Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-24
Father LanglFyS Opinion Of the Men and
Women Nowadays.

Failed, has hc wonder they don't all
fail. For what with the rXlrayngance aud
gool-ior-uOlhingncss of the nru and women
nOw-n-days, where is it all To end? Call
themselves, "Suns of the Pilgrims to day"
do they! | wish to mercy their fathers
could see them! THY were true grit-rral
heart, Of oak-but ihrse popiujays are moth
ing in the world but rcntGing When |
WAS hoy. it uscd IN he the fashion for boys
to he apprentices till they lnrnt their trade;
hut now, they are oil bosses There niu't no
huys now-a-dnys! They sct up for them
selves Hr soon ns they are wennrd-kuow n
mighty sight more than thrir fathers and
gHndlatIisrs-Jou can't tell them any tling
they know alt! Their fathers sweaicd and
tugged in cOrn-felh ut the tail of n plow
or else over an anvil, but M6y emit dO it -
They are far to grand to dirty heir fingers
They must wear fine cloth and shrt collars
up To their ears-hr made into lawyers, learn
docloring, set themselves up Hs preachers,
telling us we ought TO do this or that; or else
get behind counter TO measure of ribhin
aud iqpc. Smart work for two.fsicd men
Men, did ! sny? They amt worth morn
haJ men! II we go on at this rate, the ruce
will rim out by another generallon-wo
shun't have nothing left Int a mixture OF cox
comb and monkey The women, too, ure
no le,,er-it is just even They nrc brought
up, good for nothing under the sun, but TO
put in buGet! When was n hoy, it WASN'T
70. The spinning wheel stood in the kitcl-
en-, and The dyc-tub in the corner They
were pntio work ~ soon aS they could walk
they dh'nt hrvc no nursery maid to run nl-
ter them; their iruihcrs wnru't nshnued to
tend their own babies! They could sew on
patch, and rock the cradle beside. The
gals were good for something in lhuse times;
they could spin and weave WOOL aud linen,
lin-ey -wolsey, red aud blue, aud wear il, too,
Hncr II was done!
They could cat hcnn porriAge with pew
ter spoon Hnd they were cnouxh-sight hnppi-
or, aud better suited, than the gals are now,
with Ihcir silk guwuS their French messes,
and silver forks; yHwning and moping about;
silly, pnle-iaced things, with nothing to do -
SET THEN TO WORK! Sci them 10 work -
Put them II, i, early! lilinness is The DEVILS
foreman ruh no chain is ~ strong, as the
iron chain of habit! Watts was unbody's fool,
ran Irll you! He knew what was what
Folks don't stand sill here in this world they
are going one way or l'Other. II they Amt
drawing the sled up hiH they'll be sliding
down Adam WIS n farmer, and Eve hadn't
no llish gnl," nor nigger weuch" 10 wait
upon her! What do these popininys say TO
That? Ashamed of the old lolks. ri war
rant! Adam wasn't nobody--EYe wasn't
nobody, they know it all !
Bul ikry can't work they are so delicqte-
they nro $50 ,Deakly'! What has mnde them
weakly? Send Of your chanber,nmids,
your coOks,yOur washcrwOmen aud set our
own gals about il 1t unde smart women of
| their graudmoIlers, aud ii the old blood nint
run out they'll he good Tor something yet!
| il used Ia be the fashion To be honest if
II man got in debl' he lricd 10 pny if he
didn't, public opinion set II mark upon him;
but itain'l 80 now; he tries not lo pay; he'll lie,
| cheat aud seal; (or what better is il than
stealing = and the one that can cheat The Ilsi-
est is tlie best .JiiiOl0! Il is astonishing how
slippery these fellows are. slip through the
smallest hole-dont make no more Off than
n weasel Just ns soon think OF catching n
flea mapping, ms one of them! They drive
iast teams. without hil or curb buy all they
can; pay for as lrIle MS possible; pocket all
they can carry! they fail; make smash
snap their fingers at their creditors; go To
Cnliiorny, or TO grass; nobody knows where;
and begin ngainl Good gracious, il some of
these fellows had lived forty years ago,
they'd have claped them in prison uud shaved
! their headsl l- BOsi0a Jotirs0d