Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-06-23
She's a Sewing Girl.

We have frequently heard the above remark,
when it excited in our mind sentiment of in
effable contempt for the worthless piece of hu-
manity that uttered it. 1t is source of deep
regret to us that it should ever be our duty to
deal harshly with any portion of the fair sex
who maintain a reputable standing in society;
but there are some, and not few, who, al
though their fame be unspotted, are so deeply
imbued with envy, jealousy and hatred toward
those of their own sex, who happen to be less
favored of fortune, but more perfectly moulded
and finished by nature than themselves, that
their hearts are gall, their souls are wormwood;
their breath is pesilence, whenever they can
make it convenient to speak of them. These
are they who, with sarcastic leer and scorn-
full turn of the nose, stgmatise as nothing but
sewing girls" such young females as have
moral courage and the virtue to work with their
hands for an honest livelihood; rather than to
be dependent, destitute or disreputable.
1t is sometimes applied opprobrlously to mar
ried ladies, after the following manner. "Did
you ever see the like how Mrs. - dresses
herself and children out of late7" ola, yes,
I've seen many like her-I knew her when
she was Se,cing gsrl, and her husband that is
now, was poor carpenter and worked tor my
father. Now they have got little something
in the world and they stick themselves up for
mighty somebodies.' " 1t is just SO Almost al
ways with such creatures. As soon as they
get little start in the world, they forget the
poverty they sprang from, and begin to put on
airs of gentility. can't bear them for my part.
Reader, if you are a young man and should
hear any thing like the above sentiments ut
tered by young lady to whom you are paying
your addresses, let that be your last visit
Even if you are under promise of marriage, it
would be better TO break off and incur the pen
ality of a breach of promise, than to be united
for life TO one so utterly devoid of that kind
hearted sympathy for those Of her own sex
thus virtuously struggling with adversely; and
who holds it disreputable in young lady who
is without fortune or able friends, 10 draw for
support upon her own physical faculties, in an
honest and useful vocation.
We cannot conceive of any evidence more
conclusive, that young female possesses, in
an eminent degree, that inmate principle of vir-
tue which would set at defiance every sedu-
Give vile of libertinsm, than to see her adorned
with all the native graces of her sex, heroically
braving the sneers of the proud and scornful,
and steadily plying her needle as a means OF
independence. Such one, rarely, if ever,
fails to possess an amiable disposition, and will
seldom, if ever, fail to make virtuous, affec-
tionate and prudent wife, and good mother.
We never designedly listen to the converse
ton of ladies in the streets; but we will confess
that the above remarks were prompted by hear
ing the words which we have placed at the
head of this article, contemptuously uttered by
one of two ladies who filled narrow snow
path so full that we were compelled to walk
slowly after them for some rods. We did no,
know them; but we hope they may chance 10
light upon this article for their own sakes. l,
will perhaps teach them to give their voices
sentiments in the streets.-Bufalo Repu6.