The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-04-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IS aerly Advice 5
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NONE, sonny, you must be all out
~ of breath.
You have slung unasked-fOr advice
around 80 promiscuously, that you
must be short of that useful com modi.
(which it is more blessed to give
than to receive and doubtless you
would welcome new installment. 1t
might belp to reduce the size of the
thing you wear under your hat. You
see, sonny jou take yourself too Sc.
1riously. those who have been here
for the past IL or 20 years and have
stood the storm and stress, don't take
kindly to the callow wisdom or pert
advice of 80 recent an acquisition, sa-
pient as it may seem to you by the
light of your young experience.
Your dissertation on character and
conscience, and Napoleon and Wash
ington, though somewhat startling,
no doubt shows great precocity. EN-
erson himself failed to hit of charac-
ter and conscience in such short me.
ter.
Synonymous, sonny, means "having
the same meaning" and if character
and conscience mean the same thing,
you are the first to discover it and
would do we'll to get it patented. Con-
science develops good charac ter. But
there are two kinds of character. Ma
poleon had plenty of character, in
fact, he was far and away "long"
on it; both kinds. But some his,o-
rians say he had no conscience.
Character, sonny, is something that
millions may possess, but achieve.
ments belong to the few. 1t Is f0S
their achievements that both Napo.
leon and Washington will be remem-
bered, and don't you forget it. AS to
Napoleon's defeat, he went far before
1t happened, and have always been
taught that it was not lack of char
acter, but the failure of his reserves
to come up at the proper time that
was responsible for Waterloo. Napo-
leon forgotten, sonny? Ask any pratt
thing French babe when. apoleon will
be forgotten.
But then I suppose you can't speak
French and the narrowness of your
English will not enlighten you.
Samuel Smiles says: "Still less has
wealth any necessary connec tiOn with
elevation of character. On the con.
trary, it is much more freq uently the
cause of it's corruption and degrade
tion-the source, it may be, IF infinite
mischief to themselves, and often to
Others"
And those pert questions, Corny, in
your pleasant little whippcr.snapper
way, no doubt they seemed very
smart to you. They don't seem to
have much bearing.on "the vital ques-
tion," and-comihg from one whose
standing in the community rests on
the recent requirement of a pretty
store, a ready.made esta blishment,
and boundless assurance-addressed to
a man of position, honorable charac-
ter and achievement of many years
standing, they sound insulting and
cowardly; considering that this very
position and the circumstances, tie
his hands so far as resenting these
questions as they deserve, is con-
cerned. 1t is lucky for you, sonny,
that this is so; that this Is law-abid-
ing community, since the only ade.
quate recourse would be a hOrsewhip-
ping or a bullet. Probably you took
all this into account; but if you should
ever 90 to a frontier town or mining
camp, you would do well to curb your
raw and insatiate desire to ask fool
Questions or you will get your bloom
ing head blown OIL. Rememb, r, too,
Corny, dear, that a fool can ask more
questions than Eve wise men can an.
swer." Now wouldn't, but suppose
I should ask you:
What was your monthly allowance
before you bought your new store?
What is your allowance now9
Where did you get the money to
buy your stock9
Who pays the rent of the house you
live in?
Who pays your household expenses9
I don't consider these nice ques.
tions, sonny, but they are "synony-
nous" with those you have asked, and
you can perhaps judge better how in
sulting, they sound If applied to your
self. You forget, my boy, that DR..
For bes has "plead his innocence" and
that he has in his possession signed
statement of Mr.. Stetson's, that he is
innocent. That be appealed to the
only court having jurisdiction over
the University, and was again de.
clared innocent without dissenting
voice. If you will look up parliamen'
tary. Law 2 bit you will also find that
acquiescence In vote declared unani-
motS and 90 recorded, precludes a
member from opening the minutes,
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