The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-08
Brother Gardner on Extrnvagance.

"Gem'len. I has q painful bit o. news
to spread hefo' de m~cetin'." began the
old MAJ as he motioncd To Elder Toots
to put down the alley window. "Nico-
demus Pembroke Scott. n local member
of dis lodge, has crossed into Canady
an will not rcappear among us. For
lie las three months l have bin expect
in some sich climax. an dis mawnin'.
when q messenger informed ME dat he
had disappeared. arter failin' in an at
tempt TO shoot hisself wild an ole hOss-
pistol, l war not n bit surprised. He
leaves a wife an two chilren an about
fifty creditors.
What sent him off? DE same rca-
sons dat am daily workin' to bring
about anoder ~panic-de same reasons
dat explain de hundreds oh bizness fail
ures-de same reasons dat am cripplin'
de efforts Of thousands Of hard-wOrkin'
men to secure homes Of DER Own-!am'-
ly extravaganza. No. you can't call il
extravaganza; foolery am a better name
for it. Up to a var ago Brudder Scott
was jobbin' aroun' an maxim q dollar
= day. Den he got . situashun by
which he Armed fo'teen dollars per
week. He was poo of in dc house an
had debts hangin' ober him, but heah
was de chance o get eben. How was
it improved? In less dan one month
his wife WAS rugged out wild q twenty
dollar dress, twelve shillin' kids. q five
dollar hat an an opera fan. He had no
peace oh min onless he obeyed her. In
six weeks she became too heightened 10
wash an iron fur odder fOlkses. In two
months she wanted . better house. wild
q red parlor carpet an cane-seat chars
all aroun' de room. In three months
she had to have q black silk dress. gold
bracelets. . tony bonnet, kid shoes an
gold film in her teef.
"Dat foolery has reaped its harvest
DE husband found dat he was runnin'
behind, his home was bein' neglected.
his wife was bein' gossippcd about. an
in despair he has picked up his feet an
slid out. 1t was the material result. I
tell you, my frens. de tomfoolev of de
women Of dis kentry am strainin' on
de chalk line till de cord can't stan
much mo, an it am high time dat
somebody sots his foot down. DE man
who Arms twenty-five dollars per week
has somehow got de ideah into his
head dat de world expects him to dress
his wife rs If he Armed . bankers
profits. Wives Of men who can't keep
up wild DER house-rent am canterin' up
an down wild seal-skin sacques m six
dollar shoes. Wives Of men who have
to dodge de butcher an grocer an
tailor am now ~selectin' spring carpets
an orderin' thirty-dollm lambrequins.
Wives of men who coeldn't raise fifty
dollars as de bank to save DER necks
am rushin' to balls an parties an
havin' DER expensive dresses described
fur de benefit Of de public.
de so-callcd society Of De ai2e am
composed Of false hair, false pretenses.
debt-dodging an base decepshun- Our
rich people am Distinguished BY DER
plain dnss an quiet mannerA De
snides an dudes an dodos do al de
swaggerin'. rush on all de colors an
monopolise de biggest sheer a De
street. You wait De man who lives
fur an0der ten ysars will h'ar sunthin'
dap. an arter de drap takes
place de thousands Of idiots Who nov
feel ashamed to admit dat they aoanf
keep but two servant gals in Dc hooss
viii 70 back 70 DER cookstoves ~
wash-tubs an take DER proper places
In de purceshun."-Frua hrUsesdiags
Of Ae Limeltis Cab. - Dsfrod Eres