The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-06
Trying Visitors.

IL iHS NlSliV1os
Hards it is to bear with grace the
trials csed by agents, there is another
class oSlsltors whose calls are fully as
unweleoe. Indeed I believe it is easier
to get tough the troubled half-hUur in
which ie broken-Gown minister that
patheti| figure which so frequently
darkenl our door Introduces to our
notice. 5 wonderful ''Faith Cure;" or
that in hich the audacious young man
polisheone leg of table, thereby dis
gracinf the other three forever; or the
young ian who, holding the book close
ly in i own hand, forces us to listen to
sentens from it relating to matters Of
etiqueD (it seems almost like the irony
of fateor an agent to solicit names for
his boG)-I repeat, it is easier to bear
these fictions than it is to havea neigh
Dor or equaintanee drop in in friendly
way an ask one to subscribe sum Of
moneEo some charitable object. Let
us piclre to ourselves a woman who is
tryingto do good three hours work
in two and she might give a little time
to theparicular employment which is
delight u her, and who wishes not only
to make both ends meet, but lap over
little athe end of the year; who has
way TO every dollar and even for every
quartz of dollar-think what 1t is to
her tobe interrupted and hindered, to
have Ter nerves unsettled by the effort
itcoss her to give or refuse. I have
known woman who had just enough to
pay for her children's stockings, and
who didno see her way eleaf to another
dollar that month, to give two-thirds of
it towards camp-chair for the sexton of
her church, and the other third helped
to pay for silver card-case for the min
ister's wife. 1t was hard to patch and
darn the children's stockings as she was
obliged to, but it was harder still to re-
fuse her dear sister in the church when
she said in so convincing tone, "Of
course you wish to give little when the
rest axe doing so" A young married
lady told me not long ago that she be-
lieved she had given enough cake during
the year for festivals and church parties
to have stocked a frst-class bakery for
three months; sand didn't know how
to do It; I cUul9 not afford 1t, but
couldn't refuse" One may agree pei
fecly with Mr.. Emerson when he says
that ga mans money should not follow
the direction of his neighbours money,
but should represent. the things he
should willingliest do with" But let
a friend pay her the delicate compli-
ments of allowing her to mead sub
serit esion. pad see what she will dol 81
have q paper here which / know you
want to sign, /" said man to neighbor;
eve wish to raise funds to prosecute any
one who sells cider without license. y
81 can not sign it; I have other ways
just now for my money!" was the reply
"Oh, then you, mother, wish to coun-
tenance the drunkenness in this town."
was the unjust and uncharitable infer
ence Subscription papers are often
heightened in order to avoid the miscon-
struction mentioned here, and money
which ought to GO toward paying the
necessary expenses of household is
taken from the reluctant hand of wo-
man who can not say no. I sometimes
think it would be good thing for our
legislators Ito look into, and that some
kind of bill might be passed protecting
women from the agent and the bearer Of
a subscription paper.-E. w B. IN NeaU
York Evening Post.