Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-07
TAlLORESS GIRLS

TAlLORESS GIRLS.
We respect and love tailoress girls
and why shouldn't wei They are in
dust rious and active, and earn their own
support and sometimes more. Two or
three have just passed us, bright and
laughing from the shop. In an hour
they will have eaten their dinners and
be at work From morning ill night,
week in and week out, you will find them
diligen, in business, preparing them
selves for a happy hlc--for working
girls are always happy. The poor
girl, the daughter Of idow, would not
exchange her pleasant and contented
feelings for all tho wealth Of the laay OF
fashion. One has every thing and en-
joys nothing The other has only
what she earns with her needle and
,himble and is as cheerful and happy
as summer bird. And then, TOO,
what an excellent wife the tailoress girl
will make. She is worth dozen lazy.
simpering, fashionable females, who
are afraid 10 soil their hands wi h dish
water, or contaminate themselves with
the breath ofthe kitchen. We look
back only few years, and con point to
number Of females who consider il de-
rogatory TO their characters and stand.
ing 10 associate with, females who were
obliged to work for living. who arc
now incomparubly worse off than those
whom they despised. They married
fashionable men -fops and idle charac>
ters-who supported themselves hand
somely for short time, and left them
| dos lint 10 H.
Tho poor taiioress unite their des inies
with mechanics, and are nov on the
high road 10 independence.
We repeat; we love and respect girls,
who are not too proud TO earn their liv-
ing, and wo will always exert ourselves
in their behalf When we nnu young
','~" ~ '"uuo'TIoua HaUIrs and virtuous
characters, who are seeking companions
Tor lite-we have our eve upon a num-
Der, every one OF whom we would re
commend-our pledge for il. we will
p'ak agood word for the briggs active,
industrious and healthy iailoress girls.
Portland Tribune.
A SHIr SAILING $4,000 FEET ABOVE
THE SEA'-Some very remarkable par,ic
ulars are given in Monievideo journal OF
BRUSH enterprise. one OF whose mos, sy.
lraordinsry features is ga shin smiling on
level of 200 feet above the sea >,
The gold mines of Tipuan,, and the emo
RAID mines OF lllimani. are situated on the
banks Of the Lake Chiqui;o. The onlv
vegetable produce Of the district is a spc.
cies 81 red Potaloe, called chusma, and a
lew nutritious plants; but 10 the east of the
Lake at CoPacasana and in the valleys OF
inc BOLIVIA, are cultivated maize. barley.
and jrult bearing trees The difficulty OF
,eeuihg from their own scanty region, the
large body of Indians working in the
mines suggested the idea Of building n
vessel Tor the navigation of the lake. An
o'd brig was accordingly purchased and
stripped Of her anchors, sails ard r,og;no.
ana stocks being built, after two wears Of
p"'niu. and unceasing labor. the vessel
was LAUNCHED on the lake, and a regular
communication opened with the produce
o. the valleys Of The Bolivia.
The brig is well furnished with all
hecessarIes, except anchors, which even
me perseverance OF these English specu.
iriors could not raise 20 so great a height.
Inc same cnterprising parties have trans,
l'orteu steam engine across the Cordil.
leras, dug through the metallilorous hills
Oh Lacayhota, canal 1000 feet in Ieny.b
'raVersed by nine LOO ks, and laid down
runway at It's extremity, for the convey. |
ance oil Their ore. The island of Titicaca |
IN THIS lake, is assigned by tradition a $ the |
cradle oil the earliest Peruvian civilization
ana The ascrcd burial place Of the ancient
Kings OF the country.