Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-10
4 FATmER's ADVICE no IITs SON.
IcoECLUDED.

| rejoice to find that profanity is
considered vulgar in England. 1t is
vulgar everywhere. During the two
years that | resided in England I
never heard a profane word from q
gentleman. Among the young men,
slang seemed to be abundant. I
hope that il does not prevail at the
university
Remember that when you are
twenty-five you viii desire what
others value at that age, and SO at
every future stage Of life. I mean
what the higher order of men value.
Live each year in the way which
will best ft you forthe next year, and
thus you will lead a happy life; life
which will secure to you the happier
life to come.
You start with every advantage; but
forget not that yours are advantages
suited TO America, not suited to Eng.
land. No one has superior rank or
higher social position than you in
America In England their ancient
system ofprimogeniture and title gives
precedence and outward respect, in a
large degree, irrespective Of merit.
It's not SO with us, and am very
glad. Quarrel not at all with their
system; they seem to like it. But
never covet it, and never commit the
silly snobery Of pretending to prefer
it to the system ofyour own country
The social life Of England is very
charming, and their plan Of leaving
all land to the eldest son has built up
vast estates, adorned and dignifed
with castles and halls filed with art
and luxury and refined taste; but all
this is at the sacrifice Of many human
rights which we value.
Feel always Q manly pride that
you are an American, and that your
future il here.
Nothing like this is possible in
America; and it win not always last
in England
The substratum of the English char
acter is solid, honest, truthful, and, in
the main, just Our best traits are a
heritage from that race; but / feel
quite sure that, with all our faults. we
are rapidly improving upon our En-
glish sires, and that we shall become
quite the superior people as whole.
There Is not, ia all historic time, q
grander record than that Of the Unit
ed States. Before the nation was !
hundred years old great civil war
broke out, and the North alone had at
one time more than million of armed
men in the field. and the South bad
vast armies also. After four years Of
terrible war, more than twelve hun
dred thousand soldiers were disbanded
almost il . day. They returned to
the peaceful industries Of civil life
without . murmur. without disorder
and without crime Under our sys-
TEN Of government they had learned
to govern themselves. Even il the
madness of the conflict, when the
President was assassinated, the gov
eminent moved on without even 4
ripple Of disturbance. More than
three thousand million Of debt was
created, and the paper money was ID
such discredit that one gold dollar
would buy two dollars aud seventy
cents Of tie paper But so soon IS
the war ended we went bravely to
work, paid oif one-third 81 our debt.
and nov 3 paper dollar win buy gold
dollar il any part Of the country, and
our national credit IS Of the highest
grade. re have finished more than
seventy fye thousand miles of rail-
way revived our industries, increas-
ed = population. and our prosperity
il such thak onr annual income il
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