Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-07-27

en- down. At first he did MT see
what was coming, bat that last his
was an eye-opener. lie looked mad.
but did nj dare to say anything, and
after that he fred out OF the win.
dow
l am persuaded that women are to
blame for the continuance Of vile
habit peculiar to this country, for K
they protested against it tho remedy
might be found. Many men who
chew are as good and generous and
gentlemanly lat hearty as the best in
the land, and il the girls whom they
love did their duty, American so
cicty would be much pleasantcr
spectacle than it is at present. A wo-
man weakly and amiablc in tn.
right is no match iorn a man, "tc.
nacionsly and pugnaciously in the
wrong" The majority of women
are mere figure-heads for the reason
that they possess neither sufficient
character nor courage to protest
against anything. They are neuter
verbs, and whatever is, is to be. II
women are better than men, it u
time they gave some evidence of it
by improving the tone of society. I
shall never forget q recent scene IN
hotel parler, of which l was a Gu
r,ous and astoundcd spectator. Two
very young men were keeping COM
pany" with two young & rls. The
two couples occupied two sofas in
two corners Of the room, huge
stove acting as species OF barricade
between them. One young man
wore his hat and set with his feet eI-
evated 81 an obtuse angle. He held
his sweetheart's hand and she smiled
upon him blandly. The other young
man lay upon the other sofa diversi.
tying the entertainment by uninter.
rupted expectoratlon, selecting the
stove .or target. All of his energy
being devoted to this romantic ac-
ton, he was not equal to any out
ward demonstration of affection, so
he put both of his hands in his pock-
cts. Inamorata Number Two seemed
to be perfectly satisfied; at least she
looked SO. Ny first glimpse Of these
charming groups was at two o'clock
in the afternoon. Upon renrning
At four o'clock, their positions were
the same. At seven in the evening
the bulletin Of observation announced
mo change" For ought l know,
these lovers may have become root.
ed to the spot. Now a few words
OF kindly remonstrancc to Lover
Number One would have pat his hat
and boots where they belonged. The
case of Lover Number Two required
more heroic treatment, for womea
have hut one more powerful and de-
fiant rival than tobacco, and that is
alcohol; nevertheless, l have known
men to renouncc tobacco guilds for
the women they loved, and the man
who will not sacrifice vice to gain
wife, is not worth having. Both
these young fellows looked thor
oughly good nature1, and might have
been made better had their sweet
hearts realized the situation; Tut
when women are as callous as men,
where is the hope of improvement
If those swains marry, their children
will be as uncouth as themselves.
What pity it is that public schools
do not teach manners as well as
reading, writing and arithmetic!
Fancy a man talking sentiment
with two yellow rivulets flowing
from the corners of has mouth But
what is the use of talking? As
great English writer once said pri-
vately "People nowadays can be
tickled into anything, frightened in
to most things, beaten into all but
common sense, kicked anywhere but
into heaven.-but talked into moth
ing!" So long as s'Neptune chewing
tobacco" (how significant the name J
is advertised, the ocean Of Expecto-
ration will flow on.-[Kate Field, in
Every Saturday.