The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-08
Neral Cean-r.


The ssyle Of living required or sEi.,
posed 60 be required Of those who wish
to move in wka. Is called cool society,
ostea works most unhappy and d.
aSircns consequences In those who have
nod the moral courage % lire according
20 the facts of their individual lives.
A man who has plenty of money ran
afford On live on a large scale. to support
n rctsnue Of servants. 90 buy costly
pictures aad works of art. and ia ys,n-
eral Ia surround himself with whatever
money can laiv. As has besa said by
an eminent orator: civilization mas
extend ~,irfieaiiy IS well as l~atferaiiv."
and il il n good thing. In msny WAYS. "a
have the standard of comfortable aud
even luxurious living advanced Bu.
whsa a man spends more ia this NAY
than be ar prldentiy afford 10. then
the trouble begins. There Is certainly
not a CITY. AMI scarcely Il village or
hamlet, where there IL not more or less
trouble e. this KIND. and il come, abont
in the most natural way. The
children OF the wcii-to-do beg
their msmmas 10 let them dress a,
nicely a. their pisyfeilcws-tae children
Of the betteF-to-lo; the 80 desire Ia wear
as tine clothes ~ the children Of the
richest man in the village. MammAs
have n pride in gratifying this natural
desire on the par Of their children, and
pressure is brought to bear on the
father 81 the family 10 grant the desired
indulgence. II such natural desire ex-
tended only 10 dress. il nigh; not work
50 much mischief. butt grows Till IL in
clndes houses, furniture. eqnipage. the
table. travelling. and all the rest.
Now, il re Iuires \ constant exercise
VI moral courage on the part II both
parents n children in moderate cir
cumstanccs To withstand influences 80
potent. and TO live and dress aud keep
within their means. But il can be done.
and it il done by those who will not
allow themselves Ia lie swept away by
every breeze and carried away by every
social current, by those who insist on
doing n little thinking on their own ae-
count. not only w~iihs:anding the drift
Of public sentiment, but. when duty
calls. moving directly in the face Of it.
IL IS q good thing for children tn learn
TO live according Ia what is fitting their
station in life; il is good for them to be
compelled to the exercise If moral
courage in this regard. But there are
very few parents who are willing to ex-
pose their children, on account of infcri-
ority Of dress and surroundings, 10 the
snubs Of their playfcllows, even though
to prevent it they live beyond their
means.
The pressure brought to bear upon a
poor young man who marries the
daughter OF q wealthy family is fire.
quentiy %ruinous TO him. He has apride
in providing for her everything she has
been accustomed To, and i'm Keeping his
household in rs stylish n manner a. his
father-in-law does. In her ignorance Of
much things cost. i'm her fancy that
her husband is certainly her fathers
cTuni I'm ability md MANAGE
lment. she is often unaware that her
exactiOns are forcing him in the direc-
lion Of failure. cmbezzlcmcnt, forgery.
crime. And he, poor man. hasn't the
courage to place before her the facts in
the case. The records show that NAM
\ man whose only fault was undue in
iulgcnce To his family. has been brought
the pcniientiary because he had not
he moral couraye to bring his expendi-
within his means. and was forced
,y pressurcs outside of himself and final
y Irresistible to appropriate funds be-
not to him. Some most dis
cases Of this kind are within our
knowledge and suggest this
lOte of warning.
As a preparation for the financial re-
possibilities OF adult life it is an excel
plan to allow each child i'm n family
certain specified amount which shall
over necessary expenditures. and re-
,uire a faithful account of the same.
his will teach children the value OF /:
honey rs nothing else will; this will /:
Drm in them the habit of thoughtful |
wise expenditure, Of choice as To =,
hat is most desirable and what is less /,
esirable. and what is equally impor- !
ant will compel themto go withou, some /,
hings that seem greatly to be coveted. !
Is good for a man tn bear the yoke in F,
is youth. and for a woman also. G
n great many wives through mistaken
indness on the part of their husbands 7
re kept in Ignorance a Ia the real
late OF their pecuniary affairs. and drift +
leasantly down the rapids of lavish ex- a
enditure totally Of the abyss 4
I failure they are approaching until a
iey make the fatal plunge. Real kind C
ess to the wife will not allow her hus- a
to keep from her that which in O
lstice To him and To her she ourh: to /
now. Real kindness TO the husband Fl
i'll not allow his wife to force him to e
'e verge OF and into bankruptcy. Mar |:
age is q business partnership not less q
AN n partnership of other interests, C.
both partners should know fully {:
hat the assets and liabilities are, and q
lape their course accordingly. In j
'ing this no little exercise of moral
is required. courage TO deny
ieself, To go yer unpleasant accounts,
face difficult problems. TO resist al D
ring temptations. and. in fine. to pre- 5,
rye a clean and perfect balance sheet. G.
". j. Tribune. in