The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-17

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and they will be rolled in IL, and
rolled over aud over Ia il until they
are choked, and submerged, and |
strangulated, and at every sign OF re-
turning consciousness they will be-
barked at by all the hounds Of political |
parties from ocean TO ocean And yet
there are a hundred men to-day strug-
CLING for that privilege, and there are
thousands Of men who are helping
them in the Struggle. Now, that is not
life worth living. You can get
slandered and abused cheaper than
that, Take it on q smaller scale. DO
not be so ambitious TO have a whole
reservoir rolled over on you.
But what you see in the matter OF
high political preferment You see in
every community in the struggle for
what is called social position Tens OF
thousands OF people trying 70 get into
that realm, and they are under terrible
tension What is social position? II
is difficult thing 10 define, but we
all know what il is. Good morals and
intelligence are not necessary, but
wealth, or show Of wealth, is ahso-
solutely Indispensable. There are men
to-day as notorious for their hbertln-
ism as the nights famous for its dark
ness who move in what is called high
social position There arc hundreGs Of
out-and-out rakcs in American society
whose names are mentioned among the
distinguished guests at the great
lcvecs. They have annexed all inc
known VICES and are longing for other
worlds Of diabolism TO conquer Good
morals are not necessary IN many OF
the exalted circles OF society
Neither is intelligence necessary,
You find in that realm men VINO would
not know an adyero from an adjective
II they met It hundred times IN dny,
and who could not write a letter oil ac'
ceptance or regrets without the ana oil
n secretary. They pny their libraries
by the square yard only anxious 10
have the binding Russian, lhetr ig-
noranee is positively sublime making
English grammar almost disrepn taole.
And yet the finest parlors open beiore
them food morals ana ihteihBehee
arc not necessary, but wealth OF snow
Of wealth is positively indispensa Die
1t does not make any diterenee no"
You got your wealth, II You only got II
The hest way lot yon 10 get hto SO
cial position Is Tor you 70 puy iarg'
amount on credit, then put your prop
erty IN your wires name nave d lev
preferred creditors, and then make al
assignment Then disappear from I'M
community nntil the oreeze Is over
and come BACK ana start IN the SAM
business DO you not see now oeauti
fully that VIII put out an the PeoPl'
who are In competition WIN You am
trying to make an honest hvinef nov
quickly u VIII get you ihto hiEh socia
position! What Is theuse OF toiling 4Vo
so years OF bard work when you can o
two or three bright strokes make
great fortune3 All! my friends, wheI
you really lose your money how quickl
they will let you drop. and the highe
You get the harder you Will drop.
: There are thousands to-day IN tina
realm who arc anxious to Keep In j
There are thousands IN mat realm wh
are nervous for fear they Will fan on
OF II, and there are changes going 0
! every year, and every month, and ever
. hour which involve heart-breakine
4 that arc never reported hlgh socl'
life is constantly In a hutter about u
2 delicate question as to whom they sha
7 let in and whom they shall push GU
e and the battle is going on--pier miro
; against pier mirror, chandelier again
r chandelier, wine cellar against WI
c cellar, wardrobe against wardrop
j cquipage against equipage- Unee
c tainty and insecurity dominant in tn
c realm, Indebtedness enthroned, to
Il ture at premium, and life not wort
d living.
d a life OF sin, life oil PRIDE, lie
n Indulgence, life OF worldiiness' a Il
/. devoted 10 the world inc nesh ana u
s. devil Is a failure, dead iaiiure' an
d hnite iailure, care not now MAJ
Il presents you SEND 10 that cradle,
i how many garlands you SEND 70 IN
IS grave you need 10 put right under y
k name on the tombstone this insert
Il ton: "Bctter for that man II he h
. never been born
But shall show you life that
e worth living A young man says;
/ am here, ! am not responsible for
h temperament; God gave me that. B
n here am, In the evening OF the 10
e century, at 90 years OF age. am hei
S and | must take an account OF stoc
Il Here | have body which Is a divine
e constructed engine. | must put It
f. the very best uses, and | mt
Il allow nothing to damage Il
le rarest of machinery. Two feet, a
m they mean locomotion. Two eyes a
2. they mean capacity to pick out my o'
g way Two ears, and they are te
u phones of communication with the o.
re side world, and they mean capacity
4. catch sweetest music and the voices
S, friendship-the very sweetest mus
ID A tongue, with almost intinity OF art
lie ulation- Yes, hands with which
at WELCOME, or resist, or lift, or smite,
r. wave, or bless-hands to help mys