Telegram-herald., 1889-11-08

be loses the beauty ani grace OF youth.
Veneer does not last we'll on a shaky
wood nor gold laid upon base metal,
nor do fine manners endure 20 the end
unless there is suhst-atum of honor
an1 uusel6shncss and self-command 20
lay them upon.
Again. II you see young fellow
throw himself into the sOftest chair in
the room. or heap the cushions In the
sofa-cornor 20 support his half-rec lining
rure. if he uses a fan IN hot weather
snd h0vers near the heater IN cold
weather. ~ be grows animated in dis
cussinE The menu and languid when
some disaster involving thousands OF
ltyes is SPOKEN Of, then. no matter how
charminr. no matter how fascinating.
how fatte-ing. how poetic that young
fellow may BE. he = not the Best Man,
e. be- is a. heart q materialist.
seldsh >ybarite, man whose
srmosthies begin and end IN his
own comfort. ! man who. as youth
passes away. viii gradually slip away
from she restraints Of appearances and
conventional elfsscriice. and In mid
do and old age frankly claim bis own
irdrl gences. his oNn ease. his own mar
~ circle ~ eniovuent. 10 matter how
f. may conflict With the happiness OF
those about lim.
No. this is not the Best Man Again.
orr young man mag have neither OF
chose classes OF faults he Is generous,
sympathetic. hardy. mise fs1. and cOgr-
areous both iu mind and body. but IS
mat some people call iistle fast.
Disslratsd OH no. not 40 much as
that. bus be DRINKS ittle too much.
r bets and plays for high stakes ar MIA
G ab. be- il seen IN Questionable or un-
cues .io0ab.e company. there Are a good
many sto~ es Isl whispered about him. ami
some which uammas are careful :heir
g.ris shall not 3eer
NothinE so very much. and nothing
that che lad ias who meet him In society
ara Obliged 90 know anything about.
ar1 m the ord mary routine 0f society
I'd certainly best not insIstupon know
Ing
But ike The litt'e rift within the
lufs. the iittle spe-k pon the Earnered
reach these hing viii grow and
s--esd. and = time silence che music
and corrupt the fav0r of che whole.
Thfs man IS not the Best Man for the
years 60 come.
But some one vii say, You are mar
rowing down your lines unsil there -
room 'or none hut saints between shenl.
Or. dear. 1o. mT friend. don pN--
sr-erv Ike saints. althouxh. o. course,
7 -es-orr -lsu hugely To be sure I
haze never known many. but those
Ihara been privileged 70 study always
seem Cd u,e lttle narrow IN their
views. ittla self-er crossed, llrt.e
shrro af.er money for some benevolent
rrrrcSe or another SeIf-douvln ~ tn"F =
g. we-n. ard morhidlT cor n-cien ti'ils
rat -perinF penny upon la. ~ T.
seIres -hat could POSSIBLY b. spared 20
tra Lord own poor. but che woaoie
vith ~ saints has generally been that
they .rsis- mon my being a. seif-deng
inE A. -hev were and casttng 81 ny
pennies l1-o The roor-hox after theifs
eot re-nE saint myself na7e a.
NaTs failed -o fllfll the expectations
c. thrte aorore3 f-Ienss sni - ~
have .sllen arart Bvt an afraia acs
even among hose sncala ! nd tlss
hest h1r Peg lifetime. for 7 shre~1lg
fear tra- M elderly nan saint NouId -
hard lttle requiring little
severe rTrn hnUa1 InGrultY ltle
tr rn ~ fIsrirI marian for real
corr ere aar on .07uent
era .aen. is tsa Best Man
frrn wrr n.u once - tFta art E here
r u alaH. thar is re say wF
Mta. Cor perhaps yours Nc.ll ee
her irtle.t .aL
errw raFe u mind F1s 1ne-
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