Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-03
A nag with Holes.

n Bag with Holess
And h.. that earneth wages. earneth wa
ges to put into bag with holes. "-Haggdi.
1--WE locked for much. and, lol it came to
Aittle"-d
More than one fourth Of the money
paid BY the farmer for labor, and, doubt
less. one half of that paid by the mechau-
&c, i. "put into bag with holes" The
billiard table has "bags with holes," and
the: pockets of the proPrietOrs hold a
large share Of the harvest wages of
young men, and the "spare change" of
some of the old meh. Then, 100, slime
is money and with the wages earned"
there goes into this " bag with holes, a
large amount of precious time-time
sousndered and forever lost which should
have been spent in earning something.
or acquiring useful Information. You
ssy it is pleasant recreation, bat that
recreation which amounts to wastef0I.
ness can neither beltruly pleasant or use.
fall.
But who supports these rajlesi Who
encourages saIoonsi And who pay rents.
licenses. and taxesi The farmer. The
sweat Of his brow contributes directly to
their support. Many give them coun :
tenanee by their presence and approha
ton, while al pay ribute to them in the
shape of high wages. Do you doubt
thisi If so. just look the matter over
'candidly and carefully, and you will soon
discover wnere the money goes.
One year'ago you stocked for much,
and, 10! it came to little" Do you see
III Yor see the "iitte," no doubt, or
none at all. But, do you see the hole
it went out att That's the question:
The billiard table is not the only bag Nth
holes. for the wages" arc all gone out
and both "bags" and holes" are still
asking for more. Behind the "bar" is
an enormous Z" bag with holes," and
while your purse holds out your slom-
ach holds an unlimited quantity of Ii
quid fire which will not only burn alarm
ing holes in the inner man, but rend almost
innumerable holes in the outer man.
Nor are these all the bags with holes"
There are many bags with holes about
the house, and more about the barn, or
the apology for one. No shelter fol-
carriages or tools, is a big bag with
holes, while no shelter for cattle, colts,
sheep aud hogs, is tremendous bag
with holes. Want of care about warmth
convenience aud ventilation of dwelling
houses aud schoolhouses, thus expiring
health and human life, creating doctors
biffsfand loss Of time, with other; expen-
sss without number. is still another bag
with holes. Is It any wonder, then,
that " we looked for much, and, 10! it
came to littlei" Nay. verify. The
greater worder is that it came to any
thing. except. perhaps, to annihiIat:on.
But still deeper down in the dark
vista there is h fenoter course of exis-
ting evils as well as general disquietude.
The pioneers to this county have always
been adrift upon the very uneven sea Of
uncertainty. Nearly all come here for
experiment only to recruit a lean purse
or broken down constitution. Some
have remained because they could not
get away, and others for the purpose Of
speculation. And during this time, one
half generation has been born here.
who knows no other home or land but
this. Their parents having eaten sour
grsaes, their teeth set upon an edge. and
the same disquietude is found to among
them.
A radical change OF 1eterniination is
absolutely necessary before we can pros
per-. Let US accept this county as our
earthly home-make these cottages and
their. surroundings, our bomes--mske
these farms our homes. and when we