Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21


Knights Of l'ythias, of Earlville, Edge
wood and Lamont. We will let the
boys tell about it this time, but next
me will be our inning.
Mehitable VS.. Samantha.
do wonder ii our Dear Samantha"
of the Delaware COUNT News, ever
reads the Democrat.
lido not wish to appear rude nor
quarrel with the lady in question, for 1
quite agree with her in some respects in
her recent circulating library commnni-
cation to the New, but must say a
few words in opposition 10 her ideas
therein stated for the sake Of well yes;
just forthe sake of argument and to
protect the Woman's Club of Msnches.
ter, for the old saying is that if you live
among the Romans, you must do as the
Romans do, and in our own capacity
we all would like to shine. You in
yonr small corner and l in mine.
think that the great project that
has been set on foot by the Womsns
Club of this place is q grand and glor-
ious move. refer to the furnishing of
a circulating library for each district
school in the county, and l, for one,
feel that it cannot fail to be acceptable
in most cases, and it will debar none
from entering into the good work and
helping to provide the libraries.
Samantha says: ave consider our
selves better able to provide reading
matter for our homes than you are to
provide it for u.s. And that the coun-
try people of today are an intelligent,
well regulated and we'll educated class.
Well now, like that, for 1 am just
fresh from the country, and what you
might consider regular old "hsy
seed" and, of course believe some of
the good things that she says about
that class of people, and about our
country schools being governed by pro-
gressive and well educated men and
competent judges who are abundantly
able to do many wise things, but you
know the best people make mistakes
sometimes.
do not quite agree with our good
Samantha in regard to the filth that is
liable to be carried about from our
beautiful city, for we do not abound in
old, sour swill barrels, or terribly flaw
ored water tanks and milk cans or
other concentrations, Though should
awfully hate to have Samantha get
squint into my kitchen this morning.)
So do not see that there would bs any
danger of disease being spread through,
out the thoroughfare by any such evils.
And though the country people as q
class, as she says, are provided with
good. wholesome reading without the
aid of the town, l do not see wherein
they are any better judges of good
reading matter than some of our good
townspeople, and as for the work for
the charitably inclined, goodness knows,
here is always an abundance to do in
both town and country and no danger
of any of us hurting ourselves in that
respect.
She further says that we have no ss-
looms in the country. Oh, my! that is
indeed inspiring, but had we not better
drop the curtain here. What is that
sound of revelry by night, when the
whole town and country had gathered
here? We did not bring our boys to
town, for we have more than we can do
to take care of our own properly, but
"as the twig is bent, the tree isinclined,"
ETC., and verify believe that If snug
little fire had been made in the psrlor,
if not already there, and the game of
authors or cinch, perhaps, proposed,
those boys might have spent social
evening at home, though l do not know
one card from another myself, for
could never become interested in card
playing, but some people like it, and
Dr. johnson says, "Who lives to please,
must please to live" and have in days
gone by seen the boys play cards in the
granary or in some out of the way
place on the farm at home, and neigh
boring boys play with them, because
my mother could never tolerate thit
now popular amusement in the home
circle.
My dear Samantha, do the men OF
the farm never congregste here anG
there and drink their beer and play
cards? And if not, please tell me il
what cline you live, or rather in wha
part of the county, for you see hav'
been there myself, and wonld like t,
ask if they do not do all of those viii
things in the country as we'll as in tn
towns to set examples for their boys.
Well, guess yes. And you will flint
if you apply your mind unto wisdom
that the ''trail Of the serpent is owe
them ALL" and that "they have bee
/. weighei in the balance and foun
wanting" for they have the exampl
set for them to follow, not always il
= the towns remember, although tn
words of Cowper will apply here: go
made the country, man the town."
Again, boy may have all the eli
ments necessary to make first clas
: business or professional man, but if b
Q is not instructed and encouraged t
Q form habits of industry, he will be
9 failure almost inevitably, let him be
4 resident Of city or country as the Cal
8 may be.
IT Parents must take the matter
q hand, must themselves set the exampl
II and see that their children initiate thu
example and that they have somethir
" to do. Make the home pleasant and q