Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-08-31
For the Tribune.
A VOICE FROM THE COUNTRY.

! Aristocraey denominated the Caste and sup
pose they are kind of City Gents. They will
associate very well together. but put them down
with or along side OF persons of lower caste,
and from that moment they feel as though they
were degraded, and never more caa they lift up
/ their heads. But need not 90 as far away as
China or the East Iadies 10 find this class of
people they to be found in England, ana
because Of this class England has lost her sub
iecfs by thousands, and America has been peo-
+ pied in consequence thereof; bat how strange
+ ii IS that these very people who have left their
homes aud all that were dear To them and have
/ gone forth like an Ancient Patriarch not know
ing whittier they went when at last they have
4 found asylum for themselves and faIallIes
! they should ape. or like the monkey tribe, ira-
/ itate what they have seen done by other folks,
and like the monkey read of who must shave
because he saw his master do 50. the conse-
/ queoce was. not knowing exactly how, he cat
his own throat done too, as innoceutly as posi-
! BILE: thinking all the while how manlike he
looked. Well, there are a few of these kind OF
gents not a thousand miles from this City, who
/ feel very obsequious with their betters and even
j with their equals, but when you find them In
| connection with persons of a more humble turn,
either from necessity from principle, who We
might term country folks, especially If it be In
/ n harvest field, or harvest time: well, really,
/ Mr. a. or Mr.. b, am in such hurry, have
so nue.. business to do aud SO little time TO do
! it in must be gone" " or, " am so busy that
/ can't really stop TO or think of what you
+ country folks are about" and away they 60 and
quite forget he harvest field and the country
+ folks scatcviv knowing, ave more, like the lit
! tie bov in 4 certain city when his mother asked
/ him. Sonnev, what Is your bread made Of
" WHY. of flour. mother" Well DONE my son,
what a wise boy l have got he Is real treas
ure of son. Well, my SON. what is flour made
of" That was sumner. Poor little treasure,
he could not tell. just so with these gents Of
caste They don't know when harvest time
comes, (qnerv > wonderif if harvest comes at
( Christmas. Well there is a Sabbath School in
the city Of -, not a thousand miles from this
place, and the school of course, Is made up OF
both city and country folks. but headed of course
by these gents os caste. Well, the Fourth Of
July came around as usual, and because OF the
citizens Of this aforesaid city going to ceie-
bratc The day in grand style, the children of
this Sabbath School were told by their Super
iutendent that they were not to celebrate as the
/ old custom has been for years and years, but
that they to have picnic or some other
kind Of ,,ic, in the latter part OF summer, some
time. Well the children of course We're Well
pleased TO hear it, for said some of them after
wards two holidays are better than one. The
country folks too, we're looking forward with
+ delightful anticipation 10 some time in the latter
part of August or September for some kind of
/ mic not dreaming that the Committee whom the
teachers chose to make arrangements
ranging to have it in the midst Of harvest, when
It's generally unders ood that children. both
great and small, We're needcd in the harvest
field Some to drive the Reaper, others to carry
sheavcs, while the little oaes are needed to bring
water, DC, for tis hurry, girls and boys. early
and late, from Monday morning till Saturday
night and for fear o. rain and catching weather
/ they cannot be spared for an hour much less for
/ dav. But they. the committee ordered an ex-
ctirsion for the children on the cars, to off
on the 4th OF August, in good style, which order
was given to the children in Sabbath School, to
the great delight Of all the children. All the
children did l say No there We're some
who saw in n moment they We're excluded
why? Because they were country folks and
as the harvest is always in the country, or at
least out Of the city, aud every one, more or less
Is engaged, hands full of work in the harvest
field, therefore they were of necessity excluded.
What pity, Mr.. Editor. il is that country
children should have any taste for pleasure of
any kind. What pity 1t is too, that country
children should wish to have Il ride. and to
associate with city children. But so 1t Is. and
they even go as far as to think that they are a
. good and clever as city children.
fear. Mr. Editor that we country folks
going to ruin. for even our children, when their
Sabbath School mates have for their cleverness
and encouragement an excursion on the cars, or
even a picnic they want to be there, too as
though they had anything to do in this world
/ but to work work milk the cows. make cheese
and help in the har, est field How unreason-
able our children are, to think the Committee
vas agoing to put eff the excursion for couple
OF weeks, merely for the sake of country chill
dren and besides how should the town Super
iuiendert know 1t was harvest time Suppose
+ he did come the week before out in the harvest
field aud see the country people all busy ST
/ work and sappose he was on the Committee OF
+ arrangements, how should he know that the
/ children from the country wanted to have ride
on the cars 4? And the Superintendent Of the
+ sabbath School, how should be know that ks
country children wanted to ride on the ears p
! How should he know that they had feelings Ike
cifv children Though the Superintendent j.
+ not supposed 70 know any Of these things yet
/ It's 10 use the children think they arc slight
ed, that they have cold shoulder turned on
them and seorpei. And bow strange to think
that the parents 81 these children should feel
sighted and disregardcd.
Very Respectfully.
4 SCHOOL SCHOLAR
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