Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1895 — PHILOSOPHY OF A ROUGH MAN. [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF A ROUGH MAN.

He Has Discovered that Any Calling Is Tiresome to Those Who Follow It. He was a poorly dressed and rough in appearance man, but, nevertheless, be was something of a philosopher. Hs was plodding along Ashland avenue, near 00th street, when a young man overtook him and made some inquiries as to a street in that part of the city. The street was about half a mile away, so they continued to tramp along the rough wooden sidewalk together. “ 'Taln’t so long ago,” said the rough man, finally, making a motion toward a brick pile near the street, “since I used to pile them things for a living.” “Hard work, I should think,” suggested the young man for want of something better to say.

, “That's what it is.” “And monotonous.” “What?" “I say it must be monotonous—tiresome. ” "< Hi, sure.” Then, after a pause; “So’s everything else.” “Oil, there is variety in some things,” protested the young man. “If a feller doesn’t have to do ’em,; there is,” returned the other, “but I guess any business i 3 tiresome to the feller that has got to ’tend to it right along. I kuowed a feller that worked in a store—reg'lar hours, reg’lar work and ail that. But he got tired of it lie wanted variety, he said—wanted to travel and have a change all the time, lie got the chance and grabbed it quick. He was sent here and there and was on inarching orders most of the timelots of excitement and change, but he got tired of it. Actually kicked to get back at a desk again, ’cause he said traveling was so blamed monotonous and tiresome and he wanted a change. Same way with everybody, I guess. Filing bricks is mighty hard and tiresome. and I'm doing better now, but sometimes I feel ’s if I like to pile bricks again just for a change. There ain't anything that ain’t tiresome to the feller that’s got to do it every day. Wliat's ambition but a hankering for a change, anyway. The only difTrence between people is that some of ’em Want a change so bad that they'll go backward to get it. while the others have sense enough to swear and kick, but hang ou till they cau get it goin’ Cor ward."—Chicago Times-Herald.