The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-29
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q miSanthrOpiSt. A casual In
quiry as to the wherefore of his
gloomy and lowering COunten-
ance, his sniffinss of disgust, and
explosive of conversation.
precipitated the following indica-
tons of q brain storm.
"Of all the measly-souled. par
simonOusly-rotten. chtnchy mind
ed, tight-fisted, miserly-dispost-
toned sons Of Adam, this dad
blasted community harbors the
worst. 1t is the tickiest, leech-
lest. eaEle-sQueezingest bunch of
the genius homo that ever dis
graced the land OF the free and
the home Of the brave"
After the spas1n reached this
point he became inarticulate for
a few minutes, Meanwhile I
passed him a cigar and comment
ed adr1iringiy on his phrasology.
Presently he had a lucid interval
and narrated s. few OF his eXperi
ences. From amons these I
have selected several as typical
examples Of DISM.
The Hypocrtte, Tightwad.
Amos SorrOwYnan, n OF the
leading merchants. on being
asked for a contribution, gazed
WI oSLS i ol aIS "a
citizen, and observed that he was
both panied and surprised that
an honest man should lend his
endeavor and give his sanction
to the rank political corruption
OF the day: That he felt it his
duty to say, that rs a man Of in
tegrity, OF conscientious thought
and action, and a we'll wisher OF
the general good, he would never
C~ountenance so evil and malign-
ant a thing, SO pr~ostitutins an in
tiuence as q campaign fund.
That his principles forbade his
participating, to any extent what
ever. in such q matter. That he
was a loyal party man and in
tensely Interested in the party's
candidate, but that he felt that
candidate should be elected with
out levyir. Il tax on his cOnsti-
tuentS.
Amos S0rroEanan is the kind
Of T1GHTWAD most d~espicable.
He constantly seeks to cloak his
infamous s~tinginess with d SEEM
ing Virtue. He refrainS from
charity because some beggars are
frauds: he declines financial aid
to religious institutions because
there are ONE hypocriteS and
grafters associated with the nan
aEelnent Of such: he shuns beney-
client contributions because some
benetolcnce is unWlse, and I'M
wise b~enevolcnce leads to laziness
and other kindred sins. He is
prodigal of opinions and excuses
bat he hugs the dollar.
This sort of TIGHTWAD fur
nishes a favorite kind of villain
for nOIAlc and n1,I-1. "A En- y-rY%&n
topic of conversation FOR the mis-
a~nthropc. and, IN the end, let US
hope. Will furnish population for
the hottest nook in L~ucifer's trop-
cal domain.
The Cur-Iike TightWal.
Bill Roughman informed the
patriotic citizen that he did not
care q rip fol- political parties:
h the success OF either Of them
did not make a dollars difference
in his pocket. and therefore he
would be d if he would give a
cent.
Bill Roughnan, the patriotic
citizen averred, were p:entiful--
especially among the secondhand
goods dealers and those who ca
tered to the penny trade.
The Bill Roughsmans are the
two by four human beings who
have no social or political stand
ing in the community; who re-
gard all prosperity other than
their own. With malignant hatred:
who having contracted views of
life. live in a world Of petty ideas.
a~varaciously snatching whatever
comes within their grasp. and
running off in the corner with it
like a dog with his bone, are
ready to show their teeth and
sroWl at the approach Of one
justly entitled to ask a small
share. To such a PERSONS sor,lid
notion. the call Of citizenship. of
humanity, and Of duty, Is but q
false lure to rob them of their
gold. Having tenanted their
minds with cur-llke animosity to
the bctternent Of any cause, save
their oWn-haEing dulled their
seDsibiiitics with small
with intolerable ~selfshness and
c%upidity, they become parasites
upon civilization. the moncreI
camp followers OF an enlightened
age. q, Reader, let US hasten on
before We become abusive.
The Smcoth-Ton2ucd Apostle OF
TightWadis1n.