The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-10

Most persons in this world are
anxious for applause. They like tc
be we'll thought of, and never object
to hear themselves spoken of in a
commendable manner. No real OBJ
lection can be formed to this, pro-
vided sinful vanity is not at the root
OF it. Pride, it must be remembered,
is a busy sin that spoils all we under
take. More than this, it is bound
to be discovered, and the real OBJ
ject we haye in view is often de-
feated by 1t. When Diogencs step
ped upon the flowing robe OF Plato
he conically remarked: Thus DO l
trample on the pride Of Plato" The
sage turned and replied: Yes, Di-
ogenes; tut with greater prize ofy"ur
own" 1t was evident that Diogeres
took pride in making display Of his
impudence before the rabble. There
are many persons who act to-day
precisely like Diogenes did. Some
who are naturally dirty and sloven!y
hate to see a gentleman wear
clean shirt. They speak of him as a
.Miss Nancy" "dude," etc. We
once heard clownish fellow remark
about some genteel folks, who, al
though poor, always appeared in
company neatly dressed: 'Those
people put all they have upon their
backs, and starve their stomachs." !"
A bystander quietly replied: 'That
is more commendable than to make
hog of yourself by putting all you
have in your stomach and go like a
7agabond." The cap seemed to fit
the first party SO perfectly that he
skunk awaj with stupid grin. Very
few persons are SO poor that they
cannot make decent appearance
when they appear on the streets and
even when at home. To appear like
a sloven at home and on the streets
like q princess or Lord Chesterfield,
is shoddy and vulgar. Neatness and
cleanliness of person st home should
always be observed: It will not do,
either, to attend to only certain por-
tions of the body and neglect the
others. Women, particularly, should
always be careful to keep their hands
in order. A woman with a pretty
face and rough hands, with traces Of
dirt beneath the skin and nails, is like
the peacock-his plumage is beauti-
full, but you must never look at his
feet. It is said that if the bird while
strutting looks at his feet his tali
drops Immediately. The peacock
cannot help himself, but any female,
unless she is compelled to work IN
dye colors, can keep her hands in
order if she is willing to take the
trouble. We should so respect our
selves that we would be unwilling to
appear at home in way that we
could not appear before strangers. OF
course no one expects to see persons
who have their domestic duties to
attend to dressed in silks and fine
linen, but they do expect to see them
properly costumed for their work.
Many young men are so afraid of
being called "mean" that they will
spend the last dollar they have in
their pockets among their comrades
for purposes very often more to be
condemned than commended. 1t is
so nice to have the ''boys" call them
generous fellows - Hold on young
man; generosity should always con-
mence at home. Ifyou spend money
among strangers that is needed by
relatives, you are really ungrateful,
selfish and devoid Of moral courage.
Remember that relations stick to
you when your money is gone.
Friends, so-called, when adversely
overtakes you, will disappear like
the leaves in autumn. To have too
much pride is to spoil whatever we
undertake; to be without entirely
makes US fit only to associate with
animals that Wallow in the mire.
Columbia Record.
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