Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-05-11
TIRED OH 50 TIRED.
"AMBER" REELS OFF A LIST UNTIL
SHE'S TIRED OF THAT, TOO.

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Enough Of So Called Civtlixation-Of Dudes, :,
Egotists and Humbugs She II Weary. a
Especially Tired Of Being Told That
Woman Can't Take Care Of Herself Il
l am tired Of civilization and all the SC +
called improvements Of modern science. ]
am tired of sewer connections, steam heat,
furnaces and double windows am tired OF ,
people who believe in all the gospels but the
gospel of fresh air, and who count the first
and only aim Of mortal existence to be-to
keep warml am tired of the evolution OF
the "hired gir' and the embarrassmentsco con
| sequent upon meeting her on the new foot
| ing. am tired of having to wear twenty
pounds Of clothing when one would suffice
am tired of trying to compromise on dress
REFORM and the consequent scorn Of the low
minded. ! am tired Of paying for dead
horses, and Of being cheated in special bar
gains am tired of encountering the merci
less woman with dead bird on her bonnet,
and the idiotic woman chewing gum. | am
tired of the cat which lies in wait for the
spring robin, and Of the good little Sunday
school boy who Is also lying low with his
sling shot.
SOME OF THE HUMBUGs SHE HATES.
lam tired of cultivating people in whom ]
take far less interest than do in carrots and
cabbages. l. am tired of excessively candid
people whose frankness is the outcome OF
boorishness and i'll breeding am tired OF
being told that money does not bring happ
ness when ! know that the statement is a
fallacy and long to prove it. am tired OF
dudes, ye godsl how tired | am of them, and
of the cackling voices of loud mouthed peo
pie everywhere. ! am tired of looking
through crowds for faces to take on trust.
am tired Of law makers who cannot tell the
distinction between Freedom and license, be-
:" tween the American eagle and the low flying
> foreign buzzard. | am tired of the devil
y turned monk, and people who steal "the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in" l am
's tired of men who mistake this great breezy
, globe of sunshine, as it spins through snow
- dazzle and summer blossom, for cuspidor
II and live in it but to defle it. | am tired of a
= law that does not justify homicide in the case
Of the hanson cab driver and the brute who
} carries a black snake whip to torture his
~ horses with. | am tired of the patient de
spair written in the faces of lost dogs and in
III the eyes of horses slowly suffocating in nose
~ bags ! am tired of hearing people blame
:. Providence for the loss of friend or child
:" when violated laws of hygiene killed him and
'o Providence had naught to do with it. | an
u tired of ear muffs, and of awaiting the day
80 when the mills of the gods shall grind theil
'h wearers into fine dust | am tired of egotis
~ " tical people who see no particular merit il
~ even the plan of redemption because they
he were not consulted in regard to it. | an
,'s tired of doing things because the rest of th
W world do them, and of being considered
~ crank if preserve enough individuality t.
refuse to be a conformst. am tired of be
ing labeled with the great alike" like chari
ty bibs at a fair am tired of being serve'
ng with vinegar and tannin when call TO
he claret and with bottled thunder and light
Of ming when ask for whisky to take home t
'pt an invalid parent.
Mt, TIRED OF SEX DISTINCTIONS
ng am tired of all the impositions put upo
mel me because | am u woman. | am tired C
au- waiting for the day when can have an equs
led chance with the men, and can be gent
the hammered politician, coroner or a mob
tte county commissioner with 1.-THE rest of tt
to boys" | am tired of folks after they get to
i. old to turn coffee mill expecting to stay c
0 tho ships helm and guide her through tt
the breakers. | am tired of last years aowe
ns pods in this summers garden, and of all tw
u legged donkeys | am tired of expendin
sympathy upon book agents, cripples, hurd
ish gurdy grinders, and tramps. l am tired {
md the brakeman who night after night an
the year after year cries livingston" on the 81
'ul, burban train am tired of the mother wh
ose allows her boy to be a little rowdy because
eli is "boy's way" when he might be a Lift
Ugh Lord Fauntleroy with proper training
ng, am tired Of seeing children sent to parents
lull recklessly as though one should send pearls
t it swine or garlands Of summer flowers to Be-
the lamites | am tired Of people who nev'
ife. mean what they say or say Whist they meal
end am tired of waiting for death to prove ho
DOT good a fellow man was, or how noble sail
ad. and martyr q woman has been am tire
Ion of hearing that our girls cannot go abol
sly without chaperons, when the fashion is on
ng- q toadyism borrowed from European socet
| am tired Of being asked to believe that
sweet and true American girl may not
trusted tho world over without keeper.
out am tired Of people who make long praye
gs, while their fingers are twisted in the coll'
lied of an employe or debtor, and of men wi
yen talk about Heaven when they are unfit to liz
on in the best circles of Hades. | am tired
mic injustice that gives the golden cup to the pr
1t tender and places the crown upon the II
ent postor's head. | am tired of extortion al
ty, unalleviated wretchedness. | am tired
$ of tearing through life kindling flames that {
OF not pay for the matches and candles used.
res am tired of tear shedding and the grea
IN voiceess supplication OF dumb brutes al
nan little innocent children in pain ! am tirt
per Of trying to keep cool and calm in storm
18th that constantly send brave ships onto Il
our rocks am tired Of big troubles and of lit
aan facts, Of roaring lions and little foxes. a
nly tired Of lots Of things besides. with no tin
air to enumerats them Amber In Chicago II
bune.
Getting q Night Oh.