The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-20
Don GTTX0TE'S SQUARE DEAL.
Some Advice to Sancho Panza That
Still May be Applied.


liness of thy origin, and be not asham
ed to own thyself descended iron
peasants; for when it is seen that thol
are not thyself ashamed, nobody vii
endeavor to make thee so; and think /
greater than a proud sinner of rank
Infinite is the number of those VINO
; born of low extraction, have arisen tt
the highest dignities, both papal anc
imperial; Of this I could produce eX'
amples enough to tire thee.
"Remember, Sancho. if virtue BE- thy
golden rule, and thou shouldst value
thyself on doing virtuous actions, thou
wilt have no cause to envy lords OF
princes, for blood is inherited, but vlr-
tue is acquired, and has an intrinsic
worth which blood has not.
"This being so, as it really is, per-
adventure one of thy IindTeds should
come to see thee when thou are in thy
island. do not despise or affront him.
but cherish and make much Of him;
for in so doing thou wilt please God
who will have nobody desplse MS
workmanship; and act agreeably &c
the vell-ordered rights of Nature.
"Shouldst thou take thy wife along
with thee-and it is not proper to1
those who govern to be long without
helpmeet-teach, instruct and polish
her natural rudeness; for often all thai
discreet governor can acquire is dis
sipated and lost by an illbred and fool;
ish woman.
If thou stlouldst chance to become
widower, an event which may hap
pen, and thy station entities thee tc
better match, seek not one that may
serve thee for hook and angling rod
or a friar'zs hood to receive aims IN;
for, believe me, whatever the judges
wife receives, the husband must &C
count for at the general judgment, ano
will be made to pay four-fold after
death for what he made no reckoning
of in his life.
"Be not governed by the law Of thine
own will, which is apt to bear mucE
sway with the ignorant, who presume
upon being discerning.
"Let the tears Of the poor find more
compassion, but not more justice, from
thee than the representations of the
rich.
"Endeavor to sift out the truth
amid the presents and promises o.
the rich, as we'll as the sighs and i'm
portunities of the poor.
whenever equity may justly tenn
per the vigor of the law, let not the
whole force of it bear on the delln
ouent; for the reputation Of severe
judge is not equal to that of com
passionate one.
IF the scales of justice be at any
time not evenly balanced, let it bf
by the weight of mercy, and not b!
the weight Of a gift. q
"should it happen that the cause o
thine enemy comes before thee, III
not thy mind upon the injury he has
done thee, but upon the merits OF thu
case.
"Let not private affection blind thef
in another mans cause for the er
rors committed thereby are offer
without remedy, and, should it 'of
charsaahle with one, it will be at tne
expense both of thy reputation anc
fortune.
"Should a beautiful woman come Il
demand justice turn away thine eyes
from her tears, and the sense OF hear
ing from her sighs, and consider al
leisure the substance of her claim, un'
less thou wouldst have thy reason
drowned in the one and thy integrity
lost in the other.
Him thou must punish with DEEDS
do not revile with words; for the pair
of punishment is enough for the
wretch to bear without the addition Oh
i'll language."- ."-Adventures OF Don
OuixOte.