Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-05
Crowded Out.


ncy of my life have watched and
waited 10 hear commencement ser
mon. To do this has been the dream,
yea, the ambition of my life. went
just now TO the church, got seat,
| thought was healed, leaned back,
| tried to forget, the rush, the mad
crowd around and about'mc. | took
an humble seat, an obscure seat. |
thought | would sit there the world
torgctting-and by the world forgot
observing everything-observed by
no onc-happy beneath the curtain of
oblivion. | thought to catch that
sermon-alas, It's the same old, old
story and | was observed, the gentle
manly usher came around aud | was
crowded out. Those ushers, how |
love them-l have ever been content
ed with myself, never cared to eX-
change places with any one but if |
ever do become dissatisfied with my
sclf'-if ever want, like the Demo-
Gratis, a change in this world, if | ever
pray for anything, it will be TO make
me an usher in a.church. | am of
the opinion that it is the most con-
spicuously conspicuous position this
side Of an arch angelship above. The
idea OF man just working himself
into fortune and to fame. | do not
know how the Office comes, whether
they are elected or appointed--l know
this they neither die nor resign.
IlpI | 1II tn NIT,
about ushcrS, | am done with them
forever | wanted to say something
about being crowded out in the world
and yet | can hardly do this without
some one CRYING out egotism; but
what do | care! have not ever gone
on and on doing as | pleased, whore
physical power was concerned de-
pending on my own strong right arm
and ever depending on my own strong
viii to carry me through the world !?
But young man, this is wrong, no
man is smart enough to bully, to over
ride public opinion and he who un-
dertakes it will fail.
But they will crowd us, there is no
sort OF doubt of 1t, the man who goes
through this world without being
crowded, has never done anything
worthy otnotice, he is blank, eli
pher,a taiInre,a cheat, a iraud,a sham,
nothing, with handful of trumps
he Will not catch a trick in the great
game OF life. But the idea Is not to
fret, not to foam, not 10 champ the
bit because we are crowded. II takes
nerve, moral courage, not physical
courage, no man deserves any credit
for having physical courage, brutes
viii fight back when trampled upon,
but it takes moral courage to get
down amt out III this world ,and let
somebody else up and in and not
whine.
do not believe III whining, | new
er did, | hope | neverwill, and crowd
me AS they will, yea drive me to the
wall, leave me stranded on the shore.
Il broken bone, tlineless harp and !
VIII never whine, never grumbIe. ]
have seen men fret because iorsooth,
somebody could catch more fish, Kill
more birds, kc.mnrc.s noney than
tne! GGu'u, l 'G'! you lh'S Is Wr"mg'
tH ny, W'ue Worlu Is oelore us, up 'he
mi we start, at the top are the fruits
nnl MOWERS; ',e man VINO Se'S theIc
Hr't Is entitled 10 thelh' mean 10 uu
~! pe s III an 'he uhuertakllgS OF
,il.? me, 10 .aNc 20 1T! BOSOM 'n u,
lruitS anu sweet II can sG' thTi", !,
soi.'e p,I'cI l,ia , oeats nc l S'la'l iio'
sruI'loIe' Uh'y ye'ieru"! ! hearu
nan nan Sd! ',c k knew where iish WUu'II