The Opelousas courier., 1889-05-11
TIE CLUB.

N and down Tie ale4o' AA"lh
Y moment and then blew his nose
s . cannon-like report. "Dis ar a
~ - seut to me from Griffith, Ga, to
su' dsbated ON by dis club. I would
y. : gineral ~'spreshun of opinyun an
aa..ir, de purceedins Samuel Shin will
a;tbsr quit spittin' on de stove an
sa;r, wild his feet or he kin look out
calamity. Kurnel Cabiff will
olesss lead Off"
Tho Kurnel, who was suffering with
~ on the left eye, introduced the
80 as evidence that he did not
..nsct too much. He expected to slip
.sro,rh life without meeting any OF
u Ills, and was greatly surprised
-hen 4 boil hit him in the leg OF a
~ corn showed up between his toes.
~ knew men who expected to live
sithout paying their debts, and who ex-
..cted the community to keep them in
.obocco and drinks. He knew others
-bo axpected to loaf all summer and
have sirloin steak all winer. So far as
hia experience went man was always
.vnecting something, and was mad If
= = admit come. Man was also unreal
.onable in his expectations. He had
sroun Of a bald-headed, cross-eyed,
,on.sheuldered man to be mad for a
month because he did not get the cane
! vated to the handsomest man in town.
Major Insomnia Qu%aekenbush begged
n differ with the last speaker. He be-
1eyed that man was put here to ex-
nact and that he couldn't expect too
much. When he went to bed at night
he expected to get up in the morning
md find the chickens safe. Was that
unreasonable? He expected his old dog
could be at the back door, his wheel
barrow would be in the shed, and his
tpnt gate still hanging by one
hinge. Man had a right to expect
nod weather, good living, a reason
sbe amount of ginger ale and lemon
ode, and passably good clothes. He
lad encountered few people who didn't
expect any thing, and they not only
aver got it, but didn't take any COM
tRt Man was created to enjoy this
world. To expect liver and bacon for
heakfast, pot-pie for dinner and hot
biscuit and honey for supper was only
within the bounds of eason
Judge Fulliames johnson said he
eouId not agree with the last speaker.
han, a he looked upon him, was a
pore, emery %critter, who really hadn't
any business on earth, and who should
be thankful that he was permitted to
s.ay here. He didn't think any body
had any right to expect good weather,
riches, good health or contentment.
It was wicked to expect it. If he
backed a stove or cleaned a chimney
b expected his pay, and he
expected that pay would buy
Goldfish and potatoes, but he didn't
soar beyond that. Something had
been aaid about boils and corns. Why
should man expect to escape them?
What man had any right to expect that
the chills would skip him and hit the
family around the corner? He had
mads it q rule never to expect any
thing, and, therefore, when he found
fifty cents on the sidewalk he was ten
times as happy as the man who ex-
pected to find five dollars.
At this point Samuel Shin and Elder
Iocts. who have not been on speaking
terms since the last election, when
each met the other carrying home a
sack OF flour In the evening, got into a
roy. They rel pulled apart AND
aned five million dollars each, and
then Prot. Asteroid Parker took the
hoOr. It was a subject he had given
much thought, but had not yet reached
. definite conclusion. 1t was proper.
ne believed, for man to expect more
ef less. but he must not be un-
reasonable about it. For instance,
\ he bought a ticket in a lot
lery, he had a right to expect to
as at least $40, 900, but in going home
q = dark night he had no right to ex-
geet TO stumble over a bag OF gold
containing double that amount. Man
eOald properly expect three or feur
aays Of good weather in the week, but
y must not go on the idea that he ran
Mings, and could have what suited his
convenience best. If q man walked
ivy Of his house In the morning with
oas giving his wife any money he must
nes expect q boiled dinner when he got
! nome. Boils, corns. carbuncles. ague,
ao1nache and lame back must be
looked upon as an Offset for going a
asnlng and holding cake-walks.
naydown Bebee said he thought
~ unreasonable in his expectations.
ae LETT his hoe standing outdoor he
0aiaht expect an angel to come down
s. guard i while he slept and snored
uncut = care When he bought a dozen
asan eggs he had no right to expect
Icy would hold out as such, and when
.hs batter warranted his hat not to
cue n the sur he couldn't expect that
safsals 70 also stand against thunder
saoNers de had made up his mind al
$ ssauer age that he would get about SO
many ickings as a child, about SO
-,Ahy Guns - . youth, and meet with
1sas 20 many set-backs as a man. He
~ therefore never been surprised or
~appolnted. Man, on the average,
.ss1aed 70 think he owned the earth,
~ expected all there was in it.
queshun hasn't bin decided by
3 aenaae heah tonight said Brother