West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-09-08
rnE 0Ln LADY REFUSES 40 tOwE
DOWN PROM HER nIGn HORSE
A'd I'lanS To Give Another big Patty
IA spite OF RaSher's Failure.
NUMBER TWENTY EIGHT.


/, won't hurt MS one particle to
fail, as Tar as society is concerned,
if we only manage our Own aff4irs
as we ought to-. Pay your debts.
indeed | SUI nose every contemp.
tible cook 'nd barrel maker, potter
aud book keeper will have &, b.
paid, and your family left TO deprive
themselves ct their carriage an /
jewelry. That's your idea nf jus.
tice! No, sir; charity begins at
homel I'm getting too Aeshy to
walk. and Intend - keep my car.
riage. AS long as DO, and make
as many calls, aud give as many
parties, and spend as much money
as ever, there isn't one of our
friends will drop us; but we might
as well go into the Tombs as into
that three story brick, as far as ever
seeing their faces again is concern
ed. Think we ought to be grateful,
under the circr instances, Il we save
that much1 | sha'n't live i'm it. if
you do get it back. Come, my
dear, know something about bust
ness, If | am a woman. You told
me yourself that you only failed
because them that owed you could
not pay you in time to enable you
to take up your notes; that your
business really was worth as much
as ever, and your assets were worth
eighty cents on the dollar, at least.
Now, if you can get your creditors
to compromise for forty cents on
two hundred thousand dollars, and
give you year to pay that IN, why,
you'll have made money like dirt,
and we can live better'n ever.
Cheating1 Nonsense / tell you
everybody does 1t; it's well under
stood game, and highly honorable,
or else fashionable folks wouldn't
do it. The Flashers and Lamp oils
did it. l heard Lamp-oil myself
say that a man had to fail once or
twice to learn how to do business.
They're getting on better than ever.
Mrs. Lamp-oil had more diamonds
than any other woman at Newport.
If you havn't regard enough for
your wife, at least have some con
sideration for your daughters. Here
they are, just pausing on the TIRES
hold OF the best society; can you
have the heart to turn 'em away
from the brilliant prospectus before
them to the dingy parlor and sitting
room of that three story brick7
Can you call yourself father, and
be guilty of il, Rasher? 1t would
break Cerintha's heart, | know it
would! the poor girl would never
hold up her head again. Don't see
why they can't learn to get along as
their mother did1 'Twon't hurt 'em
to comb their own hair and make
their own frocks2 Oh, Rasher, what
brute you arel Honestly honestly
I'm sick of the word; it's low, vul-
gar word, and I'm sick of it. Poor
people have 1t always IN their
mouths; they seem to think in gives
them some sort of claim on us. Do
l wish you to be dishonest2 OF
course not. What do you ask such
provoking questions for2 All I
want of you is to do as other people
do; people in our station, who know
what's proper. 1 don't think you
need to set mp to be better than
folks who will hardly bow TO US.
There il goes at last! l knew you'd
poke hole in that curtain before
morning. Well, it makes no differ
ence to me. If even the very bed
sleep on is to be sold for the benefit
of creditors, you may take all the
comfort you can out Of il. I'd
rather the curtains would be torn
than not; they were such a lovely
pattern, perfectly exquisite. The
person I bought them Of said that
pattern was invented for the bridal
chamber Of Queen Victoria's daugh.
ter, and now you've kicked a mold
in 'em, and I'm glad Of il. Nobody
else shall glory in the idea that
they're sheltered by my best cur.
tains. Pll set fire 70 them frstl II
there's any little article like these
that set particular store by, youW
bid 'em in yourself and save 'em
from the general sale? My graciousl
are you still talking about a sale,
after all I've said2 Let me tell you,
Rasher, ] won't bulge an inch, not
# the very sheriff himself comes and
tries 20 put me outdoorsl When
ihesc things are sold, i'm be be
cause they're old fashioned and +
want new ones IN their place. I've
calculated TO have new furniture
about next November; thisIl be
year old then, and quite out Of
date; but If you really are not going