The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-09-09
MEN AND WOMEN NOWADAYS.

MEN AND WOMEN NOW-A-DE 4 ..
d Somebody is reporting for the Bostoi
Journal certain speeches Of "Father Lang
lley," who is sensible old cove. The fol
lowing is his opinion Of tue present genera
zion IN. Y. Organ.
"Failed has he? wonder they dom
all fail! For what is the extravaganza ant
good for nothipgness Of the men and wo
men nova -day Us? whero is it all to endi
Call themselves Sons Of the Pilgrims,' d.
they! | wish 10 mercy their old grand
fathers could see them! They we're true
grit-real hearts Of oak--but these popin
lays are nothing il the world but reneer-
ing! When was boy, it used to be the
fashion for boys to be apprentices till they
learnt their trade but now they are bosses
There amt no boys nowadays! They
set up for themselves as soon as they are
weaned know mighty sight more tha n
their fathers and grandfathers-can't tell
them anything they know it all! Their
fathers sweatcd and tugged in corn-fed.
at the tail Of plow, or else over an anvil;
but they cant do it, They are far oogrand
to dirty their fingers. They must wear
fine cloth, and shirt collars up to their ears
be made into lawyers, learn doctoring,
set themselves up as preachers, telling US
we ought to do this or that; or else get be-
hind counter to measure off ribbon and
tape. Smart work for two-isted men !!
MEN, did say? They ain't worth morn
half men! If we go on at this rate, the
race will run out by another generation
we shan't have nothing left but a mixture
Of coxcomb and monkey. Tine women too
are no better-it is just even. They are
brought up, good for nothing under the
sun, but to put in buffet. When | was =
boy, il wasn't SO. The spinning wheel
stood 10 the kitchen, and the dye-tub in
ihe corner. They were put to work as
soon as they could walk they didn't have
10 nursery to run after them; their
m 5thers warn't ashamed to tend to their own
babies. They could aew on patch, and
rock the cradle besides. The gals were
good for something in those times; they
spun and wove wool and linen, linsey-wool
sey, red and blue, and wore it, too, after i,
was done!
..Fhey could eat bean porridge with
pewter spoon, aud they were enough sight
happier and better suited than the gals
arc now, with their silk gowns, their French
messes and silver forks: yawnng and mop
Tug about; silly, pale-iaced things, with
nothing to DO! Set them TO work! Set
them to work! Put them at it early! Idle
ness is the devils foreman, and no chain is
90 strong as the iron habit, Watts was no
body's fool, can tell you. He knew
what was what, Folks don't stand still in
this world; they are going one way or
t'olher. they amt drawing the sled up
hill, they'll be sliding down. Adam was
ia farmer, and Eve hadn't no Irish gal' nor
.nigger wench' to wait upon her. What,
do these popinjays say to that? Ashamed
Of the old folks, I'll warrant! Adam wasn't
no body-ihey know it all!
..Bu, they can't work--they are so deli
cate-ihey are so weakly"' What has
made them weakly? Send off your cham
ber maids, your cooks, your washerwomen,
aud set your own gals about it. II made
smart women Of their grandmoihers, and il
he old blood ain't run out, they'll be good
for something yet
at usedso be the fashion to be honest.
II a man got in debt, he tried to pay; If he
didn't public opinion set mark upon him.
But il amt SO now He tries not to pay,
hell lie, chea, aud steal; for what better
is it than s,ealing?] and the one that can
cheat the tastes. is the best fellow! It is
astonishing how slippery these fellows are
Slip through the smallest holes-don'i
make no more Of it than weasel! Just
IS soon think Of catching flea mapping.
as one of them. They drive fast teams,
without bit or curb; buy all they can; pay
for as little as possible; pocket all they
can carry. They fail; make smash;
snap their fingers at their creditors; 60 to
Ca,ifornia-or to grass; nobody knows
where; and begin again! Good gracious!
if some Of these fellows had lived forty
wears ago, they'd have clapped them in
prison aud shaved their heads"