The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-11
A Mnrh mIlh ihc InunE Men of Ts1n,.

DALLAs, Jan. l0-tEditor HERALD J.
Oaoe upon time, within tho memory Of
rather young msn now, three broihtfs
cams 20 Texas, all Young, single mon,
reared On the isrn ot frugal, virtuous pa
r'ut', All were poor, but abie-bpdltd'
Two of them worked for wages, were iaith'
raj 20 their employers, spent nothing fool
shly, IN disaipaiion or otherwise gov
strong in the esteem of neighbors ana, 10
tho end Of three years, each bought tIact
Of lana and began Improving H.. In tH'ive
months each had good cabins thirty acres
Ia cultivation, young orchard planted,
and IA clever nucleus ia horses, cows, PIGS
aud implemente. A month later tney
married sisters, handsome. sensible and
pure slrls, the Offspring OF respectable pa-
rentsRe-grls innstely commanding ros'
pect, Whistler In kitchen or p,ror Thus
strengthened, each brother prosprred from
year TO year. Their farms adjoining. they
mutually aided each other, az did their
sister wives, tue two households h,einr
added somewhat to his first pu'cna,e
oflsnd. Children were born to each.
lev years found them independent, with
good homes fine farms, lovely children, be
lug trained Gin the way they should
90, and possessing the respect and couh'
dsnce of the whole surrounding country.
They were ready to assist the worthy and
there abided In each household. To this
day those families have been blessed ~
their goodf, their children aud the love oi
their psghbors. Well instructed, dutiful
children, good libraries and good will 10
men, are among their jewels Millionaire,
know not such liie.pI olonging ana heart
eievlling bliss
The third brother, OF equal opporturi-
ties ia tho down Of maph0od-whers md
what IN he2 A cad exhibition OF the pro-
duca Of tglsehood In the race OF life. DE-
carding the sturdy virtues OF those nearest
him, he guided his bark in company with
the idls, the conceited and protentious,
disdnining honest labor, wearing gay APP
pGrsl beyond his MEANS in cost. aud ire
quentiug the haunts OF the gGyi-
and disspated. Filiai warnings ne
dis aimed and ever seemed re-
voivlng some plan Of acquisition without
toil-some means OF extracting from others
the fruits Of their labor. OF necessity he
becomes 20 be Stunned even by the clase
AFTER whom no would fashion his own con
a net, tor be was always Of the class to re-
ccve and never possessed the ability TO
bss.nw. Ills desire for the material things
ot others, brought disgrace aud punish
ment. Unreconstructcd, he entered the
yh rlpool OF latter day politics and cs'
poused the doctrines OF communism and
sgraranism short, the robbery of the
viriuous and industrious for the feeding,
clothing and maintenance OF the idle aud
vic ous-dogmas so foul that none but the
reckless or insane could Do imagined to be
their supporters. Simple facts illustrate
great, living truths. SO in this case. Two
brothers, the heads of honest, useful fami-
lies, bending their energies in upholding
the well.being of soclcty, honored aud
respected by the intelligence and virtue OF
the land; the other u blighiing, eating
cancer OH the body polite, Stunned as
pestileuce by the same intelligence and vir-
tue. Young men Of to-day choose which
route you will travel LABoRER.