Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-12-05
CHARACTER.

With so many good things to choose
from, hardly see how any girl can
fail to crafty her ambition to secure
the best.
If character was to be bought with
money we wouldn' have any, so no one
can secure monopoly in that article,
but it is prize far above that of ru
bies and any girl or boy may win it if
they will. What is better than no
BILE character? Nothing. Not silver
nor gold nor precious stones outshine
the girl of a noble character. She is
adorned with attributes more valuable !
than any the world can give. You
may ask what is character. 1t is Just
what you make it and is really just
what you are. You can't counterfeit
it though you may deceive and be de-
ceived. The garments Of character are
varied SO much so that to describe
them would take more space than al
lowed me, so | shall only give you
that of the best quality The best is
always pure, clean and upright, full of
charity, kindness and sympathy, al
ways willing and ready to look over
the faults and mistakes of others and
speak kindly of them and sympathize
with every class of distress and sor
row. Such character is gem and
worthy Of emulation. Everybody
knows how ugly and hideous person
is who has bad character, and as
such | am sorry that girls and boys
with this object lesson before them will
follow in their footsteps We have
better examples to initiate but some
how, too many treat them with con
tempt and spurn their advice and
council A girl has no excuse for not
being a lady, or u boy gentleman.
Neither poverty now riches can de-
prive them of this They can be ladies
: or gentlemen if they will In this
age there can be no reasonable excuse
offered by boy or girl for not pos
sessing real frst-class character and
possessing all the virtues that any
one else possesses. The way is open
and the road plain There is no mist
or fog to blind their eyes.
Within their reach there's good, clean
literature and press that is continu-
ally pointing out to them the evils
that overtake persons of bad character
, and casting bouquets at the feet of
those of good report, consequently any
girl or boy that goes astray, goes of
their own free will and accord. In the
light that surrounds them | don
see how they can plead ignorance OF
that they were deceived or misead.
Are there not noble men and women
continually pointing out to the young
the better part, the more excellant
things of life. and there is hardly q
newspaper worthy of the name whose
. columns are not freighted with goodly
S advice to the young men and women
& urging them to i've clean, pure lives
There was never time when sucf
9 interest was taken in behalf of the
b young as now, or a time when thu
o press devoted as much space in thei,
l. interest and benefit as now 1t seems
to be universal all over the land.
Now, girls and boys, a good charac
ter is attainable by You and if you fai
in securing it, you've no one to blame
g but yourselves. I've no patience will
l. those characters who excuse thei
e wrong doings by laying it on others
% Girls, who do wrong are to blame an,
X not others. You all know right from
If wrong just as we'll as You know whit
le from black and your excuses are falls
: and You know it. I've no apologies +
IS make for wrong doing My idea is t
speak the truth and let the truth be ;
s. terror to those who are inclined to d
a wrong.
Preserve your good character at an
y cost and let no one deceive you.
10 makes no difference how much low
es and friendship they may express t
le you. Know full well they that woul
ne lead you into wrong doing care moth
!, ing about you and are your enemy.
es. Your Friend, L. "