Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
THE rRuE aHNTLEMAN.

Thackeray is my favorite Of English writer.
and his writings will into greater favor long
the language exists He defines the gentleman in
these words:
'It to be honest be gentle to be generous, to
and to be wise, and possessing all these quail
to exercise them in the most graceful outward
manner"
First he calls attention to honesty and in my
opinion (Which may be worth but Httle), there be
no gentemanliness or greatness outside Of honesty
called great but his greatness lacked
the basic force Of honesty towards the people who coa
trbuted to his greatness called. He was tyrant
unfaithful husband.
Next Thackeray notices gentleness, and true
teman braggart a bully. Generosity
next and while it includes giving to Others it
means also justice to all mankind To be brave does
not stand for courage in battle half so much as to be
brave in front Of temptation and in resistance to
wrong.
THE true gentleman is Of rank and class" says
celebrated writer. He may be a peasant noble.
You find pOeness in the tent of the Arab or in
the cottage Of a plowman. Riches and rank have no
necessary connection with gentlemanly qualities Tue
spirit He be honest truthful upright temperate,
courageous self-respecting and sef-helpng The
manNwh rich spirit is in all ways superior to the
rich man with poor spirit Only the poor in spirit
The worship of wealth has completely blinded the
general public to the character of the rich snob and
we day examples Of the snob. have
to make possessors Of wealth We have
some notable examples Of genrosity in the multi-m
Iionaire bequests modestly given in times Of flood
fire and famine which will convince anybody that
riches do not necessarily destroy attributes OF
the who possesses them.
Ancient honorable ancestry has necessary al
lance with true gentty The stamp Of birth is not
indelible mark says one and we often see the de-
cowardice and dishonesty and have been told
that of those who have been most assduous IN
perfecting their genealogical trees have unfor
in pushing against tories and dsreputabIe
forbears
Rank is but the guinea's stamp. A mans
a that" says Bobby Burns; and it is well known
that some of Americas most notable humbly
and have coat-of-arms to be heralded about
The great trouble lies in confusing rank riches
with gentemanness. There sitting in
highest places in this nation known to be
exalted by corruption and bride taking Politics is
become such dirty game that money rules in high
places; and the bench has been tainted
with political trades and campaign pledges
long we do not the brides hood
wnked interested people who work politics for fame
well money, not seriously disturbed and
berry, but when do know many of these high
officials kept their places in defiance of both honesty
truthfulness. liable discredit the whole
business because of its general appearance
A who will cheat in politics will not only lie
it. but he will cheat his neighbor maybe mis-
business partner. He has claim to be called gem
tleman. He may be steward in the church lead
in religious undertakings but when he is caught IN
deception he is a gentleman He has branded
himself and the brand is indelibIe
Paul writes the story in FULL Charity dove
suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth chart
ty vaunteth not; is not puffed up; doth behave
provoked; thinketh evil; rejoiceth
rejoceth in the truth; beareth things believ-
eth all things; hopeh all things endureth all things.
Charity faileth."
and will have a strict of honor at home
abroad.
Now is the opportunity for the college graduate
to go forth and prove that college education doesn't
hamper man in making living any more than in
becoming successful baseball player.