Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-17

go a long way-part of economy, pre-
sume2"
eyes," he assented, turning over a tinc
cigar-case.
"Rut you smoke high priced cigars, sip
wine at your leisure, and have good
many pleasant indulgences, and then sit
down and tell US how to save on the neces-
saries of life. It's our religious duty, you
say; now, why can't you teach little by
example, as we'll as precept, all the time;
perhaps we'd have more faith in you"
"IfS the way they all do," he answered,
lodging the question.
"And don't practice what they preach
never?"
Hardly ever"
"Why? Can't they?"
"Guess not"
"Why?"
"Cause--cause.
"Well, it's n lost cause, sir" said,
rising to go, shat can't hitch up theory
and practice, equally yoked."
And verify believe it, that this ever
lasting preaching economy is leading to
more extravaganza than any other one
thing. This harp-harping of the crank
blower, as he filings his absurdities to the
four winds of n nonplussed heaven, pro-
vokes many an exasperated soul to go
headlong the wrong way, "just to show you
what q fellow can do" Some listen and
become cynical and hardened against good,
solid advice, when that heavenly mamma
lets up on its scarcity and slips in edge
wise. to transform our cconomy-ridden
lives into a pleasure trip toward Canaan.
This economy nuisance has existed,
however, ever since there has been one
generation of Father Adams children old
enough TO tell the next how they managed.
They tell us, write to us, and send word to
us how they did this and that to save ex-
pense, and how they never did those
things, ETC., ETC.; how they never wasted a
cent, went nowhere that called for a nickel
of spending money, but pitched right in
and saved, and saved, and saved"
Well, there's slip for them also-you
see we can't contradict them as fatty as
we'd like to, because we didn't happen to
be on the stage at that time of economic
ing, therefore the innings are not ours: we
can chip tn occasionally, however, and say
II bet you did, and Il bet yoa didn't"
but it's little use to open your mouth when
an economist opens FIRE. But if you don't
get killed by some one of his experimental
shots you may go around and spike his
guns, after battle, unless you have the avs-
pepsia so bad. from swallowing his sug.
gestions, that you can't climb the works.
Now, in conclusion, don't, dear reader,
don't ever put the 5ugle of economy to
your lips to educate your children, if you
love them and don't want them to stop
their ears with gun-cotton and run into the
river to get rid Of you, some day. If you
want to teach them commendable prudence
in dress and manner of living-as what
sensible parent does not-begin on some
other cord than that terrible twang of
economy.
Don't say the word, don't do it; call it by
any other name; twill be as good, and a
lovely sight better; say prudently. say
judicious use, say good management, say
carefully-run the whole gamut of syno-
nyms, but for the love of humanity don't
get it this way: Economy is the thing; to
be economical is the way; an economist
sits in the smile of Omnipotence, and fire.
quently end up with: "And you must use
economy or never amount 10 anything"
Ifyou pursue this last mode, and your sons
grow up to smoke, chew, gamble, lounge
about. and love fast horses and dissipation;
and if your daughters revel in all the ex-
tras of feminine foolishness, wear the
biggest bustles and highest hats in town.
and finally marry spendthrifts, lay all
this luck of retrenchment and reform not
to the church, nor to politics, but to your
catechism on economy. If your children
fold their hands in mock attitude of honor,
and whisper behind your back sold par.
simony, and then sneak sugar, pennies,
ETC., when your back is turned, Just lay
your hands solemnly on the old crocodile
head of your pet theory and say blessings
on thee, thou hast helped me rear thieves;
and when your offspring get together in
sly places and talk over your grinding
three plate and copper-rivet rules in
such manner that would make your stingy
old ears Jingle, as il you had forgotten
your ear-laps on winters morning, why
get right up and eulogize with humping
heart, and tear-struck voice your econom-
ical economizing of economy as preached
and set forth by the economist.
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