The Russellville Democrat., 1889-03-28
THE LIMEKiLN CLUB.
Wse Comments on the Question ''Doe'
 Man Expect Too Much"


 Does Man Expect Too MuchP" asked Brother Gardner as he looked up and down the aisles of Paradise Hall for moment and then blew his nose with caunon-like report. Dis ar a query sent to me from Griffith, Ga, to be debated on by dis club. l would like gineral 'spreshun of opinYun an doorin' de purceedins Samuel Shin will either quit spittin' on de stove an foolin' wid his feet or he kin look out fur a calamity. Kurnel Cabif will please lead off
 The Kurnel, who was suffering with sty on the left eye, introduced the same as evidence that he did not expect too much. He expected to slip through life without meeting any of it's ills, and was greatly surprised when boil hit him in the leg or a soft corn showed up between his toes. He knew men who expected to live without paying their debts, and who ex- pected the community to keep them in tobacco and drinks. He knew others who expected to loaf all summer and have sirloin steak all winer. So far as his experience went man was always expecting something, and was mad if it didn't come. Man was also unrea- sonable in his expectations. He had known of bald-headed, cross-eyed. lop~shouldered man to be mad for a month because he did not get the cane voted to the handsomest man in town.
 Major Insomnia Quackenbush begged to differ with the last speaker. He be- lieved that man was put here to ex- pect. and that he couldn't expect toe much When he went to bod at night he expected to get up in the morning and find the chickens safe, Was that unreasonable? He expected his old dog would be at the back door, his wheel barrow would be in the shed, and his front gate still hanging by one hinge, Man had right to expect good weather. good living, a reason able amount of ginger ale and lemon ade, and passably good clothes He had encountered few people who didn't expect any thing, and they not only never got it, but didn't take any com fort. Man was created to enjoy this world. To expect liver and bacon for breakfast, pot-pie for dinner and hot biscuit and honey for supper was only within the bounds of reason.
 Judge Fulljames Johnson said he could not agree with the last speaker. Man, as he looked upon him. was a pore, onery critter, who really hadn't any business on earth, and who should be thankful that he was permitted to stay 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 blacked stove or cleaned a chimney he expected his pay, and he expected that pay would buy codfish and potatoes, but he didn't soar beyond that. Something had been said about boils and corns. Why should man expect to escape them? What man had any right to expect that
 
 family around the corner? He had made 1t 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 SNn and Elder Toots, who have not been on speaking terms since the last election, when each met the other carrying home a sack of four in the evening, got into row. They were pulled apart and fined five million dollars each. and then Prof. Asteroid Parker took the floor. It was a subject he had given much thought, but had not yet reached a definite conclusion. It was proper, he believed. for man to expect more or less, but he must not be un- reasonable about it. For instance, if he bought a ticket in lot lery, he had a right to expect to hit at least $10, 900. but in going home of a dark night he had no right to ex- pect to stumble over bag of gold containing double that amount Man could properly expect three or four days of good weather in the week, but he must not go on the idea that he ran things, and could have what suited his convenience best If a man walked out of his house in the morning with out giving his wife any money he must not expect boiled dinner when he got home. Boils. corns, carbuncies, ague, toothache and lame back must be looked upon as an offset for going a fishing and holding cake-walks.
 Waydown Bebee said he thought man unreasonable in his expectations. If he left his hoe standing outdoor he couldn't expect an angel to come down and guard it while he slept and snored without a care. When he bought dozel fresh eggs he had no right to expec they would hold out as such, and when the natter warranted his hat not to fade in the sun he couldn't expect that warrant to also stand against thunder showers. He had made up his mind at a tender age that he would get about so many lickings as a child. about SO many cuffs as a youth, and meet with about so many set-backs as a man. He had therefore never been surprised or disappointed. Man. on the average. seemed to think he owned the earth, and expected all there was in it.
 De queshun hasn't bin decided by de debate heah tonight V said Brother Gardner as he arose to close the dis cussion. '1 reckon. however, dat W all do expeck too much. Man ar expeetin' animal It's bon in him. He keeps right on in spite of set-backs. We will decide dat de queshun hasn't bin decided, an lay it aside for further discussion. ."-Detroit Free Press.