Mountain advocate., 1921-08-19

| hear similar remarks concerning him.
and | think it a poor appreciation Of
his generosity. AS you say, he's al
ways giving and it's a small business
to look n gift horse in the mouth, as
the psalmist says. If he hires q man
with megaphone to announce his
benefactlons, he isn't hurting any
body.
"Caustic things are said OF every
philanthropist who manages to gcj
some advertising out of his lihcraiity
but it's my opinion that you'9 have to
hunt q long time, with searchlight
and q pair Of gumshoes, before you
find the man who enjoys doing good
by stealth. IT you do find him, he viii
prove to be freak, and It will he your
duty to see him returned to the 0sy-
lum from which hr escaped
1--WE nra all more or rss hUagty for
the Appreciation nT dur friohlI EAd ~.
law t.isGsns. k,h hGi sinii il'p ~.
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phlat etF nBusgS, TT 'p,hy@ ghi nL%lT
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aGorl any inuMs5 fDr iIpwors cr tniir;'
shisia ur Any 1f tha j!lHgs Wilra mniF
lite beauiifii hna attractive. ~ 'Han
hpends q let 0F money for IA gorgeous
| lawn, with real trces Gcd expensive
flowers. and all sorts OF ornaments,
he's doing It because he wants 10 be
praised by the people who see IT al.
You don't see any such lawns in lone
some rural districts. There the front
yard always is a calf pasture.
"The farmer reasons that IFS no use
having a pretty lawn, for there's no
body to admire it. Nobody ever goes
past the place except an occasional
lightning rod agent or a man who Is
taking orders for fruit trees.
"Why don't you snccr at the town
man who puts so much money into
beautiful grounds? It's all grand
stand play. lie expects To get adNcr-
tising out of it, and he does and he
deserves it,. We shouldn't criticize any
man who is doing good, even if We
don't like his methods.
"Some people say that SEhnbaci5 is
trying 10 atone 70" ali the sinfulnoSS
of his past career. it Is argued that
until recent years ne never gave away
anything but ,Gas after the dollars by
day and night, ana didn't care Who 20,
hurt so he overlook and captured
! them. They tell of wor;gaaes-hc fore.
closed, C6usiug pnspcakHbie suffering
here and there. lie Is accused Of re-
sorting 10 every darI, trick to increase
his hoard. Most of the stories prob
! ably are bunk, but what if they are
true? Now that ne shows signs or re-
pehtence in his old age we should en-
courage him in every possible way,
| and If he gives n phOn0graph TO the
thigh school, or puts up Il public drink
I ing fountain in the public square, we
| should teh him he's everybOdy's dar-
ling, and not dig up n lot Of ancient
history for his confusion.
II haven't much money to give
away, but when ] do loosen up to the
extent of q dollar or two i like to have
an audience. / like to imagine that
I people are saying, What a great-heart
ed, benevolent Old geezer he is! The
other morning q man approached me
and asked me to contribute something
toward putting n new steeple on th'
church, and ! began to explain thai
J church stpeplCs are out Of date, Whei
he interrupted to say that the name
Of all contributors would he printed Il
the paper and then ! dug up - with
out further words And were al
tarred with the same stick, II!
friends"