Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-25
The Country Home
TLATTERY: IT'S EVILS AND
DANGERS
BY MRS. w. I'll. FELTON,

! Somewhere in the Bible this verse
! occurs: NEEDLE not with him that
dattereth with his lips" In this day
young and old; of constant appear
anceon the streets. in theaters and
! movie pictures, in dance halls and
around card tables. there is much in
| sincerity of speech and great deal
[ of this "f1attering with the lips
An old writer called DeFoe once
wrote wonderful line. when he said,
| when f1atterers meet in company,
| the devil goes to dinner"
| The devil is a shrewd old trickster.
and we can remember that he tried
his hand on the Savior. and used
ftattery as his weapon. 1t is a we'll
known fact. that the downward path
fattery, to start the victim on the
seventh slide to ruin. Add some in
toxicant to f1attery and the unhappy
girl is in the tolls very soon.
There is a great deal of harm set
loose, like fire in dry grass, when
position. 1t Is the curse that at
tends the courts of kings; also the
White. House in republics.
1t Is a question II. a president
during his official term of office. It
| Is a place that sychophants haunt
and infest. 1t is like a kings coun-
Gil. where tyrants do the talking and
the fiatterers are given to smiling.
II is always inferiority that uses
tattery as its stock in trade. Fools
can be easily fiattered, and wise men
can be easily disguised with over
much praise.
Sir Walter Raleigh, who had expe-
rlenoe and paid the price, thus dis
the, beast that always smiles when
1t bites. It is hard to know them
from friends, they are so obseuuious
and full of protestations, AS a wolf
resembles se a dog, so f1atterer re-
coin of the RAIN. It is passed along,
very often to provoke the same sort
OF adulatfon and an exchange of silly
courtesles that mean nothing sensi-
Die or worth preserving in memory.
Inc fiattery that is handed out in
i tae na 4. OF public speakers
T1denty4FRhe t Sister of Justice
rms is the title given to Fidelity
3y the ancient sage and philosopher
horace. II he had said that Fidelity
and Justice were twin sisters he
would have made his meaning clear
er. Why is it that the law is made
SO severe on unfaithful guardians?
man who assumes the guardian
snip or orphans property and fails
IN tara ms duty and LOYALTY to their in
Of mean men--according to pubic
opinion: AS I believe from my
there are not very many persons
WI, who can afford to risk the odium
unfa1thful guardians. Occasionally
such happenings are exposed, but
the odium always follows.
Inc oath taken by public officers
Is test also of character. It is
another sort Of guardianship, but all
honest men everywhere. When that
oath Is taken and the official uses
his office for private again or to
deceive those who trust him, or who
will lie about things to cover. up
dirty deeds of his associates, then
person to private fife. He is un-
faithful, devoid Of honesty.
There are rumors afioat concern
ing ballot boxes. and fraudulent
counts, which are not pleasant to
good year 1920.
Election managers who will con-
n1ye at fraud or who will withhold
ballots or cram other than the right
sort of ballots into the count, are
time is quite enough to demand dis
missal.
There is always a strong suspi-
cion of unholy gain and the i'm
preston obtains that man who
will use such opportunities around
a ballot box will act In the same way
in other avocations. Doubtless the
temptation is strong when an cleo
ton is entapees. It is treachery of
the lowest grade and character,
nevertheless. The sooner 1t is pun
ished by open methods the better it
will be for all persons concerned