Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-26
Agents for the "Teller.'


h~~SAOSy A' AssesAo ~ ~ WV "ONyS
we speak Of it in its broadcast term,
and every man, woman and child owes
to it debt that should bespaid. This
IL common debt due to all. 1t en-
braces good will towards all, even the
most ahject of Gods creatures in hu
man form, and this debt is none the
less due because Of the perverseness of
some. We may abhor and despise the
vices of men, while men themselves,
created in the image Of God and who
at their birth were as pure as were we
ourselves demand that we should
not be their enemies and fail to wish
them no evil. But there arc classes
in society, and each of US belongs to
one of these classes. These classes
are generally separated by aifinities in
pursuit arising from similar mental,
moral or pecuniary interests Men
and women of cultivated intellccts
find their best affinities among men
and women Of culture. Those of high
moral training have their best affini-
ties among a purely moral people.
Those of pecuniary wealth, especially
if they have neither the mental nor
moral sentiment in high degree, find
their atfinities generally among those
of their own financial standing. From
youth to manhood great and marvel
Gus changes are often wrought in the
different affinities OF both men and
women according to the character of
the discipline and habits which they
undergo and follow during tho inter-
val Of years that elapse between the
ages Of Is and 40 yeurs. The once
ignorant will become intelligent, the
once immoral will become virtuous,
and the virtuous will become immoral,
the once poor will become rich, and
the rich poor, and with these changes
there comes change in their tastes
and afiinities. One thing may be OBJ
served, to wit, the youth Of high cul-
ture and mental discipline does not
lose his taste for the society of men of
culture, unless his reason becomes
clouded by excessive indulgence Of
some dcpraved appetite; hence the im-
portance Of every young person seek
ing the greatest amount Of mental
training that his circumstances will
admit of his securing before he en-
counter the tempestuous storms OF
busy life in manhood. All these we
have spoken of belong to the classes in
society whose lives are reality and
not q fiction; but now we come to
another class, and these are the apes
of society, mere pretenders. They are
not very numerous, but their admirers
number thousands and are generally
found among the ignorant and hall
educated. They seem to conceive
that they can pass current in the world
for persons Of intelligence, culture and
refinement without, Is they themselve.
know, possessing even moiety of any
one Of these elements of character
They often create temporary sensa
tion Of greatness, because they are os
tentatious and dress themselves in tn,
skin of lions, but when they bray il
the presence of intelligent men ant
women their assinine qualities become
very prominent. This class otter
crowd themselves into high places o
public trust, into our halls of legisla
tion, into the pulpit, into the practice
of medicine and rs advocates before
our courts Of justice They often DO
como the leaders, as they are termed
in church societies, fashionable gather
ings, and are tolerated because they
assume to lead, while the more intelli
gent retire and give to them place ana
distinction, which they themselves dc
not covet, If place and distinction car
be obtained without merit. Many O
Legislative body has been paralyzed fol
good by the apes in legislation; many
= tribunal of justice has failed in its
object by the apes who have appeared