The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20

pleasure or wounded pridc-hls pride WINS
evidently of tho Sinl Wh -h deems II noble
to be sra Gus aud obiSing and not of
the Kinney texture VIII ych u easily wound
Ell, tnouEa his deeper sti.sib.ltics might
fTdsoaahiy have bce1-w walked calmly 10
his home near by and hrough, cut a hand
scene ntue char OF his own carried d
without the slightest touch of maj ;,uant
triumph or purpose TO show th"m he had
lHef possessions than they Straight TO
the eii OF the log. placed AZ on the ground
ami once more sat down to watch the
game not even seeing the hateful looks
OF IN defeated iittic 'commo aers" whose
every act-aot TO say expression whlcn
can never dcce, yc--hcs spoke au too plainly
their own .nierlorIIy, VIII ch, as IS ever
cause unable to do othcrw Sc and ulsl he.
cause they had no better natures to ex
rne boys entire demeanor had borne
evidence thai IN his be!ns lwelt not the
hldtous spirt which eausciessly assI.l.'
others or iinds cause only In thor superior
virtues, nor did the serpent lie oiled In
MS heart which leaps with poisoned rotor
at tnos who. when they rev:.e tn savior,
sad. Revile not again Has kindly ma
which he knew nothing He could nor
return them the sp.rh they dealt ont tn
MIN. for the absence of evil can not dem.
o7stratc its existence. Such individuals
are often deemed cowardy or atup a,
while the truth Is their characters are 40
t, tired. m2lignancy, or amy OF the evil pas
sons mat they are simply stunned al
- oSi beyond the bower Of speech by it,
| eNprr'Hon N those whom they hsd ren-
son 10 expect were possessed Of higher at
tr.hurcs
may add here that have known a
very few people who wore like the boy
ana Possessed his lovely character
throuehc,mi their Ityee Such. II Is, a hnpp,-
| ness TO know. thpit ASSOCIATION la worth
| cferlsirns, hut | believe 1t 10 be a duty
| We owe ourselves to drop on, OF our
| yves a. speed ly IS pciosible all whose false,
| maNgnunt ana otherwise shallow natures
! can only affect Ms iniurously, espec ally
| from whose own professcd chr stantty
| we oan nevsr hope. 10 aid. Particularly Is
| this true of one whose SOC al relati1iis h u
| - n READY overcrowded and 10 whom the
| burden OF uncongental associates would
| only prevent the accomplishment Of some
| great ana good work, for which purpose
! = fttle sclfuie occasionally is priceless
| boon. rms j. depression. but If the boy
adheros hrmiy to hs Inherent pr1aciples
| he Will be pure, and happy. TOO.
Contemplating him as he sat on HIS little
chair so Thoroughly uninindful OF the
ref, as wen as the cause Of y, soli,o-
Is alone, ana hc. viii always be alone, as
the ~ mountain peak stands above the
In his future re tho genuine Of his heart
! riors'ts him AL forseiful of self. to exert
! others he VIII at once become the target
o. malicious hstefnl,envy from. rs in
| l,tle-souloa beIn-- can rot endure 81.
/ peTiot one among tieir number the rare
few, as I have sad. appreciate each other
but by the masses. WHO can not wth.
l.old their darts. ne will again and egair
r. CROWDED of. tho log'-not 20 mn II
hecnure he could not. 'y The exercise al
! mere animal force. have maintain,,u his
pace az that his finer ana trucr nattlr,
VII shrink away from the ccaree AMI Tho
false"
Fortunately for ouch, their resource.
arc wIthin mot without; they often YIELD
10 the Influence or persuneons of other.
10 take a place IN their midst, believint
they con he q some service but iron
choice preferrng Isolation. knowing the,
are not then ~ the company OF hyporrlte,
who can hate without n ca, SCI for tn,
sole reason that their natures nre vile
Such y HE. bit thr Thought Is etl
worthy of relecton that the ind.Vidua
who is capable OF creating an angry aenti
merit against himself is no, by any mean,
a cipher In the world of figures. Crows
don't often peck at bad apples but rather
select the fairest and he who t-n oaust
n shaking. up OF dry bones'' r. usual,
worthy OF high honors, and I'm the end gen
orally wins them, too
Mrs Florence e. b. Shaffer