THE UNIVERSAL OBJECT.
The object that every man has in view, whether he be farmer, mechanic,
preacher, editor, or tramp, is to make money.
THE MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
There is nothing that is more touching than the gallantry of men, total
strangers, to a lady who has met with an accident. Any man who has a heart
in him, who sees a lady whose apparel has become disarranged in such a
manner that she cannot see it, will, though she be a total stranger, tell
her of her misfortune, so she can fix up and not be stared at. But
sometimes these efforts to do a kindly action are not appreciated, and men
get fooled.
This was illustrated at Watertown last week. People have no doubt noticed
that one of the late fashions among women is to wear at the bottom of the
dress a strip of red, which goes clear around. To the initiated it looks
real nice, but a man who is not posted in the fashions would swear that
the woman's petticoat was dropping off, and if she was not notified, and
allowed to fix it, she would soon be in a terrible fix on the street.
It was a week ago Monday that a lady from Oshkosh was at Watertown on a
visit, and she wore a black silk dress with a red strip on the bottom. As
she walked across the bridge Mr. Calvin Cheeney, a gentleman whose heart
is in the right place, saw what he supposed would soon be a terrible
accident, which would tend to embarrass the lady, so he stepped up to her
in the politest manner possible, took off his hat and said:
"Excuse me, madame, but I think your wearing apparel is becoming
disarranged.
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