The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05

Or VINO wcufn, n he STOOD alone, de-
fend our namc and reputation from tho
assaults Of others. Many men would
have fallen under the blows given but
for the hand of friend uplifted 70
help them. Many heart would have
bursted with grief but for tho smy.
patty poured out 10 It by tr,le friend.
And while we rush for riches and pull
for power aud gnllop in our greed let
us stop moment and get our bear.
ings and see how we stand related to
those about us. We have wcll.nirh
thrown aside the social features which
foster friendship. We visit too little at
each others houses. Many long winter
nights we could spend two hours pleas
antly with n ncigil,or and win him as
. closer friend. Many times we pass
idly by without tho warm grip of the
hand or q kindly word the man who
would be worth a world to us in soma
coming emergency. We cannot afford
to sncrificc everything TO political pre-.
judices and selfish greed. We must have
friends. We cannot do without them.
II every man whose eye scans these
lines will stop a moment and think how
little he has done to foster friendship
ard win his neighhor in the last few
years he would right about and deter
mine to look in another direction for
awhile.
In tho political world we sec IT fire.
qucntly asserted in the press this polit-
icnl nspirant hns n knife in his sleeves
for some other tnspirant." or this one
has stabbed that one in the back In
the commercial world ono man has un-
dcrrnined another III business. In tho
social world one person has slandcrd
Tie other out of dcccncy in the conf
munity so far rs their ability to do
such thing would go. The man who
roes around with knife or pistol
in his pocket is bad citizen and de-
serves the fate so many of them re-
ccive. The man who undcrmincs aud
takes advantage of his fellowman in IL
business transaction deserves TO spend
the remainder of his DAYS within the
prni,cntiary walls clad in tho stripes OF
a felon. He whose tongue would srnirch
Dor deserves to have his tongue taken
out by tho root. We are not careful
enough to mind the golden rule DO
unto others as You would be done by"
No men have really prospcrcd long no
did il without principle and without
due regard to the ceilings and fortunes
OF others. i am sorry for any man who
adopts wrong methods and practices
rascality that he himself may rise as his
rots. Pat truly said: "lf We had a
little more of the mailli of human kind
ness in this world what bright world
We would have" Let's do some good
thing for some one every day we live.
If we are not able to do Il good thing,
let's speak good word for some ono
every day. Soon it would become a
habit with us; and what blesso habit
ii is to do good or to spcal, hcpful of an
other. Such habit would gather about
us in sickness and in health. in power
ty or wealth. in living or dying, II host
of frends who would bc worth more 10
us than the wealth of the Vnnderbilts
or the rrnown of kings or generals.
No man iiveth can got where friends
cannot help him or enemies hurt him.
and he who surrounds himself living
and dying, with good friends all about
him has lived above the selfish life of
lin who dies nj last like Mike said Pat
did. When Nike told ~ friends that
Pat was dead they asked what was the
complaint No complaint Mt all he
said. everybody seemed tn be satisfied.
| am sorry for a man when nobody is
sorry that he is dead. re joice in life
that ends at last surrounded by host
of friends that no man can number.
Amid The ticklcness and falsitics of this
world there arr true friends, and true
friends are the trucst things in the
world.
SAM p. JONES