Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-28
pOSSESSING MORAL COURAGE.

newspapers, the almanacs, our
good mothers, and sweethearts-all
advise us to put our best foot for
ward. This great quality costs
nothing; everybody can fill up
with it till he can't eat half din
ner after going without breakfast.
"Have the moral courage to pay
your debts while you have the
money in your pocket" is one of
the moral paragraphs.
Mr.. Shelly read this once Shelly
is dead now, but his widow is
blooming still) and determined to
act upon it. One day his wife
handed him ten dollars, which was
the saving of three years, and re-
quested him to bring home para
sol and a pair of garters. On the
way down town, he met Lufund,
to whom he was indebted, and had
the courage to pay him. Upon
making his appearance at the fam
lily residence and relating the little
incident, his wife called him two
hundred thousand pet names, such
as fool" "idiot," jackass,"
nimcompoop," ETC., and then gal
looted him five times in the pit of
the stomach with fat-iron, pasted
his bugle, and put a mansard roof
on his head. Upon the conclusion
of these tender demonstrations, he
didn't have as much moral courage
as would make leaning-post for
sick grasshopper, and his wife
didn't forgive him for twenty-three
years.
"Have the courage to tell man
why you refuse to credit him." is
in another paragraph. That is, if
you keep a store, and old Drizzle
comes in and wants a pound of
sugar charged, you must promptly
respond "Mr. Drizzle, your
credit at this store isn't worth the
powder to blow a mosquito over
pin-you are fraud of the first
water, Mr.. Drizzle, and 1 wouldn't
trust you for a sardine, if sardines
were selling for a cent a box"
Mr.. Drizzle will never ask you for
credit again, and you have the con-
seriousness of having performed
your duty.
In providing an entertainment,
have the courage not to go beyond
your MEANS" is in another para
graph. If your daughter wants
party, and You are short, don't be
lavish. Borrow some chairs, tum-
blers, dishes, silver spoons, ETC.;
make bench of a board and two
pals provide ginger cakes and
molasses, and tell the crowd to
gather around the festive board
and partake. They will appreciate
your moral courage if not your
banquet.
" Have the courage to show your
respect for honesty" is another.
That is, if you hear of any one
picking up ten-dollar piece and
restoring it to its owner, take him
by the hand and say: Mr.. Licay,
let me compliment you on being an
honest man. l did not think it of
you, and L am agreeably disap-
pointed. l always believed you
were a liar, a rascal and a thief,
and I am glad to think that you
are neither-Shake."
Have the courage TO speak the
TRUTH" is a paragraph always in
use. I once knew a boy named
Chris. Upon time, when he was
loafing around, he heard some men
talking about old Mr.. Wheeler.
Their talk made a marked impress
sion on Chris, and he spoke the
truth. He said: "Mr. Wheeler,
when I was down town to-day,
heard Stenlang say you were a
regular old hedgehog with a tin
ear.
What!' roared the old gent.
And Moor said that you were
meaner than dead cat rolled in
tanbark," continued the truthful
boy.
"You imp of darknessr roared
the old man.
And Runkel said that you were
a bald-headed, cross-eyed, cheat
ing, lying, stealing old fraud under
the hen-coopr' added the boy.
Then old Wheeler fell upon the
truthful Chris, and he mopped the
floor with him, knocked his heels
against the wall, tore his collar off,
put his shoulder out of place,
broke his arm and sprained his
ankle, all because the boy had the
moral courage to state the truth.
And there was young FOCUS
it was the same way with him. He
had the moral courage to go over
to old maid Bobkin and say:
Father says whoever saw such a
withered up old squash as your are,
around trying to trap man! !"
:" He did, en-" unused the old
maid, rising from her chair.
Yes, and mother says its shame
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