The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-07-20
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Ia THIS Work-a-Day World.

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Succeeding illustrations, sad and prac-
teal. mpcl The Current 10 cxliort all
iarapi- 20 give th,i daughters a better
opi ortuui'y Of ~c.f- support. Ladies IN
the higher social walks of lie to-day
ride about in their carriages; to morrow
tnclr husbands md fathers are %ruincl,
and Wha' can tie clldics dOi Nothing.
y orsc, they are Often impressed with "A
VI ion, idea that Labor is unworthy and
ii is,lf d,gr.ding { thr nlnd and per
con. They are quite hing 20 b, beg
gars. il tn VOID be covered up
y Lite, but Ia do anything
mental" appals them, and by this
term ''mcnal' they not only al
ludr to hol~cwork. but 10 al work.
Thi immoral and m~rcpublican code
is this year harIng m ~unconmOnly
larsc Yield of personal misfortune.
There have been mlny failures. For
cacll financial headline in the pa crs
there has len a .anly thrown n on
the world After c,ch gale on thc mo l.
ctary seas, Whi,c and fragile hands have
been Scci clinging to tn vi 'ckS. II ls
pitiful. but il wouh, not be thus pitlIul
had common sense entered into the plan
o. educ ton under which tn. members
Of those families took their places in
society.
Last wc,f a Ia ~ Travelled 200 miles
for the sin lcp1r 'osi of seeking tn" at
wee of Il gentleman with il reputation
for ~bcncvulcnrc. \ sudden chang rom
wealth +, POVERTY had admitted her by
right to Il lace among that vast multi
tu1c who cc the world as il is-a world
that IS a ad abode for II dron without
apurSc. F'hat -houll she do2 Could
she writ. snort Aand. Ics, after she
had learned. Could she keep booSs.
Oh. no, Could She do anything of value
in an Office! Wei, no, she did not
think she toult. To he pracli-
cal, could she not return
to the scene Of her better days,
and. pro ting b. the position whi,h
ono was hers, ccurr y place in some
houScllol vs. ere her social talents would
lie of value TO a rising family! That
would hc mcniql, The unfortunate lady
was not onl, poor. hut She was Il slave
to The silly cunvcntionalitics of some OF
the wealthy. \ false and shallow pride
was promptly on hand TO make hcr lit
lie less. .Not only bad she been thrown
into III" sea. bat the chains of this con
~vcntinnality hung upon her heavily
enough to insure her doom.
Parents do wrong when they cuti-
yate this vanity in their little daughters.
It is Il common thing, on "A city street &c
see n group of little girls turn from !
playmate, and rcfus" to play with her,
simply because she is not yet dressed
for the aftcrnoon'-that is, arraycd
in "A white apron instead of one
made from calico. A little girl is a ia
voritc ancnS Other little girls, not b,
cause of her attractivcncss us Il ciill.
but on account of her clothes. Is til
course likely To add any additipna
charm to The next generation Of wo zen
Under what system of logic and philos
Ophy are they justified II the clicf tina
this hard work-a-day world is re'dy Il
extend to them Il round-trip de ld-lcat
ii 'kct! They 80 believe. Not II mis-
out of ilty seems 10 learn anything diff
frIcnt in our l.iyh schools. Yet every
where the trash c0nfrontS man ind tina
inc 'sSant toll is the only thing which
preserve the homes and lesser blcs ing
Of The go Intry.