The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
of the Times.

YAK ULEN, IOWA, oct. 10Th, '5S.
Friend limestone of olden time has said
"Fashion makes the man." What could have
been that philosophers idea of the spirit that
made woman? The author of that wise say
ing must have lived in an age of Beau Brum-
mels, when dandies reigned supreme; an age
which Young America would deem Paradise;
wherein his yellow striped wastcoat, his brilliant
Shanghai, his unexceptionable boots and stylish
air, would win him seat at the feast of the
gods; where even the beautiful Ganymcdc
would not find place as the cup.bearer of the
reigning Jupiter, if his coat was not of the la.
test cut. What would he have said if the Wis
ion Of a dozen of Paris-brained Fifth.Avenue
beauties, in all the glory of their imported laces
and fnery, had trundled their hoops past him,
like the solemn march of the eight crowned
Would he not have added, in his wisdom, "and
Vanity makes the woman2'' h...--
Is not this extravagance in some way very
remotely. Of course,) concerned in the present
crisis? Is not Hard Times often lured by the
flash of costly jewels, the royal sweep of i'm
shawls, the artificial beauties that wealth can
give? Does he not love to hide his gaunt form
behind the silken curtain ia the mansion Of
Dives, marking, with his bassk eye, the beauty
of luxury about him, booming. by the touch Of
his feverish hand, the well-tilled Golfer?
Aye! and whispering in his dreaded voice,
"Thou hast not given. As thou giv'st, so shalt
thou receive"' And why do these words seem
so terrible, to teach stately danes bow their
heads in shame, and dive men well-nigh dis
tracted ,goading them to rushrom street to street
wearing countenances that could not LOOK gloom
Ter Or more despairing, were they in the midst
of deadly pcstilence, and their wives and
children dying unaided around them? Is it be.
cause they have lost the power to do good, to
respond with ready heart and generous pulse to
the call of Charity, to minister to the sick and
suffering, to aid and suceor the rights It for
| these? No, but the wives and daughters weep
because they will no longer be considered
among the elite-because their "dear five hum
bred friends" will pass them with scornful lip
ard averted eyc-because "Mrs. Grundy" will
short, because they will be cut off from all con.
nection aid sympathy with upper-tcndom The
fathers mourn, perhaps for their families, per-
haps for their doubtful honor, it may be for one
reason Or another, but rarely for unsatistied be-
nevolence or Christian ZEAL They founder for
for awhile in the whirlpool of pecuniary ruin,
have desperate fit of the "blues" for a longer
or shorter period, and then put forth all their re-
newcd energies for "making money"
| Oh, Diamonds and Bank Notes! Oh, Fash.
ion and Avarce Dazzling the eyes AMI bind
ing the hearts of the ambitious, whitening the
spring blossoms of youth and joy with the dust
and heat of care. How discordant the selfish
cry of "Gold, more gold, compared with the
glorious anthem Of Brothcrly Love and Charity.
Truly, cit is easier for camel to pass through
the eye of needle, than for rich man to en-
| ter the kingdom of heaven. NELL.
Letter from w. II. Harding.
| [Our readers will be pleased to read the fol-
lowing note from w. II. HARDING, Esq, NOW Oh
a tour of exploration through the South West.
This note, it will be seen, was not got up for
the Times, but it tells the whereabouts and pro-
gress of our friend and suite. and hence its pull
LEGATION is excusable. To those of our readers
who are newcomers in McGregor we may state
that Mr.. BAKER once kept small grocery on
the lot now covered by the Broad Guagc Sa-
loon.
i SPRING RIVER, Mo-, Oct. 7th, 1889.
Dear Coll have just looked over the
1Tmesu0f the l4th Sept, and found many
things to amuse me. l shall write you my
opinion of Texas, and all the places of note
do not think much of the southern part of
Iowa, and less of the northern part Of Missouri
the country is poorly watered and the soil poor,
in most places, until we reached huntsville
from there to Boonvlle twas good; Boorvillc
is thriving place; from there on to the south
srn part of the State tits good land, but poor
towns. will send you few lines for print, as
soon as find time and proper notes; am now
at VIM. II. Bakers, taking rest, hunting tur-
keys. My horses look fine, the boys are all
we'll, and eat like the devil; as for drink, We
keep nothing but tea and coffee, and that made
of muddy water. We have plenty Of game,
and set a better table than the st. Nicholas. Of
Boston. Baker says he could not live without
your paper; send it regularly until he sells out,
then he will return to McGregor. "Bill" has a
fine farm, but poor health general thing.
We have had fine time with Bakers family
and they were much pleased to see us. Next
time write you will try and arrange it for
publication. You may say in your next that
we are well and progressing finely
remain yours, as ever,