The Dickinson press., 1889-01-19
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~ don't thini | ever knew IA man who was
more ~improvident, or who had less ability to
take care of his money, than Gen. Garfield"
said n gentleman who was on very intimate
terms with tho late president, to n Star re-
porter the other night. ''lIis friends all knew
the generals weakness in that respect" he
continued. land were railways willing to assist
him when lie got into Il tight place, which. |
must say, was quite often. He was such Il
genial. companionahle man that every one
who knew him liked him, and those who
were his intimates positively loved him.
Garfield knew that he had no head for bust
ness; that lie could not keep money, and lie
often .iokcd about it. Sometimes those of
his friends who had pulled him our of close
financial quarters frequently would get Il
little ilritated, but they always ended by
giving him what lie wanted. I'll tell you q
little story. which is us true rs gospel. In
1877 there was n large party going to mako
tho trip across to San Francisco, and Gar
field wanted Very much to go. He had been
invited and had his railroad passes there and
back. But such a trip costs money, even if
You don't pay railroad fare, and Garfield
was hard up. He was talking about the trip
one day with n banker here and myself, and
expressed regret that he could not go. Tho
banker asked him why. and he confessed that
he hadn't any money. The banker said he
would loan him $500, and Garfield's face lit
up with pleasure as he asked when he could
have tho money. The banker, who knew his
weakness, said he wouldn't give it to hi!.l,
for if he did he wouldn't have any by the
time the train should start, but he agreed to
give it to me-, with the understanding thai 1
should give the general $3.50 after he got Oh
the train and take the other $3.50 to Mrs.
Garfield to keep her while he was gone. He
agreed to the terms, and | faithfully carried
Them out."-.Washing,on Star.
Crucl Children.
In the gradual development there Is al
ways a sense of pleasure III til" exercise of
power, but this pleasure has to be subordi-
mated to the good of society: and this is one
of the first necessary steps to successful social
growth. So the young boy who is, even
among us, more frequently cruel than SYM
pathetic, may GO through Il period of bu.y-
ing, &c. to become arctined and sympathetic
man. full of generous impulses. l say this is
the ordinary method, but, as might be x
pectcd, some boys never become kindly, and
some, instead, grow from cruel to brutal, and
end as social pests. 1t supposed that the
lower animal, especially the %carnivora, arc
!,lcased with the torture they cause. but l
doubt if this is the only Interpretation of the
treatment of the mouse by the cat and of his
victim by the lion.
There are children who inflict torture on
every kind of living thing. Thus | have
known n child of tender years begin by pull
ing of the wings Of flies, then proceed to
ba .e frogs. and next to tale birds and bore
out their eyes, and later still try to injuro
any child who might fall into his power. |!
have known such children kick cats and dogs
to death, or set light to them, or pour boiling
water over them, the ticndish pleasure being
increased if the young of the animals wcro
thus reduced to starvation. The morally un-
developed child has been pointed out to ME
by several devout friends as a proof of tho
existence of the devil as we'll as of the truth
of the doctrine of original sin, and | own
their actions so far to satisfy those who seek
such support. | do not know of any age at
which this brutality may not develop, as
have seen brutes of this nature as Young as 1.
In one such the vice and cunning were cx-
IRENE, that though many evil and cruel
deeds were done the culprit was long undis-
covered. Another most serious trait is that
these morally insane children will make false
accusations, and will even destroy their
clothes and produce the appearance Of injury
to support tales of assault and robbcry.-The
F%ortnigLtly Review.