Daily Republican., 1884-04-28

Not the good man thus denOlnlhatet
by courtesy, as in the Scottish song:
"rhere's nae luck aboot the house,
There's nae luck at a;
There's nae luck about the house,
When our gude mans AVA"
The man of the house thus referred t.
may sometimes be very bad man, in
deed, in reality.
But the good man to whom we retel
il a far different individual. He is NOR,
often seen than heard of, and it is easiel
to tell what he is not than what he is.
He seldom achieves as a great Gener
al, statesman, or hero of any kind. H'
IL not the shining mark that Deatf
IL said to love for his aim he may, like
Moses, live TO be ripe and full of years
ere he is gathered to his fathers.
The good man may be moderately
rich, but he is very apt to be rathel
more than moderately poor. Bu
whether rich or poor, he is not parsl
monious. He gives freely of that whict
he has, though it be nothing more thar
the typ.cal cup Of cold water.
fIe casts his bread upon the waters
though not with the hope that 1t may
return to him after many days.
He divides his last crust with those
more needy or unfortunate than him
self, and when he has no longer crus,
to divide, he gives what is better-a
sympathizing ear, and such comfort
and consolation as he is able to bestoW
But with all his virtues the good
man Is not by any means immaculate.
He has his faults and unlike Gold.
smiths charming vicar, his failings
do not always lean to virtues side. "
He il sometimes unable to pay his
debts, and lie has been known to use
words beginning with d when he
piuches his fingers in the barn-dOor or
when the briudle COW unfeelingy
plants her hoof on his tenderest corn.
But it is only under strong provoca-
ton that our good man uses such lam
guage, and then he repents in sack
cloth and ashes after it, and shakes
his head sadly over his own shortcom-
ings as he smokes his pipe on the back
porch
But his nature is not a morbid one,
and with the mental resolution to do
better hereafter, the good man soon
finds relief from the twinges of re-
morseful conscience under the soothing
inhu noe of tired natures sweet re-
storer, baImy 81 ep."
The good man never backbltes his
neighbOrS, not because he has lald
down rule to that effect, but because
in the kindness of his heart he think
eth no evil" He does not discover the
beam in his neighbOr's eye for the
mote of which he is conscious in his
own.
Though simple. minded, he is not
ignorant, nor foolish, nor wanting in
scnsiblity. Like Charity, he sutlereth
long, and il kind" He can rehuke one
who insults him, and he can also for
give one who Injuries him, though he
does not forget the injury.
Aud if he heaps Goals of fire on his
enemy's head he does it so judiciously
that, instead of scorching, they melt
the enemy's iron heart, and turn him
into a faithful friend.
The good man does not temper
Justice with mercy" he adorns mercy
with justice, and though he may not be
aware of it himself, the golden rule
is the loadstar by which he steers his
bark through the voyage of life. 1t is
the compass which he consuts in all
the shoals and narrows of his voyage,
and guided by it he never goes astray.
The good man is tender hearted, and
would no sooner hurt his neighbOr's
feelings than he would steal his money.
He is az honest AZ the day is long
not because "honesty is the Oest policy" !"
but because it IL right. He is never
indolent, or negligent, but attends
strictly to the performance of even the
simplest duty, because it is his duty,
and therefore must not be neglected.
And what he does is sure to be well
done for the good man does not be-
lieve in alf-way jobs of any kind.
If he is well off he does not tie up
his money in the bank and live like a
hermit on the interest of 1t, thus
virtually burying his talent in a napkin.
He engages in some business, and
keeps his money in circulation, thereby
doing a vast amount of good to his
fellow beings. He does not practice
unnecessary economy in the matter of
dress, or help, or other expenditures.
He considers parsimony worse fault
than extravagance for, whereas the
parsimonious man does no good to any
one with his money;the liberal man as
sists others to live,even though he may
grow poorer himself.
The good man is never harsh in his
opinions of others, for he judges every
one by himself. His doctrine is very
simple one-to do no harm, but all the
good he can, to every living creature,
and for the rest TO trust in that Divine
Providence, "Who doeth all things
we'll"
In word, we all know or have known
the good man, and the good woman, too,
who is his counterpart, and sometimes
goes ahead of him both in his virtues
and his failngs.
And we know that we ourselves, as
well az the world at large, are the bet
Ter from The ir existence.