The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-25
ONE OF OUR TRAITS.
We Arc Ungrateful 60 the Living Bat
Honor the Dead.

We Arc Ungrateful 60 the Living But
Honor the Dead.
Have you ever thought of how very
ungratefu. we are toward the living,
and how we hustle around to make
amends for it after they are dead?
Among the prosperous farmers just
over the border of an adjoining state
was one noted for making things count.
He had as good and faithful wife as
ever fell 10 the lot of q man, but he did
not seem to have much time for her.
She managed the household affairs
splendidly, made the finest butter that
went to the city market and never al
lowed her family to want for home
comforts. If she got the tcothache
he allowed her to doctor it, and if she
complained of the pain he said she was
growing, and showed by his manners
that he was annoyed.
But If sheep got the shifts or if q
COW showed signs of hollow horn, or
a pig became slightly scroffy, he would
tear around at great rate, SIT up ali
night, or ride post-haste to town AVID
buy very expensive medicines, or bring
the veterinary. He couldn't bear to
see an anima! suffer, besides, if it died,
it was a dead loss.
Through neglect to consult a dentist
this mans wife became sorely afflicted,
but she kept on her feet for his sake, as
long as she could, then took tn her bed
and died.
That man took it awfully hard, wore
Grape, went moping around fol a year
or more, and put up monumen. to
her memory at cost that would hcve
covered the expense of providing her
with needed help, medical attention,
or made her life comfort to her and
pleasure to him.
Cincinnati furnishes typical case.
Prof. Vaughn, one of the most learned
of it's scholars, notably versatile, &c.
spected and revered among scientists
and philosophers, was allowed to go in
rags and finally to die for want of food.
With tattered overcoat, diiapids ted
hat, leaky shoes and empty pocket he
was permitted to make his home on
the streets in winter and pick up here
and there bit to eat, like f,'iendless
dog.
AS soon as his starved, emaciatrd,
dead body had been discovered, the
whole town rushed to the rescue. The
good people who knew him well and rad
often seen him in tatters were Mortified
to learn that he had died in want. The
papers extolled his greatness in col.
umns of editorial, the ministry re-
counted his virtues in glowing words
and leading citizens at once proposed
monument to perpetuate his memory
| and, of course, to show their high ap
probation of the man and of his &C.
| complishments.
In the public library stands bronze
bust of the famous Prof. Vaughn, but
the inscription on the tablet does mo-
tell that he suffered and finally dice
for the want of 1.-THE of the money in
| vested in this memcnto.
Wonder are we waiting for some q
| our men of worth or our men of gen;u;
to die before we accord to them In,
honors long overdue? Have we thos'
among us who, by ;ittle--just littl
help could be and would be of q ca
value to our city? Would it not b.
more humane, more philanthropic ant
more sensible to MD them while the,
live than to monument them when TIE,
die? - Pittsburgh Commercial Ca
zette