Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-03-15
THE CURSE OF DEBT.
something About the Chronic RorroweI
and His De-picahIe Ways.

Sn"ethihE ABOUT the Nhrgute BorrsMeI
aud His De-niTahIe ways.
How can "A man eat. sleeI, and be jolly
under the pressure of debt? How or
earth can he walk forth well appareled
and appointed, and face the man whose
unpaid-for trousers he is wearing? How
dare he smile at his butcher, or his
grocer, who are at that moment s5C
apiece poorer for his past dinners and
teas? How dare he pat his children on
the head when he knows that IL he
should die that night, their future
would be wholly uncared for? How on
earth can lie enjoy any luxury, trusting
only to his dodging instincts II the day
Of pecuniary reckoning should suddenly
come? How can he face the rascally re-.
Aeetion Of himself in the looling-glass
long enough to tie the cravat which
ought to be choking him.
How can he have the impudence 70
go among honest, upright people and
expect cordial recognition, or any rec
ognition at all2 How dare the brazen
thief In his fine clothes, look into the
frank, honest face Of the swarthy, red.
shirted mechanic, who has proved him
self man by that days hard labor?
How can he pass station house Or po-
liceman without asking that summary
Justice may be meted out to him. rather
than the poor, friendless, ragged
wretches whom adverse circumstances
seem sometimes 10 have so hedged about
that tod himself can not help them?
look upon such men with wonder
that never ahates. Men. did I sayp
Satin grins at the misnomer. An artist
shoald be specially employed 70 collect
their portraits for "The Roguss' Gal
lery." Imagine the horror with which
their dainty originals would dcontemplate
such possibility. and yet am not sure
that 1t would not be a capital idea for
every creditor to immortalize his own
well-dressed Stamps in this manner: or
at least have a framed collection OF
them In his own place OF business for
the inspection of the curious.
Perhaps one OF the meanest OF these
dainty fellows tricks is TO vietimize a
friend who may ba supposed TO have
scrnples about refusing monetary COM
plieace, or about reminding the creditor
OF his protracred forgetfulncss of the
sum due. fes-there is one lower depth
OF mean ness yet. and that is when the
friend Is woman, who, IL she he not
too smart, may be generally con-
veniently put oil with we'll framed ex-
cuses, OF at all events be supposed To be
too refined" and delicate to press SO
unromantic a theme. Fortunately, all !
women are not fools"
Fortunately, woman may know her /
rights, and defend them, too, without 4
stamping about the country in brogans /
armed with horsewhip. Ii is comfort I
ing when such a one, without comprom- 1
Using her womaniy dignity, handsomely /
compeis, as man might and would do. |
restitution, on tho aiferna.
tive penalty.-A. Y. Herald.
1.-The term johnnie. which was
originally coined in London. is nov very
generally used IN New York to describe
the peculiar class Of pallid youngsters
who hang around stage doors and fire.
quent burlcsque theaters. The dis
tlnciion between Johnnie and a dude
seems to be that the former has money,
while nothing Is needed 10 equip the
latter but silyer-headed stick, cigar
stte, considerable ill-health and a vaptd
smile. The Johnnie is also an improve
nent on the dude 20 the extent that he
has an object In life beyond cigarette
even IL that objees IS only the
serNhig 81 stage divinity