The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-09-21

Htli, livery bhs
hear similar remarks concerning him,
snd think 1t poor appreciation OF
Is generosity As y0T s,E he's al
ways giving. and it's Il snail business
TO look gift horse IN The mouth, us
the .salmist says. II he hires man
y II Z megaphone to announce his
sIefactions, he isn't hurting any.
body.
"Caustic things are said Of every
phllanthroplst who manages to get
some advertising out Of hts liherality.
but It's my opinion that yUHil have to
hunt long time, with a srarchlleht
and a pair OF gumshoef, before you
find the man who enjoys doing good
by stealth. If you do find him he win
prove to be a freak. and II will be your
duty TO see him returned 10 the asy.
lum from which he escaped.
ave are all more or less hungry for
! the appreciation Of our friends and fel-
INV thIkNllS. anu AM ElhN u = ~.
II We didn't care three wlu0ps what
our friends thought OF u, we wouldn't
paint our houses. or NOW our lawns.
or trim our whiskers. We wouldn't
spend any money for flowers or bolleS
shirts or any Of the things which make
life beautiful and attractive. II man
spends lot Of money for a gorgeous
lawn, with real trees and expensive
flowers. and all sorts Of ornaments,
he's doing 1t because he wants TO be
praised by the people who see II all.
You don't see any such lawns In lone
some rural districts. There the front
yard always is calf pasture.
"The farmer reasons that It's no use
having pretty lawn. for there's no
body to admire II. Nobody ever goes
past the place except an occasional
lightning rod agent or man who is
taking orders for fruit trees.
"Why don't yOu sneer at the town
man who puts SO much money into
beautiful grounds? It's all grand.
stand PLAY. He expects to get adyCr.
dsing out of II. and he does, and he
deserves 1t. We shouldn't criticize any
man who Is doing good, even If We
don't like his methods.
Some people say that Skimhack is
trying to atone for all the sinfulnesS
Of his past career. 1t is argued that
until recent years he never gave away
anything. but was after the dollars by
day and hight, and didn't care who GOT
hurt SO he overlook and captured
them. They tell of mortgages he fore,
closed, causing unspeakable suffering
here and there. He is accused of re-
sorting to every dark trick to Increase
his hoard. Most of the stories prob.
| ably are bunk. but what If they are
Tue? Now that he shows signs of re.
pentence In his old age we should en-
courage him In every possible way,
and II he gives phOnograph to the
high school, or puts up public drink
ing fountain In the publ square, We
should tell him he's eyerybodys dar-
ling. and not dig up lot OF ancient
history for his confusion.
II haven't much money to give
away. but when ! do loosen up to the
extent of dollar or two like to have
an audience. ! like TO imagine that
people are saying, Whit srent-heart'
ed, benevolent old geezer he is! The
other morning man approached INC
and asked me to contribute something
toward putting new steeple on the
church, and ! began to explain that
church steeples are out Of date, when
he interrupted TO say that the names
Of all contributors would be printed in
the paper, and then dug up 50 with
out further words. And we're all
tarred with the same stick, my
L'riends."