The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-14


There is a ringof attrac.iveness about
the title "Man of the World " that has
very decided temptation for all young
men. The reason boys begin smoking |
and drinking is not because of airy de-
sire for those vices themselves, but be- |
cause they are appurtenances to that |
high position they long to attain. The |
sensible man, whom he has triod dtssI- |
patton and found that nothing but ruin |
lies there; when he has gamblod and has
seen the inevitable danger Of dishonesty
and ruin that lies there, learns that Il
Man OF the World is not the creature he
supposed him. There are class OF men
very wise in their own conceit, VINO are
generally called "Men of the World"
ana who indeed fondly believe them
selves TO be such These are the men
who know all about horse-racing, can
tell you where to get the best liquors.
They play faro and hold good hands al
poker. They know that it is expedieni
10 pay debts, that one must not borrow
from Cne's friends. They have mag
nilicent contempt for women, as their
course of life takes them where only
their own appropriate women are to DC
found. They laugh at sentiment preach
that policy is worth all the eloquence III
the world. They teach and practice that
old maxim of Machivelli's, Seek not to
be virtuous but to seem so; for, while thu
seeming is benefit, the practice is a
cumber." These men have gone through
life, taking the false for the true, APP
pearances for reality. They have been
selfish and Interested in their friend
o,,H haun henpp fOnnH others fhlSC
TO them. So they have become nissan
thropes. Looking into their own hearts
and finding no worth, they quite deny
il to the rest of the world. Finding theiI
own motives, those of interest and
selishness they deny purer motives to
others. They have gone through the
world, and learned nothing of what
it teaches those who are simply true.
These mon are not mon of the world.
They are the dupes of appearances. The
true man of the world is tho man who
has learned something. He has learned
that no policy pays i'll tho end but hon
esty, and that no man of sense allows
himself to be onslaved by vice. Tho
true man Of the world is a gentleman
He hOnors good w0mon, and respects
all mon of merit. lie knows the beauty
of sentiment and the worth of culture
He knows that il is not an evidence o
strength to play at cards in hot rooms
or to call actresses by their first names
III knows what dignity is, and that mel
Of experience do not love the vulgar
lie does not swear, ard he is not cynic
al. He has no evil stories to tell abou
women. He doesn't say that all tn
world is selfish, and that all churcl
members are hypOcrites. The worl'
has taught him something and he ha
learned common sense.
The commonest mistake in this worl
anyhow, in business, in society an
elsewhere, is the belief that policy is
moro expedient thing than the old fash
toned quality of honesty. Mon thin
that a skilled system of falsehoOd wi
lead them to success quicker than tn
old routine of honesty. 1t is "A gros
mistake. y false life is just like
spoken lie. 1t may succeed for a Will
but the success is only temporary an
superficial. No genuine success eve
was admitted through anything eXcel
genuine merit. y lie passes currel
for a while, but whom it is once ropud
atDfi, inc man y worn - NA9olt''''' 4'A y =
Aside from the question OF morality
all, "A man had better cut oil his riGl
hand than get the reputation OF being
liar. 1t alienates his friends and ruiz
his credit. He can't get an indorser
make bill. The whole system OF con
mercial credit is built up on moral int
rity. No man succeeds long who do
not hold to absolutely square and u
right dealings. 1t is the same in socl
tv. Whonovor a girl lies to man, al
no find it out, she loses its frlendshl
And the world is not made up of gulllh
fools either. We very often imagIl
we are doceiving people, when we a
doing no such thing. 1t is no sign tn
a man believes us, whom he doesn't u
us we lie. Then it is so inconYenlent
be false. ono must have such go
memory, and go through such labors
make lies consist-and the discovery
one undoes the work of all. One c
slayos oneself to such an extent, a
the consequences of false statemei
arc always meeting US at all sorts
awkward places. L suppose it Will
WAYS be so, that the man who boheV
himself shrewd will lie himself il
bankruptcy, and the girl who imagiI
she is polite will kill her good MAJ
and her popularity-but 1t Is worry pi
81 ,,,J ,,orxr vary foolish.