The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
WALKABOUT.

bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with
the jaw of an ass, have slain thousand
men," Now, look the bible all through.
and you will not find any place where it
speaks of the jaw of a jenney; and yet
some irreverent newspapers, of late, are
talking about ladies jaws! Here is one of
the latest of that sort, from the Laredo
Times:
The mechanical execution on The
STATESMAN is as exquisite as the faultless
curve of Miss Maud Howe's jaw
Now, The STATESMAN, like all
other good looking papers, is
vain, and likes to be hattered.
but it don't want this done at the expense
of the ladies. Those bones in which their
teeth are set, and which shields their
tongues when they are idle, must not be
called Jaws" for that is a horrid word.
No. no; that will never do. They should
be called ''crunchers." That would sound
more pOetical and express the same things
that jaws do. Walkabout hopes that these
few words of rebuke will bring about
reform among those who cater for the
public. AS for that Laredo man, if he
must use the jawbone of an ass. let him
use his own and not attempt to borrow
one from the ladies.
The San Antonio papers say the bows
IN San Antonio are unusually naughty
Let them be sent up here where Walk
about can get clip at them.
''Walkabout," of the Austin STATESMAN.
is surely an egOtistical man, as he seems
to think that every woman in Texas would
be glad to form his acquaintance. but we
will venture the assertion that they would
much rather read of him than see him.
The Star indicator.
Mrs. Kate, you must not suppose that
others are not judges of beauty because
you are not. There are many styles of
beauty and great differences of opinion
concerning the same. AS to his acquaint-
ce,there are mighty few women in Texas
who are not already acquainted with him.
How is that for ''egotistical?''
High Private" is officially announced
as ''Walkabout" of the STATEsMAN.-W
Examiner.
Yes, and if the STATESMAN was not. as it
is, replete with other interesting matter
High Private" would make every issue of
it worth years subscription.-Hou
Age.
SO you see, my dear hearers" there
are people in this cold world who appre-
ciate poor Walkabout. God tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb"
AS the weather was too inclement yes
terday for Walkabout's delicate feet he
sat down and wrote some more advice to
the young men of Austin, and this being
Sunday they will have plenty of time be-
tween a. m. and p. m. to read it. It
can't hurt them and it may do them a
power of good Here it is:
ADVICE IN BROKEN DOSES.
No man can serve King Alcohol and
King Business at one and the same time
King A. is too imperious. He is bound to
have his own way, and his way is much in
the way Of business ways. Drinking, when
well followed, is about the poorest business
man can engage in. That is not only
Walkabout's opinion, but that also Of
thousands of wives of drunken husbands.
Speaking of wives reminds w. that drunk
enness should be legal cause for divorce
and division of property, while there is
any left to divide. It is some
marries a man she ..t@kes him for
better or for worse" May be So;
but confirmed drunkard is no longer the
d
whisky keg, and that she never welded.
He is no more the same man than knife
would be the 'same old knife" after it had
received full set of new blades and
new handle.
Never, under any circumstances, use
funds that have been entrusted to your
care for safe keeping, either with or with
out the intention of replacing them. This
has mir thnnoon1c 1oto
with funds belonging to others, without
their written consent. Some of the best
business men this country has ever pro-
duced have been ruined by doing this. New
er use money you have collected for others
without their consent, for it is a danger
Gus business and it might ruin you. Take
as good care of property belonging to
Others, but entrusted to you, as you would
if it were your own. Never misrepresent
your business status for the purpose of
obtaining credit or consideration, for this
is dishonesty and it will recoil on you in
most instances.
Do not attempt to do business for glory.
1t wont pay. Many have been broken by
being too ambitious, for there is not profit
enough in the glory business to buy ones
salt, but there is often loss enough to dis
pei fortune.
Be man enough not to rely
on friends for aid when your
own exertions might secure it,
To do SO implies that you have a base and
cowardly spirit. Don't stand around idle
with your hands in your pockets and wait
for something to turn up. Take off your
coat and go to work at something, if you
want to win. It matters but little what
you do, so long as you make yourself use
full. When responsible firm wants as
sistants it does not go among idlers to
select them. It would sooner take a
young man from dray, or from most
any other occupation where he was found
to be busy. A healthy young man who
can't find anything to do, is of as much
use to community as tramp would
be. An Industrious young man
is better men than an idler, let the ped
igree of each be what it may. Banking
On ones pedigree is poor substitute for
industry. So mote it be.
While Walkabout was in drug store
yesterday, purchasing some powder to
qualify himself for a younger picture
than Capt. Marks took for him the other
day, some one stepped up and handed