San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-03
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At least one half Of the conversation Of
men and women consists of tales of scan
dial ana deLracCiOn, one half of which are
groundlesS, respecting their acquaintanceS
and friends.
II man or woman, who has generally
been blameleSs and upright, and com
manded respect and esteem, should be
guilty of the smallest deviation from
propriety or rectitude, with what eager
ness and relish do we spread the news and
triumph over their miShap.
The downfall of really excellent men
and women appears to give much salts
faction and JOY to their acquaintance
and friends.
They are at once Invested of all their
good JTaitS-their meritOriOuS deeds are
forgotten, and they are pronounced TO he
frauds and hypocriteS Of the most de-
PRAYED character
Let Christian and moral man be de-
tected in an immoral act, and shouts Of
Joy and triumph ascend from the i'm
moral.
If we recOnnted the praiseworthy deeds
of men and women with one 1.-THE OF the
zeal and gustO with which we blazOn
their peccadilOeS and shortcomings.
scandal and slaHder would be stripped of
their sting in great measure.
Man Is scandal loving animal.
He will not believe that his neighbor is
honest, truthful and sober, but he is very
ready to believe any tale that shows he is
a hypOcrite and rogue.
How the average man loves to tell how
A has been caught in some criminal act,
and how b was seen rceling along the
street drunk, and how Mrs Blank was
seen in compromising position!
these tales OF scandal, but ruSheS to ana
fro TO retail them in every company.
A maR's name is often injured by the
circulation of some grOundleSS tale of
scandal and deractiOn, coined and put
atloat by some malignant enemy.
When a man FORCES, steals. cmbezzIeS
or commits any other offence, the tribe of
II told yOu So prophets clap their hands
and run about with smiling faces to tell
the news.
When trouble of any sort OvertakeS a
man, he realizes the truth Of Gay : charm
ing fable of the"'hare with many friends.
FlattercrS, Sycvphants and SunShiny
friends hasten to announce their cOndem-
ton Of him and deny they over were
friendly to him.
Adversely is the tombstone of friend
ship.
To rejoice and gIoat over the moral
downfall of a human being is proof of a
fendiShly malignant heart.
difference in politics or religion often
leads us to rejoice and eXnlt at the
moral downfall of our opponents, as
though we had fallen heirs to fortune.
We should sorrow over any act that de-
grades human nature, since we ourselves
are human beings and must bear our
snare OF the debaSed rank Of our common
nature.
We can hate the sin, but love the sin
nPr'-lOathe and condemn the crime, but
pity the poor criminal.
Who knows but what, we ourselves,
under the pressure OF the same tGmpta-
ton, might not have yielded?
God only knows how the human heart
struggles before it gives way to tempta-
ton.
What poor, miserable and thanklcSS
fate is that of the politician,
PrOmGtheuS bound to a rock, with
vulture forever eating his heart, symbol
ICES the public man.
ItiOn on his ceaseeSSly revolving wheel
-Tartalus standing up to his waist in
water. but with no power OF shaking his
burning thirst. and SiSSiphuS rolling a
stone up the hill only to have troll to the
bottom again, arc no bad protypeS Of the
punlic man.
If Mills is defeated for speaker, what
will be the worth Of all his past tri-
umphs?
Disappointed and Soured politicians,
who have been driven into retirement by
the people, are the most miserable and
Discontinued of men.
They are consumed by a longing for the
flesh pots of Egypt