The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-10-05
The Lisposlt .o.l .. ..roperty.

Ihe hlSpOSlC.0i o. 'fnperCys
Said q wealthy Southern lady whose
husbnhds d good Christian man, had
been dead some years: my husband
ought not to have left SO much money
to his boys" He had given them $780,
900 and it had ruined his two sons! One
had soon filled drunkard's S grave, and
the other was q worthless fellow. The
widow lamented that, III his lifetime;
her husband had not done mote good
with his wealth.
This little incident carries it's own les
son for every reader. 1t should warn
parents against intrusting too much
property to SONS, and daughters until
thSy have learned the z'6dl Value Of iiioris
by. How little does that young man Or
woman know Of the real worth of q dol:
lar who nev6r knew eithef the Wafit Of
one or what it was to earn one! Whist
a salutary lesson it Would be if every
wealthy Father should make his children
do something towards their own sHps
port.
Senator Sargent, we th;rk it was,
paid his two, daughters, $25, 900 apiece
for ptdficehcy ii c6okiHg, A great
sum, do you sayP Yes, but how mitch
better than to give them $25;O0O with
out their making any attempt to earn it,
But some one says: "Such far-away
examples do hot touch us, for we are
not wealthy" No; SO fast. The prin-
ciple remains true for AL Your son
does not do what you did at his age
You never grow tired of telling of your
own youthful feats, and wondering how
John would like to do that. And John
ME thinks, what Il hard time father must
have had when he was boy, You
have won his pity and contempt rs we'll
He wouldn't W6fk So hard and 90
through what you did. No, and youdd
not wish him to. But you did it, enjoyed
it, and are to-day q better man for it,
do not urge you to put your boy
through iust such course as yours was;
but have him do something. Impress
upon him and upon his sister, too, that
work is noble: that it is manly and
womanly to WORK. And, the more noble
that purpose the happier we are. 1t is
% la9Son which needs To be taught every
wfrsre; in the parlor as well as in the
kitchen, in the school-room as well as at
the counter: A reasonable amount Of
work is rs necessary for happ ficss as for
usefulness. Happiness does not consist
in vast wealth, or in a multiplicity Of
pleasures, but in fully enjoying what we
| Wv hC'c. AIcJ WHO UCNSE never
know what pleasure there is inTaholidag.
But there is another lesson worth no
ting which this example teaches us. It
is best to give while we have the power
to give This sta 'cment is old and trte;
very true. But it is new, bran new as
Jar rs practice is concerned, to the bulk
OF mankind yet. How many do youi
know who are enjoying the luxury of
giving? For there is a luxury in giving.
The man who can make generous dona-
tions to all needy and deserving objects
should be tue happiest of men. He
makes the widows heart glad. He
feeds the fatherless. He cheers the
sick. Men go to him gladly, sure of a
welcome. The church in need appeals
TO him and not in vain. The college
looks to him for aid and gets it, All
noble Christians have in him helper
and a friend. Mems hearts warm
toward him. because his heart is warm
towards them. How much better this
is than TO grow cold by turning q dea!
ear 10 the wants Of humanity, and hay
ing your heirs wranglo over your prop
erly when you are dead, and wreck
themselves by its use. The only wise
course is 10 train children wisely, to
give them property only rs they can
make good use OF it, and to give
away, rs the davs of one s life pass by,
al chat an enlightened conscience and
love for fellow men nni ones crcum
stances will allow. The man who doss
his IS tbF ia JOY maH. Golden RXIe.