Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-05
SOME DIFFUsIVE ExPATIATIONS
Editor Democrat.

Editor Democrat.
A very few days ago, a couple 81
bright little school girls on their way
home from school, stopped in the
Office of the writer, and one of them
took up a newspaper and interested
herself in reading the society col
umns. Suddenly she threw down the
paper and exclaimed, "Mr. r., ] want
TO ask you one thing, which I have,
fer a long time desired to know-uell
me what is meant by the smart set .?
"SmartSet"? l repeated after her,
"Whydon't you know that the word
SMART means to bite, sting, or pun
ish you, and the smart set are always
biting or singing some of another
set" I also said to her that in my
opinion, those who classify themselves
under this name are the ones who en-
courage and create idleness, produce
end set af1oat vulgarity establish a
mean kind of pride, build up for them
selves a narrow and exceedingly small:
intellect, betake themselves into ways
Of selishness and in general this same
Unadmirable crowd reach the zenith of
their glory if they can stif1e that no.
bic spirit of humility, the greatest of
ali graces. One of their chief charac-
fnTfcfioC &c Ro curo1I Xl0 .ono,,n GGTsS
or Eve" You may detect them on the
streets by ~slit-skirts, spread-eagle'
hats, with ostrich feathers of sky
scraping proportions.
The better people of this earth are
noted for quietness and simplicity of
manner, kindness of heart, honesty of
purpose and if you but see their shad-
ows, produced by the sunshine, you
impressed with the idea of good
ness, for such people live to make
others happy.
TheWorld is better than many are
inclined to believe, but as it now is,
has been and perhaps always
will be, it may be said
The world has crooked men.
Who build some crooked styles,
Under their crooked contracts,
And make their crooked piles,
They have their crooked chiefs,
Who employ crooked clerks,
And they all crook together.
In their very crooked works.
TIE above lines are applicable to
'ome of all classes. and condi-
ions of mankind and they practice
heir arts in divers and sundry ways.
o instance, the world is full of boz
BUSINESS and sham teachers on both
Professional and religious subjects.
he yearly almanac comes into most
{ our homes and often has very inter-
sting items and valuable statistics.
nd among other things, we may read
q the marginal lines what the wealth
T will be in April, June and Noyem-
when every intelligent boy and
III even, knows hat the author of
almanac had no more real knowI-
age In his head, when he printed it.
ian a jay bird whistling on a limb.
far as the future weather was con-
He was simply playing bogy
and nothing more.
And o! how happy we should all be.
lat neither the pretended scientist. J.
: the religious teacher, can never
up to III or give us a knowledge
the ~eternally inscrutable region of
le future, A religious teache- has
scently written a book with the title.
Where are the Dead? and when yor
lad it through, with all its references.
any difference, you actually OF
OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE know less
ian before you read it. Of course in
I the life We know of, we will con- s
nue to have droughts, cyclones. q
lrthquakes, famines, pestilences
n deaths, but blessed be {
IT Dear Creator who has. not allowed
; 70 peer ahead and ~foresee when q
10 how these disasters are to come. 1
Is actually delicious to contemplate
e certainty of the future. Hang the t
who would deprive innocent chill
'en OF the wonders of tomorrow. 4
we sometimes hear men a thew /
Guild o to have a second chance at r
Ee' that they might live better next h
me- but no doubt their next, would c
: a greater blunder than this. We a
low not how this life came to us. S
or how it will go from US, but we a
'1o1ce to believe it was brought to t
for good, It is a mighty interest g
affair. .
With best wishes, till next
THos. J. HICKMAN, Ashevil1e, NC. tt
AG0NC DDnurn-