The sun., 1881-11-20
A Widows Ungrateful Son.

Very many industrious people are obliged
to support lazy and worthless dependents,
or else let them TALL into the gutter, nnd ul-
tinately become charge upon the public
1t often happens in families that the ptu-
dent. thrifty, and active members are ex-
pcctcd, as u matter OF course, to take care
ot the slothful and disspated members,
who claim share In the proceeds OF their
work.
There nre to-day hanging around the
street corners OF New York hundreds and
thousands of Idle aud di-soiute fellows who
are living wholly OF chiefly ON women whose
nffecti tiouate regard or transitnry iniatua-
tion they wantonly nbusc. Money earned
by the toll q their wives, mothers. or sis
tiers thcy spend ut groy shops or In pool
rooms; OF perhaps the means for pursuing
their coarse pleasures IS wheedled out OF
women who make the worst OF sacrifices to
ret IL. mcancr. more ojiufs. more con-
temptible, more scurvy set Of creatures
cannot be found. The actual criminals who
oscilla,e between the jail and the rendez-
vous ot thieves are really more respectable,
more generous characters than they.
A boy VINO is well able to work. and yet
he can eat his bread at the expcr Sc Of his
mother. who is already struggling to keep
the wolf from the door. is unfortunately
too common being. A caee of that sort is
described by mother, who comes TO Us for
advice as to what she shall do with so un-
manly n fellow. her letter reading thus:
sra, I AN u widow and have Eve children aged re.
s,+etivslv from 90 TO "A. two younges, daughter. Ny
VIA a1,n,t hon IN
ros>ss.on CT r!ch hTe farm. ana moved on H. In
sns cabin s, struggling With the one hore cheering
that when MY boys Soi OLD enough IL seVt them
with ne. where their morals and principles wout &c
LOCKED TO. We eoui make a comfortable support
Now the trouble This whea odes; got 10 he
is years old he began dislike any restraint deveoped
q selfish ani s@li-wiikd and srro.sn d!sp' ston and
ds.sgreesh. TO 1--we With. AID 50 entirely antAs
oie TO all Tie iaeTess OF the entire family. that con
coded he had tor farming. ani would are bet
other occupation toll hif- he might Lave
all he made un;l' Ii. a. a he wouii snly cortuct
himself In crttsble manner lie tri,d in va:n 81 Get
employment Then. through CD fTierd IN distant
village. succeeded In scttn: him oe 81 the inest esi'
bic p,.on. the country. lie Was tEr:ea "T IN three
non,ha He s;rothcr e,srAs,lY turned Oh :ro.u
the nzth OF tine. and came home w.re
he has Leen ever dnee
course saprortei him tue r:rian1er Of the year.
ami the msde :or Inn to worl
ho,e. paying atm ia,err.: in ,ae CROP while his
younger hro,rrs lid all the chores led all ~, stock.
only worked fer their victns!s and cothss lie still
retained bis i;ctatoriA an disaIreense habits, and
vowed lie would stay th a1"thrr Sesi. Well.
TIE ihe year lie cid al Of hIs pay: ~ the crop
got every th.t due Ll, tut sl s'syet On
1uti Arr al, -. .ins h. 10; -oia- to Sat suy
oIer pisc u do anything. proposed 10 him #
lie ul4 .tt heap mule and WORK IT. would reed II
nrt h., ani give him al he made. "hich he dii; but
the = l-ou hpd AMI he I'a ht"rGry uc,..ins.
Thus lie spends all n. Tonsy he i,Ifi, earn-.
M hen m tlatA = NJ /, A
hls trrthers Is sicaS ursat anu yet an
;orcc: 4, satni, t'it rdye.im ~ rcT. than can
b'it mvsel TO 60; nj "ere /; 10 equal pat by ihe
rest 5Gid sr9u 10 Wit on. she 'i'r have thing
but the procsei, 9f my IN, aEd work tGri sHd i've
hart aii .h.s u ani.r- continues tarTc
.y pru-sSct b.iure b-I debi, i.norante, and
poverty Fi,ae lie ksai ehouA.. to help MY lazy
aEI igstce - each OF ;Lo.s wiz TRUSTED 10
my ~ oLp -Cssogit.s
Undoubtedly the brst thing to do would
Ue To turn him adr.Ii. He ought - got over
ths habit ~ Dependence, one OF the worst
habits 4 man can contract. Probably for
the very rouson that he IS deiraung his
struggling mother and his industrious
brotnsrs lie is all the more mOros., and dis
agreeable. H. eats the bread II !dleAcss,
OF LeVours his brDthcrs' substance wl!rn tie
little money he earD5 is nnt, AMI il his heart
is ashamed ul hiu.self. lie has safe har-
ber IN the little farm house. and has not the
courage or tho enterprise 10 ventura forth
from it, aui YET does his best Ia keep his
family miserable and destroy their chances
OF getting aiouR. Oi course ho frots aud
growls, because he knows he IS q mean fel-
low. That scerct misunderstanding olten-
times sourS mans disposition, AMI he be-
comes all the mprearruaant moIe Of a bully.
to conceal his real limidity and lack OF
strength of character.
Such fellow should be sent out into the
world t. shit Tor himself. He needs bracing
up. aud ought To to with people who will
not tolerate his weakness and his disposi-
tion to throw responsibility on ethers'
shoulders. His mother does not tell US that
hr has any habits uf dissipati n. and there
'"r" ho p t"' -o 'ahly on l- B." might L..
N'jlr rlir ss. .lle#," vi.i iisf "h : vs.
d. uim =. Vi ~ .l"I ratc, lie Will o. ! l. 3