The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-15
FoR THE ARKAxsAw TRAVELLER
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.

phrase and often used In expressing the tenacity
with which men will hold on to their leading
ideas, or to their settled habits Of lfe even I'm the
very hour of dissolution. / saw an account the
other day of an old miser who died clutching In
his hands the key to his strong box, In which was
stored his boarded gold. Even while the death
chills were slowly but surely creeping over his
aged and emaciated body he still chung to the key
which guarded his treasure. He had toiled and
shaved all his ife had gone poorly clad and half fed
had denied himself all those pleasures which go TO
make existence here pleasant and really profitable,
and all that he might accumulate wealth. Short
sighted tool, he forgot that he could not take a
dollar OF ii with him out of this world and only
In the very hour of death did he for the first time
seem to realize IL. Then came bis punishment.
lie had no friends to mourn around his death bed
for those who were related to him by the ties of
BLOOD were only waiting at distance to hear the
news OF his death, that they could get their share
of his money. Alone and iriendless he lay dying,
and with no regrets at leaving this world save the
anguish, and to him 1t agony unspeakable, at
the thought of parting from his dollars Poor old
man! What poverty stricken old wretch he will
be when he confronts st. Peter at the heavenly
gates. Better had he spent his money with lavish
hand and departed from this life rich in the
experiences of those legitimate pleasures which
wealth can buy, and happy in the knowledge that
he had made some Others happy, and that there
would at least be few who would speak of him
kindly, even tenderly, and who would remember
him gratefully all their lives.
can understand the pleasure there is in getting
money and the still greater pleasure to be derived
from spending it but never could see any use
much less enjoy ment, in keeping IL. | remember
when boy, that my uncle gave me silver
ten cent piece, with strict injunctions not to spend
It, accepted it very reluctantly and kept 1t
day or two and then gave ii to a playmate, who,
being under promise not to spend it, proceeded
at once to do SO, and | was happy. | had no
earthly for money that l was not allowed to
spend, and told nv uncle when he was inclined
to lecture me for being silly. In somewhat
modified form | still hold to the same opinion
to-day.
should regret TO have any of THE TRAVELLERS
readers infer that | am spendthrift in the ordi-
nary sense OF the term, or that argue for prod-
gality against ordinary prudence aud economy
in financial matters But choosing between the
spendthrft and the miser, would take the former
every time. 1t is, however, the happy medium
between the two at which would aim. Whenever
man loves money we'll enough that he it
only to see it accumulate, when he is willing to
stint himself of the very necessities of life in order
to increase his hoard, that is in danger of
dying wealthy. OF course such a one will become
miser, for he has already the miserly instincts,
against which he must guard as carefully as must
the spendthrift his nclinations spend his money
In a foolish and reckless manner.
There is lesson to be learned in studying both
characters and II properly followed the result will
be to make US all happier and wiser mortals-Ed
II. Pritchdyd.
A Good Starter.-Old Mrs. Bently-"When dye