect tina. they can
} pursue the system from day to day with
!, out producing annoyance ami irri ion. A
sad mistake, and one that they of.em dis
cover only when il IS too la:e.
The triaes Of life fequenly indicate
character in the mos significant manner.
) They tell the story Of the hear in the most
emphatic way. Ii has been wei said. that
whatever conduces TO the weiftrc of man
kind generally, or # individuals particular
ly, must &c of moment, though merely a
word of kindness. the sacrifice OF 4 wish +,
the fulfillment of a promise. or ;hc mani
festallon OF IN aec iyn Fer however
slight, all tlilles correspond Wi h thc a IT,
butes Of the mind wi.ln." Thus then, a
} neglect should be regarded il one of lwo
senses. either as an il Ell le Sigh. or as
an indication of in Il lee lie and inlolelce
But those who tribe Wi h lie feelings. the
patience, or the time Of others. eliom a
tach much importanc. 20 their conIuc -
A short time since, Il gen lenlac of this
city made very formal engagement, to the
effect that he would call upon u f lend. and
accompany him to an extensive manuftc o
; ry, few miles in the counry. be also saw
the proprietor of the establishment. and
asked him. as favor to remain at home
and the latter consented to do SO. Thus
the two gentlemen hell themselves at the
disposal Of the third, and awai ed his ap-
pearancc according to promise. But he
neither came, nor sent ln exp'lna in. Tie
parties were, of course, samAwha irfi a'el,
as each had was.ei an afternoon. Two
lessons however, were taught !hem-one
in relation to the relilbiify Of tie inlivi l.
| ual who made the arrangements, an the
other as to the folly Of depending upon his
promises for the fu ure. |, is quite proba-
bic, either that he fargos the matter en;ire
: ", or that, from the want of "A proper sense
/ Of gentlemanly duy, he treated it Vi h con
tempt. The aggrieved parties laughed at.
j., and overlooked the neglect, but they viii
!, not soon forget i. All 50 with all similar
transactions OF life.
/ We remember that on another occasion
Il Il young man who hal been long seeking {
! situation, was recommenlel To a merchan
in this ei V. who received him kindly. was
pleased with his address. anl iavi el him
i to call on a desi5natel day and hour. fpI
/ the purpose Of rccciyilga final reply The
5 merchant had made up lis mind to take
him into his Coun'ing House on very flii
terms. But the young man neglected ID
call at the specified time anl did no-, in
a deed 'all until several days af.er. TIE re
G suit was. thae another stepped in mean
: while. and thus tie frs applicant los. the
! situa ion. He reproache1 himself bi terlv
and promised to be admonishei f. lie fl
= ture
Who, indeed, clnnot poia. out cases ot
: extraordinary neglrci Scarcely a day oi
/ an hour goes by, in which some sal illus
traton does not occur Men neglect theil
, business, their families. their oblisa ions
and the very means BY which tley live
: The infrmi Y is almos universal. and al
+ though the consequences are of.en deplor-
able. yet il is sill persis e il. Anl how
gentle reader. stan Is the cas wi h vou?--
Are you scrupulouslv FIJI hlul in The fal
i tilment # Your cngl temen;s. anl il tho
i discharge of your du T.? Do You appre
ciate and resproca'e all 4 Ii le c u~tesi .s
that are cxcnlei BY v,lr frien Is anl
neighbors--or. are You car lese. selfish and
negecfu? Is there 40 obi "a lon We. un-
fulfilled. that requires immcdi,.e alien ion.
and have You phi back in kirl the b!anl
ameni les of lie soclal ci Gle il which You
move and minge? II brief shoul YOU be
ranked among he ner rcr fIl or the pune
tual--the fii hful pr tie FIJI HESS? If tic
latter. Il course Of eminent canno. be
commenced too soon For he who neg
lects his friends and fails in his engage nents.
will soon discover lhft he also will be neg
lecicI. Reciprocity is the true system, as
> well in business as in social life, and the
principle cannot he violated with impunity
Phil. Sal. EUe. Messenger.
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