The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-07

neighbors. MIR. King has a larcn -
tory, and employs several bss aacs
workmen. He lives in = hanS.aesQ
house, and dresses we'll, and bas N
best in the market on his table. bs,s ses
face always wears a look Of car ~ nlS
ne never seems to take any time fo L, ny
joyment. : o.
He has only one son, Georos =.
associates with low fellows. snd .aO
constant cause of trouble to his fatI a
Yet MIR. King is called one II s'l NJ
richest men in town, and annear' w y
have everything that money IAN ~, ssa .
him, but he certainly doesn't seem g srs
happy. 'efy
Our next neighbor, in the other a..
ton. is Mr.. Lee. He is a farmer ~ y.
wears coarse clothes. But he Is indns nv
trious and saving, and his wife Is ! 4, s "
manager: His house is very plsin AMI
furnished. F@4ily
But his children are obedient and =
spectful, and they always stand amo -
the first in their classes at school
don't know a family anywhere thai
seems happier than they are
In these two cases Joe's idea doeSn't
seem to be true.
While was thinking over the mot...
Uncle John came to visit us. So asred
him about it, and this is what he said a.
" 1t is true that money can be mada
the means of greathappiness. If a ner.
son has plenty of money he can NOT oplv
occupy handsome house and live /.
good style, but he can also travel hn-.
books, help those who need assistance
and he can obtain with it every earthIv
comfort. But it takes great deal u
Judgment to spend money wisely
There are some persons who consider
that their money was only given them
in trust, and they look about them e
see where they can use it to the best adj.
vantage in relieving suffering and In aid
ing worthy objects. Many persons Law
aside certain proportion of their in
come yearly for this purpose.
= am glad to notice, BY the papers.
that the number of people who endow
charitable and educational institutions
is increasing. More persons, too, seem
inclined to carry out their plans them
selves, while living, than to wait tin
their death before the money can be-
gin its good work. In such cases. mon
ey is made to perform its true Office A.
a servant.
but, on the other hand, money can
become the means of great unhappi-
ness. A person may occupy an ele-
giant house, and be doing large and
profitable business; but this frequentlv
involves great risks, which, In many
cases, burden the mind with care and
anxiety.
"When man gives all his energies
to money-making, he loses, in great
measure, his power to sympathize with
others; SO that he is thereby not only
untitled to himself enjoy the pleasures
OF home and social life, but even his
presence interferes with the happiness
of those by whom he is surrounded.
"Then too, the wealth of parents
often leads their children to imagine
that they need do nothing but enjoy
LIES pleasures. By this means extraY-
agant tastes are acquired, and habits Of;
dissipation frequently follow
:" In these cases, money is perverted
from its true office, and becomes mas
ter. So you see that, to one who has d
worthy object in life, money wisely
spent will be of great assistance In pro-
noting it.
"But to one who has no such Object,
money il abundance becomes a tempta-
ton to evil, which it viii promote with
even greater power Therefore, money
can be either benefit or curse, &C.
cording as 1t is made servant or be-
comes master.
thought over Uncle Johns words,
and they gave me some new ideas. |
always used to suppose that people who
had plenty of money would be happy
because they had the means Of getting
almost everything they wished.
But now look at it in different
way. Money seems to bring good
many cares and responsibilities with it
because it possesses SO much power for
good or evil, and it must require great
deal of wisdom to spend it to the best
advantage.
hope that, hereafter, I shall always
have some worthy object in view, and y
ever become rich that shall feel as
the people do that Uncle John spoke Of,
and consider that the money was only
given me in trust to do good with, and
to add to the comfort of others.
Then the money would produce
double happiness, for it would not only
give comfort and pleasure to the needy
and suffering, but it would bring to me
more real happiness than / could ges
from it in any other way. - Gotdspi
Days.