Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-17
AN AMERICAN
ARLSTOCRACY


as r. nation We are their fruit
Tho American iH great critic IN
that be makes u bis business Ca
cTiticise every thing under the sun.
he will give you many reasons why
our girls should be satisfied with the
men Of their own "iaud 81 the Free
be Do perfectly satisfied that ho a. a
greater" man In every sense Of the
word than the foreigner And be- "a
apt 30 proudly add. that "ho knows
how to treat women"
There o. a great deal 10 De said IN
favor OF the American man, but there
are n few things 10 boz said about even
titles"
A loFd. or a duke. or a prince. Do the
iIneai descendant OF some great man
that Is. he runs a good chance on
being Under every ruler titles have
been conferred without sunicicnt roa-
son. But The really old houses OF
Europe had their beginnings In true
uohility--tho founder OF the family
having been a true nero. And. some
one may say with n anocr. his Dc.
scondants have lived on OF this glory
ever since. Perhaps bat many Of
them have done more, they have tried
10 be worthy Of their names. That
"a something. you know. "Noblcsse
Obllge." has been something besides
40 empty motto
Now what did "ilvlng up to the
name really meant OF course. there
have been unprlnoipled sciOns ~ great
n0ueeg. hut into even these there was
instllled the real meaning OF "noblease
obligo" On a very real way every
son ana daughter OF a great house has
been tau1ht that be and she owed
many sacrifices 20 the ancestor who
founded the housc-for bis sake q
v-ccr ain standard should be- kept. etc.
@ 81 Just this thing that has 90 often
made titled men successful On winning
our most desirable girls.
NuW. about hCredlty-lhnt great
creature that shoulders 90 many OK.
cHscs and 10 supposed to explain 40
many naradOxog.
Hereby means that man Eots
Through hls parontago bis qualities
mental. moral and physical Our good
Papa Science has not yet given us
definite knowledge as 20 which parent
gives the qualities. but n bad mans
son hecomo1 bad man We are wont
90 Goclarc. Like father. like son.
and 10 "a woman upsets things and has
daughter who follows her example
we complacently oKclaim, like moth
cr Ike daughter" (SianEe how sci
dom we hear. Like father, like
daughterHl
But we muat acknowledge thal
heredlty o. not a hard and fast rule
thoro are very Odious parents who
have exemplary onsprings.
HaIEa 81 NUr "a go "a
environment. This helps a little
bar o. not such a blg help AFTER all
Tor we ana many cases where The
very hest heredlty combined with %,
most perfect environment fails dig
nnily. Then we may fail back on thai
old-fasnionod word, original sin--i
word We never really believe In while
We are looking Into babies faces
Every thoughtful soul has q iussl'
with hose creatures, heredity and
environment at Sonic time IN its liie
There Is am inherent demand for im
rIny 800 every HUMAN boiug-and
would not Doe surprised " &c were u
animals. TOO.
Those OF us who predicate that I
neg soul o. created for every infant
that onena iis eyes 10 life. must soon
these creatures hcrodiiy and environ
mcnt some of ua may be shocked a.
fho very idea OF challenging God, hG
$50 do Il anyway. Every limo We az
s5ciatc God with the least iniu'uc'
we are challenging Him
And indeed W there Is a new sou
created Tor each OF the poor stun
tnbles. God ought 20 be challenged
ell Il 10
letter OF the old Mosaic law about tn
sims of tAe father heing visited on th
children. and this very emotion o
ropUlsiOn was a challenge.
know OF but one thing that CA
reconcile God and man, and that j
tha doctrine OF tho Perfect Law
which has for rs two factors Rein
carnatlon and karma ( Cause AM
Eject Is the meaning Of karma). To
declaration that we are our own pai
Cnts. and make our own hercdlty an
environment. changes all our cha
ienges into peana
Among the many things that a req
uguldon OF the truth OF reineafhatlo
win DO o. this. q viii give the sou
true dignity u we must stand on on
own feet, u we have ever stood Of
our own ANNNf NNNN pr AnNN n N"N ~
iae making But Hcredity and Bnv
r0ument. you viii cry out, The
are but agents for cur growth
you and live wisely today We vii
lnsi naturally gravitate 20 a goo
Incredibly and environment in our mex
lifo on earth. Aud this good here
dityand.enyironmont" may be wisel
or unwisoly used hy ua after we gC
lt We may have been wise last tim
because we were only evolved alon
certain line. certain temptation
may come in this now Incarnation
and We may not know how 90 NEE
Them hence we become black sheep.
But what bearing has an this on th
case OF international marriaEesg Thil
that what our girls are looking for
nobility. and this looking Is naiura
instructive, sort of survival OF On
httest. They are feeling about Ia th
dark. these glorious girls Of ours Z
find the right kind OF offspring IN
woman ideal Is ahead OF yours, oh
. my brOlhori These boauteOus crea
ares Tor whom We sacrifice 90 mucl
are looking for the qualities they ia
to nnd I'D YOU OF course they max
mistakes, when they 80 after title
bat way down IN their innermoai the
uro not going after titles at all. the
are booking for more culture, NOR
refinement. more gcntlemanly mol
Taey have lived before. these dea
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