The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-27
Russell A. Algcr say,, "Msn arc ot

happier when rich than wnen poor. n
millionaire is no happier when driving
$4,000 horse than clerk who gets
only SIS week and Is out driving
livery stable horse On Sunday evenings
with his best girl by his side"
John w. Mackay said: II am sur
prised that any one would for a mo
ment think that riches brought happi-
ness. / was happier during my early
struggles with poverty than / have
ever been since. enjoyed the toll,
privation and hardship / endured tc
win wealth. When swinging pick and
shovel as a miner / was as happy as
ever can be.
Levi p. Morton said when I was
. poor young man OF twenty year
clerliiDg in a country store / used e.
think that il ever got TO bo worth
100000 | should be the happiest ma n
alive. Now ] am worth that and more.
but feel that am no happier than in
my poorer days"
George w. Pullman said: 81 am cer-
tainly no happier than when had not
q dollar that could call my own save
that for which worked from morn till
night. l can wear but one suit of
clothes. l ate three square meals q
day then and can eat no more now.
Then / had no responsibilities and
could go to sleep when my head touch
ed the pillow. Now that 1 have vast
interests and business cares resting
upon me, 1 cannot sleep like did then.
| was happier then than | am now"
And many others answered on the
same line. Now the question comes up
why don't they tighten the load. Ii
the surplus brings care and trouble,
why don't they stop trying to make 1t
bigger? Why not divide out the re-
sponsibility? know lots of men who
would help to carry the load. In fact,
would volunteer my own services.
don't understand why these men all
write one way and do another way.
But maybe it is the force of habit-like e
the poor fellow who had staid in Jail SO
long he wouldent come out VIXEN his
time had expired. We all like to see q
man succeed in his business, but we like
him still more if he becomes his own
executor and does not hold on to his
riches until grim death has to prize his
hand open to make him let go. 1t
seems to me there would be great re-
ward in helping the unfortunate. Some
men say that poverty and misfortune
come from bad conduct and bad man
agement. Well, it does as general
rule, but there are SO many exceptions
that it can hardly be called rule
Good luck has made many a man rich
but he thinks it was his smartness.
And bad luck has made many one
poor. The Germans have word for
an unlucky man that we have no equiv
alent for. They call him schlemiel--
that is person who never prospers,
with whom everything goes wrong,
misfortune has marked him--bad luck
follows him. Yet, as though provi
dence had pity Oh him, the schlemiel is
always good natured aud light hearted.
A smile eliminates his face, just such
q smile as our wood hauler wears.
reckon he is schlemiel. But the good
Lord shapes the back to the bur len.
The Cerman schlemiel is conscious OF
his misfortune and will say with mer-
ry twinkle of the eve. II amt no goot.
got no sense. ish schlemiel."
know some such people good peo
pie they are, too, but bad luck has fol-
lowed them ever since knew them
bad luck in money way, mean, bu,
| like to meet them they are SO Oh GER
full aud amiable and they laugh SO mcr
rily at u joke. BILL ARP.