Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-10-28

women NoW-u~aayss
zsFaiIed, has he! ] wonder they
don't all iaiIl For what with th'
extravagance and good-fornoihIng
ness Of the men and women nova
davs, where is il all to end! Cal
themselves "Sous Of the Pilgrims tC
day.n 90 theyf | wish TO mercy
fleir fathers could see them. They
were the true grit--eaI "hearts o
oak"--but these popihjays are moth
Jog in the world but veneering
When was boy, il used to be the
fashion for BOYS 10 be apprentices I'LL
they larnt their trade; but now they
are all "bosseSl" There amt no
bows now.a-days. They set up ior
themselves as soon as they are
weaned-know a mighty sight more
than their fathers and grandlathers
Won can't tell them any thing
thew know it all. Their fathers
sweated and tugged ir corn field,
at the tail of plow, or else over an
anvil, but they can't do i'll They
are far too grand 10 dirty their
fingers. They must wear fine cloth
and shirt collars up TO their ears-be
made into lawyers, learn doc.ering,
set themselves up as preachers,
telling Us we ought TO do this or that;
or else get behind counter TO meas
ure off ribbon and tape. Smart
work for two>6sted menl MEN, did
say? They amt worth MORN half
men! If we go on al this rate, the
race will run out by another genera
tion-we shan't have nothing left
but a mixture OF coxcomb and ?non-
keyl The women too, are no better
it is Just evenl They are bro't up.
good for nothing under the sun, but
10 put in a "buffet!" When was a
boy, it wasn't so. The spinning
wheel stood in the kitchen, and the
dye tub in the corner. They were
put TO work as soon as they could
walk; they didn't have no nursery
maid TO run after them; their moth
ers warn't ashamed to tend their
own babies! They could sew on a
patch, and rock the cradle beside.
The gals were good for something in
those times; they could spin and
weave wool and linen, linsey-
wolsey, red and blue. and wear it,
too, after il was done.
They could eat bean porridge with
a pewter spoon, and they were
enough-sight happier and better
suited than the gals are now, with
their silk gowns, and French messes,
and silver forks, vawning and moping
about, silly, pale faced things, with
nothing to do. Set them 10 work.
Set them to ,corkl Put them at il
early. Idleness is the Devils FORE
MAJ; and no chain is so strong as
the iron chain of habit. Waits was
nobody's fool, | can tell you. He
knew what's what. Folks don't
stand still here in this world, they
are going one way or tOther. III
they amt drawing the sled up hill
they'll be sliding down. Adam was
a farmer, and Eve hadn't no "Irish
gal," to wait upon her. What do
these popinjays say TO this?-
Ashamed OF the old folks III war
rant. Adam wasn't nobody, Eve
wasn't nobody, they knew it all.
But they cant work--they are so
delicate-they are $50 weaklyp-
What has made them weakly
Send off your chambermaids. your
cooks, your washerwomen, and set
your own gals about il. 1t made
smart women OF their grandmolhers,
and if the old blood amt run out,
they'll be good for something yet.
1t used to be the fashion 10 be
honest; if a man got in debt, he
tried to pay: if he didn't, public
Opinon set mark Upon him; but il
amt so now; he tries not 10 pay;
he'll lie, cheat and steal, for what
better is it than stealingl and the
one that can cheat the fastest is the
best fellOt0! 1t is astonishing how
slippery these fellows are. Slip
through the smallest hole--don't
make no more OF il than weasels;
just as soon think Of catching flea
mapping, as one Of them. They
drive last teams without bit or curb;
buy all they can; pay for as little as
possible; pocket all they can carry.
They fail, make smash, go to Cali
forny, or to grass; nobody knows
where. and begin again. Good
gracious, if some OF these fellows
had lived iorty years ago, they'd
have clappad them in prison and
shaved their heads.-BOston Journal.
FIVE CHILDREN in ELEVEN
MoNTus "A suhscriher inforns. usl