THE COURIER
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SOCIAL HYPOCRISY.
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BAbbADE OF WILL BROKENBRIDGE.
Ygk OW harken all ye olden men, vho6e beards are white as snow,
tl unto my tale of Brokcnbridge avhich tills my heart with woe.
This poor old man, a statesman proud, and eke of goodlio fame,
until he met a damsel young, who brought his head to shame. For
when upon a journey far he rode one summer day, thero came to him
a pretty miss, who unto him did say "Will brokenbridge, I ken
thy face, and we have met before,"' and made the dear old man bo
lievo that she knew him of yoro. And Will, whose heart is over true
to damsels fair to see, did scat himself beside her there, and talk
right gallantlie. A day or two had scarcely gone, when Will ho did
receive a letter from this damsel fair, which made his heart to grieve.
She wrote to him in sore distress, and bade him come for sure, for
she had caught a heart complaint, which only he could cure. But
when he came unto her there, and heard the doleful tale, he did sus
pect that she had plans his virtue to assail. Now, had ho fled away
at once, and left the wicked thing, no trial he would have to stand,
and we no song to sing. But women all since Adam's timo, know
how to keep a man, and thus a naughty liaison betwixt these two
began. For when the sun began to sink she took him out to drive;
the drive it ended not till ten which had begun at five. Poor Will
he wept, and pray'd the maid her ardor to restrain, and strove to
keep his honor pure with all his might and main. But Will could
not withstand the force of that young lady's sway, and she did make
poor Will to rue the kindness of that day. And so for years this
tempting maid kept William in her net, until with sorrow and dis
tress he gan to chafe and fret. She wound her spells about his
heart, and kept him at her side, although to fly her wicked wiles the
good man often tried. They like two birds together dwelt, and eke
did often sing but suddenly the spell was rent, when Brokenbridge
took Wing. When Maddy found her bird had flown she raised a
fearful row, and swore to make Will Brokenbridge to keep his
marriage vow. But Will he was already wed, and had a wife so true,
so then to make it hot for him his sweetheart did him sue, And in
the court before the world, and bench of legal scholars, she sued
poor Will for breach of prom., and fif ty-thoueand dollars. Now, all
ye old and giddy men, be warned by this, my tale, and keep away
from damsels fair whom virtuo will assail; But if you must love
something young, and can't get it by marriage, why go and take it
out to drive, but in an opsn carriage. From Town Topics.
PROVERBS, CHAPTER XIII.
A wise son heareth his father's instruction, and then doeth as he
please.
He that keepeth his mouth closed keepeth his reputation for
wisdom; but he that openeth wide his lips shall lose it.
The Bluggard often stumbleth over that which the diligent seeketh
in vain.
A righteous man hateth lying; but other men lieth, and he must
keep up with the procession.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way; but wicked
ness showeth him a short cut.
The ransom of a man's life is sometimes a pair of blue eyes; but
there are cases on record where it was not an AI deal.
The light of the righteous may be waiting for the gasoline man,
while the lamp of the wicked burneth brightly.
Only by foolishness cometh a fight; with the well advised there is
no scrap.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished. In times like these
this applieth to wealth gotten by other means.
Good understanding giveth favor; but with an old pair of shoes
the road is rocky.
He that walketh with wLse men shall seem to be wise; but be may
be a fit companion for fools.
Evil pursueth sinners; sometimes its eyesight is bad, and other
people get rapped.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children, and
the children's children bloweth it in.
USTOM takes a man from his comfortable fireside whether he
( will or no, and sends him out smiling and singing, whilo ment
ally kicking himself. '
Women in society are past masters in the art of hypocrisy
Society demands an offering of flattery, and we develop in hyj6-
crisy as we become adepts in flattery.
We revile a man when his back is turned and greet him like a
long lost brother when he turns around.
Men pose as lovers of books when they are simply admirers of
polished morocco binding and calfskin and gilt lottering. People
often tell of books they have read when they haven't oven seen the
titlo page.
We all pretend to admire true worth rather than outside trappings;
but we salute the scoundrel or the nincompoop who goes dashing by
in his splendid equipage, and somehow do not always seo our friend
who has true worth and poverty stamped all over him, as ho jogs
along on foot.
We go into raptures over a picture when wo can't tell a Corot
from a Rosa Bonheur and can hardly see any difference between a
era on drawing and a photogravure.
We sacrifice truth in order to conform to the standards that custom
has set up. and to bolster up our reputation.
We gaze at tho stars with our shoes in the mud.
We profess to be ingenuous, but we aro striving for effect.
THE WISE PEOPLE OF THE EAST.
One sometimes meets with people who make surprising state
ments or admissions. After all, the wisdom of the world is not all
held within tho boundaries of Boston and Now York. People who
come from even those places disclose no little ignorance. It seems
almost impossible for New York and New England people to form
a correct idea of the west. The ignorance of really intelligent peo
ple is almost inexcusable. An incident happened in Omaha not
long since which illustrates this. A certain Miss Benfey of New
York city was making a tour of the west and stopped in Omaha.
She is reported to be somewhat of an elocutionist, and doubtless a
cultivated lady. In any event she was entertained and gave a read
ing which quite pleased her hearers. Afterward in conversation,
she was heard to make some remark about the New York Sorosis,
this, in the hearing of a Lincoln lady, who is not only loyal to Lin
coln but otherwise accomplished; though not a member of the Lin
coln Sorosis she is familiar with its work and proud of the organi
zation. She at once expressed the wish that Miss Benfey might
meet the Lincoln Sorosis. "And where is Lincoln pray?" was the
astonishing reply. Honors were easy. If Miss Benfey had not heard of
Lincoln, neither had Lincoln heard of Miss Benfey. But really are
there many intelligent, cultivated people who have not heard of our
great university, our dozen of higher schools, and the other interest
ing things connected with this city? Either we must advertise
more, and that is vulgar perhaps, or our eastern friends must allow
their intelligence to spread a little beyond tho limit of their own
vicinage. jj
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The Cockier takes great pleasure in calling the attention of its
readers to its new advertising department notices of real estate for
Bale, rent and exchange, which will hereafter be found on page 18.
Hard work keeps constantly af it, and every once in a while it
passes genius in the race for success.
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is a good one, as they are really worth $1.25.
