The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-08-21
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to nothing. He knows too much
they'll blow a little for appearacC
sake, pass it over, and when the
next grand jury meets he will be
foreman, you'll see." But this
spasmodiCT h6rr@snergy was ex-
haustive, and he snUsl5St.~Afler
all, what is it. Don't all of MS nvS
on the misfortune of otbers2 Goe-
lett spent lots of other peoples
money, they commonly say, aud he
kept a lot Of people at work, and
what was the misfortune of the
losers was the good fortune of those
who got the work. Bad theology
this I'll admit; and worse morals in
IA business way, but isn't it the way
of the world. This line of reason
ing sounds harsh to the sensitive
spirit, but we must accept facts as
they eXiSt,n0t as we would like to
have them. The prosperous ones
of this world have no consideration
for those in adversely. When a
poor devil has become downhcart-
ed by misfortune, they call him a
fool for giving away to it, with 9th
er such chunks Of wisdom. But 1t
seems TO me that the man who can
carry a smiling face with an aching
heart is heroic in his philosophy.
| have been there. l have known
misfortune, and l still have a ia
miliar acquaintance with the old
jade. But | know that groaning
will not bring me one cents worth
of comfort, and have come to the
conclusion that misfortune is neces
sary to our existence. They say
sin is the greatest misfortune that
ever befell this mundane sphere.
1t is far reachingin its consequence,
1t finds numerous channels where
it can be useful, always throwing
anchor to the windWard in its wind
ings IN aud out of life. 1t enters
into governments, society and
households, and even the churches
are breathed upon by its loathsome
breath. And yet it does good. 1t
supports an army OF ministers, of
iurists, of different moral agents,
against the giant enemy Of the
world, and these people live and
thrive, in some cases receiving hon
ors and riches, in consequence Of
the existence of sin. Costly church
es and temples of marble and gran
lite are built as strongholdS against
the common enemy. War is a mis-
fortune. Yet look at the masses
of men employed in creating mu-
nitions of war, it seems as if the
"ill wind blew goodF to some one.
Crime is u misfortune. Yet pris-
Ons aud jdils are built aud managed
Scores-of keepers, large forces
of police and guardians OF the law
are kept employed, judges and law.
yers are kept daily engaged, all of
which are paid for by the misfor
tune of crime. Can there be any
greater misfortune than the curse
OF Rum! l speak it in the broad
est sense. a misfortune to the
Individual, the family, to society,
to the world at large. Yet how
prominently it stands among the
business of the world. 1t is one of
the leading articles of commerce,
enters into our exchanges, places
countless vessels on the ocean,
keeps in motion thousands of steam
engines upon the land, while the
vile rum that is made to consume
the bodies and almost the souls Of
one portion of the people, il yet
gives employment to thousands of
another portion, gives good return
Tor capital invested, is one of the
principal sources of revenue of the
government, and thus becomes a
legalized criminal misfortune. Pow.
is a misfortune, a grievous,
soul-wearing misfortune. One
would naturally think that from
the victims of this misfortune but
could be gained, but there are
human parasites that feed upon the
poorest OF their species, who take
advantage of the poor with perfect
lmpuDity, simply from their vic
Tins utter helplessness, grinding
them to absolute starvation in some
Instances, that they may ploit
thereby. Think of the widow wo-
men with children to raise aud sup
making pants at twenty-five
md thirty cents per dozen for rich
capitalists that they may make mon
", and yet God withholds his hand.
Sickness is a misfortune. But look
It the large number of doctors, the
men in the mountains and valleys, J
he forests and hedges, that are en-
in the hunt OF various barks, !
cots, leaves, etc, which possess
qualities, and then the I
ilemists who extract their virtues
rom them. All this caused by !
our suffering on a bed of sickness, {
nd you thus contribute your share
Owards sustaining thousands in
heir life work. Aud Death "sleeps
win sister" while no misfortune to {
hose who die aud lie down to rest '
lies weary travel, is a misfOr- (
lue to those left behind to strug- &