The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-24
md wrong, and not commercial

and wrong, and not commercial
ethics.
Young business man, avoid the first
business dishOnor, and you will avoid
all the rest. The captain of u vessel
was walking near the mouth of a
river when the tide was low, and there
was a long stout anchor chain, into
one of the great links of which his
foot slipped, and it began to swell
and he could not withdraw it. The
tide began to rise. The chain could
not be looscncd nor filed off III ti:n".
and surgeon was called to amputu,r
the limb, but before the work could
be done, the Tide rolled over the VIC
tim, and his life WAS gone. And [
have to tell you, young man, that just
one wrong into which you slip may
be link Of Il long chain of circunl-
stances from which you cannot be cx-
treated by any ingenuity of your
own, or ANY help from others, and
the tides will roll over you us they
have over many. When Pompcy, the
warrior, wanted to take possession Of
IL city, and they would not open the
gates, he persuaded them to admit q
sick soldier. But the sick soldier
after u while got we'll and strong, and
he threw open the gates and let the
devastating army come in. One
wrong admitted into The soul may
gain III strength until after Il while, it
tiings open all the avenues of the I'M
mortal nature, and the surrender is
complete.
Again, business men are sometimes
tempted TO throw off personal rcspon-
| llNJ hn ,i,,i,
! to which they belong. Directors in
companies sometimes shirk personal
responsibility underneath the action
OF the corporation. And how often,
when some banking house or financial
institution cxplodeS through fraud,
respectable men in the board of dircc-
tors say: "Why, [ thought all was
| going on i'll un honest way, and / am
utterly cOnfoundcd with this misdc-
mcanor! The banks, and the fire
and Ij" and lnaliun insurance com
panies, and the railrOnI companies,
will not stand up for Judgment in the
last day, but those who in them
acted IisntruHsly sly will receive, each for
himself, a reward, and those who
acted the part OF neglect or trickery
will, each for himself, receive con
icmnNtiOn.
Again, many business men have
been tempted to postpone their en-
jOymcmtS and duties to q future seas
on OT entire leisure. What IL soda
tive the Christian religion would be
to all our business men ii, instead Of
pOStpOnlng its uses to old age or
death, they would take it into store
or factory, or worldly engagements
now. 1t is folly to go amid the un-
certainties of business life with no
God to help. A merchant III New
England village was standing by Il
horse, and the horse lifted his foot to
stamp it in q pool of water, and the
merchant. to escape the splash,
stepped into the door of an insurance
agent. and the agent said: Il suppose
You have come to renew your fire i'll
surancc?" "Oh, said the merchant,
Il had forgotten that" The insur-
ance was renewed, and the next day
the house that had been insured was
burned. Was it nll accidental that
the merchant, 10 escape a splash from Il
horses foot, stepped into the insur-
ancc Office! No, it was proyidential.
And what u mighty solacc for busi-
ness man to feel that things are provi-
dental! What peace and equilibrium
in such n consideration, and what Il
grand thing if all business men could
realize it.
Many, although now comparatively
Strengthened in worldly circumstan-
ccs, have goodly establishment in
the future planned out. They have
in imagination built about twenty
years ahead u house in the country
not difficult of access from the great
town, for they will often have busi-
ness, or old accounts to settle, and
Investments to look after. The house
IL large enough to accommodate all
their friends. The halls arc wide
and hung with pictures of hun ting
scenes and IL branch Of antlcrs. and
are comfortable with chairs that can
be rolled out on the vcranda when
the weather is inviting, or set out IN
der some of the oaks that stand sen
tinel about the house, and rustling in
the cool breeze, and songful with the
robins. There is just land enough to
keep them interested, and it's crops OF
almost fabulous richness sprinsing
up under application of the best
theories to be found in the agricdltl-
ral journals. The farm is well stock
ed with cattle and horses, an | sheer
that know the voice and have Il kindl,
bleat when one goes forth to look 81
them. In this blissful abode thci,
chill ircn will be instructed in art and
science and religion. This shall bt
the old homestead to which the bows
at college will direct theirlcttcrs, and
) the hill on which the house stands
will be called Gukwood or Ivy Hill O,
; Pleasant Retreat or Eagle Eyrie
May the future have for every busi
ness man here all that and more be-
side! But ore You postponing your
happiness to that time? Are you
adJourning your joys to that consum
nation!
Suppose that you achieve all yor
cxpcct-and the vision / mention is
not up to the reality, because the
fountains will be brighter, the hous,