The herald., 1894-06-24
MANS COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY COG AND MAGoG.

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A great deal ia said nowadays about
| ingratitude. The capitalist when ap-
preached for money to forward some en-
terprse 10 give our unemployed work,
remarks in emphatic tones: "They
won't work if you give it to them; they
don't want to work. They are a set OF
| ungrateful, dirty hoodlums. My wife
gave one OF them meal ticket the
other day, and the fellow tore it up right
in her presence" Says the poor
tramp" looking into ones eyes with a
forlorn. whipped-dog expression: II
worked four hours at hard labor today
to get this hat" touching as he spoke
the rim Of a dirty, white straw repcsing
on his head. He looked ungrateful.
"They talk here about the dirty, un-
washed masses." spoke up his compan-
ion in misery, land then do all they
can to make us go. LIS worse here in
California, in the country, than in the
east. Here they make you furnish your
blankets and send you to the barn to
sleep. You go the barn to rest after a
hard day Of labor and you are not al
lowed to strike q match for fear yeu
not read or write in the dark, so there
is nothing more for you than to lie
down and 60 to sleep like the animals.
If we bought any decent clothes there
would be no place to put them. The sa-
loon is the only place>we can 60 to in our
dirty, helpless condition. For my part
if that ia all that lie left us-to work, eat
and sleep, like the animals, l would as
soon die"
Says liquor capitalist: 81 gave $40
to- church, gave SIS to - church,
/ gave another $40 to - church; not
one of them is grateful. No, won't
give q cent to this boulevard movement
for the unemployed. Says still an
other capitalist: 81 helped man to a
hat one day. and upon following him up
| discovered that Q traded it to a saloon
man for drink" While waiting for
train it was nay privilege to listen for
some little time to the talk OF two
strange. evidently unemployed men.
One seemed to be rather doubtful as to
whether there were any really good peoa
pie in the world. The other assured
him that there was, only, like Ophelia,
he knew there were tricksi' the world.
He went on to relate that, being an expert
with the pick, an employer had pri-
vately offered him % cents more than
the rest of the men. The game was to
make the rest keep up on the regular
prics. He proved 30 ung ateful as to
refuse to be party to tucn transac.
ton. do the men know as yet how
much money they will receive working
on Mrs. Stanford's place. picking
grapes?" Eyes. the men know now;
they are to get 65 cents per day." Both
laughed in a rather ungrateiul manner.
But now having touched upon ingrati-
tude. let US for change call attention
to that most beautiful of virtues, and
especially go when enrobed in choicest
language and having to do with
what we show with so much love and
pride-Los Angeles and our lively sea-
port, Santa Monica. We are now think
ing of the gratitude of the n. w. P. A.,
but lately in our midst, and who so
chsrmingly expressed that divine quail
ity in eastern publications for the little
we could do in their behalf. The fol-
lowing ia from an article in The Wonian's
Tribune OF Washington, D. c., and from
the gifted pen OF Harriet N. Ralston:
Just here would pause to speak q
word relative to the enchanting city OF
Los Angeles, OF its streets, its business
residences Of perfect architectural design,
even many Of its cottages being artistic
jewels of construction, it's lawns and
gardens bordered by stately fan-eaved
palms, its masses of royal lilies, its
wealth of roses that joy to Chamber over
the roofs the dwellings, it's groves OF
orange, lemon and semi tropical fruits
in short, the overs spreading bountsous-
ness OF every useful and beautiful pro-
duction of the soil-snd yes to attempt
any accurate description OF the a!laring
picture to the minds eye OF one who
has never beheld its charms ie but
vain and futile undertaking.
California may cherish this brilliant
in her sun burst of jewels, but the east
will exalt IL as the symbol oil nature and
art in absolute and satisfying complete
ness.