Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-04
Living Too Fast.

The following admirable article, from
the Chicago Infer Ocean, will suit very
well for many localities besides Chica-
go: -
s.Gaxe ms the "doliar of~an
and prosperity will flow as - -
the earth" "Give us greenbacks, and
happiness will brood in every house
hold" The cry goes up on every
hand, ave want money-plenty Of
money" We have never doubted that
money was good thing to have, be-
side being remarkably convenient; but
we have frequently been impressed
with the fact that often we had better
wish for our "daddies" cool heads than
their dollars, and little more of their
back-bones, rather than a profusion of
riches. To be honest with ourselves,
are we not Just a little fast in these
modern timess We don't mean to in
sinuate anything against "That Wife Of
Nine" THAT Awful Bow" but you,
nv dear sir, with your gold-rimmed
glasses, and latest style of broadclOth
clothes; and you, my dear madam, in
your palatial home, in silks and velvetS,
don't you thiak we are rather going il
with rush, How our grandfathers,
the old daddies themselves, would open
their eyes, and how our good old grand
mothers would sigh over the extrava-
gance and luxury of their sons and
daughters. Hundreds of men in Chi
cago, who feel poor with hundred
thousand dollars, had fathers that went
twenty miles to mill. and fell rich with
enough silver in their pockets to rat
tie; and wien their grists were ground
drove whistliDg home, happy as men
could be. There are thousands Of la
dies in Chicago whose mothers blessed
be the sacred name) were not ashamed
Of honest household cares, MIXED the
cows, churned the butter, spun the
yarn, and manufactured the cloth, and
yet as society exists to-day, these
daughters of honored parentage are
nearer lovely ornaments than true help
meets. A generation has not passed
since our mothers, in simple dress, on
horseback or on foot, went miles 10
make their calls or to worship; now the
daughters 20 in the latest styles OF bon
nets, with silk trailing in their rear and
fingers uncovered to display the Jew
els; and if the call is devotional; the
Iiyeried coachmsn sits upon his eleva-
ted seat IN front Of the church without
an invitation to enter its sacred portals.
We are not even limiting that these are
not good people. Perhaps they are
charitable, generous. give literally to
every benevolence, and mourn because
they have not more to give.
We are not wise in our day and gem
Grafton, and rich and poor are living too
fast, and .'tbats what's the matter. ."-
The mechanic and laborer can be Just
as happy now, and as prosperous as
their fathers before them, il they had
tie same desires and wise heads. The
rich could not be, perhaps, for few rich
men are happy. But few Of our fathers
were rich, and therein was their happi-
ness promoted.
A man seldom gathers wealth with
out getting love Of q, and the Bible
doctrine of q love Of money is as GER
tainly true IS that man exists. What IL
the remedys Plainly, greater simplici-
ty Of living. less costly dressing. less
specializing, less stock and exchange
gambling. and more producing. Set
your children an example Of work, with
head or with the hands, and then see to
it that they are fitted for the duties Of
honest livelihood. Educate sons and
daughters alike substantially and then
see TO it that they spoil the lily-white