West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-12-11


ins;inns, B d thoughts, Disccntent Ola
Time could not help speaking bis warn
i1g, though It was none Of has business.
Ho said
"Gentlemon, no'hing draws such heavy
drafts on a mans deposit II years OF
health and B,rcngth, ~ uaNholcsome
thoughts. Toey are more expensive than
uawhoiesome deeds. il possible. Loos
on, tha, you do not overdrgw your sc-
counts"
Then sar young man a, the window.
Time asked;
"Hov will you have it. sh2 In large
bills or sman?"
"Io large, il you plcnsr. Lat me live a
year iu p day 4 year Of pleasure crowd
ell into one wild day Tue good thing.
Of forty bad aad used up at twenty.
cannot wait"
And OLD Time smiiod with ssrlonic curl
of the lip as hc observed how the youog
fool wss making the same mistake Of the
old fool few steps before hlm. But the
check was cGsbel in the big bills.
saw, zoo, ~ l stood there, how mco
! oyerdrsw their accouats Of Good Reputa-
ton. A men msy, i,s.ems, build up a
/ reputation by long aud faithful years
which viii withstand good maoy build
ers The msy check agsiusl it with careful
wo>ds and Ihoughtless deeds for some
time before that stored good reputation is
wasted. Ou the whole The batier part Of
q community bad rather believe good Of
/ ono of their foremost fellow citizens than
/ ,v.l; ID ia not plesesnt 10 hear a scandal
aired before tie faces ~ their children:
! not pl. .asunt 80 see an old friend fan; end
! many people are so related, eoclsly aud
/ commercially, with this msn of a lead ing
I position iSat bis ruin would irl,ci loss on
lhcm. II nee they keep "a accoun, good
! 20, The hauk over which TIM presirir,;
! they DO II by excuses. lending their
! c Iuuteuarccs TO the bluudcrug sp.nd-
| Thrift aud hope flr ch,nre, Bu;
At last be who bundcrs beyond certain
! point, who will not learn visIo.a, 81
abandoned By his friends OH Tim,
/ the c2shier, then meets him at the window
with q sharp refusal
Your account is oyerdrswn, sir. You
are bankrupt. Msn nili no longer excuse
you, nor vii they trust you. You are
written down fool"
Aud observed thst three strange scrv-
ants came in 20 carry him out, namely,
Hlng2r, C,nlcmp, aud D.sp4ir
aGG, too bow mrn sai women OF
I brilliant gifts overlrew their accoua'.
Toe young actor, who bid fair 70 s:ond ~
Tho head Of bis profession befare he wss
| hYo-end-thiry, counted too highly upop
the patience OF 40 admirng public, and
/ supposed ih"y would overlook his drunk-
cnness and csroGs1ls indefinitely. s. Tie
pcooic did for time. But when be had
disappointed them night after night; when
nc neglected his study and relied ON his
! genius aDi au occasional esprit" OF
! splendid work 10 make MP, he passoi tao
! pOin. Of endurance Tine at bis w.ns0yc
dshouorod his drsfi. The people spat
nim out There were younger, cleaner,
m'yc conscientious men 10 he had. He
Tss ruined. 50 vas ruined The great
s70Eetress WHO rupp1scl ihc world could
not get along without her voice. i. was
indeed a wonderful voice. But she o7o.-
Grew her account; she n1grantly yDlalei
the properlsucs Of life She undcrmiaed
s,Cie,y by her exsmpIs. The world turn
90 10 fad new voice. God is ever reis-
irg up new worbmen with gifts as grand
as lhe OH. If not sp grand, batter
sense Of the world resolves 70 prefer and
adopt the new instead Of the old whicu
mes becom. uuclcan.
And so look on women who coun,ed
too much ON their beauiy ard ability 90
cherm, pagcc.ing 10 b. true; on youth
who reckoucd TOO highly their standing
in the community os children Of cold
f2mi'!es," or ON educlt,Or, outward cul
ture, OF tech icsl skill. 1--WE can do g
great many tbiras that other paop o coull
not and We shall be tolerated" Qlts
/ possible, NJ 90 ccrtsin point. Clerks
and rnSster-Horkmen tbsYo were VIM
we're "surs their services could never be-
dispeused with, for zho could bo fsuuG
VINO would take our place T" But th,ro
BE- aIwsys therlsk OF sn oveg3rawa account
soon; the surety # 80 ~ last.
So wiil ij D. with 'be mercy of God
which is cs.led "cvodssiog." Upt5 q
certain point, yef; but after that Hnn aro
even ''g'vsu oyer to believe q Lies" the
sccouut is exhausted. The Judgement
comes.
then took my place st The window
with r,ayeifu care. d ayeu eraut me
20 wa.ca weli my books, tbst ,bs account
be not owrlia~n, rdher ia UHs world
nor Gao ucKt-lN.v York Weekly.
-.r-r.s-raartl-sras
4 SacriisEisas Petition answered
a fepach from Reading. Pa. dated
tae - % i1srsni SIS: r.pry Lmon. o.
I young msa. residing ri.b ai5 grandmother
al Wc rmp.., ItHe vi.alg i've mi'ts
from here, was Gfl HsI ift week on th.
curRs Of hsy.rg robbed the % lsdy ot
como u,9rey and other vtllshts WHn.
iu ibe ,mss oi sge'Ie B1s ard before