The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-16

It's q very difficult matter for us 70
wH0Iv uuse.nsh and deal justly in
the affairs IF life. =" aS good
t.. ulay. and as upright sass 80 n@ ID
.semcth possible. We viii lean I'D
I4dgfueut and crook our way "a AiiI"
in spite Of an We can do. To Il" unto
others as We WuuI4 nave them DO unto
,.s. is "a straight-eage that shows our
,-Tpokeauess d exposes our seihsh-
tess.
md came u-arer patterning his life
after C4riat than % Of the Apostles
Speaking Of his anIiCtion he writes
thus to the Ephesians.
"Wherrfore / desire that y faint
not 1t my fluctuations for you.
For his cause. Che salvation Of the
GeutiIc=J / bow my knees unto the
father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
That he would grant you. according -
the riches Of his glory TO be- strengf 1
ened with might by his spirit in th@
inner man.
Ills whole soul seems to have been
filled with the desire to save the Cen
Tiles. ANA no mount Of suffering "d9
su1icieut to iamDen his ardOT.
It is a difficult matter with most u
as to suffer. and be WilIing 10 suffer.
for our fricGds. bat Paui was willing
to suffer for people whom ue did not
knOW-a people in whom he fad no
interest saw that ChristIy desire 10
.l o. III l- ~'Dtll-.- ~ g. O. t,t "a ~
him Wheu he received his commission
We are patriotic and religious. but
when we go 10 the trouble OF aAalNIlIlS
our motives We are often astonislled
to find that more OF less of selfshnes7
is mixed up WITH our best purposes
and deeds. We are very apt To take
tn" road that leads nearest home ana
To prefer the person whose friendship
Nlii pt most C~Ongrniul 81 whose "S1o-
Ciation Wi! add most to our enjoy
..t. NhI .rr.rS-TnIN- Gill adj mil Thai
hanna nature H. prpnr - Ippk "ui tor
"numDcr one" ana his financial inter-
est
An old story illustrates that better
than can with an argument. Three
fishermen We're out on the sound, when
a uddtn squull upset their boat. and
. they We're i'm danger of being drowned.
Another boat put off from the shore To
save the men, 10 in every Srca- peril
were c~liuging as best they could To
the overturned boat. When the res
Cutr& roached the men and We're en-
d~caVOring to get them to their boat, Il
man ON the shUre-a merchant by the
way. who kept Il little store near the
waters edge, cried ont at the top or
his voice to the rescuing party. save
the red-headed man, Save the red
lt:aded man! Save the ~red-headed
man"
Ali three were saved; but when they
ltached the shore. n of the rescu-
NIX Ioi'N I SUI ~ ~ N.i'
he was 50 anxious about the red-head-
oi man.
20, said the storekeeper. che owes
mo fifty cents. which meant that th"
~storckreper had only fifty cents in
terest in the whole crowd.
An old man, who in slavery times
owned 4 hat interest iii Il negro man
used to, when he held family prayers
$50 the story WenD pray that the Lord
would bless himself. wife ana clildren,
e. ntl- ! HON i'm - r,.t-Ns .s -. rtp.RFi-t.
would pray that the Lord WouI take
care II his hulf of sam. II" didn't
seem TO care what harm might bcfaIl
the other half, just 81 his half was
taken care Of.
y negro was trying on a coat in a
store. After getting it on. ana while
the merchants attention was called
i'll another direction the negro ieaped
out and ran. \ policeman standing
near took in the situation and was
about To pursue the thief.
"ShoDt him. shouted tnc merchant.
but by careful to shoot him in the
legs The merchant didn't want 4
bullet hole made i'll the new coat
Another merchant. from whom tn
negro had bought a pair of pants on
credit. cried out. "shoOt him in the
hcad!' He didn't want the pants
hurt. THAT belonged to him. "Don't
shoot him - the hrad!" cried a by
stander; ''you'n. ruin my hat, the ras-
cal jerked from my head as he ran
Gus: If the store!".
WHITE all this. WAS being said the
negro made good his escape, carrying
away coat, breeches and nat.
Yes. selfislFness or self-interest. will
show itself more or less in Us. how
ever much we may try to hide it.
y good mother had tod her little
boy hat whenever ne divided apples
with his sister he should always give
her the best one. "Mama." said the
little rascal. ''NoU Give the 1upIpc IN