The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-24

passing humanity,
ranked, graded, and classed each bearing
his burden, and each cOvetinr e1pedients
to lessen the load. The we.rr rIowman
plods his homeward way, honing for the
harvest the factory whistles ,,ouse. the
drowsy operatives dreaming of a place
where "time" counts no more; the mer-
chant and trader speculates Of cultures,
freed from chance; and the professional
man delves over lore which teaches a
deliverance from present cares
Hope springs eternal in tie hnn,, b-eastl
Man never was and never will Ia. blsssel
Not that Heaven does not shower bless
ings upon us in the shape Of ieweled
! hopes and diamond splngIed realities,
but The ever restless, changing ehahng,
leaping, vaulting spirit. dashes the over
present "blessing' aside, and cropes for
ward in mind to the yiewless future,
racking the soul with expectations of
something unfulflled, AMI drowning the
life of hope itself in the vacuum of that
which is always yet to come. The true
philosophy of life, and also an all essen
tial factor to the best socie Y, is for com
munity 10 be
WILLING TO ENJOY THEMSELVES;
to be willing to avail themselves Of the
means in reach toward Their own enjoy
ment. The poor man, the ploidinc farmer,
the factory operative, the MECHANIC, and
small trader. may not be Athlete drive in
gilded carriages, or dress Lhsir wiyes and
| daughters in purple and 6ne linen" but
why mar their ever present opportunities
| for other pleasures, in a suriy gloom of
envy toward neighbors more opuient. Oh,
| that those of our fellows would feel what
they profess-a pride in their class;
would that they would assert what exists
only too much in rhetorical hgure-thsir
o'cn independence; not in captiousness. not
in envy, but in proud consciousness that
they are entitled to enjoy themselves in
keeping with their own circumstances
and condition. There are
DISTINCTIONS ~ SOCIETY,
have always been, aud always will be;
and il is wise, and just, and proper for all
that there should be. The facts of life
make it so. In this free country of ours,
these class distinctions are not prescribed
by statute law as in the old world, but
they are marked by an unwritten law as
fixed and unalterable as the law OF the
Modes and Persians. There is an appeal
from good to better. but there is no repeal
of these laws. The one class or the other
may fault or decry, but the "distinction"
1 stands as irreyocable to-day as hundred
/ years agone. There is no use complain
! ing about it, but bow 10 il as fact, and
/ proceed TO use the means round about you
1 for your own enjoyment Fortune in
money, fortune in brains, fortune in pow
er and authority, Of necessity make dis
tinctions in society, not resultant from
arrogance and superciliousness, but the
concomitaut Of surrounding advantages.
] 4. al q Il n h. 4
\ free masonry of life; tbey are steps n
! the ladder leading from mans primal
state to the Highest grade Of culture and
/ civilization.
/ Our great captains of learning are not
on an equality with the priTates; nor can
/ the very poor man be on an equality with
| the very rich; but each round in this
/ ladder of society can be fastened in the
/ grand uprights of consciense and integ
( rity on either side, and broad sympathy
/ Of affection and fellowship which men
I call
APFABIL1TT AND COURTESY,
cement each class and grade into respect
ability. This is the messure OF good
breeding, whether of high or low degree.
Remember. always, that tits a
PLEASURE TO BE PLEASANT
to soften the harshness Of eur yak into
graceful words AMI sentences; make
the motion of your steps answer 10 the
music in your neigh boris heart; aud TO
answer with bow the kind acknowledg-
ment of an acquaintance. Whoever felt
the worse for soft word, q bow, smile,
or any of those expressions of counte-
nance which indicate good will and
peace" to your fellows? 1 would have
each
ENJOY HIMSELF AsHEIs
and not go cropping through gloom, poison
ing the inspirations ofth presen through
the glttering expectancies OF a condition
of life he may never attSin. | would not
chill ambition, for ambition is the spur
that causes man TO contend with the des-
TIMES of life; and that soul has never yet
been born, which at sometime was not
moved by the quiekeuing touch Of ambi-
ton II msy come covered with sloth, or
hidden in pretended humility. IL may
come through misty, shsdowy prospect
i've like the view of an ocean sunrise, or
it may come like an adventuring goddess
challenging fate; bat it will come. And the
fault is not in It's coming, nor in its pos
session, for a community Of errors makes
the world akin in Ali these longings but
the fault, IL at all, comes with the man
ner and guidance Of these ambitions. Let
each ascend the ladder-the grs,iuations
of bettered society, for, quoting from
my dear friend of last week, I'VE are all
creatures of circumstances, aad every one
in his or her turn has 10 do the best his
opportunity will allow; but one thing we
all can do: we can practice simplicity, truth
and charity. A simple, truthful and
| charitable mind is sure to become refined. p"
This is true sentiment, aud II all oar
am billions are guided by its teachings,
/ society will becoma source Of good VIII,
and good will is love, and love is religion.
The contrast of the genial, graceful suave
manner with the rough, uncouth and boor-
| ish, wins every heart to the first; and win
ming universal admiration and endorsement
why are these amenities supplanted by the
coarser and less agreeable. One thrust at a
! prevailing foible, and | resign this pen: Why
/ is Il that when Il lady enters Clinton street
absent she may have been for weeks OF
months, her gentlemen acquaintance, In
stead OF a genial, smiling welcome, salute
her with a
GRIN, A Sop. AND a GRrNTt
the triangulated stimulation of the ape, tn,
monkey, and the bear. Certainly not il
| disrespect, for we are their sisters, thei
mothers, and their daughters Oh, men o
Hickman, mend this surly manner! We
ladies, gather these minor attentions anC
| courtesies into gladstone bouquets and taxi
them home, from which is exhaled the ricf
perfume which happytes your home anC
mine. Bow men, bow-not to Gesler's cap
but let Gesler's cap I've raised to Gesler'
mOther-(his sisters, his cousins, and hi
aunts). MAUD MULLER.
Powell & Bro. have been greatly de
lsyed and damaged by their failure t.
receive mill machinery in time to have
mill completed for this seasons whea
crop. We learn that it was contracted t.
be delivered by the LIST of May. w
regret this disappointment both on &C