The Newtown bee., 1909-02-26
The NeWtoWn Bee.
 Newtown, Friday, February 26, 1909.
THE HOME CIRCLE.
ST PLUMBERS SATURDAY NIGHT

9Th only difference between com mon, everyday folks n high-toned society people," said Si Hummer, in course of his remarke last Saturday night in Dan Jones's store, lis thet tn everyday folks work hard ter keep CT goin' n th' society folks work hard ter avoid anything thet looks like work. Accordin' ter th' ethics uv society nowadays labor haint no longer CT sign uv respecta- bility. Er society lady might prune CT rosebush but if she's caught fuss in eround CT vegetable patch she loses her social footin' all ter once.
 "The farmers wife thet looks att CT tn turnips n tn beets n rides in tn market-wagon generally re- members tn week day n keeps it holy, while tn society woman thet rides in CT 20-elephant power, 3O- cylinder ortymobile uv tn limburg- erine style, usually tiggers thet she kin settle accounts at tn church clearin' house once week by embel- lishin tn congregation with CT new Paris gown n CT ten-dollar bill fe1 the heathen.
 Money makes fools nv CT lot CT men fer it takes ther minds off'n tn real issues uv life. Take CT man thet's ben hollerin' ergin his luck all his life n let him suddenly git rich n he ct once allows they haint no sech thing ez luck n straightway begins ter throw bouquets at him. self fer bein' so much smarter than anybody thet haint overburdened with tn glee uv gold. Tn man thet works hard all his life producin somethin' whether it'spertaters CT brogans CT managin' CT business, has got CT mighty sight better chance when he gifts up ter th' Grand Jury in tl' sky than th' felier what spends CT life uv idleness on luck money ol fathers. Er ten-thousand-dollal ortymobile won't be any mark uy responsibility on tn Heavenly Doule yard n foot passengers won't have ter dodge tn honk.
 J "Speakin' uv money maxim CT foo uv some men, l never told yer abou Lem DoWnin's picture pung, did I?'
 Lets have it." suggested Jin Hucklns, as he kicked the door opel to let in a little fresh air.
 "Wa'al," said si, Lem n his fam fly wus erbout tn poorest folks the lived round erbout Hammers Ridg, 50 years ergo. They used to liv, on tn pond road in CT little hous thet looked ez if some feller starte, ter build CT dog house n thel changed his mind. Lem had CT fev acres uy land n when he warn scratchin' that he wuz larrupin eround all over tn town with e wagon 'n' CT ol hoss sellin' fish te git money ernough ter keep his wifi n five children rum cavin' in. Any how he managed ter git erlong n he wuz what yer call happy becu he didn't have time ter realize jus how darned poor he wuz.
 "Wa'al, one summer erlong com CT consumptive-lookin' chap wit long hair, totin' his baggage, whicl consisted uV CT paintbox n CT buncI CT brushes. He got board for th summer with Lem n put in most @ his time paintin' picters uv every thing eround tn town. When come erlong fall CT tn year tn felle went erway without payin' his boar n all Lem had ter show-fer his hos pitality wuz CT half CT dozen land scapes painted on some hardwoo boards. Yer remember in them day we didn't have no sech speed sleigh as we do now. m sleigh thet VII most popular wuz them low-dow pungs with red n yaller paint T all covered over with picters. AS
 said afore, Lem warn't one of tn worryin' kind n losin' CT summer board on tn long-haired chap wu easily forgotten when he had Il picters tackled on to his yaller pun,