The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-08-17
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Country Girls.

Country girls:
"Spenkin Of fashionable ladies reminds
me Of somethin ! want to say to the
country gals. You see. Mr.. Editor,
there's Mrs. Sw issheim who edits a pa.
per away out in Penasy Isania she's a
nifty smart woman as the boosters Say
and she's been printin letters to country
gals in her paper, aud the papers all a
round have been copying 'em. In one
Of her letters she lectured the gals abou,
keepin their hands soft and iold 'em they
were 10 blame if they didu't, and that
they cOuldn't quilt SO fast, nor do thugs
so quick and well, and that they should
wear gloves when they handled mops and
/ brooms and did things to make their hans
hard. Well you see, MIR. Editor, ! kept
the paper ny; but somehow our girIs found
il, and fust know one day Jacob come
in from the gardes, laughin and shakin
his sides, and soon as he could speak, sez
hs 'Denoy, III give II ups gals wii be
gals, bring 'em up as sensibly and as wo'
mau-like as you will Dear me, says |
what is the matter, Du tSll what's hap.
pened. Our gals hasn't done no,hin f'ty
| hope, 'Ha, ha. ha,' says Ja1ob says he
'bs, ha, Dsbby just look out and see Pot
~ aud DoiIy a weedia the beds with guvs
on Aud sure enough, Mr.. Editor, Il
there want two as sensible gala as you'll
ginrally fad pokin the arlh with their
glayed fingers! Says Jacob, Gays he,
sDebby, thst'li never do; the l0yes ~
est more than the hire OF nau to do the
weedin.
swell, Mr.. Editor, this amt all tie
mlschief that letter did. ] went into 10y
highest nsbors-M Miss isrss bee has ten
gel., the oldest ones grown up .slzeable
wimin; and | see iu mint somethirg
troubled her desputly, far she's rasl
cheerful body grneral and sees more sun
slime ,han mo.t OIL fofkss Watts the
matter, Miss Larry bee! says ]. 'Oh,
Mis- Van Winkis.' says str, Ptn SO g lad
to see You; for the girls and are at va
stance; but they'll listen to ysu, IN sure;
you've been to Washington aud seen the
Presidents lady, and know the ways OF
the world. Doa't yeu think they've bin
rsadiu 8 letter to country gals about
kcepia their hands soft and comp plexions
lair, and that they must dn their work
with gloves on, and smilstn't cook ever
wood fire and al! that nonsense. And
here this mornin Becky Ann asked for
some new gloves, and Patty said she must
have pair; and Betsy and Sally aud
| Molly all followed suit. | was mazipgIy
put tut % sorts. for had got EN- all new
gloves only month ago, and they've al
ways made pair last si summer; but
kept calm ard begun to inquire how il
happened; and DON'T you think Fatty had
burnt hers mp aking the pots and kiltles
ing the knives and had swept in hers;
Noll, 5 were spoilt i,oing in the garden
and so " ith 'em all That letter from
city lady TO country gals, had cost their
father six pairs Of kid gloves. But this
aint all, they mustn't put their hands in
hot water, so the disbcloth is tied on TO a
stick and the dishes can't be half ashed |
and the clothes can't be half was he'd, and
don't see but my hands and face are to
be the sale dependence of the family, as
they're The only ones that use wont spoil.
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in right out. for her gals had gone ahead
If mine; and says /; Miss Larry bee, I've
jest been givip my gals lesson on this
pint and ] Il repeat it to yours, When !
was young knew family gals who
were mazin smart feeliu, and they used
to 90 into the best knmpapy, bot then
ther we're orfu black and waller skined,
and it mortified 'em draadfully. Well,
they heerd some BODY tell about bread
poultices and sich sight as they was The
next. morning! They hadn't been used to
they ought to be creased; so when they
tned to get 'em eff hey had got dry an
stuck so tight that they had to soak the
pouliices of OF course they look q wus
than ever. But the nub OF il was, the
Young folks got bold ont; and between
YOU and me, q don't like the gals TO hear
me, for they might be Influenced by such
motives.) raaly think it was the reason
they never got married.
"Now, Mr.. Editor, I've written about
Ibis mstier because know many Of your I
Young readers will see Miss Swisshelm's /
Ieiter,and think their fathers and broih- {
ers snd lovers, if ,her have any, can read- ,
lily conviace 'em that the best recommen- I
"a ion fer b, ,dy's hands Is; that tbey'rs a
nsefnl; and if they can guilt leetle faster ,
Tor sweepin and showerin knives and
W eedin 10 the garden 10 gloves, aud " ash.
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