The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22
WANT AND LUXURY,

WI MdhhlNu.
These are relative terms, and the ar
, terence between the two IL very small
when properly estimated. \ man feels
as uncomfortable who has eaten toe
: much ms the fellow who is hungry.
had rather 70 ragged than o,crdrcssed
, had rather have no money than To have
barrel OF money on top Of me MASKING
The life out of me. l had rather live In /,
cabin than to live In mansion where
cares were thicker than comforts God
has made humanity 80 that IL is very uu-
comfortable 10 want 10 that II is very
miserable when II IL surfeitod. Tho
rich deserve as much sympathy ms the
poor The laws of compensation are az
nnerring III human experience IN mat
ter of dollars and cents as in any other
phase of life.
There Is nothing i'll poyertvor riches
which of itself conducps To the hnppi-
ness OF man, and not much In poverty or
riches to make us miserable. llOppi-
ness consists IN what we IRE and whit
we do for others. Misery is the result
of scliishness, and u tramp can he as
selfish MS II millionaire, or both can he
generous and good. An The poor would
like TO be rich. Many OF the rich envy
the poor the happiness. the appetite
I and the power 10 sleep which in the her
+ iinge of the poor man, II II man IS go
Ing IN raise II family of children don't
| know Of anything better than poverty
TO raise them on, The lap OF luxury
/ aud wealth has Graded but few grand
men into existence from Adam down TO
this present hour. The homes of want
and poverty have produced a lnrgc ma
| jority of the greatest and the best of
both men and women. Every hoy in
Amcricn between the ages of rs and %
needs II very poor father. n father who
cannot help him at all, but father
whom he must help. Then you put the
pressure on the boy and develop him
into grand man.
II is the nnture Of nun TO lie down
and take it easy when you pension him
Very few men have enjoyed their
wealth. A very wealthy man once re
piled To nciPhbor who told him that
his son would spend his money fnstr-
thnn he had made It: well" said the
wealthy man. ''if my son en-
joys spending IL az much us enjoy
making II he will have good time
while 1t lnsts." But very few men can
really say TINT they enjoyed the
drudgerv. the toll and the application
which produce fortune. Making
money. saving money and giving mon
cy are three fine arts. The two first nrc
Of earth earthly. The third, giving
money. is of Heaven, Heavenly. Tho
poor would give much IL they could.
The rich could give much II they would. !
The rich do not understand the contin- |
ued poverty Of the poor. The poor do
not see how the rich could have gath /
cred what they have without the hog in |
their nature prcdominatlng. | have
been ms poor as dog and scarcely had
anything | wanted. I have been where
II | had want that money could buy
] did not know what II was. was ma
happy wanting everything as I have
been having all wanted.
What man has or has not hns nbout
ms little to do with his happiness as the
dog star has to do with the tide. |
know many very poor people who are
very happy. know some rich people
who are happy. I know some Of both
clnsses who are everlastngly mjscrn-
BILE. Anybody can he rich II they will
meet the conditions on which riches
ARE gathered. Pat said that he 20,
rich by doing without the things he was
lust Obliged TO have. Anybody can be
Door ~ they will meet the conditions OF
poverty. II You want TO get rich pay ns
'on 20 and save as you go. II yon want
% he poor 70 In debt and stay In debt
intll you get TO where II Is against your
interest to pay the principal, and final
y get 10 where II Is against your prnci-
lie 10 pay the interest. Then move out
n the poorhousc and die.
Greed and avarioe will despoil any
haractcr and ruin any soul In
ligencc md prodigality are equally as
larrnful. Industry. frugality and lib
rnlity are three twin brothers, which,
when born into human life, are the
cry foundation upon which human I
appiness IL built, and without them
o man can be happy long. a negro or
DOR white man enjoys his corn bread .
nd fat meat on his old pine table with Y
IN plates and tin cups us much as any n
iiIlionaire ever enjoyed the Injuries Q
I his French cook and silver service r
able. A poor white man will sleep us C
)undly on his shuck mattress ns tho
lillionaire ever slept upon his downy 9
ed. II man has nothing. nobody T
others him. 1t is harder for rich v
IAN 10 keep what he has than II was Il
,r him 10 make il. a millionaire could j
i've away his fortune in day. IL every 4
Dpeal was literally responded to. II j
ie poor had to carry the burdens OF II
he rich they would throw down their Il
chcs with their burdens and say: n
live me my first estate. The gain is X
u worth n candle" "
Good health. a good conscience and u
upright life are worth thousand ~
mes more than the wealth gained q