The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
" SOME DAY"

Ia Going to Do In the Dim Future
"Lves there man with soul so dead" who
has never INDUCED In dreams regarding his
own particular "some dayl"
Some day he Is going to take a new deal
and be right good fellow. He Is going to
join the church and get ready to pass In bis
checks when the grim old conductor, death,
calls them in for the last station. He is going
to be amiable to his wife and family, con-.
menclng Monday morning and keeping It
right up until the next Sunday after mid.
night.
Oh, yes, indeed, there Is no doubt about It
the "some days" hang for all Of us like
ripening plums on the tree of life, and we
mean to pick the branches clean before we
die. AS for me, behold few of my own fast
mellowing ''some days."
Some day am going to earn $40 over and
above grocer bills, and shoe bills, and coal
bills, and am going to join the Humane So
ciety and make things lively. sball take
my stand on a street corner and arrest every
brute who overloads horse and every created
being who abets him In doing so. The able
bodied people who crowd into street cars and
expect two half dead rats of horses to drag
them up slippery grade; all men who leave
nose bags on their horses above reasonable
length of time, shall be whisked away to.
gether to Joliet, aud made to put up and take
down stove pipes fSr solid year.
Some day the cab driver shall find himself
withou. whip, N dude shall be forced to
drive his nag witkSht a high check rein, and
the half grown boy who yanks bis horses bit
so constantly as he drives through town shall
find himself directly In front of strong mans
boot.
Some day the woman who knows no more
about bringing up children than cat knows
about Beethoven shall find herself childless
and back In school to learn the rudiments OF
hygiene, physiology and common sense. She
who feeds baby strong tea and coffee, she
who allows growing child to sit up till mid
night, she who takes 2.year.old to the mat
nee and slaps 1t because it is afraid, she who
puts French heels or laced corsets on her
1oung daughters and provides wine and high
food for her sons, shall 20 back and
tart from protoplasm to see II she can
prout a soul If God gives her another chance.
Some day tardy justice shall overtake the
'masher" and III be there to see His soul,
Ike filthy rag, shall be cast into, refuse, and
II the bats and crows and carriOn birds that |
nhabit his brain shall be let loose and fly |!
way like screaming brood of night before |
he dawning of the day. What will be left |
+ him then? Just as much as Ia left of
hicken when cyclone strikes it. or of
andeion when the prairie fires Overtake 1t.
Some day / shall attain unto sufficient |
1oral courage to refuse to be ''pumped" by |
vily enemies.
Some day shall cut my last wisdom tooth
Id sit with the wise on peGestals of peace.
rom which my own folly shall overthrow me
o more forever.
Some day l shall understand why hated
DR.. Fell"
Some day shall not only know enough to
o In, but to stay In when 1t rains.
Some day shall decide that it Is not worth
mile to SOW wheat on rock or try to draw
vater from dry wells. In other words, l
hall give up trying to cultivate uninteresttng
eople merely to keep up social farce.
Some day shall learn that honesty Is vast.
7 better than policy, and shall cut loose from
onventionalites and formalities that fetter
be soul.
Some day l shall find that one tried and
rue and faithful friend, who tells the truth
nd does not flatter, is better than whole
alace car full OF sycophants and honey
ongued praisers who ride at your expense
nd make. your vanity their treasurer and
urse carrier.
Some day | shall sing at the funeral of a
roman who chews toothpick on the public
Lreet, -asl4
Some day shall dance on the grave of the
ar driver who Is always dreaming of his best
lrl while l hopelessly signal him from the
nfo init of mo- arr r |
'om the middle of long block"
Some day 1 shall find a cOmrade brave
1ough to Join me In veritable dress reform
i'd wear ''leglets," though unlocking men go
lad with glee.
Some day / shall meet the female gum
newer alone upon windy sea, and there'll
, only one Of US left to buy tolu stick at
ears of time roll by.
Some day l shall 90 to the theatre and find
lat my press tickets call for seat where | =
N both see and hear, and when the fiend
lters who always arrives late special band t
imps shall meet him and bear him straight !
tophet.
Some day shall have an answer ready for a
y adversary and not wake up in the
ght to regretfully remember what l might 8
I'VE said to cOnfOund him.
Some day l shall forget the word microbe
Id remember no more the bishop bacteria,
hose advent among the sons OF men has .
rought disaster to my mucous membrane.
Some day | shall know why more honor I
as awarded Nellie BLY, than Is awarded the s
cry day heroes and heroines who struggle o
ainst odds and more than circumnavgate R
e globe in their weary round of hopeless n
re. u
Some day l shall be a little child again, In
rity, and candor. and truth, and find my -
If. perhaps. in heaven Amber in Chicago +
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