The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-13
BETHEL.

LILA A9As
Once more, after ten days visiting
in Union City, Number Seven, Obiol
and various other places, The Bach
elor is back to his little home amonl
his many noble, sweet-spirite
neighbork and friends in good OLE
Number Five. Some may think, al
we once thought, that because Mum
Der Five is in the lake hills tina
there is nothing here but a few
poor, ignorant, unrehned, unprlnci
pied people, who hardly keep SOU
and body together. But here we
find true principles practiced, econ.
omy, prosperity and progressive
ness used, both from a literal and !
financial standpoint, with some few
exceptions, of course.
In surveying the customs anc
manners Of people of various places
we think of and cannot help, but
shudder at the thought Of SO many,
the young especially, who are try
ing to lead high life-a life far
beyond then come, and never once
stopping to ii INK of economizing in
proportion to heir income or of
preparing for sickness or for old
age in the future. And the ques-
ton With us is: "Why are so many
young people ashamed to have 1t
thought that they have no money,
or ashamed to economic in the
management of smell means and of
prudent livlng?" There is no dis.
grace in being an acorn before an
oak.
Young people often wish that
they were grown, but they are not
ashamed of being young. No one
is ashamed to have 1t known that
his or her knowledge, strength and
skill is il proportion to bis or her
age. Blu. tlese same persons will
blush and suffer shame at being
thought not to have money or
means with which to take part in
the many expensive soclals which
arise, when at the same time they
would have to go beyond their
means. They are utterly unable to
say, ~ cannot afford it," 1t is
harder to say it, because in a COM
of several hundred people,
two-thirds of whom are poor, there
is a fear OF shame which reflects
upon public opinion and throws
back an undesirable reputation
upon those who boldly say Il must
deny myself, beyond the most des-
titute necessities of lite, of what
ever costs money"
This is an unfortunate character
istic of American people. Poverty
enough trouble without the
aid of foolish opinions. Who ex-
poets the majority of the young to
have money to spend in such a
needless way? Does not the whole
world know that they are but start
ng in life-that they have not yet
earned anything, nor inherited any
.ortune. receive but a small salary
md if they would be honest they
must practice strict economy?
Why, then, do they take part in
'ocials that will deprive them of all
heir money and lay them under
to dishonesty tor tear
people will accuse them OF being
Door?
1t is necessary that they should
,e economical; it is necessary that
hey should be honest; but it is not
necessary that they should indulge
n endless socials which Will ex-
FAUST their means to poverty like
quick-sand and lead them in
to dishonesty. And
yhen they are forever joining a
lub, an excursion, or an extrava-
ant ball, and at the same time can
OF raise money to bear their ex-
ense without taking from them
elves their own necessities of life,
would be better for them had
hey never been born.
Who ought to hold his head up
he highets, the young man who
almly says 81 cannot indulge in
UGH expenses or he who is
of his poverty and makes
false appearance? s
Self-denial and the essential spir-
of economy is many times nobler
nd grander than that free. handed
laundering of money which gives
false reputation for maenanimity
people who are on the road to
solvency.
THE BACHELOR.