The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-13
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And the folly of such accumulation Is never so evident as when we attempt to readjust our baggage in new residence There are people who treat old furniture with the constancy due old friends. No matter how ugly or inconvenient 1t may be. they cannot be induced to part with 1t, and will cherish a cumbersome ward robe, or table, or bookcase with all the reverence felt by a bbliomaniac for first folio of Shakespeare. There is some thing perhaps respectable in this regard, for the chairs and sofas upon which we have sat in bygone years. but 1t Is too often carried to a ridiculous extent. If our grandfather left behind Iiester as large as the Great Bed Of ware. that is scarcely reason why we should bur den our house with such an tncum- brance, especially if 1t Is only retained as a harbor for dust, cobwebs and rats. l once knew an old and respected lady, so warmly attached to some of these old heirlooms. which had long since served all practical uses, that she would rent to make room for it. This was carefully stored to itself. where dust, dirt and yer min would enjoy the freedom which the impious hand of man might not touch: and the ghost of the revered relative would not recognize the things which are kept sacred to his memory. This is simply sentimentalism gone mad, when tndulged in by people who cannot afford it, as it is a useless and unpardonable tax upon their otherwise depleted purse.
 Yet, the most pathetic side of this an
 
 we cannot find a place to call home. In this eyer-reStless and shifting movement from house to house, the word seems to lose It's meaning. The history of each new home to which we move is scarce ay more than list of tenants. who have come for a brief season, grumbled and gone; and of the constant changes Of ser wants, who have snIffed at the neighbor- hood and exercised their option of de- parture without a moments notice. FL nally there comes to the new tenant un- foreseen objections to the premises, pre- cipitaung troubles with the landlord, which are generally continued throughout the year. The house needs repairs or decoration. or it's drainage is defective, or it is damp and unhealthy, and tho landlord will do nothing. The bill of rights and privileges" is trotted out, ''scrapping" is opened and the fight gen. erally lasts until the last rent note Is paid and the disgusted tenant seeks a new master and fresh legacy of trou- ble and discomfort. It is such small cares that eat away the better feelings of the heart. One-half the wretchedness of the world may be said to arise from com parative trifles. They can fall so thickly upon each other, until all peace of mind is poisoned. the temper sOured and all capacity for good weakened by hypo- chondria. To give way to small cares may oftentimes seem ridiculous. but it Is difficult to be philosopher in the midst j of constant trials.
 Then comes the old but true proverb. three removes are as bad as a fire" Unfortunately it is the lower and middle class who must bear this calamity. The daily lesson thrift and frugality has gone class, from the beginning of time. and will so continue until that indefinite epoch, when humanity and content will be merged into one.