The Progress., 1893-05-27
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Physical courage Is accepted 20 De- the
brthright Of every man, and ~ NV long
aC luaiutaucc with the sex, have kuown
very few, 10 sell this priceless heritage
for q mess OF pot:a.r. or a. any price.
, Why should its twin brother. moral cour-
axe, hc 50 rare. ana often found wanting
in men who would uuAurhiu.ly risk
their lives Il resent any m~dlt tD their
physical courage
None Nill deny that moral courage is
more potent to s,Istain the honor and
welfare of home and country than all
the arsenas and armor cs IN the world
Therefore let us of the Louisiana Press
Association adopt "R g-h-t" as our
motto, and fail not in strength of moral
courage 10 place il upon the pedestal of
Honesty and Truth, high enough for all
the world TO see and be- guided bv ITS bea-
con light. To do this, however. our hearts
must b. in the right place-which need
hardly explain is not III the purse, as an
| Obiect-else our efforts are apt To prove
as futile as "Uncle Jim's" effort 10 reach
heaven with his body while his heart still
remained centered in the mundane
chicken cOOps of his ueighbOrs.
will tell YOU about him.
"unCle jim" was happy gO-lucky
sort of darkey, always i'm an aIubr good
humor. and universally liked, though
known TO be au arrant thief. Because of
the favurtism shown him by MS former
masters family, he was looked upon as
white folks niger, by his own race. and
also ~ a sinner past redemption more
however, on account of his iondness for
/ playing reels upon the fiddle than for his
| peuchant for spring chicken He had re-
peatedly been urged 10 "iue DE church,
'en save his soul but "Uncle Jim" was
more honest in the practical disposition
of his soul than IN that of his nclahbors'
chickens, and he as repeatedly refused.
However. on one occasion "Brer Nose
Peterson" held a revival in the neighbor-
hood, a sort of ''hurrah for the Lord ,
and n general disturbance of pleasant
dreams, etc. for all who happen TO live
within ear-shOt. Great excite Dent pre-
vailed, for "Brer Nose" was "shinin'
light" Uncle Jim attended the meetings
uul, t1bu-u SttUlluSlN UUlluDltN-fu IT,
ligiously, threw the congregation into
speechless joy one nigh, by rising aud
saying, "ef il pleez3 de Laud. m Civ in
my spericnce ter morreT night The
good news was spread, almost with the
rapdity of telegrapby, ana the next
night when "Uncle Jim" came 10 the
trout 10 give IN his "'speriance, the long
rambling sort of meetin' house was pack
ed, for it was 20 be an occasion for great
enthusiasm, shouting and rejoicing over
"a los sii=tp foun agiu."
Uncle Jim arose ana begun, Brethren
au2 SISTERS Nren fell ter sleep totber
nibht, ] went ter dreamn' nv de Laud
(herc loud "Amens' and thank Gauds"
were heard ali over the house) an pres
enly gole ladder cum rOllin down
fun heben tell il tech my bed. (another
volley of "Amens and thank Gauds" in-
lterrupted him) an presently agIu' two
little gole angils cum down de ladder an
cotch ME by de hans and say, git up
Uncle Jim an cline ter heben. mere
the congregation became speechless with
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tinued, an | elm an / clum, an eyy
time git so ti-ud an feel lax bleeged
ter set down, dey ketch me by de arms
an say, cum on Uncle Jim, no time ter
tarry. AT las we got mos ter de wide open
gate. Feared lax TO me could les step
across feum de top NV de ladder, but L
was so ti-ud Civ plum out and sot down,
\ IL,
me by bof hans gln me heave nm say
jump, Uncle Jim, an TO Gaud, nigyers,
| got de damd-est fall yer uver seed, all
becasin' my heart warn't
dar fur ter pull me in.,
| need not describe the scene that
followed. the threat OF mob law MARS
Johns" timely interference, etc., but
Uncle Jim's sperience" serves to illus
trate the fact that no work, good or bad.
can prosper long unless its heart is in the
right place.
That newspaper can follow the lines
OF honesty and truth and sill exist and
prosper Is proven by the presence Of The
PRoGREss among you to-day. Eighteen
months ago when Judge e.. ID. Hicks
planned the establishment Of a paper
upon moral basis-no religious, but
strictly moral basis his family and
friends tried hard TO dissuade him, argu-
ing that no newspaperhad ever been run
upon such plan aud, of course. II would
notsucceed. Judge Hicks energy is un-
tagging, aud in my pleasant associations
with him have learned that it is inpor-
tant TO have his head "set in the right
way" and !; usually Is, as in this instance.
SO one bright morning The PRoGREss
came out aud was read with eagerness,
and discussed pro and con. by young and
old. Men of undoubted judgment and
business foresight were heard 10 say, oh,
Cal Hicks is crank, let him buy his ex-
perience and pay for 10 with failure. And
fHs.wr h.. u..a-