Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-07-23
TO- TgOAEERS,

Stand right up hero you lazy ras.
calls, and Tot us reason about sopf
daily vocation. Hold up your Sheep
ish heads andsay why sentenco'ofthe
most unqualified ndemnationslioula
not be passed upon your conduct
How ca,i you possibly haseltheIims
pudence to stretch your lazy bones
out on .sioro boxes or block up tho
post Office door with your carcasses,
10 the no small annoyance 6f busy
working people who are engaged IN
some Gsefulfoecupation7I How can
YOU sbe content 10 5spass away the
lime ,Slodnging round the streets, on
ly shifting TO avoid thoraysof ,hesuti
.--ini company ofiyour equally sluzY
and equally useful companions, the
dogs; and perchance once in 9 while
sctting.your canine friends to fighting
for the sake Of gra.iiyipg,your brutal
love of. .funl-and how cap you have have
the unblushing iimpertinenco 70 gaaS
under every lady's bonnet who is
compelled to pass by, and just before
she lis quite out ofghearing indulge
your vulgar ipropsnsities BY remark:
ing,lswlat aigait,' lwhatbig fset'or
what a stuck up air. and turnipg,td
some one ofiyour companions inquire
Of him .how he'd like L, hitch horses
with that feminine for LIEF You
poor fools, don't you know that her
stuck up air was caused by her hay;
ing to pass. such o crowd Of human
brutesi And don't you know that
instead Of ctiticising a lady's ,egait'
you ought to be oat ahotne anending
your gafdengatsa lAndsthatno sen.
sible femininewill ,hitch horses'twi,h
any one of fIyou, Us long asyoupursue
your present business Or rathersnd
businessl s,sa lsos aol5 q ait .qua,g
Do you suppose that youswere
made, to live fol, no d other purpose
than 10 ,loaf,' and hinder industrious
people by asking anmeaniug quesSt
tioons, Or standing in their way2 And,
do you think youare, decidedly sharp
when you hdil d gentleman who, is
hurrying about his business, and ask
him ifhe ista walking fot wagesl'
To be sure helis walking for wages
and you are sloafng for wages which,
you will, surely get some day if you
don'tmend your waysai:i :ie. freeboafas
ing in, the poor, ,housep or youlmay be-
promotedltol tho rank of "a high pris
,yate in tho. .pepi.entiary. Time may
hang heayily with youE Etio$ but 5on
may hang heavily in time if you don't
stir yourself and make yourself use.
ful. ,as's .,.5s
Do you imagine that you we're ere:
a,ed to do nothing, and .liat brains
were putinyourg great pumpkinfheads'
fortlie poor use you make sofSthem3
Do, you think itshonorables for you to
do nothing because your!fatlers liaye,
enough to support you,, when you
know what they have wal, got BY ihon7
est Industry, Aud ,do,you suppose,
your mothers and sisters were scnt
Into the world to cook meals and wash
shirts forsuchwor,hless beings as you7
And then when ,light comes what
IIldow we see you at Why aboat g
grocery or liquor store, IF course.
There you post yourselvcs and make
itsa rule t01ask any working man who
Imayichancei 70 comet I'M aud who has
earned)a "a few shillings initheacourse
of the day,to'treat,' and title Same
timo urge a Sroasop, that 8theiis the
only man in the crowd whois, making
any money. Aud then aller you,
have sporged enough liquor off .cleyi-,
OF fellows to, make. you drunk, you
sally forth and make : night ihideous.'
With your beastly Shouts and finally
lie down id some gutter with your
equally respectable companions tho
hogs. a'sg , = :
Nov, amt you d beautiful set'of
fsllowsl eFsloas, we ought to call
you. Your Brazenface ought toibs'
covered with shame at the idea ofide-
grading poor human nature in this
manner; especially, when you must