The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-14
The Late Henry W. Grady's Idea as
to How it Should be
Guided.
Do Not Drink Liquor, Do Not
Gamble at All, Marry
Early.
Live in the Sunshine of Life, Build Up
Character, Do Not Grow Ola
Too Soon.


.erious. and it has been truly said that he
was developing faster in the last year of his
life than at any previous period, says a
writer in the Atlanta Constitution. With
the conservation to his patriotic mission
came an overwhelming sense OF RESPONSE
bility, which left less room for the youthful
effervescence of his overlooking spirits.
All the fine humor and all the elasticity
were there, but he was sobered and at times
saddened by some ill-omened phases OF
The great problem he had set himself to
solve.
It is worth while in this connection to re-
produce letter which shows the serious side
of his nature, which yet seemed never to be
wholly lacking in the sunny humor with
which he frightened everything. 1t is a
letter written to Mr.. Clark Howell, net
present managing el1tor OF the oohs1i'u-
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 20, 1ss4.-My Dear
Clark: I suppose that just about the time l
write this to you-a little after midnight
Won are 81 years old. If you were born
little later than this hour 1t IS your mothers
fault Cor your father's), and l am not to
blame for it. l assume. therefore, that
this is your birthday, and send you
small remembrance. L send you a pen
Chat YOU may wear RS cravat PIN 1or
several reasons. In the first place, nave
no money, my dear boy, with which to buy
is a symbol of the profession to which we
both belong, in which each have done some
good work, and will, God being willing, do
much more. Take the pin. wear it and let
it stand as a sign of the affection nave Tor
you.
right neat one l have the right to bore you a
little) I look upon you as my own boy.
Nv son will be Just about your age when
YOU are about mine and he will enter the
paper when you are about where am.
nave got to look at you as sort OF prehg'
ing over you and rejoicing III your success
Ms shall want you to feel toward him
Let me write to you what should be Will
ing for you to write to him.
Never gamble. OF all the vices that en-
thral men this is the worst, the strongest
and the most insidious. Outside of the
morality of it it is the poorest investment
the poorest business and the poorest fun
No man is safe who plays at all. 1t IS easle
never to play. l never knew man, gen
tlenan and man of business who did Do'
regret the time and money ne haa %ast zee
in it. A man who plays poker ID unht 10
every other business.
Never drink love liquor and love tn
fellowship involved in drinking. My safet
has been that l never drink at all. 1T
much safer not to drink at all than to drin
little. If had to attribute what hay
done in nv life to any one thing, l shout
attribute it to the fact that l am a teeto
taller. As sure as you are born, it is tn
pleasantest. the easiest and the safest wa.
Marry early. There is nothing thu
steadies a young fellow like marrying
good girl and raising family. BY marry
ing young, your children grow up whe
they are pleasure to you. You feel th
responsibility of life, the sweetness of lif
and you avoid bad habits.
If YOU never drink, never gamble an
marry early there is no limit to the useft
and distinguished life you may lead. 70
will be the pride of YOUR fathers heart an
the Joy of your mothers.
don't know that there is any Happiness
of knowing that you have done your dut
and that you have tried to do good. Yo
try to build up-there are always plenty c
others who will do all the tearing dow
that is necessary. You try to live i'll tt
sunshine-men who stay in The shade a
ways get miloewed.
l will not tell you how much l think
you or how proud l am of you. We mu
let that develop gradually. There is on
one thing l am a little disappointed il
You don't seem to care quite enough abol
base ball and other sports. Don't NAL
the mistake of standing aloof from the
things and trying to get old too 500
Don't undertake outdoor athletic sports
an element of American civilization al
American journalism. l am afraid you il
herit this disposition from your father, wi
has never been quite right on this subie:
but who is getting better and will soon
all right, I think.
my boy, and keep you happy and whol
some at heart and in health. If He do
this we will try and do the rest. 70
friend, II. W. GRADY,