The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-27

NAV saen 10 be very wicked, yet We must
Te,1ember with the great and noble
Howard, that he is q man Tor a that
AGAIN, q person may be poor, but still be
honest, and in order to be honest, he
must live within his means. He should
not try to live better than those who are
better of. Honest persons are generally
more respected in society than dishonest
ones. A man may be wealthy, and yet II
he is dishonest, we cannot respect him.
IAN honest man is the noblest work oil
God" ~
A rogue hardly ever gets RIGA; il he
does, 1t is only for a short time, and he
dies a becgar at last. Anything that is
not procured honestly cannot be held; II
slips through the fingers, and is lost; so
YOU see that honesty is the best policy.
"For the honest man though e'er 50 poo:,
IL king Of men nor q that"
Agsin, observe persons OF high rank,
this may include, besides men OF worldly
riches, men who are poor, but possess
great mental powers; they may be rich
and great but they are plain men for a
that Some Of them are oYerburdened
with imaginings. They do nothing but
form plans which have no foundation in
general principles, and must end inIcom-
plete failure. Such men, however, rarely
attemp! 10 realize their own schemes, but
Try to force them upon others. They are
builders Of castles in the air, always striv'
ing after lmpossibilities, and spending
their lives in the fruitless labor that never
results in any good either for themselves
or others. But man that would be Of
any benefit to his race in adding new
truths 10 human knowledge, must have
an active Imagination In connection with
executive talent, and these guided by en-
larged benevolence. It is TO this class Of
men that we owe our gratitude, for the
present knowledge and civilization Of the
people.
Some OF them labored long and patient.
" to give character to their work, and
they have gained place among the List
OF names, that will never be forgotten.
Men are often great in some respects,
but very weak in others Byron and
Webster, though the one charmed the
world by his genius and TIE other en-
tranced his coInrymen BY bis 0ratory.
were yet slaves to sdebaSing appetite,
The poor inebrate strolling along the
highway, has yet q soul within him, and
perhaps noble impulses, though so fallen
he is q man for a. that In the present
constitution Of society," each class Is essen.
tial to the existence Of the other. The
poor can't live without the rieh; as well
might We expect to stop the fountain and
still have the running stream. Likewise the
rich need the poor, Tor the rich will not
serve the rich. 1t is by the labor Of the
poor,that property is accumulated. Most
persons like TO have the name Of being
rich, when perhaps they run into debt or
act dishonesty in ordeTto keep this name
and outside appearance, but in the end
they lose their good name, which is q
greater loss than riches.
Il is much better for persons 10 be con-
tented and not reach beyond Their means,
lest they get fall. Never envy the rich,
for no one knows the troubles they have
but themselves, Il 1t Is not one thing it Is
another. They may seem 70 have all that
Is desirable, but at the same time there
Is something wanting, very often hsppi-
ness, for rich man Is q man for a that.