The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-06-20
Gritty
is article is net
lect fully in all

under this head.
Inslnccrity is found in perfection
where the moral tone is low ana
it shows itself in al! the littlo ac,y
of everyday life. For instance,
tako the parents over our country,
many are not above telling their
children lies. Now, "as tho tw;"
is bent the trees inclircd," and j.
1t any wonder that these children
grow to the estate Of men and
women with an uttor disregard for
truth? What IS moro disgusu!.% &
than for parents to mako children
90 h(tlo dirty mcanncss which
they are either afraid or ashamed
to DO themselves? yet many do
this thing.
Another form OF insinccrity is
ilattcrlng, and it is tho most sub.!o
OF all, lnstilling into and poisoning
the mind in manner which moth.
ing else can. Few people are above
thls-cithcr giving or being the
happy yet deluded recipients. 1t
is practicod in church, for the
ministers will compliment some
onashc likes, who in consequence,
wll no deeply nattcrcI bccau.c
his name IS mentioned favorab.v.
II Is written: "God is not meek.
nd.' 1t seems to me that if the
brethren would think Of this moro
there would DO more earnest wor.
ship and less tick vanity in our
II" c!ings.
Young mon also use this power.
lul weapon when with their lady
friends, and girls are no bette,
about tho matter. Tie effect Of
this Is obvious. Tho whole moral
tono is lowered, for they become
addicted in this way, to the habit
Of downright lying, How many
young men arc thclc in this cum
try who would let Il girl get ahral
Of them if they could hell it by
becoming tn? author Of pIausi-
bio while lie? \ man or woman
to ilatter one Of the opposite sex
sHccc sfuIiy. must be Intelligent.
This IS all the moro reason that
he or She should be sincere. for Il
sensible person can do infinitely
more in the way OF injuling morals
than q fool.
The most dntcstab.c form Of in
sincerity is sham moicsty. Take
tho covering of sham m0dnsty from
many Parsons and it will leave a
moral skeleton. There are many
young ladies who wear sham mod
csty just rs often as They @ in
cjnpany and let something Lc
said out Of thc ordinary and &c.
how soon these pretty hypocrit>s
will ho ready to g homc. then let
The same thing bo said when they
are with glrl friends ana they will
be tn? first to become hilarious.
Suppose We let tie above mcnlon-
ed "somelhing" bo about kissing.
and some Of tho beauties (of course
not III Pic!;ens county,) viii be
the most easily offended in crowd
yet will be oxNc;lygsuitcd, if kissi,g
Is m HnIon,l when lhon they alo
rs near alone aa j; is Possible fer
lhVr' 10 be whrD H1t unnn.
"@ome raor,c o''iec, 10 calln,
Things by their li.hi nam,s, as th,
girl who called gacy limbacy De
cause an oder sister had toll her
never 10 say leg
Young ladies have been AnDwn
to bccome higAly offended b>cau:,.
a young man in address mentioned
the injurious effects OF tight lacing.
1t is needless t, say that most Of
the young women whose toes We c
hurt wore corns. Think Of the
nhominabic habit women have O!
kissing each other AMI then tattllng
about the very ones they kiss with
the loudcst smack. In fact, lbc
kissing Of girls a:c often very mach
like two stones going tcg"lhcr--~
moro Eoisc than feeling. OF course
thc1" are Il great many true friend
shlpS among girls, Of such ! ain
not writing, but Of the kisses OF
Judas which acquaintanrcs often
brStoW on each other merely for a
show.
1t is really amusing to see the
girls taking an atlcctionato leave
0! each othct when starting home
from party, III such Instances,
the boys stanl around with mouth
open as if waiting for tlcir sharo
Of kisses, but their share doesn't
come. Even if they express a de-
sire that tie dish of kisses be
passed nrAnnd their way, they are
seldom obliged.
This seems to be the difference
between boys and girls, with girls
1t is, kiss girls with as loud y amac';
ami rs much show Ns possible and
If yon Kiss boys at all, ki-s them
when no ore will know il, wl,l
boys it is kiss girls when you can
and boys not at ali. Which is
most sincere? Scrj ptor Mlsclus.
DIDN'T MARRY FOR MONEY.