Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-20
The I.iIlae.Kiln Club.

docs Man Expect Too Much 2" asked
Brother Gardner as he looked up and
down the aisles Of Paradise Hall for
moment and then blow his nose with
cannon-like report. dis ar query
sent to me from Griffith, Ga, to be de-
bated on by dis club. would like
gineral 'spreshun Of opinyun IN doorin'
i de proceedins Samuel Shin will either
| quit spittin' on de stove an foolin' wild
his feet or he kin look out fur o calam-
ity. Kurnel Cabiff will please lead off. z
The kurnel, who was suffering with
sty on the left eve, introduced the same
as evidence that man did expect too
much. He expected to slip through
life without meeting any Of its ills, and
was greatly surprised when boil hit
him in.the leg or soft corn showed up
between his toes. He knew men who
expected to live without paying their
debts, and who expected the community
to keep them in tobacco and drinks. He
knew others who expected to loaf all
summer and have sirloin steak all win
ter. So far as his experience went man
was always expecting something and
was mad if it didn't come. Man was
also unreasonable in his expectations.
He had known of bald-headed, cross
eyed, lop-shouldered man to be mad for
month because he did not get the cane
voted to the handsomest man in town.
Maj. Insomania Qnackenbush begged
to differ with the last speaker. He be-
lieved that man was put here to expect,
and that he couldn't expect too much.
When he went to bed at night he ex-
pected to get up in the morning and
find his chickens safe. Was that I'M
reasonable? 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, reasonable amount of
ginger ale and Lemonade, and passably
people who didn't expect anything, and
they not only never got it, but didn't
take any comfort. 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.
Prof. Asteroid Parker took the floor.
It was subject he had given much
thought, but had not yet reached def
mite conclusion. 1t was proper, he be-
lieved, for man to expect more or less,
but he must not be unreasonable about
it. For instance, if he bought ticket
in lottery, he had right to expect to
hit at least Sic, 1000, but in going home
of dark night he had no right to ex-
pect to stumble over bag Of gold con-
tanning 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 conven-
fence best. IF man walked out of his
house in the morning without giving
his wife any money he must not expect
boiled dinner when he got home.
Boils, corns, carbuncles, ague, tooth
ache, and lame back must be looked
upon as an offset tor going a-fshing and
holding cake-walks.
ode queshun hasn't bin decided by de
debate heah tonight" said Brother
Gardner, as he arose to close the dis
cussion. Il reckon, however, dat we all
do expeck too much. Man ar an ex-
pectin' animal. It's bon in him. He
keeps right on in spite of set-backs
We will decide dat the queshun hasn't
bin decided, an lay it aside fur furder
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