Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-12
A poon UNFORTUNATE.
liz Has Plenty Of MONEY. bu, lie IL A.
ways sfrnid of Bcing Poor.

liz Has Plenty of MONEY. hut lie IL Al
ways sfrnid of Bcins Poor.
We know man who deserves a grea,
deal Of pity.
IIo l. possessed Of houses and lands and
stocks aud bonds and horses and cattle.
and the world calls him rich.
Almost everybody envics him.
lie wears hts broadcloth and diamonds
every day, and drink. good wine. IL some.
body el-e will pay for Il.
but this rich man feels very poor. His
whole life IA q round Of dircst apprehcn.
sion. lie Il afraid the hanks will break.
lie studies the financial record A. II his life
depended on what hc read. lie cannot
sleep " be hears that any one Of the rail.
roads whose bonds he holds Il not paying
expenses.
lie lies awake nights and worries about
ifc. and II he hears the alarm be Is out "
bed and dressing with lightning speed. lie
Is afraid Il may be some % bis buildings
II anybody tall;s about murrnin he grows
palei he has Thousands u dollars invested
In cattle.
lie a. always talking nhout hard times.
] II i difficult. he says. for him 10 make nc.
counts hslhacc nj tho cnd Of tho year. lie
/ II nj such nm expense aud ~ liiiie coming
/ ia. Taxes are enormous. outrageous. IN
/ fact, aud how he Il going IN pay them j.
| more than be- knows. There ought 70 10
something done 10 lower this tax rate; u
| 4 eating every body out ~ house snd homo,
liis family urr under the cloud " his
/ poverty continually. lie hny- the cheap.
/ eat steak and the strongest butter, aud
suggests N hIs wife that they should use
I molassci instead of sugar, times are 20
harl Ne wonders whore on earth that
barrel ~ -four has gone 20. He never saw
anybody use - much -four ~ they do. II
they are not careful they'll Lave to 70 TO
the almshousc yet.
Iie IL nlways cutting down his WHO'S
supply Of pocket money He knows sho b.
not ~ careful about her expenditures ~
she might BE-. and he says he WISHES he
could he woman for Rsneil He'd sec 10
those swindllng drcssmakcr and milliuefi
ina way they would not rclifh.
n any OF hla workmeu are tw0 minutes
behind time In the morning be- groans aud
feels bitterly agguevcd, and vows he viii
cut them down 10 per crut. u such a thing
occur. again. He'll LEI them know that
he l. not going 10 pny them Tor luafng up
aud down the streets. No. sir
Ne leafs everybody down II only n Few
cents can be saved, be says. II l. worth
while ilc wants 20 nv and set enough
together ~ take him through. Brt times
ore 70 hartl and investments no tiekli.h.
Ask him for charity. aud be- will look NJ
you re- II be- deemed you mad. Want hin
10 rive something for smiths family OF
children. ten N 'cml Why good heaven
whatever c1nld Smith be- thiuilng of :,
ralsc 20 many children. Didn't he know
he was ppofi Didn't he know IL cost
money 10 feed 70 many muuthsi
For his part be has ways enough III
what llttle spare cash he guts TO 20 with
out feeding thuse ten chIldrun that had ~
business to b. born. What II smith dii
get Killed BY falling from tho roof Of on
81 hi- buildings thai he was repairing
I That wasn't his lookout, II was Smiths
lie hadn't amy business to falli he wa
paid FOR staying up there and laying shin
de. nos falling down and getting Killed
, Ask lim Tor money for the minister
, lie will lrugh Ia your facr. and lnsthuo
- Paul and several otherHuricnt worthic.
who preached for nothing and found them
selves. lie doesn't want any miulster.
: ever body behaved ~ we'll ~ he does thcE
r would b. no need NJ ministers
+. And we quite agrye with him; Tor Il n
1 the world were like him II certainly wuul
NOT bc worth saving Il would not br
!, paying investment Thorn iu Ne
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