The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-24

thing for d proud and once wealthy;
imam to do. They turned j deaf earsto
This e%ntreatfes Time went on, no
work nothing 10 cat and mo place 10
rest his weary head, no home ID shell
Tier him from, the winter blast He
had never been In 4 Jan and he would
not apply to7the police for lodging fos,
it5tieant to 80 behind the bars for the
night a tfleast.
This man finally secured a DAYS
work o. the meanest Kind o. livery
stable and when tie got his pay he.
rented a room at a small hotel. He
wrote the above quoted letter then.
lay down on the bed and cut his throat
The reader would naturally say that.
this :is 2 very unreal story; that some
Of his friends would certainly have,
helped him, and It looks as II he could
have got some kind OF work. Why,
did he not apply to some Of the char
table institutions? Does the reader
suppose for a moment that this man,
would have destroyed himself IL his
posing friends in his palmy days had
given him a helping hand instead Of d
lot Of gush about how bright he Mas
land he should be able to make a nv.
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Ing? That man has done as thousands
who are with The majority and who,
would very likely be here to-day II
their fellowmen had done the square
thing by him, but this man would
eventually died Of a broken heart Or
starved and he took the nearest cut
cutting his throat, How many read.
ers can recall having heart this ex.
preston or perhaps thought. 1t them.
selves when they learned Of a suicide:
"1f ! had really known that he was n
such utter distress. and was starving
!. would gladly have helped him. Poor
soul he does not need any help now,n
That's right they do not need any
help now. The majority of men pos.
sessing manhood would rather starve
and would prefer to walk the streets
lat night than to come to a friend and
tell them that they were starving or
)shelterless. The good Lord knows
that 1t Is bad enough to feel the pangs
of hunger and be forced to ak for us.
|sistance and instead OF receiving help
get a lot OF hot air advice. Does not
the Holy Writ say. HE asked. for
bread and got stones?' The man in
question asked for assistance, and got
advice. That's c%onsoling! It's not
always the man who puts on a bold
front and smiles. The man who has
just eaten and has a place to sleep
that night. "A man who can smile on
an empty stomach is the man who
would make a success in almost any
ordinary vocation il given a chance.
Its not always the man who dissipates
that is down and out. Reyerses are.
liable to take place in many a mans
life. One may be well fixed In world.
ly goods today and appealing to
friends in twelve months hence. 1.-THE
mills of the gods grind slowly, but
exceedingly fine"
When a man amt got a cent,
An feeling kind o'sblue,
An the clouds are dark and heavy
An won't let the sunshine thru,
It's a great thing, o! my brother,
For YOU just to lay
Your hand on his shoulder
In a friend sort O. way.
You look up and meet his eyes
You don't know what to say,
When that hands restin' on your
shoulder
In a friendly sort O. way.
This world is a bitter compound,
But With its bitterness and gall,
It's a good world after all,
Least that's what the good people
say
When that hands restin' on your
shoulder
In a friendly sort o. way.
Had that hand rested on the sui.
cide's shoulder in a friendly sort o.
way he would not have cut his throat