The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-12

man; but their aspirations are higher.
SO that. when communities are formed,
the women commence 10 establish social
customs for their own bettermcnt, and
for the general welfare OF their hus-
bands and sons First comes the priest
and the preacher to aid the women In
founding church. which Is primarily
social nucleus and ultimately school
OF religion and morals. Women found
churches everywhere, and half-civilized
man pays the preacher, but generally
does II grudgingly, until his soul is
touched by love or fear, or both. And
then hc tries 10 outshine woman In the
fervor of his devotion.
But IN nll communities, no matter
whether they are new or ivy covered,
society. breeds excresccnces and barna-
cles Even among the twelve apos-
ties there was one wicked one. But of
all cities on earth ii seems that Wash
5ngton has not only most OF the social
nuisances which aiiiict other cities, but
we have a select assortment peculiarly
our own. Here Is. for instance. the in-
Aliyidnal who moves In the society OF
forciQncrs--or tries TO do go-not be-
cause foreigners are intelligent or In
tercsting. but simply because they are
not Americans The American who
has married the Italian count-that
charming swarthy macaroni eater, who
hasn't penny TO bless himself with,
who hasn't the faintest vestigc OF
family in Italy, except, possibly, n.
former wife from whom he has run
away, who takes 10 beating the poor,
del1dcd. falsely ambitious girl who has
married him, and who ends his career,
after she hns wrecked her life and has
finally been divorced. .s-ess: iss:s., -
going back 20 the sweet melodies Of his
hand organ and the congenial company
OF his monlxcy--thc American girl who
snarrics the count because he Is a count,
or rather, says he Is, Is a nuisance ma
fional in character, and Is oven found la
the great and boundlcss west. where
life is supposed TO be truly American.
But TINT is not the only type OF foreign
loving nuisance that bothers us here.
Our foreigners are men OF position In
their own country and arc entitled TO
consideration In ours, and adoring them
SIS not quite such blind folly with as as
Al Is ia other places, where they are SO
often ndventurcrs about whom moth
ing whatsoever IL known. Ncvcrthc-
less we haze little band OF nuisances
here who follow the foreigners about
aud accord TO them devotion that is
laughed at by no people more than for
eigners themselves
One Of our most lamentablc nuisances
Ms the socinl vngrnnt OF course the
imam who has no visible means Of sup
port, the tramp who wnndcrs into
town, soon ends himself tctc-a-tetc
with the prosecuting attorney In the
police court; but the young man OF
family, who has nothing TO do, Is an
unnssnilnblc social pest. He is proud
of his family: but does nothing TO make
hts family proud OF him Fortunately
he Is not yet very numerous here.
When other people are busy In their
Offices or on tho street on business
errands, In their worlx-day clothes, he
sauntcrs lazily along clothed like a
bridegroom lie goes 70 his club In the
morning and he loafs there alone, for
there are few people there at that
hour except servants; he walks the
street alone when everybody else Is
busy; he Is ia reality one Of the most
solitary and miserable Of individuals,
but he thinks he Is Fortunate, aud
many other young men, who don't
know any better. envy him. AS mat
ter OF fact. this sort OF gcntcel vagrnnt
n less worthy OF commiseration than
the ignorant and usually vicious fellow
who enjoys his ease upon park benches.
varying this monotony by loniing about
the police court and sometimes invol.
unfairly participating In the legal pro
cccdinrs which take place there. Tic
lives on an income. too. an income dc.
rived from a grateful public that gives
him sustcnance. sometimes calling Il
aims and sometimes shutting him mp In
a comfortable hotel, where he can be
nicely fcd and clothed. Occasionally.
the public being nigRarilv, he -
obliged 70 take little something from
81 without asking tori There Is more
SIMILARITY between these two classes
oi gentlemen. who neither toll nor
spin. than ~ firni sight appears Both
could work n they chose. but they do