The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-04
For the Bulletin.
MRS. DUMPS" COMPLAINS.
Dcar Mr. Editor

Dcar Mr. Editor
have an unquenchabc, irresistible I'M
dying desire to know how the entertaining
movements and charitable deeds of some
people always get into the papers, and the
equally wonderful doings of others never
come to the front. In fact | believe this
has become a general puzzle to the OBJ
serving public.
1t has been the one ambition of my life
to see my name in the papers Mrs. Daniel
| Dumps, but having no business to adj
vertse and no gift for making verses, or
writing essays or spicy letters fear will
DC doomed to eternal disappointment.
Unless, indeed, should commit some hor-
ribIc crime; then, perhaps, my name might
appear in good-szed type
have made several little trips to the
junction, East Cairo and Hodges Park with
nc object in view, but to see the fact no.
tlced IN the city papers; but alas not a
word was said. Yet many other ladies have
these things recorded for them.
An, and if they only intended going a trip,
the TACT somehow came to the ears of the
press and brought two notices instead of
one. Thus-"Mrs. --- and her interesting
children went to Villa Ridge yesterday on
a visit to friends Next mornings BuLLE-
TIN would be thus Mrs. --- and her
interesting children dId not 90 to Villa
Ridge as We stated, but she contcmpates
an early journey"
Now why should that woman get two
puitS about the trip she did not take, while
| take them twice and get none! How did
you find out she thought OF going. that's
the question? Surely she didn't write and
tell The BuLLErIN--and yet, II she didn't
how could you know; | can think of no
way, unless you are omniprcsent
These things happened before the days
OF telephones, in fact at time when wise
old Cairo was plying the inventor of these
instruments, and calling him a crazy
fanatic
Nv husband j, merchant os Won l,ow
and our daughters sometimes go with him
when he goes to buy goods; yet all these
trims bring no local notices. and wo Soma
times feel as if we nav for fine n,nnrs 70 M
purpose
When half a dozen children n,ov oat
and foht toootber connie Of hours ~ r,v
neighbors over tbn wav ,bo r,.,tor 70 man
toned as a pleasant i,voriIo Marty bo,d Of
the mansion of Mr.. and Mrs
When have = bouspfnl If invited obu.
dren for six bours an acre IF coL,os ord
confectionery. string band and varions
other etc. etc, NOT one word 10 evon said
of it.
When nv neighbor gives ten cents 70 q
quilt lottery. or accompanied by two other
ladies who carry nin.cusbion lann.mat
| and rolic;ous ,r,o, 20 = ,t.,;,,,, t,,,l,.
she and her friends are held IN bv TIM
BULLETIN As public workers and nroisod
for their nhilaothronic deeds
Nv buckets of GOOD soun bowls of tea
baskets of potatoes and dishes Of toast for
poor and sick people are never mentioned.
and Sarah and Louisa INV daprh,ers, have
NOTHING but the annrovaI of their o,yn
souls for their pntirinc holm to ,ho moor
They sit M of nirhts with those sick nro.
ple's next door, and wash and drcs, those
NEGLECTED children and MAKO tb,uso,,,os
generally useful
Ifsome obscure individual takes dinner
with Mrs. - THE BULLETIN finds if ont
and saws ave are dcliohtod r. Ieorn tynt
Mr. rs nncle's brothor.ip.low &c in ,own
He is the Guest of Mr. and Mrs