St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-18

Ihe one is ever and anon, in the afte
noon, looking at his watch to see il
as not most time to shut up The OF
er stays half m hour after he mig
' 60. and when asked why, says
wanted to look over some entries |
had made to be sure he was right,
to put up some goods that had be.
left out Of place. The one is vel
touchy about doing work not e
actly belonging to him. The OF
er is glad to help tho 9th,
clerks In their work. The fir
will be prolonged nothing, and l
will be poorer at 60 years Of age tha
1T 20 The other will be . merchal
prince. Incidence is the cause OF moi
failures in all occupations than va
have ever suspected. People are tc
lazy to do what they can do, and war
to undertake that which they can ne
do In the drama Of life they don
want to be common soldier, carry
ing halberd across the stage, or
faiconer, or = mere attendant, and D
they lounge about the scenes till the
shall be called to be something great
After awhile, by some accident Of pros
perlty or circumstances, they get int
the place for which they have no quail
fication. And very soon, II the man be
merchant, he is going around asking hi
creditors to compromise for ten cent
on the dollar. Or il : clergyman, he il
making Trades against the ingrati
tudc OF churches. Or il an attorney
BY unskillful management he loses I
case by which widows and orphans ar<
robbed Of their portion. Or, II = ply
sician, he by malpractice gives his pa.
tient rapid transit from this world "a
the next Our Incompetent friend
would have made passable horse doc
tor, but he wanted to be . professor oi
anatomy In university. He could
have sold enough confectionery to
have supported his family, bct he
wanted to have = sugar refinery like
the HavemeyelA. He could have
mended shoes, but he wanted to amend
the constitution Of the United States.
Towards tho end Of life these people
are out Of patience, ont of money. out
OF friends. out Of everything They 70
to the 3oor house, or keep out of It bv
running in debt to al the grocery and
dry goods stores that will trust them.
People begin to wonder when tho cur
tain will drop on the scene. After
awhile, leaving nothing but their COM
pliments to pay doctor, undertaken
and Gabriel Grubb. the grave-digger,
they disappear. Exeuntl Kissed of
the stage.
Others fail In the drama OF life
through demonstrated selfshness.
They make al the rivers empty into
the sea, all the roads Of emolument
end ut their door. and they gather all
the plumes of honor for their brow.
They help no one, encourage no one.
rescue no ONE. 'How big . pile Of
money can I get?" and .How
much of the world can 1 ab-
sorb?" arc the chief questions.
They feel about the common people
rs the Turks felt toward the Asapi, or
common soldiers, considering them Of
no use except to fill up the bitches
with their dead bodies while tho other
troops walked over them to take the
fort. After awhile the prince OF world
" success is sick. The only interest
society has in his illness is the effect
that his possible dccease may have on
the money markets After awhile he
lies. Great newspaper cap itals an
1ounce how he started with nothing
md ended with everything. Al
though, for sake Of appearance, some
people put handkerchiefs to the eve,
there is not one genuine tear shed.
The heirs sit up al night when hel Hes
q state. discussing what the oil fellow
las probably done with his money. It
axes all the livery stables within two
niles to furnish funeral equipages, and |
III the mourning stores are kept busy
cling weeds of grief The stonecut-
crs send in proposals for monument
he minister 1t the obsequics reads Of |
he resurrection, which makes tho
carers fear that If the uncrupulous
nancier does not come up in tho
eneral rising he will try to
ct : 'tcorner" on tombstones
nd graveyard fences. All good
nen are glad that the moral nuisance
as been removed. The Wall street
pcculators are glad because there is
lore room for themselves. The heirs
re glad because they get possession Of
ne long-delayed inheritance. Drop
ing every feather of all his plumes,
very certificate Of all his stock, every
ond OF all his Investments, every dol
r OF all his fortune, he departs, and
II the rolling of Dead March in Saul"
nd all the pagcantry Of his interment,
nd all the cxquisiteness of sarcopha-
US, and all the extravaganee Of cpi-
lphology can not hide the fact that
y text has come again to tremendous
ilfillment: Men shall clap their
ands at him and shall hiss him out OF
Is place."
You see, the clapping comes before
le hiss. The world cheers before IL
amns. So, it is said, the deadly asp
ckles before it stings. Going up, il
)? Hurrah! Stand back and let his
horses dash by, whirlwind
plated harness and tinkling head
.ar and arched neck. Drink deep OF |
s Madeira and cognac. All hats on
he passea Bask for days and /,
'ars in the sunlight Of his /,
Going down, is he7
rctend to be nearsighted, 20 that you ,
= not see hi n - he walks past. When ,
en- ask you IL you know him, halt
ad hesitate = though you were try l
s to call mp dim memory. and say: !
Well, y-e-e-s, yes; I believe once did /
low him, but have not seen him for !
long while" Cross . different ferry ,
ON the one where You used to meet ,
m lest he ask for financial helm
hen you started life he spoke . rood !
ord for you 1t the bank. Talk down
8 credit now that his fortunes arc
llapsing. He put his name on two !
your notes; tell him that you have
'anRed your mind about such things. .
d that you never indorse. After
While his matters comes to . dead ,
1t. and m assignment or suspension
sheriff. sale takes place. You say:
le ought to have stopped sooner.
Ut = expected. He made too biz |.
Iplash IN the world. Glad tho bal.
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