Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-16

arsAtsr Moral Stamina Needed FOR the
Good OF Family ana Ssciety.
Que of the new factors ia life. brought
about perhaps by the rusa and crush ct
American life, which seems to reach
even 10 peaceful villages where tic
c ickoo sings in the streets snd the rah-
.slts play on the lawns, is the mysterious
disappearance OF citizens Common de.
sertions of families is frequent enougl in
lower walks Of life; sons aud daughters
flee from wrstched homes, are unheard.
OF for years or forever sfterward: " ives
leave husbands and husbands wives-but
the mysterious disappearance in the
higher walks OF life differ from sll such
exploits and is surrounded with such
pomp and circumstance AS to be almost
worthy OF being dubbed social function.
Whim and caprice rule and common
seI,se seems to go on vacation.
The mysterious disappearerr Of to day
is what is known as the prominent busi-
ness man or leading citizen type. The
method OF his madness-for there is a
method in it's about as follows: He
is little hurried by overwork. per-
haps. thinks too much. sleeps too little,
and feels longing for an escape from
the "demnition grind. He does not
draw his friends about him, arrange his
affairs and take q vacation, leaving his
home followed by the prayers ofhis fam
lily and the well-wishes of his neighbors
for his recovery. Not at all. lie just
drops out of sight The booming bust.
ness is left to run itself. The family are
ieft with dark mystery to solve. Neigh
bors are given chance to develop all
their inhumanity and suspicion while tho
"disappearer has disappeared.
Then succeeds the interval of suspense
between his absolute swallowing up, as
II were, and either traces of his where.
abouts or else the final return. He is
gone. The days become weeks, weeks
months, and the months sometimes years.
llis first shock to the family may do
more harm 70 their condition than tho
improved health and better fortunes OF
the disappearer can offset. The direst
things are thought The rivers and
:reeks are dragged. Then begins the
inding OF clues. He was seen here.
Was noticed there. He acted strangely.
Insanity is feared or something worse.
Books are examined. Those for whom
lie was trusted agent or who had any
dealings with him become restless. The
uspense reaches to all his family far and
near, his intimates socially aud in busi-
ness, until, to their amazement, they
bear from the disappearer. He is alive
aud well. In good spirits. He fills
aeither a suicides grave nor is he marked
with felon's wrongdoing. Then comes
the return, and the chapter of life is be.
gun where it was left off.
The lesson of all is that there is some.
thing lacking in sturdy, resolute eharac.
bright men are to develop ability at the
expense Of reserve force at that braVeness
of soul that knows not emergency, then
indeed might we well call halt on our
nurrying methods. That man should
oe SO indifferent to the calls Of family. o.
business, of the community of which ho
is an integral part, as not 70 see that he
can not, and ia fact dare not drop out
without unbalancing the equipoise Of
things is, indeed, a misfortune We do
not want the stamina that willis and
falses change to improve itself at the
expense vi family aud society. View
shst personal force that meets what it
has created, and when necessity for
change comes arranges affairs and does
not take the step of the coward aud drop
out Of sight. Philadelphia Press.