Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-07-14

THE PERvIsH WOMAN 1t requires
prudence aud experience to get alung
comfortably, in the common transae.
; tiOns of life. Those things which, alb
stractly, are considered Of little conse-
/, queuce, are often productive of much
evil. This is clearly to be seen in the
, domestic concerns of family.
peace and happiness essentially de-.
, ponds upon the knowledge and dispo-
, sitiou of the mistress. Ii size is intel
liye0t and amiable, agreeable In her
/, person aad manners, aud supports the
dignity which properly belongs TO her
station, the domestic affairs of. the ia
nifty usually so on prosperousIy.-bu'
If -he is Ignorant and passionate--one
day putting herself open u level with
her servants, and the next day treating
, them "a though they were of diile-
rem, species, she sooU loses her inllu.
ence, lessons her dignity, and disturbs
he quiet OF her household. A peevish
"oman will one moment caress her
, neat moment find fault with them-or
, il she has 40 children Of her oan, and
, undertakes TO bring up the daughters
, OF "A poor nsighbor, she complains that
they have always been an affection
hat they have done ten times more
mischief than all their !abof has, or E.
yer will be wcrth--aUd that, although
she IS eoniipuai'y talking TO them,
! they will not mind her. fhis, by thr
! way. is Just what might ie expected,
| far she spoils ,hem b, hsr iucrssan
fret'ing Peggy accidentally spills a
bowl Of milk. or break. plate, by
turblinS aver the fire hnvel, which
her mistress left in the way, VIM in a
violent passion. Immediately cries ont,
"There you good for ,oihiD3 slut! ]
told you ii wnnli lie so -hur ynu ""uih
not mind me.-this /. he way sou are
going On-is tts breathing and spiiing
every thins-ts the h,use--you waste
and destry more than City Of you
would earu--i had u thousand times
rather do all m, aelf-get you gone.
wont keep you anc,ler day. NO, L
never will uever let you do any more
work FOR me, so long a. live" So
| peggy turns about, aud dawn she sits
bet by the time she has fairly taken
possession of chair. her mistress ex.
cla'ms-"Whai yam ahominahle missy.
81, idle. vii! you Have yon nothing
&" do Here, go Instantly, and bring
a .lsn Of milk, and turn ii into the ket.
tiei a'd br"sk l. II ,ou csn-l knnw
Won viii How enreie.sly you ;ake
hold oF H. Poor Peggy. ha!ff,ight
ened e"d half vexed, Ia her anxiety to
ave i''"'s il fall. The pan ID dashed
int pieces, and The milk running a.
h"ut The floor. 90 Peg YOU nasty
! baggage w tat a fool / never in
| "'y life saw An, Thing Xix this. You
always ac' just sr---tie,e il no living
vita sneh creature. You snury truth,
cannot keep my hands OF ynu."
'hns, with tongue and hands she al
( most SETS Peggy into h,.terirs. Nine
teen t"eniie'hs 90 the mischief " hieh
'lie sisi really does. u owing to an ex'
eest'Ye eautiou 10 avoid il. The mind
~ The p0or girl IL never calm, nor are
hAr nerves ever steady, because her
'n'''rPss - continually frctiing, censn-
ring and threatening She at length
becomes iotsilv regardless nf all these,
and 1t p':seiirf is dane in the absence
of her mistress, she does not fear TO
tel lie 10 screen herself. THUS the
poor girl is rgiBed--but the cause and
consequence are Justly cbarspable to
the inigdicious and improper conduct
Of her mistress.