The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-06
CHATTER X1.

THE UNHAPPY STATE OF MAN.
1. Man that is born OF a woman is OF
few days and fewer teeth: yea. he is
born so penniless and so poverty stricken
that he cometh into the world without
rag TO his back. and sometimes he goeth
barefoot for many days
.. Nevertheless, he ruleth the domestic
roost and bossethl the entire household
and his absolute sway is unuuestioned.
g. He crieth with his voice and the
mother heareth the sound thereof and
attendeth to the summons even In the
witching hour OF night while dad grunteth
and snoreth. Moreover, the maternal
parent ariseth and taketh the Httle tyrant
In her arms and searcheth for Mrs.
winslow's soothing syrup, and when she
hath found It she rejoiceth greatly and
giveth the little sucker a dose, and when
the household boss falleth asleep she
resteth her tired limbs and her throbbing
temples. saying, in the language OF
Sancho PanZa:
T. Blessed be the man that invented
sleep. II covereth a man all over like
cloak. thoughts and all. IL Is clothes
for the naked food for the hungry, drink
for the thirsty. hot for the cold and cold
for the hot"
g. Moreover when the little king
arriveth at the age when boys are sent
TO school he goeth and getteth knowl-
edge Howbeit. when he becometh eight
or ten, he findeth a little girl one or
two years younger than himself going 10
the head OF the class as the best reader
and speller. and IN spite OF his feeling OF
superiority the same little girl mastereth
her grammar lessons while he wrestleth
with Greene's Analysis and lags behind
and graduateth with honors at the foot
of the class.
g. And when a little older he tackleth
another boy who lammeth him and he
goeth about WITH MS soul smartIng worse
than his black eve and bruised nose.
Z And when he IL several years older
he goeth 70 work 20 earn his own living
and IL just getting to sec daylight ahead
when a strike is ordered and he loafeth
many DAYS until his wallet looketh even
as though an elephant had trodden upon
Il and squeezed out the entire contents
thereof.
s. And when the strike is ended the
free trade cotton trust and cotton specu-
lators run up the price OF cotton so that
the young mans shop runneth only four
days I'm the week and our young wage
Garner mourneth over his unhappy state.
Q. Howbeit. by and by. the mills and
other plants start up on fun time and
he ssyeth Now is the winter Of our dis
content become glorious summer 'Dy this
sun Of New York, New England and other
sections OF the land.
10 Albeit. the words are vet flowing
from his mouth when the free trade
Philistnes come into power and pass a
robber free trade tariff and our markets
are soon glutted with foreign goods and
our hero is thrown out Of work.
IL Then II Is that he cutteth his eve
teeth In the ways of wisdom and inQuir-
eth diligently what free trade is for and
the reason thereof Aud when the zoe
trade bosses reply that goods may be
cheap. ~ arouseth HIS indignation and
he auswereth and sayeth unto those who
have wantony robbed him ~ employment.
wherefore think ye 20 ul me 20 sleep
by cheap living when ! cannot earn the
whorewith 10 pay for my salt7
12 Howbeit. he soon learneth that the
main reason for free trade T. that All
those having plenty ~ money and fat
salaries may live luxuriously and az the
least possible expense without the least
regard for the welfare ~ wage earners
who can Journey 10 Halifax and return
or 60 starve for All the free trade lords
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~ And our honest wage Garner com
mrneth within himself thusly Experience
IL dear schoolma ster. bat would learn
by no other teacher 10. free trade IL
hunco game NJ no small or obscure dimen-
sions " is even like unto the game ~
throwing or tossing a ball I'm tho air
70 IL STAYS up we win but n n comes
down W. bread winners lose when n
strikes our skulls.
H. Yea, verify the ball 10 . free trade