Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-09-07


M VI sucA importance as the human race
the Dib!o lntlnates that q man ia better
nan d aheep, and l suppose he is better
tuah S!t morse. though, like Jobs stallion.
MS neck pc clothed with thunder. Horse
races In Olden times were under tha hon of .
Christian people, and in our dav the sana
institution has come up under fctft;ona
names. And it is called Summer meet
ing, almost suggestive OF positive religions
exercises. And it is called an "agricnl.
turai iair suggestive OF everything tha-
Is improving in the art of farming D~+
under these deceptive titles are the sarna
cheating, and the same betting, and the
same drunkenness, and the same yaca-
bondage, ana the same abomination that
were to be- found under the old horse rae.
ing system. -
Long, ago the English government got
through looking to the turf for the drac0on
and the light cavalry horse They found
out that the turf depreciates the stock. and
1t is worse yet for men. Thomas Hughes
the member Of parliament and the author
knoWnAll the world over, hearing that
new turf enterprise was being started in
this country, wrote a letter in which he
said, Heaven help you. then, for Of all the
cankers Of our old civilization there is
nothing IL this country approaching in un-
blushinS meanness, in rascality holding its
head high, to this belauded institution o2
the British TURF Another famous sports
been shared among these hosts Of rapa-
cfous sharks during the last 200 years, and,
unless the system be altered how many
more are doomed to fall into the same
gulf?' With the bullnshts of Spain and
the bear baitings Of the pit may the Lord
GOD annlhiIate the infamous and accursed
horse racing Of England and America!
Another temptation lowering around the
watering place IS the formation Of lastv
ana lifelong alliances. Tho watering,
places are responsible for more Of the
domestic infelicities Of this country than
nearly all other things combined. Society
is so artificial there that no sure Judgment
OF character can be formed Thew who
form panionships amid such circum-
stances 90 into a lottery where there are
twenty blanks to one prize. IN the severe
tug Of life you want more than glitter and
splash. Lie is not q ballroom, where the
music decides tho step and bow ard prancc
and graceful swing Of long train can mako
up for strong common sense. You might as
we'll go among tho gayly painted yachts OF
a summer regatta to find war vessels
togo among the light spray Of the summer
watering place to find character that
can stand the test OF the great struc-
gle Of human life. In the battle OF life
you want q stronger weapon than G lace
fan Or a croquet maIlet. The load of life
is SO heavy that in order TO draw it you
want a team stronger than that made up
butterfly. If there is any man in the COM
mEnity who eXcitcs my contempt and who
ought to exotic the contempt Of every man
anil woman it is the soft handed, soft
headed dude, who, perfumed until the air
Is actually SICK, spends his summer in
ctrik1ng killing attitudes and waving senti-
mental adieux and talking intinitesimal
no:hings and finding his heaven in the set
of lavender kid glove. Boots as tight as
an inquisition. Two hours Of consummate
oil ! ay} N ! oil IN "a ia nf p,lo
vat. His conversation made up Of 'Ahs!'
and "Ohs.' and "He hes!''
There Is only one counterpart to such
man as that. and that is the frothy young
woman at the watering place; her conver-
satiOn made up of French mOOnShine; what
she hos in her head only equaod by what
she had On her back; useless ever since she
was born and to be useless until she is dead
unless she becomes an Intelligent Chris
tian. We may admire music and fair faces
and graceful step, but amid the heartless
ness and tho imitation and the fantastic
influences of our modern watering places
beware how you make lifelong covenants.
Another temptation that hOvers over the
watering place is that Of baneful lltera-
ture. Almost every one starting OH Tor
the summer takes some reading matter.
| Thore is more pestiferous trash rea1 among
| tho intelligent classes in July and August
| than in all the other ten months Of tho
wear Men and women who at home would
! not be satisfied with q book that was not
| really sensible I find sitting on hotel piazza
or under the trees reading books the index
| OF which would make them blush II they
knew that you knew what the book was.
| "Oh" they say, you must have intel
| lectual recreation.' Yes. There is no need
that you take along to watering place
"Hamilton's Metaphysics" rsome ponder
Gus discourse on the eternal uecrees or
| ''Faraday's Philosophy" There are many
| on hooks good.
| well say, II propose now to give lit
tie rest to my digestive organs, and in
stead Of eating heavy meat aud vegetables
| l will for q little while take lighter lood, a
| little strvchnine and a few grains Of rats
| bane." Literary poison in August IL as
| bad az literary poison in December. Marx
| that Do not let the frogs Of q corrupt
| printing press jump into your SARATOGA
trunk or White Mountain vaitse. Are there
not good books that are easy to read
| books of entertaining travel books Of con,
genial history, books OF pure fun, books o'
| poetry, ringing with merry canto: books q
| fine engravings books that will rest the
| mind as we'll as purify the heart ana eie
| vate the whole life? There Will not be a.
| hour between this and your death WheT
| YOU can afford 10 read pooA iachihS ~
moral principle.
| Another te,nptation lowering all around
onr watering places is Intoxicating bever-
ages. lam told that 1t Is becoming more
and more fashionable for women to drink.
care not how we'll q woman may tress, i
she has taken enough Of the wine TO hus1
her cheek and put slassiness ca hsr & eye
she is drunk. She may be handed into
$500 carriage and have diamonds enouSt
| to astound the TifTanys'-She Is drunk
She NAV be a graduate OF tae best youhs
ladies' seminary and the daughter ol SON
man in danger Of being nominated for III
presidency-she is drunk. You may Eav
. larger Vocabulary than | have, nnt yo'
may say in regard TO her that sae IS 'con
vivial, or she is merry" or she Is ''tes
| tive" or she is "exhilarated. but yo
cannot with ali 'vour gar.ands Of yerola-
cover up the plain fat that It IS az Oh
fashioned case II drunk.
Whether YOU tarry a. ho-ae-wh}ch wi
| be quite as safe and perhaps quite a corr
fortable-or 20 into the country. ara your
self against temptation. The grace OF Go
is the only safe shelter, wleih II tow
or country. There are watering place
accessible to all Of u. You c2nnot oQe
a book OF the Bible without finding ou
some such watering place. f2l1;ai1 q l,;s 2
open for sin and uncleanneSs. "e!-7
. | from LehGlOl.