The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-30
From the St. Clairsville Gazette.
The Economical Woman.
IA Tale Of Truth
By PROFESS NTH.


BY PRoFEsso SMITH.
Preface. The reader, and more es-
peciaIly, every young ,coman, who may
honor the writerFby a perusal Of the
following tale, will, perhaps-in imagi-
nation, if not in the language of re-
pro of-arraign him around the family
> circle for presuming to use the term
woman instead OF lady. Courteous
reader, in some parts of this country,
the Anglo Saxon, our mother language
IS studied critically; therefore, permit
me TO remark --and "a hint is enough 70
acquit me In your jud gment--it you
knew the particular origin of the term
lady, your verdict would release me
from the charge Of discourtesy for sub
s,ituling he sacred appropriate word,
'coman, for the inappropriate one, l'dy,
which is already expunged from the
conventional Nomenclature.
a ~ CHAPTER I.
The incidents of the tale extend no
farther back than to the year 1910. In
flourishing village in the state OF New
Hampshire lived, and probably still
lives, Mr. c., merchant in easy
circumstances. He had frugal wife
and two daughters. These, with IL
clerk, who was drolI yankee in his
notions and provincialsms, and witha
very popular, constituted Mr.. G's fam.
> lily. FOLLY, his eldest daughter, was
twenty-five years old, and Sally, the
younger, about twenty. Entrusted
with business between western mer-
chant and Mr.. Co., which was
authorized to close, was introduced to
his family and politely requested TO
SNAKE his house my home" during the
time which the adjustment Of the busI-
ness might occupy, and there ! remain
ed three weeks. 1t was not long be-
fore noticed diametrlcal opposition
in the tempers, dispositions and habits
of the daughters; and being somewhat
curious in suchma,ters. was studious
10 ascertain which ithe daughters 'took
after the father or the mother. IN this
inquiry was much embarrassed by the
fact that the parents we're quite similar
in their dispositions, both tactiturn and
industrious, while, on the contrary,
Polly, who occupied after the former in
every thing, was the antlpodes OF Sal
lv, who was talkative and capricIous.
A, length, came TO The conclusion that
the difference in the dispositions and
habits of the daughters was the result
2 Of the difference in their educalion.--
This impression WAS confirmed by in
formation derived from Jonathan, Mr..
G's clerk, and the more ] reflected on
the subject, the more clearly discov-
cred that Sally, though naturally like
her parents in the texture OF her mind,
hnd by the force OF circumstances adopt.
ed different turn. Polly had been
educated at the common school, and
hers was substantial education: she
was intelligent and intellectual, and
when she entered into conversation,
which she seldom did, she manifested
cultivated mind. Sally. after leaving
the common school, prevailed on her
father TO send her to boarding-school,
where she remained a year, occasional
" returning home on short VISIT
Polly was the aeverlasting knitter,'
as Jonathan called her. He assured
me she hada bushel and half OF stock
ings Of her own knitting "enough," said
he, for every male and female member
ofthe family, tina, is, and is to be, to
the latest generation" During my
stay there, j never saw Polly without
her knitting. In the morning it was
The first thing she took in her hand, con-
tinued at il during the day and evening
till bedtime; and when she went to
visit a neighbors, she took her knitting
with her as naturally as she did her
bonnet or shawl. Sally, though indus.
trious, occupied her time in very dii-
ferent manner One moment she talk
ed to her mother with unliring volubil-
ity; al. another, she danced, trying at
every gyration TO manifest graceful
altitude, moi a la Celesie, but in conlor-
nifty 10 the rules of dancing she had
learned at the boa,ding-schoo. Now,
l6ishe was intent on painting, then, she
pled her needle at embroidery; when
Jons than came in to the house, she en-
deavored to prevail on him TO acccmpa-
,any her in waltz, which he sometimes