Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-07-03
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Last Saturday evening we were sitting In
The shade ofths station o, Muncie, waiting
the arrival Of the cars, wsstwardL Thsre
had been In town, that day, one Of the
travelling catch penny affairs called show
which had called together quite q croud Of
country folks, most Of whom looked as II
they could poorly spare the quarters" which,
were flched from them By that institution,
and not half Of them think themselves able
to take their county news paper, or any 9th
er, or to buy school books, or pay the teach
er. Quite number Of this motley crowd
were waiting for the cars, talking, Of course
about the show. There seemed to be q
unanimous sentiment of dissatisfaction.
AL confessed they had been taken. in
the show was not what it profsssed to belt
consisted Of side shows innumerable, and
was a swindle throughout Amidst this
general complaint our attention was finally
arrested by one who, walking up to an &C
quantance said, "Wsll, I'm FIVE dollars oul
pocket, that's So" ute - sspf
"How Is that" said his friend. "well
this has been a SPLENDID day for blowing
corn, and mine needs It shockingly--there
has been so much rain this spring, that ths
weeds have got the start of me, and the loss
Of this day is at least two dollars yes, ten
Of them. Ed. to begin with, and then
have spent three dollars for passage and fol
the show and for cakes, candies and such
like for me and my girl, that's Ave dollars
and liant got nothing to show for il"
We looked the young man in the face, and
was about concluding that there was ye'
hopes OF him. We learned from his con
versation that he had thirty acres of rented
ground In corn, and that the prospect was
promising, and we inferred from some hint,
and jokes that passed among them. tina, lac
and his girl intended to go into partnership
before long, and share the profits or the corn
6sla, and the jo;s and sorrows Of life gene
rally. ; ,eus e.. ~ sfioH pff
The precision with which he had reck
oned the profits and losses Of the day, and
the evident regret which he manifested on
finding the loss so much greater than the
profits, gave us to hope that In future h,
would do better. But while indulging in
these hopes. our attention was called to ,
lot of girls on the other side OF us. One o
them had overheard part Of the converse
tom of our boys, and with girlish glse hat
reported his regrets where least OF oil, h
wanted them to be reported. well" sale
one Of them quite Indignantly, "a felIer tina
can't leave his corn one day, and can spen,
few cents in taking his girl to the show
amt much that's sol" We were not long il
discovering that this was his intended, ans
inferrisg from the conversation that 10 VA
at her solicitation that the day and the mon
ey had been so foolishly spent Poor man
ifhet ties to that girl, he is doomed to scratch
a poor mans head all the days Of his life
A girl who will induce beau TO neglect hi
work at such time, to spend his time an,
money for such trihe, will keep any MAJ
who viii yield to her persuasions, foreve
poor. Too many sweethearts and too man,
wives esteem their beaus or husbands on
as they are able TO minister to their love @
pleasure and fashion, though it is at tn
sacrifice of happiness and every thing else