The Placer herald., 1874-10-31
MORAL COURAGE.
M. Quad Says 1t Is Fraud and Delusion,


Moral courage is big thing. All the
good papers advise everybody to have moral
courage. All the almanacs wind up with a
word about moral courage. The Rev. Muir
ray, and the Rev. Collier, and the Rev
Spurgeon, and lots of other reverends tell
their congregations TO exhibit moral courage
in daily life. Moral courage doesn't cost
cent; everybody can fill up with it until he
can't eat half dinner after going without
breakfast.
"Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your pocket, !"
is one of the moral courage paragraphs
Mr.. Mower read this once, and he deter
mined to act upon it. One day his wife
handed him FIVE dollars, which SHE had been
two years saving, and asked him to bring
her up parasol and pair of CATERS. On
the way down he met creditor, and had
the moral courage TO pay him. Returning
home, his wife called him 150, ,OUO names
such as "fool, "idot, etc., and then struck
him four times in the pit of the stomach
with fat iron. After that he didn't have
as much moral courage as would make a
leaning-pos for sick grasshopper, and his
wife didn't forgive him for thirteen years.
Have the courage to tell man why
you refuse to credit him." is another para
graph. That means if you keep a store,
and old Mr.. Putty comes in and wants u
pound of tea charged, you must promptly
respond:
"Mr. Putty, your credit at this store
isn't worth the powder to. blow mosquito
over a tow string. You are fraud of the
first water, Mr.. Putty. and l wouldn't
trust you for a herring's head if herrings
were selling at a cent box. ="
Mr.. Putty Will never ask you for credit
again, and you will have the consciousness
OF having performed your honest duty.
''In providing an entertainment for your
friends, have the courage not to 60 beyond
your means," is another paragraph. If
your daughter wants a party, and you are
short, don't be lavish. Borrow some chairs,
make bench of board and two pals, and
set out some molases and watermelons and
tell the crowd to gather around the festive
board and partakc. They will appreciate
your moral courage, If not the banquet.
''Haye the courage TO show your respect
for honesty" is another. That is, if you
hear of nybody who picked up $5 dollar
bill and restored it to its owner, take him
by the hand ard say: "Mr. Rambo, let me
compliment you on being an honest MN.
| didn't think it Of you, and am agreeably
disappointed. always believed you were
liar, rascal and a thief, and l am glad to
find that you are neither-shake."
"Have the courage to speak the truth,
is paragraph always in use. l once knew
II boy named Peter One day when he
was loafng around he heard some men talk
ing about old Mr.. Haugmouey. Their talk
made deep impression on Peter, and he
went to the old man and spoke the truth.
He eaid
"Mr. Hangmoney, when l was up town
to-day ! heard Baker say you we're regular
old hedgde-hog with tin ear.
"Whatw roared the old gent.
"And Clevis said tina. you were meaner
than dog rolled in tan bark, continued
the truthful lad.
"You imp-you vlain!' roared the old
man.
"And Kingston said you were a bald
headed, cross-eyed, cheating, lying, stealing
old skunk under the hen-coop!' added the
boy.
Then old Mr.. Hangmoney fell upon the
truthful Peter, and he mopped the floor with
him, knocked his heels against the wall,
tore his collar off and put his shoulder out of
joint, all because that boy had moral courage
to tell the truth.
And there was young Towboy-it was
the same with him. He had the moral
courage to 60 over to an old maid and say:
'Miss Fasair, father says he never saw
such withered up old Hubbard squash as
you are around trying to trap mani
"He did, eb? ?" mused the old maid, ris-
ing up from her chair.
"Yes, and mother says it's burning
shame that you call yourself twenty-four
when you are forty-seven, and rhe says
your hair-dye costs more than our wood"
'She said that, did she?" murmured the
female.
eyes, and sister Jane says that if she
had sucl, big mouth, such freckles, such
big feet and such silly ways she'd want the
lightning to strike her."
And then the old maid picked up the
rolling pin and sought the house in which
Towboy resided, and she knocked down and
dragged out until it was hospital. Then
Towboy's father mauled him, his mother
pounded him, and his sister denuded him of
hair-all because he had moral courage in
his daily life.
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