Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-27

Tho Llnl Kiln Club,

Gem len, has 4 painful bit o. news
to spread befo' de meetf,' began the
old man as he mpiioncd to Elder Toots
10 put do"sn the alley window. "Nieo-
iemuS Pembroke Scott, 4 local member
OF dis lodge, has crossed Into Canady
an will not rcappear among us. Fur
lie las three months Ihave been expect
in some sioh climax, an dis mawnin',
when messenger informed me dat he
had disapp cared, arter failin' in an at
tempt 10 shoot himself wild an ole hoss-
pistol, war not a bit surprised. He
seaves wife an two chill an about
fifty creditors.
''What sent him otlp De same reasons
dat am daily workin' to bring about an
oder panic--de same reasons dat explain
de hundreds Oh bizness failures de same
reasons dat am cripplin' de efforts OF
tlousarlds Of hard-workin' men to secure
homes of fdeif own fam III extravagepce.
No, you cant call it extravaganza; fool
cry am better name for il. Up to a
var ago Brudder Scott was iobbin'
arcun an maxim dollar day. Den
he got a sisuashun by which he Armed
fo'teen dollars per week He wass poo
off in de hottse an had debts hangin'
ober him, but heah was de chance to get
chen. How was it improyedp In less
dan one month his wife was rugged out
wild twenty dollar dress, twelve shil-
lin kids, FIVE dollar hat an an opera
fan He had no peace OBJ min onless he
obeyed her. In six weeks she became
too high-toned to wash an iron fur od-
der folkses. In two months she wanted
better house. wild red parlor carpet
an cane-seat chairs all aroun' dc room.
In three months she had to have black
silk dress, gold bracelets, tony bonnet.
Rid shoes an gold film in her teef
Dat foolery has reaped its harvest.
De husband found that no was runnin'
behind, his home was bein' neglected,
his wife was bein' gossiped about, an
III despair he has picked up his feet an
Slid out. 1t was the natural result. |
tell you, my frens, de tomfoolery of de
women of dis kentry Am stranin' on de
chalk-line till dc cord can't stan much
mo-. an it am high time dat somebody
sotS his foot down. De man who Arms
S25 per week has somehow got de ideah
into his head dat the world expects him
to dress his wife as if he ARMED banks
er's profits. Wives Of men who can't
keep up wild deir irhtase-rents am canter-
in up an down wild seal-skin sacques
an six dollar shoes. Wives of men who
have to dodge de butcher an grocer an
tailor am now sclectin' spring carpets
an orderin $50 lambrequins. Wives of
men who couldn't raise $50 at de bank
10 save deir necks am rushin' to balls an
parties an hasin' DER expensive dresses
described fur dc benefit of de public!
''De so-called society of de aige am
composed of false hair, false pretenses,
debt-dcdging an' base dccepshum. Our
rich people am distinguished By DER
plain dress an quiet manners. De suides
an dudes an dodos ITO al de swagger-
in, rush OH all de colors an monopolize
de biggest sheer Of de street. You wait.
DE man who lives fur anoder ten Vars
will h'ar sunthin' drap an arter de drap
takes place de thousands Of idiots who
now feel ashamed to admi. dat they.
sdoan' kesp bslt two scrvafit gals ID III
house will go back to deir cook-stoves
an wash tubs an take deir proper places
in de purceshun. Detroit Free Press.