Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-05
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me uLD MANS NElGHBoRs.

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tits said that Briton can never ht
a slave. 1t Is double true that the
proud spirit of an American can never
be conquered. The old man, neighbor
of the above he true j, out of his ED
ment. He j. "a born tyrant. His Wifi
is IA noble a. the proude>t of Briton>
hut she is % slave "a ahject as if she
wore cold chain around her neck.
He does not draw her with the las b
but she acts with fear and trembling
always in the gloom of expected re-
buke IN the event of earning his dlt-
pleasure. She was born too noble to he
slave bat fate has decrced her Il mate.
She moves about but the proud spirit
has been sacrificed. Blows and eXcoria-
ton, are puni,linents for beasts and
inuendo ana accusation are the
W eapOrS of domestic tyrantS III civiliza-
ton. Mental tor ure has taken the
place of the pilory and the lash. Bv
the hearth and in the house thus tor
tire /, endured AS the martyrs Of old
endured their infections.
The most pathetic picture to he seen
III the gallery of every day incidents IS
a tatheress boy. The fatherless girl
seem, 10 be less IA wanderer on the
~ tIt t1tall Is DtlitI vi loNt tIltil lIlt
boy who has no father To guide him,
guard and protect him from the dan
GERS of life that spread their Jaws to
swallow him. Poor little boy! his aim
less feet are carrying him from sorrow
to sorrow. The old mans neighbor Is
step father Some unkind fate placed
IA bright sensitive son of II dead noble
man in his power That most un-
ia of ali ,ngtol. Stnnl Snttinp
away long hours of day that God had
made bright with glorious sunshine.
All the world was happy in the com
fort of warmth and love but that poor
fatherless waif. His sobs drowned the
music of the busy world to his heavy
senses. Ais legal master brutal step
father had beaten and bruised his trail
body shattered his sensitive nerves and
broken his kind heart. That boy who
had been 50 attentive and obiging TO
the old man, run his errands and
humored his WhimS had been beaten
unjustly before his eyes. That mother
who cringed and shuddered as she
baggcd for her boy, once had loved the
brutal steptather who is so heartlcss rs
to beat "A fatherless child. she isa noble
loving refined lady. The torture to her
heart is crime heineous as murder TO
be entered against that husband. No
childish fault paiiates the crime that is
called discipline and that causes 50
many sobS and heartaches. Domestic
tyrany is the worst crime Of the age;
and the cruel rod causes more suffering
than the weapons of war.
The old mans neighhor is wealthy.
He believes the cline of poverty to pc
an untOrgiven one. There Is an I'M
failing road to richcs and it is Just tie
one he Travelled. The changed c)ndi-
tons that surround different people at
different times he cannot apprC ci;.ts.
He thinks ali men should he rich, and
that the poor man Is one of the bien-
ishes of the social world. He is surely
wrong a. the hungry man enjoys his
steak better than II stated gourmand
30 does the poor man enjoy the good
things of the every day world better
than the rich man. 4. The blessings of
life are the beauties and TIL" sweets that
are born to satisfy the wants of the
needy. The world would he just as
much of a desert OF desolation to the
man wishout appetite and other poor.
mans desire for the good things OF life
As it is to the man without eyes to see
the birds, flowers and sunshine.
The old mans neighbor believes he
is a mortal of infinite wisdom. His
manner of discourse makes him dis
agreeable disputant. The manner of
his argument is one that is specifically
the stock of the dishonest contestant
He makes positive assertions OF the
presumptive facts he dt Tres to array
in defense of his position. He builds
up men of wind to fight his battles of
words and arms with varied eXper-
fences. He figures out in his fertile
brain Il trails of incidents that will
support weak post on and solom,ly
psOclain them to be the acts and
words of real men and women. This
makes his neighbor Il disagreeable man
to meet in argument. The old man
must submit to the imputation of
ignorance or be bold enough to accuse
him OF falsehood.
The old mans neighbor is very rell-
gious. At least he cries amen very
Justify when the prayer manitestly APP
Plies to the faults and shortcomings of
Some other man. He never he,.rs the
aklRlonition that are pertinent to his
eSeh case, nor does he discuss the texts
SAoly Writ which apply to the
circumstances of his life. He cries
1tuuu against tile poiT man WHO laONrS
~ the Sabbath dav but be never re-
IA cS1N Me usury which accumulates on
th&S IN when the mortgage upon The
pOOltman 5 home becomes que.
- THE OLD MAN.
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