Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-08
Boys. What VIII You Chooser

/ ~ Noa h0NhcS- MANY yong mei
make one sad mistake in their de
sire to he popular. They forget tha
popularity and good name are ofte,
very different. One may be popular
because he advocates and execute,
some scheme which the communit,
at the time happens to approve. Blu
the same scheme may become unpop
ular in little while, and then tht
favor which he won for the part hi
took in it, will be lost.
| Neither is the possession OF reaI
excellence OF character always the
same as n good name. A man NAV
have sterling principle and uncor.
rupted integrity; he may be just and
kind and patriotic and generous, and
yet may fail to have n good name
because of his rough and ungracious
| manners.
Now the wise man tells us that a
good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and he places 1t i'm
value above silver and gold. What
he meant by good name was that
general esteem and appreciation Sc
cured by virtuous principles, anna
Die manners, and benevolent and up.
right conduct. When these quail
ties are combined in one person, can
we help loving himo
He who has a good name has a
sure pledge of prosperity. Almost
any plan which such man proposes
In MS own business, will meet with
favor, and hence will be almost GER
tain to succeed. Whatever may he
MS profession or his trade, people
VIII trust him because of his fntegri-
~, and employ him because of their
confidence in him.
A good name is one of the greatest
safeguards against everything like
mean and vicious conduct. Such a
man will not lightly run the risk of
losing the good opinion of Others by
unworthy actions. He already pos.
sesses what Is of far more value than
anything he could hope to gain bv
any sacrifice of principle. His good
name Is shield against many
temptation of the devil, aud lifts him
above what is base and low.
Such name, too, gives its posses
sor opportunities of exertiug great
influence, and accomplishing much
good. y word from him goes FIRTH
er In aiding friend than the most
urgent request of man who has
nothing but wealth to strengthen his
recommendation.
A good name is also more sura
possession than riches. It NAV be
furnished for season by the breath
OF SANDER, out II VIII soon regain It's
lustre
A good name transmitted
to posterity. The rich man may not
be able to transmit his wealth to his
family. Even in his own lifetime
his riches may take to themselves
wings and fly away; or If he leave q
fortune to his posterity, they NAV
not be likely to retain it long. They
may soon be numbered among the
poor, and his wealth be forgotten.
We have a happy illustration of
what we mean by the power and val
ue of good name in an incident re-
lated by the venerable missionary
SwartZ, in an address defending the
cause Of missions from nm unjust at
tack upon it:
I'm time OF war the fort OF Tan.
jore was in a distressed condition. i
powerful enemy was near, the people
In the Tort numerous, aud not pro-
vSsion even for the garrison. There
was grain enough in the country but
we had no bullocks 10 bring it into
/ the fort. When the country people
formerly brought paddy into the
fort, the rapacious Dabashes deprived
them OF their pay. Hence all conf
dence was lost, so that The iahabi-
tants drove away their cattle, rsfus-
ing TO assist the fort. The Rajah
ordered, nay, entreated the people,
by his managers, to come and helm
us, but in vain.
AT last the Rajah said 10 one ni
our principal gentlemen, we all.
you and /. have lost our credit: let
us try whether the inhabitants will
trust Mr.. Swartz.' Accordingly he
sent me a blank paper, empowering
me TO make an agreement with the
people. There was no time for hest.
tation. The Sepoys fell down a.
dead, being emaciated with hunger.
Our streets were lined with dead
/ corpses every morning. Our condf.
tion WAS deplorahle. | sent, there.
fore, letters everywhere round about
promising to pay any one with my
own hands, and TO pay them also fol
any bullock that might he taken by
the enemy. In one or two DAYS ]
got above a thousand bullocks.
sent ono Of our chatecists and othe,
Christians into the country. They
went ut the risk Of their lives, and
brought into the fort in a very .horl
time, $4,000 kalams of grain. and by
this ineans the fort was saved"
Now, boys, what will you choose.
Pleasure? Riches? Fame? Al
these things will taruish, grow dim
and fade away. They. cannot O
themselves alone win the respect ant
love Of our fellows, or make us hap
Ply. Or will you choose to build III
a good name, which the wise MAJ
declares is rather to be chosen thar
great riches? How do you decide
and which shall it be-
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