The Owosso times., 1915-08-20
The Dignity OF
Labor
n MGy Showing Its Change
In Half a Century
M JOHN Y. lARNED

-2aoczaaS the past half century Il great
S'sasxea las come over what we call the
.9xkuesfy Sf labor-not that labor Is II
SnSxoe NsrSrable calling than formerly.
is2T1 Il 2sso regarded. In America We
'rxss ssSszaally our ideas concerning
I.rrxk Ind labor from England, where
EEs3-4zx VAS then regarded as fit oc
r.sexS-aaA 1bf gentleman. Fifty years
>lsrae ssa might not In America sell
suDeazI nj retail and maintain a first
ESeG-asaiaf position. The daughters Of
rzmxtssHsH and, ladies could not earn
I-IoscuIS without being taboo by persons
ssa' ffNir swn set.
TSsAY or merchants and social
,,-xups~Szr retailers. The daughters of
crxS-NN2as persons prefer to work rath-
MSya aasa wait for husbands, and many
safFpzsy man with taste for mechan-
rrs naxSays to make his start In the
gsxUsnstaa. shop rather than in the count
txsgns@.
SNsxstheless snobbery has not died
0xs1- u will never die, filing its ranks
szserzS from the get-rich-quick ele-
srasr1. Modern high social life is a
Rcsm2&arxHion of refined persons and
zSszsuscse For the snobs nothing is quite
y syzscssgough. Refined men think little
,sES'nlEiTs off their coats and doing a bit
"a ss7lanter work about their homes.
tDAy:s wives are every day coming
lzssre ind more to dispense with hired
2axsaA
August day a young man knock
ssxS-Ez hhc door of Mrs. Bradbury, who
grVc:1 81 u small town called Glendale
sss2xsss9 Ia a beautiful valley, and said
x1tsssr:
-EEnls looking for place to spend "A
GzStGa1s IN which to regain health I'm
nzrIsl from Overwork. | have been
sHxsE zEst IL l can get you to take me
-sz:s 'Efif be very pleasantly situated"
s9- .sfy looked the young man over
zsrx s0osented to take him to board
.sxxSE 7rasst him., IL he so wished, as a
zsxr1sS- of her family. He gave his
:sxlxz-lxs Charles Treat, but concerning
kAzA1ngccedents or his occupation said
,xsxMS- The accepting OF Mr.. Treat
ynsa zzeErber of the family meant more
rec IssN than would at first appear.
asS4szsGse- society was more than usual
sFEssfsxnt. and Mrs. Bradbury, whose
sCsscsasrs had been it's leaders In for.
xEsr -rines. though she was now poor
r-e~snQia aer membership. Many good
Esxzrxaf women had of late years been
sAAcngsssesf TO social companionship. but
'.sk- sasS6 had not been kept out. New
seexasms; Glendale social life was suf-
SssxsMxsY progressive to take persons
eskr sshSr intrinsic worth.
3lxr ySe first week OF his sojourn In
Sisssziase Charles Treat divided his day
Lsep&Srya sitting on Mrs. Bradbury's
TsArs aud 5takfng walks in the country
rrsnrs xbout. Then Mrs. Bradbury.
XSaHizg that he was growing impatient
inEgrxs saek to work, suggested that he
yexaM 1e better satisfied to remain II
o,N@xAE some eompanionship and offer.
Sssftsystroduce him to the young men
1s1 Esnng women Of the place. Treat
qsssDeTad and became member of
zssk=yaznger social circle of Glendale.
SNEesre were tennis courts there. in
sstkssx yilose devoted to outdoor sports
ssssxhs,~a. and Treat found the game
SAHesasatractive and Of advantage to
axA &ssdfh. lie was well liked, though
E7&sf what Is called popular. Popular
.Essxz,, men and women in society are
uNrtSg sphemeral. Unless they have
s'saxtnz= qualities they are liable to
aSbws y1s of the esteem in which they
sneeaksd, taking back seat. Among
t.nnrrsss refined young men and wom-
Jrna xm&s was considered an equal;
,ssnwsz,- saose whose parents had re-
,czzte: got rich he found little favor.
IssSy ,RMufred some information as to
utaarf7 ~aa his occupation, and he did
IAseHssgL inclined to crafty their curl
-xs&N
s.rsts sook more especially to tennis
11kHa as the other methods Of recrea
sssn Ne played good game, though
NE zzg lime. his health having Deen
saarrra,1 by overwork. he did not play
Eimserssg one. 1t was noticed that he
Npus Esrgniy-that is. he was liable to
bkh&kk.DiS VI oointtlIlts clSt thdh
yssku 79 was doing. On several occa
seszssS xhdle at tennis. struck by sud-
ssns, sHhaght while ball was to be
gEsac s&ek, he would let it go by with
aexszsfng IT. This was not acceptable
Ssspsyxs ysvtner when he had one and
,Ssnxr6 ADM the name of "woolgather-
esss- ssne Of the young men who no
isErrG 'flls fdiosyncrasy declared that
wznrs9~ss either mad or genius, add
SaG. ,s&:s geniuses were part lunatic
a1sSg szter all, there. was not much
t3EEeoz5ze between the two. But the
skkssvI would not agree to this.
llhssoese days wealth counts for so
,Erwrzg t1Ose possessing 1t naturally be-
,SzRrslseia, leaders. Among the young
SsKsns'sf Glendale was Miss Martha
EsBudsax, whose father had made a
,snngvfsal of money In manufacturing
l,eetzxn stxso fertilizing material. Miss
E1kESxxx, being able to entertain more
tsanssaS than any of the young women
fzA,&sSfale. naturally fell into the pO-
enaSR<rs " header of the younger set.
izxsaS ifse time that Mrs. Bradbury
sxgssSsSed Charles Treat this young
-<w1xszs had begun to assume the right
ss1srw apon any person who was re-
,srsMAS Within the circle. Not having
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