Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-14
The writer Of the following communication,
and not ourself, must hold herself responsible
for her statements.

The writer Of the following communication,
and not ourself, must hold herself responsible
for her statements.
Mn. RYTHER:-- Having noticed the commu-
nicaiions in your paper concerning q Washing
and Ironing establishment, for one cannot
agree with the Housekeeper and Dorothy
They say they have to get their washing done
when they can pay fifty or seventy-fve cents a
day, thank them, and give them two meals be-
sides. would ask these (woud be) ladies if
there is class Of people in the wide world that
is more deserving thanks than they are. You
say If you do your washing one day, il wholly
units you for labor the next. What, in the
name of conscience, can you think OF the poor
women that come TO your housesi They are
obliged, many Of them, TO get breakfast for
their children before they can go out to their
days work, then leave them TO take care Of
themselves, 10 do your drudgery. While you
are sleeping upon your beds of down in the
morning, they are rubbing and scrubbing 10 get
trine TO feed their half starved children, while
yours are living upon dainties. If il wholly
units you Tor labor 10 do your washing, what
do you think of theml Are they not flesh and
blood like your Are they not as likely to get
faligued as you are? called on one of these
unfortunate ladies' not long since, aud found her
quite unwell. enquired the cause of her i'll
ness. She said she washed the day before, and
was so sore and lame that she could scarcely
get out Of her chair. But she is obliged TO
work thus to obtain the common necessaries of
life, and even this you will take away from
them. The Injuries they never have, moi even
when they work for these lords of the land
The Injuries that load their tables are not sul-
fered TO be carried on TO The kitchen table for
the help. II is too delicious for their palaics
They must eat your Ieavings or 60 Without
They must also go in and out of the back door.
whether nearer or not. They permi; their help
10 go 10 the same church il they will sit back
in seat by themselves. Ifperchance they are
members of the same church, they can sit down
al the Lords table with their employers, but
when, on their way home they arrive at the
'front.' gate, they have TO pass on 10 the next
would ask, il they are good enough To go 10
the Lords table with you, why not at yours /;
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VIII there be two tables IL heaven or two
gates! When | hear those ladies' that profess
so much goodness talk loud AMI long about
their religion, apparently trying 10 convert 9TH
ers In their faith, think 10 myself example is
better than precept. would rather see the
spirit Of their religion manifested in their daily
practice with those who are dependent upon
r.
~ entertainments, let them assist the poor.
Instead of quoting Scripture to prove your ar
gumenis, obey the commands Of that Saviour
whose example you profess 10 follow, and in
stead Of grumbling about giving poor washer
woman two meals day, give them the third,
and be sure and give them luncheon nj ten
O'Clock with cup Of tea and something TO car
ry to their children; give them some Of your
old clothes that have hung in your closets for
wears. Did not our Savior feed the hungry
and cloihe the naked, and did he not command
us to do likewises II you cannot afford to hire,
then you and your daughters ought 10 be up
in the morning and do your own work, and not
complain because you cannot ge, some one TO
BE- slave for you for nothing, that you may
keep up your appearance. II will not hurt
your daugl ters 10 work more than it will the
poor laborcrs daughters. You know not what
may happen. The time may come when they
will be obliged 10 earn their bread by the work
of their own hands. How hard then il will be
for those who have done nothing but ihump
upon piano in their youthful Days, TO come to
want. Their delirate fingers will be obliged
to scrub from morning till night TO earn a bare
subsistence. Who then will be willing to pay
them the paltry sum of three shillings for day
of toll, ihot they may provide something for
their helpless offspring. Obey the injunction,
do as you would like 10 be done by If you were
placed in similar situation, that you may re-
ceive the thanks of the poor, and remember
that they will ever remember you in their
prayers, they will invoke the blessings Of
Heaven 10 rest on you and yours, which will
be far better than their ill-w
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