Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-08-10
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Some things it takes TO be a man:
First we must be true aud when we
are on the unpopular side of any cause
or question we must not shrink from
the burden that Justice brings ON us
Not TO shrink shows at once that Won
are man and have backbone instead
of toestring. Be sure you are right
and qualified for what you are doing
or going to do. Be sure you are right
with God, otherwise You are working
for the devil, if for man be sure Won
are qualified for what he wants Won TO
do The boy or man who is ever on
the lookout for every job on the popu-
lar side and runs away from obstacles
or oppositions, will never be anything
but boy and not much of boy at
that. There is but one rule to be
man and that is to always do your
level best to reach correct idea of
what is right and then stick to it and
fight for it in spite of the world, the
flesh and the devil. OF course this
rule will make anyone enemies and
give anyone just about as many hard
knocks as are needful to your health.
But, if you want to be a man this is
the price you have to pay. The color
of mans skin shall not be the meas
ure of his legal rights. Study good
ways to make the best possible man
ont of yourself. Cultivate what is best
in your character and mind. Be too
proud to stoop to anything that is
mean. Associate with honest, truthful
people. Cultivate honesty, no one
ever becomes gentleman who is not
onest. When defeat knocks you down
don't lie there, but as soon as you can
get your breath, rise, brush off the
dust and go out against the enemy
again. The world and all its rewards
are as much yours as anybody's but re-
member the race is to the swift, the
battle is to the strong. Modesty is as
becoming to man as to woman,
but humility has no place in man re-
lation to man. Don't be ashamed. Be
as earnest, powerful and fearless as
possible. Reach a conception of what
you aim to do and be sure it is some
thing noble then hammer away with
all your might and strength and keer
hammering and you will be sure tc
win victory. A man who coaxes a
girl to marry him and saps her of her
youth and beauty and then goes back
on her who has been true to him and
has given him the best part of her life
ought to be horse whipped. There il
no crime in the marriage relation
that he could commit to equal this
crime. The man who does this is not
worthy to be called husband or-fath-
er. He is simply low-down ruffian,
scoundrel and everything but man
and the wonder is that any woman
can continue to drag out miserabl,
existence trying to be true to such |
scoundrel. The benediction of Heav
en- rests upon all those fathers who ar,
earnestly trying to live up to the OBJ
legations which rest upon them
those fathers who are plodding along
year after year, striving to make
happy home and giving their children
a chance in the world. The benedic
ton of Heaven rests upon all such ia
theirs no matter how humble or poo
the home may be or how limited ant
meager the assistance the father ma,
be able to give his children, if he i
doing the best he can he is doing God
will. But man is low-dowl
scoundrel who does not strive for TIN
development of his children morally
physically, mentally and religeously
If child is developed this way
will be gentlemanly, strong and wist
DR.. Begg and Miss Britannia Savag
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony August Bird, by Rev. j. I
White. The groom is somewhere i
the sos and the bride %. The DR..
at once going to Sourwood and live
Hale settlement.
r. j. White and Bennett Tate mad
a business trip to Altamont and bacl
The. new sawyer who recently move
here, is a hustler l was at the mi
to-day and they had about 100 logs c
the ground. Waterman