News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-27

The Shepherd was fourteen years
old. On his birthday, from morning
until night, people came to his room
bringing little gifts to remind him Of
their affection. No one In the village
OF Bingvile was so much beloved.
Judge Crooker came In the evening
with ice-cream and frosted cake.
While he was there. committee Of
citizens sought him out to confer with
him regarding conditions in Bingvllle.
There's more money than ever in
the place. but there never was so much
misery" said the chairman of the com.
mittee.
1--WE have learned that money Is not
the thing that makes happiness"
Judge Croker began. with every
one busy at high wages, and the banks
overlooking with deposits, we felt safe.
We ceased to produce the necessaries
Of life in a sufficient quantity. We
forgot that all-important things are
food fuel, clothes and comfortable
housing-not money. Some of us went
money mad. With a feeling of op-
ulence we refused to work at all. save
when we felt like it. We bought dia-
mond rings and sat by the fire looking
at them. The roofs began to leak and
our plumbing went wrong. People go
ing to buy meat found the shops
closed. Roofs that might have been
saved by timely repairs will have to
be largely replaced. Plumbing sys-
TENS have been ruined by neglect
With all its money, the town was
never so wretched"
Mr.. Sneed, who was member of the
committee, slyly tdrned the ring on his
finger so that the diamond was con-
cealed. He cleared his throat and re-
marked, "We mechanics had more
than we could do on work already
contracted"
Eyes, you worked eight hours a day
and refused to work any longer. You
were legally within your rights, but
your position was uugrateful and even
heartless and immoral. Suppose there
was baby coming to your house and
you should call for the doctor and
he should say. I'm sorry, but I have
done my eight hours work today and
can't help you Then suppose you
should offer him double fee and he
should say, No. thanks, I'm tired. I've
got forty thousand dollars in the bank
and don't have to work when don't
want to-
Cor suppose were trying a case for
you and, when my eight hours work
had expired, I should want to walk
out Of the court and leave your case
to take care of itself. What do you
suppose would become of it? Yet that
is exactly what you did to my pipes.
You left them to take care of them
selves. You men, who use your hands,
make a great mistake in thinking that
you are the workers of the country
and that the rest of us are your natu-
raj enemies. In America, we are all |
The idle man is mere par |
a&ite and not at heart an American. |
Generally, | work fifteen hours a day. /
This little lad has been knitting |
lght and day for the soldiers without
nope of reward and has spent his saw
ngs for yarn. There isn't doctor in |
3ingville who isn't working eighteen
hours day. | met a minister this
afternoon who hasn't had ten hours
# sleep in a week.-Mrs. been so busy
With the sick, and the dying and the
lead. He is a nurse, a friend,
to any one who needs him.
10 charge for overtime. My God Are
We all going money mad? Are you any
letter than he is, or am, or than the
IOctors are who have been killing
themselves with overwork? Do you
ARE to tell me that prosperity is any