The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-12-06

oyihS man, gasplng for breath. React
me me htde water. and wet my lips.
They are too parched for me to speak
p.aIn.-There there" he added as the
son obeyed him; that will do, and YOU
shall be initiated into my invaluable
policy. Be- delerenllal, Sam, and
control your temper and flauer
whenever you get Glance, have a
bow, smile and word and shake OF
the hand for everybody mark! for every.
body, and then you will get along"
but ! must not be friendly to villains,
must 3 ~-sss.s, -
Friendly! humph, Be friendly to no.
body; only seem so. Villains! compose
Iwo-thlrds OF the community, and they
are the most influential; as Tor the other
third, though TO keep their good opinion,
they are only subordinate agents in bull
dIng up man. But don't get aifron,ed
with them. Oh! no, Sam, never do that.
Never kick dog unless you are sure he
hasn't any owner-tben kick away if
you like
Though his father wos dying, Samuel
could not help smiling at his language.
That's right, said the elder Smirk, 1
like that, smile again. BY smiiing /
have gained many friend. Be careful
You don't smile at the wrong time. A
smile is powerful weapon, but it must
be with judgement,
"Do you know, Sam. why | was al
ways such tavorte with the womens'
mo. father
l" was always careful, in the first
place. 10 feel my way with the women;
took care TO understand their characters,
their sentiments, their peculiar vanitles
and hobbies: keeping my own IDEAS in
the back ground, tlll l could coincide
with theirs. Il always took care never
to speak disrespectlul OF the sex. |
never, Ia the presence OF a woman. called
woman woman. or female. | had
but one name - ladies-lo all the fem
lnne gender"
How did you do when they differed
and asked your opinion?
Il would agree with one, a, the same
time wlnk at the other slyly, as if to say
its all humbug, what am saying.
IL woman was ugly, Id praise her
intellect. II she didn't know anything
Id praise her virtue. In thi, wav.
seldom missed my mark; fol- 1t is very
seldom that you find woman tha, is
ugly, Immortal and fool into the bar
gain. la fact, ii is bard work to fi.d
anybody VINO hasn't some good point, OF
who isn't susceptible of aatterv in some
way or other, and man must be an ass,
when If determined TO aatter and make
hls tiattery acceptable, cant seize hold cl
some merit In mind, in heart, from or
lice OF the person that he wishes 10
n"ase and felgn to admire that person
fondly.'
"Must be liberal or stjngyf
On! be liberal. be liberal by all means.
sad the dying man, with gastIy smile
that ls--in sentiment. Whenever a
generous deed is done, exalt it to the
shies.-Always praise generous people
Clap your hands for philanthropy, and
then clap them in your pockets, and keep
them there
Suppose beggar should ask aims Of
me, or | am called upon to subscr be for
some charitable purpose?'
''lt any one begs, say, certainly, poor
woman, or man, or my poor child, and
then quickly feel in your pockets. You
will find no money, OF course, bu, you
must say with a sigh and tear IN your
eye. II you can scare one up, | am real.
y ashamed to say ii bat unfortunately |
havnt cent about me. II you don't get
a God bless you, for it, I'm mistaken,
never found it to fail.
"But subscription
"Read the paper. praise the object, bu,
say that you ha just subscribed more
than you could afford for another object
ol a similar nature. II the applicant be-
lleves by this, that you are in a charitable
line, he will let you off; whereas. if YOU
refused out and out, without an explana-
ton, he would abuse you behind your
back. l have made myself great repa-
taton for benevoIence, merely by reiu-
sing TO subscribe in this way. This is a
queer world Sam
Here the old gentleman was seized
with violent fit OF caughing, which
nearly TOOK him out Of this queer world.
Il fear, father, that talking SO much
will be fatal to you, said Samuel.
No, no, resumed his father. II am
determined not to die ill gel through.
AS | was saying, Sammy, this is a
queer world, and you can. get along in
1t without religion
"Without what" exclaimed his son in
mazement. He had never heard him
mention religion before in lis life.
"Wilhou, religion. Hire a pew, BY
all means. Talk religion occasionally
you soon can get the hang of it, Pro-
fess and practice when you are obliged
TO. But al any rate, profess; it helps a
fellow along in business, | got some oI
my most profitable customers and bes
friends by protesting religion. Few
rent is no object when you come to tAIub
OF that
But if you belong to church you viii
have TO defend its doctrines and reli.
Gus Controversies create enmllles, dom
Ithey'
"Sometimes. But whenever | founO
that was getting into trouble on acceun
of my religion, was careful 10 yield {
point or two, smile in a Christian likC