Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18
GEN. STEWART L. wOoDFoRD,

brace up and gratefully wipe your
boots upon him. For his advent upon
the scene means that you have won
In the struggle
a snob Is a disinterestcd person.
For the snob does not want 20 be
great himself lie has no desire TO
wrest the tiara from your distinguish
ed brow. He does not even wish TO
bask in your smiles. All that he
wishes Is TO be near t'ou. He Is we'll
rewarded N YOU throw him a bone
| mean look now and then. And FOR
this look he win reward you with
shovelfuls Of admiration. You say YOU
don't want his admiration? oh. but you
soon will II Is astonishing how
quickly great and distinguished persons
get used TO shoyelfus OF admiration.
Indeed. the time viii come when even
the snob will be unable to pile the
shovel high enough up for you BE
rude to him, OF course, but don't be
too rude!
The snob must not be COMPOUNDED
with the slave For the slave IL one
who is born with the useful instinct
to work for others without thanks.
Usually the slave is sullen, for he
naturally feels that working for others
without even thanks is not such a
great catch after all
Indeed, the snOb feels more above
Aiif saw AtdA Nf'H Nt'f $50 N'tN
distinguished person And the snob Is
never sullen. He is the most cheerful
and good humored nunkey in ex-
istence.
Though You would hardly think II.
the snob is. in u way. a good sort. III
you the person who is great and dis
tinguished need money-and YOU man
age il with care--the snob VIII come
CALAMITY TO your help. He will be only
too eager To do so. For you are has
hero But don't make the mistake of
treating him as though he were your
equal just because he places his wealth
at your disposal. Always wear the air
OF superiority. In fact. 1t Is all the more
/ necessary for you 20 be superior after
| he has lent you his thousands. You
must never forget that the reason the
| snob took to YOU in the first place was
because of this very air OF lofty. starry
superiority When you drop this air.
! you are defrauding him Of his due.
I may as well point out here that The
| snob has not much use for great and
| distinguished persons who are free and
| easy in their manners. He likes his
| heroes 10 be exclusive He likes his
dukes and earls and lords and geniuses
20 stand on their dignity. II you would
be the snobs ideal you must be some
what careful You mustn't bow 70
every Tom, Dick and Harry YOU see.
| That's the ticket
lie finds IL impossible 10 understand
| free and easiness in the great and dis
tnguished. And In the end he thinks
| that there must b. "a screw loose some
whore. So be careful. We great and dis
| unguished, Treasure the tip ! have
| given you. We're De We're exclusivenessl
| That's the touch.
] have never been able to understand
why snobs are abused. For IL ia they
who stamp the great with the real,
| genuine hallmark OF greatness. The
world finds out suddenly that YOU are
! great. But YOU would soon drop out
| again were II not for your friend. the
/ snob. For he sOldifies, So 10 speak,
the edihce Of your fame. tie sticks 10
| YOU closer than a brother lie often
enough writes books about You. IN fact
| there was once a snob who wrote "a
| hook about AN Immortal whom he fol-
lowed around. and this book is by long
| ODDS a better book than any that even
| the Immortal himself wrote.
So think time or two before you
| abuse him.
| Tho spob also holds up the dukes and
| earls and lords In their lofty places
| Where would they be but FOR him? IN
| deed. I tremblc 20 think OF what might
happen 10 dukes and earls and lords
| were there no snObs. ] snuddcr when 1
/ think OF Il. why. they miCht have 10
take on their coats and earn a living
A thing too awfuliy awful 10 think
| about.
No. the snob would be too valuable
| am asset 10 lose.
FOR tho snob IA the prop aud the
| pillar OF the great. or an the great OF
the great writer. OF tho great artist. ~
tho great soldier or those 81 great
rankin fact ~ everybody who n
| great.
So be kind 10 him Sc great people.
| stand upon him. % course.
but BE- kind
| Mann r-nNrArr-r.~