The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-02-11
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4A{J qdgs lit iseorgia has most unox
,,epcsestty sonlsds hfnselr Thrust sss, isdo
'IolhiiieiseeS over nil his Dretl,ren ,,,,d
elip@7el y l:fzens, aud beUouc the ea,,,va
y the, atisniring and enpious reVard NJ
ne people of half d epn,iheit. I'm cnn
'tquence of making The simple remnrl,
hat, lie i'ever8 goes to siesoat, miuht
llltli ne has paid every cent of obI,I,a
,lpu tiheurfell duiipg Jheslay,ea ia can
debt. V5 "= ''1 - i'oo VI
Happy man! Wiso Judge! Excep-
ll"iial individual! The brief state
inentot his simple rule of Conduct has
caught the eye of pGragraphcrs. in
every part OF the land, and every 'day
'oefe iluats into the Ne,DS and COuTier
4 1iicc one or more newspapers bearing
ihe inevitable announcement, which
we have quoted, with suitable head
ili'eS iograii attention TO the fact which
II sets forth and to impress the lesson
which 1t teaches. II one may Judge
rom the interest which the statement
has excited, a man who goes to bed at
night without owing anybody cent,
affords as rare an item for a viyilant
press as the man who has never tray
eicd by rail, nor tasted Il drop of ardent
spirit i'll his life. Or course there are
other such men, besides the Georgia
juri>t. but people do not hear of them.
thcy hide in tho shadow of content
ment, and live at humc-becausc they
have homes to live at. One NAV 90 on
making debts and paying them, after a
Time, Tor years together, and nobody
M nF M, 49, l.. L IL
ana the anxious parties Of the other
cart. But let him once fail. Let the
financial sun go down or the third day
"i grace ami grief, and his shurtcom-
ln@swill be heraldcd to all the world
next morning. In order to travel
safely with II crowd going down hill
one must keep his feet and keep NOV.
ing, however painful and breathlcss
the gait may be. II he fall he will be
t'nmplcd and sOrely bruised; tor not
many will stop to pick him up. His
nearest friends, indeed, will be only
too hnppy If they are not pulled down
with him, or do not stumble over him.
Ii ia probably n rare thing to find a
man who keeps wholly out,of dcbt, at
All times; who squares accounts with
lie world every day. If there were
many it is not likely that VIC should
have heard Of the gentleman over in
,ic"r%ia 50 promptly and So persistent
y. IT. mnv be that YOU owe only IA
cW thousands, or II few hundreds, or
few units OF dollars, and that YOUR
tNScis are far in access Of your liabili-
les. II 50, blessed are YOU; but your
'o@iiion is not on the bench alongside
II, our Georgia cXcmplar. Your
proper place is on the anxious seat
ma doubtless You occupy It much of |
our time. in the solitude of yOnr office |
" your library. If the balance is
@alnst You, Of course, though ever so |
lli!c, aud the surplus assets are not in |
i@ht, YOUR case is the common one. |
on are IN debt. If you own dollar. |
nl owe Il dollar and Il dimc only, YOU
'el"ng to the great majority. You |
re t>n cents behind, and The odds are |
hat YOU will find it hard work to |
atch up. That dime is the measure
II most OF your present troubles. IT |
s bigger in your eyes than the dollar, |
ind well nigh blots out the light of the |
un. III weighs you down by it's ab- |
'rncc. 1t fettrrs your hauds because
hey comet touch it. The tiny eagle
stamped upon it grows and becomes
culture TO prey uDOn your rituls, while
you, Il modern Prumethcus, arc help
"S~iy chained TO the rock OF debt.
H." safest way is the best way. You
wi! be richer and happier and stronger
II every way for denying yourself
" VhAtrv"r You cannot buy outright
N;'"t you have not yet earned. The
IpIrower l. servant to lhc lender, and
! you WouId bc truly lrce-irce from
aHd annoyance, and ankle !
y, and spm"timrs almost DESPAIR
borrow n|itncr money nor goods that
must be paid for "a little later" ri
'"u nTu III debt, or have been in debt, |
i"u clio not need to be told what it |
means. If Won nave never been in |
t"ht, aud are not now in debt, do not |
seek to learn by experience what it
means. The difference, in fcwcst
words, is the difference between hav
Nc your mouth under water and hav-
ny it ont Of water.
When the tide IS at your chin-whcn
on are living up to your income it is
Dad enough. Another inch means
irowning, and another dollar of debt
means that final inch. It is of not
much practical moment whether the
waters cover your eyes only, or 90
'Vcr yonr head. Yo" are in debt, arc
II the sea OF trouble, and can never
|raW another peaceful breath until the
rartC s suhsidr.
! here arc other than pccuniary debts,
remains to be said, and these also
h"ud be- avoided. Meet every obi
alton Mhich presses upon you. There
re hankruptS who have n fair balance
, their credit in the bank. BE not
+ these, either. Pay your debt, every
~ t" your child, your wife, YOU.
clghbor and your God. So only NAV
on lay yonr head on your pillow in
cace'rvcrI night, and so, at the clos
- hours OF your la est day, may YOU
to your final rest as one who wraps
ne drapcry Of his couch about him
hd lies down to pleasant dreams. I
a TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA. ;