Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-10
Some Disadvantages Of Living in
Ones Native Place.

We do not refer. in this article, to
he diSa,i au;agrs worthless men
rihot uu,rr IN their native town,
for nl>inr;unrs accompany them
wherever hey may direct their steps;
hnt rather to those underlined stun
bling blocks, which are more felt
than seen, that are in the path ot
ever, native of the place of his birth,
and are on.N encountered there.
hravcrdgc yoang man, who leads
Il corrupt lite, will accomplish more
abroad than he ever can accomplish
at home, tor he is thrown upon his
own RESOURCES, with no one To even
advise with. He realizes the re-
sponsibility, and feels that it Is with
him Root, hog, or die
Should his family occupy n posi-
ton where it is trowned upon by the
community on account OF the VI
cious habits of the father OF other
members of ,t-there, at the very
start, he has strung prejudices to
overcome. These are not easily
Surmonn'td. Ii will require the
better portion of his lifetime to sue
ceed in reachinga position he might
readily attain under different cir
culnstances in single year. The
truth OF his hardly admits of argn-
ment. for daily life yields abundant
proofs in the disheartened men and
women one meets, whose hearts are
filled with at might have BEEN
| Even when the home surround
/ ings are all that can he desired,
there are many other disadvantages
to face. The good people who went
TO school with your father or mother
have known you ever since YOU vert
born. 1t is not to be expected thai
they will think of you, except rs
johnny Smith" or "Sammy Jones,
until you are past thirty. No indis
cretions OF your youth have escaped
their notice; they seem to treasure
up the knowledge of them for peri
odical airing, as they do their lac
shawls and white vests.
II Nou desire to perpertate an III
nocpn, joke for the amusement q
Yourself and friends, yOu must frs
obtain the consent of all who know
Non, or else run the risk of incurrlni
their ~diSpleasure. You are Oftc
unlnslly called a loater by the YER
men who could have given, but n
fused You employment. Should go
succeed in doing mt home, tina
which would elsewhere be cOnsld
cred noble, YOUR enviOus acquailil
. nnces will remark, "Well, its'notl
ing more than he ought TO haN
DONE at was his duty, ETC. Il
no saying is there more truth tina
in that of "a prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country"
II YOU are engaged in bushes
Your more unfortunate associate
are ever on the alert to bring 70
down to their own level. GosSi =
wild with Your business and prlvat
: affairs, and everybody considers
!. Il duty to tell yon anything unplea
:. ant they may have heard. lU
must always he thinking of VIII
, o.her people viii say, and do hotl
y ing but shat the whole cOmmnDit
u will acquieSce in.
:. On The other hand, if you are
:. close observer. you have frequent
i noticed how the young man iro
abroad steps into the good grace
:, OF all your lady friends. aud the vel
men who have known YOU fro
=. chi,dhowd aud refused You e'nplo
- ment, will not hesitate 10 assist I'll
= stranger. Ii will also tie reneI
. bered that the young lady visltil
y. at your neighbours is AL UNUSUAL
|, pleasant companions, while at u
.s home she may be very nnpopul'
Il How is this to be- explalnedi Is
~ not because of your attending soc
\, gatherings ut an age when you a
!, pcared at the leas. advantage, a
= that those who have known yOn
!" long, know your little shortcomin
i too we'll! The young stranger, no
n ever, Has tue OtNtui VI VNNis uOu
:, all are anxious to make his vi
Il pleasant, aud the laws of hospital
10 secure tor him every attention,
20 they should. \,
d, II he is ut all shrewd, he VIII or
II. reach you. On better acqualntal
to he may prove to be II dull fellt
he bat being q new conner, he holds
rs key TO the situation, and he is lOol
ed upon as q man though several ye
yh your junior. No one is able to
~, cite his school boy pranks aud
ny walks sereneiy by, favored By
ed yourself included. In fact he Oe
r. pies the very position you wo
~ away from home. 1t is hard, b
he ever, to tear yourself away from y
he home and friends; there il much
'er be sacrificed and many hardship