Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-08-29
ruE COUNTRY GIRLS.

4 .o,,espondent of the Windham County,
:. n.mocrat, .goes on as follows in relation
accent letter Of Mrs. Swissl,eIm's, to Conn
syCisis:
~a>e.kin Of fashionable ladies, reminds me
- .cn.ethjn want TO say TO the country gals.
-. sre. Mr.. Editor, there's Mrs. Srissheln,
- edits a paper away out in Pennsylvania
~. n mighty smart woman az The Hoosiers
and she's been printin letters 10 country
- in her paper, and the papers al! round the
sss.ssry have been copyin 'em. In one OF her
s.ss.,, she iecturcd the gals about keepn their
800 soft and told 'em they were TO blame #
49, did nt and that they couldn't quilt SO fast,
- do things 30 quick and well, and that they
.houyd wear gloves when they handled 'nops
ard bsooms and did things 10 make their hands
h.,d. Welt you see, Mr.. Editor, kept the pa
nrr up; but some how our girls found It, and fust
4 knew one day Jacob cum in from the garden,
laus,n and siak his sides, and soon as he couid
sneak, says he. 'Debby, III give It up gals VIII
l. gals, bring 'em mp as woman-like and sens-
bIy AZ YOU will Dear NE, says !, what IS the
matter Du tell what's happened Our gals
hsu't done notbin 6ighty hope. 'Ha, ha. ha,'
says Jacob says he. 'ha. iia Debby. jest look out
and see Polly and Dolly. a weedin the beds with
their gloves on. And sure enu'f, Mr.. Editor.
IN there want two sensible gals as you'll GIN
eraIIy find, pokin the earth with their gloved
fingers. SAYS Jacob, says he, 'Dcbby, that'll
never du; the gloves II cost more than the hire
Of man to du the weedin'
"Weli. Mr. Editor. this Amt all the mischief
that letter did. l went into my highest neigh
bor's-Miss Larrybee has ten gals; the Oldest
snes grown up, sizcabIe wimin; and l see in
wisst some thin troubled her desputy, for she's
. raaI cheerful body gineral, and sees more sun
shine than most Of folks. What's the matter,
Miss Larry bee? saysI. .Oh, Miss Van Wrinkle,
AVS she, Pm so glad 10 you; for the girls
and are at variance; but they'll listen TO you
I'm sure; you've bin to Washington and seen
The Presidents lady and know the ways of the
vosId. Don't you think they've bin reaiin "A
letter 10 country gals about kecpin their hands
soft and their compilations fair, and that they
must du their work with gloves on, and mustn't
cook over a wood fire, and all that nonsense.--
And here this mornin Becky Ann asked for
new gloves; and Patty said she must have pair;
and Betsey and Sally and Molly all followed
suit. ] was mazingly put out o sorts, for I'd
got 'em all new gloves only month ago, and
they've always made pair last all summer; but
kept calm aLd begun to inquire how il happen
ed; and don't you think, Patty had burnt hers
nm. taking the pots and kettles off the fire. Becky
had split hers skowering the knives; and Sally
had swept in hers; Molly's were split hoeing in
ths xasden, aud with 'cm all. That letter
from city lady to country gals, had cost their
father pairs OF KID gloves. Blu, this amt all;
they must mt put their hands in hot water, so the
dishcoth is tied on to stick and the dishes cam
be half washed, aud the clothes amt half wash
ed, and daHt see but my bands aud face are
10 be the sole dependence of the family, they re
The only ones that use wont spile."
"WeiI, Mr.. Editor, / conId'nt help Iain right
out, for her gals had gone ahead Of mine; and,
saws l. Miss Larrybee, I've pest bin givin my
gals a lesson Oh this pint and III repeat it to
yours When was yourg knew a family Of
gals who we're main smart feelin, aud they used
10 20 INTO the best kumpanv, bat then they W rs
awful black and yaller skn'd, and it mortified
'~m dreadfully. Well, they heerd some body
tell about bread poultces being kurious to make
n body's hands white and soft; aud what should
the silly things du the knight afore they was goin
to a ball but wrap up their hands and faces IN
bread poul tees; ANA sch "a sight as they was tine
ne 1t n,ornin.--They hadn't bin used to appiyin
SIGH things and they didn't know they ought TO
be creased; so when they tried 10 GIT EN- oil,
they had got dry and stuck so tight that they
took patches Of the skin, and they had to soak
the poutices oil. OF course they lookd Wus
than ever. But the Dub of ii was, the young
folks got hold out and the gals never heerd the
last ont; aud between you and me. q don't like
the gals TO hear me, for they might be influence
ed by such n,otives,) ] raaIy think IT was the
reason they never got married.
snow Mr.. Editor, I've written about this
matter, because ] know many Of your Young
wifnin readers will see Miss Swissheln's letter,
and ! think their fathers and brothers and low
ers, IL they have any, can readily convince 'enn
that .ihe best rec onlne ndaton tor body's hands
Is, that they're useful; and if they can quilt
leetle faster for sweepin aud skOwerin knives
and weedin the garden in gloves, and washu
dishes with a cloth tied to Il stick it wont signi-
fy, seem they don't have only and then
quilt to make, aud all they'd gain in dom it
wouldn't begin to make up the time they'd loose
in putin and taxi off their gloves TO du Ties
every dav duties, TO say noihin about It's bcih
awkward aud 'akin longer to do 'em With the
gloves on. No, Mr.. Editor. give mo the
woman who is ready to grasp the necessary
well ~ the agreeable in this life, with ung owed
hands and fearless heart
Your Friend.
DEBORAH VAN WINKLF."
In answer to the above, Mrs. Sw issl.e I'm SAYS: