San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-07
A SPICY LETTER
From Our Charming Dallas Cor
respondent, Who Seems To
Be Well Posted.
DALLAS, Texas, Ang. .,

TO the San ANTONIO DAlLn IIGliG'
| wonder why a woman is so sus-
ceptible of flattery? l wonder why
she so often thinks she can get
something for nothing? l wonder
why she never needs the advice of
her friends, who have her interests
at heart? / wonder why she will
get mad at her best friend when he
warns her of danger? l wonder so
many things about a woman.
Lastly, 1 wonder. why a woman
has so little business gumptton?
You, reader, wonder why l wonder
all these wonders?
The recent assignment (failure(
of the much advertised, widely
known firm of Messrs. Murphy 4
Bolany, of this place, has set me
wondering. wonder if a woman
(poor, weak minded, deluded
creature). will always worship
at the shrine of tickle
fortunes feet, and toady to those
who wear fine feathers, dine sump-
tuously, ride in handsomely
equipped victOrias, and spend
money lavishly, generally? 1t
comes easy, see? You ask me, "dO
| feel sorry for those who placed
in trust their ali-in some, and in
many instances denying them
selves, not only luxuries and COM
forts, but necesSaries, actual nee
essaries, of life, in order to lay up
a mite for "rainy day" Indeed
do. My heart goes out to the
widow who has sewed by the mid
night lamp, after having worked
hard all day in order to provide for
her fatherless little ones. From
her scanty earnings week afttI
week a little from the little is saved
in order to have something to fall
back on in case of severe aff1ictiOn.
This little was regarded as a nu-
cleus and was a comfort to the
tried, over-worked woman as she
meditated on the drudgery of
her routine labor, and mOnotonous
life. If high rate of interest is
promised a woman, she pays no
ment. She seems to skim over
that part, and only counts "on a
hundred dollars in one year at -
per cent, | will have s. interest.
Just as soon as / get $1,000 it will
be enough to enable us to live
without working so hard" and it is
thus she reasons, while tOiling
away day after day.
1t is too bad one cannot, for the
benefit of others, state facts. The
check rein, the protector of rascals,
the libel law with no libel law at
alb is barrier to that which is
conducive of good. The press can
be abused, villified and lied on, and
and there is no libel law that they
can have recourse to. A local paper
says, 'were the papers to publish
all they know and think the crimi-
nal lawyers, even, would want to
hire some one to blush for them"
The Grand Lodge of Knights of
Honor, which convened in this city
on the first inst, had a pleasant
time. The entertainment at Tur-
ner hall last evening, compliment
tary to the visiting delegates, was
a great success. After the program
was enacted-a concert and Operet-
ia by home talent-the guests were
banqueted, after this the floor was
cleared for dancing.
Mayor Common and City Chemist
DIR. Pleasant Gray, came unpleas-
antly together in Collector BOyePs
Office yesterday. The lie was
passed, then blows were dealt.
Mr.. Conner had refused to sign
DIR. Gray's warrant after the
council had instructed him to do
so. His honor also refused to sign
the warrant Of the city assessor,
Joe Blakeney. Mr.. ConnOr declines
to be interviewed, does not care
what the papers say, so they tell
the truth. That is the weakness of
most reporters, so it was no use to
admOnish one to do so.
His reason for refusing, how
ever, is, that the city chemist, in
stead of spending his time in the
office, as the city charter provides,
from y a. m. to noon, and from 2:30
p. m. to . p. m, was on the street
and around. The chemist could
not get the milkmen to bring their
wagons to him, nor could he get
the shop keepers and market men
to bring the tainted meat to his Of
flee for inspection. So, when the
"Mohamet cannot go to the noun
tain, the m Ountain must come to
Mohamet."
The reason, as given, for declin-