Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-10-12

iOrulng means OF honorable maintenance, IN cS-
change for pining poverty at home. AS forthe
noble Deeds it makes ones heart low to stand
in these mills, and hear of the domestic history
of some who are working before ones eyes un-
conscious Of being observed or of being the OBJ
ject of any admiration.
Ifone of the sons ola New England farmer
shows love for books and thought, the ambi-
ton of an af1ectonate sister is reused, and she
thinks of the glory and honor to the whole ia
mlIy, and the blessing to him, if he could have
a college education. She ponders this TIL
she tells her parents some day, of her wish to
90 to Lowell, and earn the means of sending
her brother to college. The desire is yet more
urgent if the brother has pious mind, and
wish to enter the ministry Many clergyman
IN America has been prepared for his function
by the devoted industry OF sisters and many a
scholar and professional man dates his elevation
in social rank and usefulness from his sisters
or even some aliectionate aunt's entrance upon
mill lite, for his sake. Many girls, pcrceivng
anxiety in their fathers faces, on account otthe
farm being nCumbered, and age coming on
without release from the debt, had gone to
Lowell, and worked till the mortage was paid
off, and the little family property fee Such
motives may well Tighten and sweeten labor
and to such girls labor Is liaht and sweet.
Some. who have no such calls unite the surplus
of their earnings to build dwellings for their
own residence; six, eight, or twelve living to-
gether with the widowed mother, or elderly
aunt Of one of them to keep house for, and give
countenancc to the party. saw whole street
of houses so built and owned at Waliham prct.
ty, frame houses, with the broad pazza. and the
green venetian blinds that give such an air of
coolness and poasanncss to American village
and country abodcs There is the large airy
eating.room, with few prints hung up, the
piano at one end, and the united Libraries of the
girls, forming good looking array of books, the
rocking chairs universal in America, the stove
adorned in summer with flowers, and the long
dnning-table in the middle The chambers do
not answer our English ideas of comfort. There
is there a strange absence Of the wish Tor pri-
room than we should see any reason for in such
comfortable and pretty Eouses. In the mills
the girls have quite the appearance Of ladies'.
They sally forth in the morning, with their um-
hrellas in threatening weather, their caashcs
TO keep their hair neat, gowns Of print ur glng.
ham, with a perfect fl, worked coors or pclc-
rines and Wristbands of ribbon For SUNDAYS
and social evenings they have their silk gowns,
and neat gloves and shoes. Yet through pro-
per cconomy-thc economy of educated and
thoughtful peop.e--they are able TO lay by for
such purposes as have mentioned above
The deposits in the Lowell Savings Bank
were, in 1884, upwards of ia 600 dollars, the
number of operatives being 5000, of whom 3.
SEQ were women and girls. thank you for
calling my attention back to this subject. 1t
is one have pleasure in recurring TO-
There is nothing in America which neccssi-
tates tho prosperity OF manufactures as of az.
rlcultuIe, and there is nothing of good IN their
factory system which may not be emulatcd
elsewhere-equaIede elsewhere when the peo-
pie employed are 30 educated as To have the
command of themselves and OF their lot IN lite,
which is always and every where controlled by
mind, far more thun by outward circumstances
Ian, &c.
II. MARTlNEAU