San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-18
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OF the events and transactions OF
life and OF business constitutes a
large fund Of knowledge of the
most practical character.
About this sort of knowledge
there Is neither sentimentality, or
foolishness. II a man has ever had
the business end of a mule to
come in contact with him, ne will
never run any risk OF a second
collision.
Young doctors are pruriently
fond OF using heroic remedies and
of performing surgical operations,
while old doctors Of large expert
ence are conservative in their
practice and never resort to the
knife and saw, unless there is an
absolute necessity for them.
Young lawyers have a pen
chant for haranging at great
length. They are bound to "shoot
off" their mouths, hit or miss.
An actual occurrence in a court
will illustrate the wide difference
between young and an old law
yer:
A young lawyer rich in CAB,
had addressed a jury for four hours
in spite Of the undisguised weari-
ness of the Judge and jury. He
had bawled, ranted, rambled, and
cavorted in theatrical tones, set
off by stage attitudes and ges-
lures.
When he concluded his little
piece, the lawyer opposed to him,
who had forty years experience
stored in his head, rose with a
bland smile that enlivened the
judge and the jury, and said:
"May it please the court, will
follow the example Of my young
friend, who has just taken his seat,
and submit the case without argu-
ment." The profoundest silence
reigned in the court room and the
young lawyer felt as il mammoth
pile driver had struck him on the
top of his head.
Young merchants are prone to
lavish money in embellishing
their stores and in a regiment OF
lay figures dudishly attired, and
which are stuck so as to attract
attention of persons passing by.
Old merchants have learned
from experience that street loafers,
dead beats, and window gazers
are short on money and very un.
desirable customers, as they will
examine thousands of dollars
worth of goods and Ibuy nothing
at all. - ss :;saa rs -s.r.s ss8 y r. -
Young married couples dash in
to housekeeping in the same
reckless fashion, and are soon
staggering under load of debt
and worry.
Young preachers, fresh from
college and raw in experience en-
ter the pulpit with fixed deter
mination to reform the world
from top to bottom and to make
their congregation "toe the mark"
They denounce dancing, card play
ing, playing at dominoes and
backgammon, and going to
circus, or theatre, as devices
and snares of the devil, to cap
ture the souls of unwary Chris.
tians, and they chant this song
Sunday after Sunday.
They soon discover their con-
gregation is Disguised with them
and stays away from church.
Experience rubs off all angulari-
ties. 1t cures sentimentality and
romance:
GAS years advance, the greatest
wealth,
Is not Of gold, we find,
Nor yet of strong and sturdy
health,
But what we store in mind"
Judge McLeary scored San An
tonic business men, in his speech
before the Irrigation convention,
and perhaps they deserved to be
raked over the Goals. But the peo-
pie regarded this convention as
body of self constituted delegates
anxious to air their self import
ance. Who called the convention,
and who invited parties to read
addresses? No public meeting
was held in BeXar to select dele
gates to this convention--at least
none was called in the papers.
An increase of public spirit and
liberality among the monied and
business men of San Antonio
would be very great improve
ment and most hopeful symp-
tom. Heaven knows, such an
increase OF public spirit and liber-
atty is very much needed.