The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-22

Among All my acquaintance, none
seemed happier than Eugene F. !
named him Fortune Fayo,fle. He had q
beautiful aud highly accomplished wife
his children were tic pretties1 anil the
best hammered 1 have ever met. All the
women considered Mrs. F. a. near per
fcction A. mortals can achieve; all the
men voted Eugene F-a a. clever a man
IL ono could desire 10 claim fellowship
with. lie was rich In associations. in
the integrity ~ d name that commanded
the respect ~ fQrr generations. How
few aspiring Americans can say as
much2 ~ possessed the advantages
Of d liberal education: his place was
assured A. we'll a. IL 4 possible 20 a.
surr anything ia 4 country where the
wheel ~ fortune obliteratcs the accumu-
lations and regulations 81 generations,
and lifts mon and women ont ~ obscur-
ify III q day. That il 70 say. the com-
pany that employed him was the oldest,
most reliable. and the richest organiza-
fion ii IL klnd Ia the country. Final
". In addition ID = salary Of three
thousand Il cal. Eugene had good rca-
son ~ count upon an inheritance in the
near future that would render him In
dependent.
The noteworthy trait fellowship with
Eugene IT, revealed was his equable
spirits. horn. a. he asserted. Of content
mcnf. III WIS satisfied with his place.
hi belongings and enioyments. No
man had more 10 make him happy, he
said. No man cniovcd life moro philo-
Sophically. OF frcttcd himself less over
fhe liz OF little things beyond. his con
troll II was this cquipoise. and.
doubtless. his ignorance II the trials
and bitter experiences Of less favored
peopia. that rendered Eugene F. IN.
different when the misfortnncs and
temptations of the poor were discussed.
Generous ID a fault. he WAS unable 70
comprehend the dire necessities that
drive The unfortunate 10 desperation
and death. III was scyerc-could with
difficulty find language strong enough
10 express hi contempt q tho aycragt
suicide.
A poor man who sought employment
and failed to find il. weary with fruit
less effort. despairlng under the world
rchufls. plunged rccklcSsly into the I'm
known. rhe means employed empha
sized The poverty IL the wrc;ched Great
urc. The newspapers made much Of u
ii was tbe i,rm Of the day. and proved
4 base for columns. l dropped IN %
Eugene one day when his hours worl
was done. lie had q newspaper III M
hand. H. threw IL down impaticntly
a%ngrily. as ne handed me 2 cigar an'
pushed me iut0 u scat. saying:
t. am disguised with You ncwspapc
men. Why do YOU give % much prom
incncc and space to that horrible syn
eide. By All accounts. the cllow ~
All that wa left him % do. Il ne ~
only displayed common sense, when p
was about IL. and adopted easier means
II d man must xiii himself. why does y
distigurr himself. or impose unncccssar.
and Horrible agonics such rs this poo
wretch inflicted upon himselfn
Aside from the fact that ! have y
patience with the speculation and theo
~ that cuts ground from under ever
Christians feet. ! was tired. Eugcn
worked al hour every day. worked
on an average, twelve al least, and ~
more IN one hour than Eugene did 4
three. Since II was clear to me thar a
received al least ten times more Tor ~
mental toll than l did. l could Afford
permit him 10 indulge himself IN = PR
longed dissertation of the survival {
The fittcst." Il pleased him and ap'use
me.
Now NJ said. AZ the end q . chal
Ter. tell me why a man who chooses
Kill himself. let rs sny with rat poiso'
should be regarded As much abcvc,
rat. Here u another account. ~ "
mornings paper, Of = woman who NJ