Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-11-07


was over. for walk; if it was winter
To the lecture room or to the ball room
for dance. or ,hey gol an hours prac'
tee a, the piano. or wrote home, oil
shu. themselves up with new book
II was during the hours of work in the
mill lha, the papers in the Offering
were medlla,ed. &c. i! was after
work in the evenings, that they were
penned
al here il. however, in the case Of
! these girls, stronger support, more
elastic spring Of v,g"r and cheerful-
ness than even an active and cultivated
understanding The institution OF
factory labor has brought ease Of heart
10 many, and To many occasions for no.
bic and glorious deeds. he ease of
heart is gwen TO those who were be-
fore suffering in silent poverty, from
The deficiency Of profitable employ
men, for women, which is even great
er in America than with Us. /; used
to be understood there that all women
were maintained by the men Of their
families; but the young men OF New
England are apt to troop off into the
" est to settle in new lands, leaving
sisters a, home. Some few return TO
fetch a wife, but the greater number do
not, and thus vas: over proportion OF
young women remains; TO multitude
Of these The opening Of factories was
mos, welcome event. atfording means
of honorable maintenance, IN exchange
for pining poverty at home.
LAS for the noble deeds, it makes
ones heart to stand in these mills and
hear the domestic history OF some who
are working before ones eyes, un-
conscious Of being observed or of be-
ing the object of any admiration. Ii
one of The sons Of n. Eng land far
mer shows love for books and thought,
the ambition of an atfecilonate sister Is
reused, and she thinks Of the glory
and honor to the whole family, and
the blessings to him, if he could have
college education. She pon'iers this
Ill she tells her parents some day. of
means OF sending her Droner III cui
lege. The desire is yet more urgent,
if the brother has pious mind and
wish to enter the ministry. Many a
clergyman in America has been prepar-
ed for his function by the devoted in
duslry of sisters; and many scholar
and professional man dates his eleva-
,lon in social rank and usefulness from
his sisters, or even some affectonate
sun,'s entrance upon mill life for his
sake. Many girls percelvlng ankle.
" III their fathers face on account of
the firm beng encountered, and age
coming on without release from the
debt have gone TO Lowell. and wor-
ked till the mortgage was paid off. and
The IltlIe family properly free. Such
motives may well tighten and sweeien
labor: aud TO such girls labor IS light
and sweet.
Same. who have no such calls, u
Mite the surplus Of their earnings to
build dwellings, for their own resi-
dence, SIX. eight. or twelve living to
gether. wish the widowed mother or
elderly aunt OF one of them 10 keep
house for, and give connienancs 10 the
party. saw a whole street of houses
so bull, and owned at Waltham, pref
* frame houses. with the broad piazza
and HE green Venltan blinds; that
gave such an air of GOODNESS and pleas
autness 10 American villages aud cnun-
,ry abodes. here is the large airy
ealinr-room. with a few prints hung
IN the piano a; one end. and The nni-
ted libraries Of the girls. forming
yoad booking array of books. the rock
mo chairs universal IN America. The
stove adorned in summer with Ho"ess,
and The long dlnlng lahle IN the middle.
The chambers do not answer TO our
English ideas of comfort. There IS
there strange absence of the wish for
privacy; anaam"re girls are accomno-
dated in one room than we should see
reason for in such comfortable and
pretty houses.
In the mills the girls have quite
the appearance of ladles They sally
forth in the morning with their UNI
brellas in shIea.ning weather, their
,.aIashes 10 keep their hair neat,
gowns Of print or g'ngham, with a
nerfrc, fit, worked collars or pelernes,
and Wristbands Of ribbon. For Sun
dav and social evenings they have their
silk gowns and neat gloves and shoes.
We, through proper economy-'he
e,onomy Of educated and thoughtful
neople-,hev are able to lay by Tor
such purposes as | have mentioned
above. The depo>.ies IN the L"well
Savings Bank were in 1894. upwards
of Ia 900. dollars. the number ol
opera,ives being 5000, OF whom 3ouo
were women and girls.
I 81 thank you for calling my sften