The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
Correspondence.
aowE THINGS ALL OF Us SHOULD THINK
ABOUT.

favor rather than silver and gold"
This being the case, we should be
very careful TO train up our children
IN the way they should go. First, a
man should be careful TO marry a
good, moral, common sense, indus
trious wife. 1 have some times seen
preachers marry frivolous wives,
who seemed not TO have true T
or religion the latter | take TO be a
mart of true morals. The mother in
stills the first principles in the in
FAINT mind, and the conscience is made
or trained during the first few years
of the infants life ; hence you see the
Importance of having the right kind
of mother.
The kind or mother a child has is
of much more Importance than
whether he is left property by his
parents or not. Train the boy as he
should he trained, and he will make
the property and make is honestly,
too. The property or wealth of u
person has nothing TO do with his or
her honesty, but the persons mother
has a great deal TO do with 1t. So
again 1 say, be careful who you
marry, young man /; and don't marry
until you have made and saved a lit
sic money, 80 you will not have TO
start married life with your nose to
the grind stone and with each turn
the creditor gives il shortening it
and making is hurt worse.
Each person should feel that he
was sent in this world TO act his
part, and he should endeavor 80 act
30 when he dies, his community will
be sure to think tits some little better
by his having lived. Don't try TO
do big things, but just the little
things that come up in daily life, and
always do them in an honorable and
gentleman like manner.
s'BIessed is the peace maker, for
he shall ses God" Never encourage
tsttlers, but always try TO shut them
of by telling them that while our
neighbors will have faults, we too
have faults-sOme more, and some
less-but we generally find what we
look for in others. If we look for good,
we find some in all mankind. Now,
instead of always looking for the bad
in others, suppose we always look
for the good in them and speak of it
as often "a Is convenient, and eXtOl
il then when your neighbors hear
of this, it makes them better, and
they in turn begin TO think of your
better qualities and thus instead of
strife, you have the reverse Oh,
how good this world would be if we
all jus5 did the best we could under
all ciTc1mstancesl
Don't hate the ri1h because they
are rich, and don't hate the poor be
CAUSE they are poor. The Bible says,
"The poor you have among you al
ways" And the ''rioh and poor
meet together, and the Lord is maker
Oh 6u6n oil luO IlOu HAL Is a
good man TO borrow money from, or
help when you need it the poor
may ~sympathize, but if he has moth
ing TO help with, he can't do is. The
poor is also a great help 80 the we'll
TODD. They Can do the daily labor
that is needed, and if paid u reason
able price for is, both classes can be
of great benefit 80 each other. Our
Creator knew what he was doing
when he created and put US here.
Some of Us are misfts, but never5he-
less we are here by his command so
all you can do Is 30 do the best you
can and keep q clear conscience.
If you make mistakes, hasten TO
correct them as soon as you find
them out. If you let your passion
run away with you, hasten TO apollo
gize to your friend, and thus not
make an enemy, but retain a life
long friend. Be- charitable in word
and deed. Don't think all the good
people belong to your church, and
all the bad ones belong to the other
churches. Don't believe all the
purity is in she political party you
belong 20, and all the meanness TO
the opposition. Men should be
judged by their daily walk. If you
have lived by a man for years and
have always found him honest in his
dealings, and agood neighbor other
wise, don't think him a thief or
robber because he sees fit to change
his vote and not vote for the politi-
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