The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-15

people no matter how bad their repu
tatlon or how much people look doWr
upon them and there is likely to b.
some short comings in the ways Of
people who are looked upon as the
best of the flock The firstly here /:
about the goodly people who see ne
shortcomings in their daily lives anG
the secondly is about the people ir
whom others see no good.
Firstly.
They always posed as highly relig-
about, and each of them actually be-
lieved himself or herself to be just
little bit better in every way than
| anyone else
| The whole family belongs to the
| hrst church of their denomination and
| they drop their coins into the platter
every sunday in a way that makes a
little more noise than others who let
20 OF their contributions when their
plate.
But these people are good people;
just as good as the average good per-
son and not whit better. They do
sooo among the sick members of the
churcn' gave to the foreign missions,
contribute to the poor of the city and
DO charitable acts in many ways.
me rather, white bearded and white
halred, is typical deacon and he is
mighty fatherly and pleasant old
gentleman. The mother is good
soul she puts up preserves and al
ways gives away half of the supply,
She keeps a couple of poor families
Well supplied with old clothes. The
children do not swear and they do not
gamble nor indulge in any such sins
and they are looked upon as good.
They all go to church every Sunday
the whole family, and to prayer meet
ings. No one would say but they are
good people and that others would do
well to live as good,
Here is the fault: The family en-
cl Of tel
no home and has to work at just the
years when she ought to be studying
in the IA. Her back is bent. her
hands are large and every line and
feature shows hard work and that be-
fore the age when the body was large
and strong enough for hard work. She
does not receive much pay, but she
keeps herself out of the poor house.
The members of the family think they
are doing a good charitable act in pay
ing her a. mere pittance a week and
allowing her to do the cooking, the
washing, the seruhbing, bed making.
feeding and watering of the horse.
sweeping, busting, mending, dishwash-
ing, and everything else to be done
while the entire family, when at home,
is idle. Now wouldn't it show a little
good folks to help that slip of girl
with the Bonded back? Everyone
could help her a little each day. This
family receives 100 per cent praise.
1udI SHouiu De ulSCOuIlleQ a IllIlc.
Secondly.
This is the man in whom the great
majority of people see no good for he
is in bad business. He deals in malt
and spirituous liquors. He breaks and
evades the law and although he may
escape any serious consequences his
reputation In the community where he
lives is bad.
Every day he lives he does wrong
and practically everyone knows it. All
who know him knew it. He keeps right
on. He is looked down upon by thou
sands of people and they see no good in
him.
There is no defense for this man
for the things he does and he re-
ceives 100 per cent of criticism. That
should be discounted little for not a
man lives in Topeka who is more
benefieent, in proportion to his means, |
than this man. There are half q doz- |
en- widowed mothers, with children to |
bring up, who receive help from him |
and it is given in many ways but to |
every one of them in a manner which |
takes away any sting of charity There |
are scores of young boys selling pa
pers for a living who find him the |
best customer in town, although he |
doesn't know what to do with the du- |
plicate Sunday papers he buys. He is
as kind a hearted man as ever helped |
a struggling mortal
Isn't the public just little bit given |
to overpraising the one family and to |
condemning the one man?