The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-19
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town again to write a fe" letters, has
d game Of billiards 10 the evening By
way OF EeeEeation after this hard days
work, aud sleeps upon the softest bed
covered by the daintiest handiwork?
A poor woman goes cat to wash
six days out of seven, aRd1on that
seventh day of rest, washes her chill
drenss clothes and bakesf for them for
the coming week comes heme late
each night, after doing fore a small
sum of money, all the work thatjeW-
elled hands can possibly find for here
comes home to labor for her " nu.
merous household, and sewsE manyia
night until after midnight to make
and mend for them; much of the
time, against her will, bearing more
children to her passionedogoverned
aud perchance Intemperate husband.
Is she happier than the ~delieately
shod. delicately gloved lady, who
s~aunters out shopping at her leisure,
orders a. new dress and. cloak TO be
made 10y other hands than her own,
glances at the new styles In the shop
windows or on the street, goes nome
to a dinner nicely prepared by ser
wants Of her husbands hiring. and
goes in the evening 10 some lecture,
theatre or opera, giving orders that
rising or the breakfast bell shall not
be rung that she may not be dis
turbed from her slumbers, after the
evening" fatigue.
All reason and common sense an
swer, mol
Why are we always laboring for a
competence, that the comforts OF life
may be enjoyed, if there is not pleas
ure In having these comforts? Why
do we strive so hard to dress taste
fully, even handsomely, if there IS
not a satisfaction in wearing things as
good as our neighbOrs
Who likes to be passed by IN cold
ness or contemptY to be waited upon
last. and indifferently at that, by dry
goods clerks2 to be given the back
seats In fashionable churches? the
poorest tables in hotel dining halls?
aud the position of wall flowers in
every parlor IN the city, because you
are poorly dressed?
Who likes to walk day aftersday in
rain or burning sunshine. better than
to ride in elegant barouches2 Who
likes 4 bare floor, bare walls, wooden
chairs and pine table with padding
and molasses on it. better than,a stone
front, frescoed wallsi'hung with pic
lures, velvet carpets, ~brQcatelle chairs,
and table covered with all the delica-
cies that can, tempt the, appetizer
Who likes being cramped 10 every
possible way to ply rent, better than
to keep a house + ZONE own, where
no landlord 0r'lady's presenee causes
a sinking at your heartY A."
Who likes to hayei friends visit
them when they are obliged to give.
up theiE own bed, andfwOrk so hard
constantly that there Is no time 10
talk with them, better than beingiable
to make your home a cheertul resort
for all, with grounds for. them TO walk
in, with.hors8s aud carriages to show
them the beauties OF the city, and
your time to devote 30 them
d, 1t. ought not 70 De difficult TO be
h0spitable aud generous with time
aud money at one .cOmmandy
Who likes to- have their little
children 90 barefoot, and peddle
newspapers. fitting themselves Tor a
life Of labor, better than TO see them
neatly dressed, N school, With the
prospect before them of an education,
whereby they can make places for
themselves as high as anybody,
Oh. this nonsense of the poor being
happier than theiriehl
i never heard this statement come
from the lips of the poor, Such
sophistry emanates only from the
brains of the wealthy, and it has only
grown rampant there from the fact
that Satan helps people to make all
sorts of excuses for refralnlng from
doing good,
The poor are accustomed to their
s~elf-sacrifce and their servitudel
They would not enjoy the freedom of
luxury; their minds are not sufficient
lyeultiFatedltO enjoy the eoncomitants
of wealth, pictures, books, etc say
the rich. We're this true, it is a thou
sand pities that petroleum men and
newly discovered eOal-mine men, and
standardization of-whisky men pur-
chase for themselves ali these COM
forts, seeing they would have been
happier in penury. There are poor
to-day in our city who are more ca
pable of %appreciatibg Beautiful homes
than many who occupy them.
1t is not doubted that the rich hav
trials, consequent, perhaps, upon their
riches. Some have so much wealth
that the trouble of taking care oft is
wearing; but instances of this kind
that have come under my observation
are very rare indeed.
Often a man becomes so self-in-
dulgent that he is like a common
drunkard. The only difference is, in
me case he is respectfully dead drunk
in his bed-chamber, from excuses,
and the other is %shamefully dead
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