Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29

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I'll fs5,. The Work my MAKER put before me- ~
Z Duly from morn till Set Of sum-
II one oflhe narrow, dry streets of Ne
York, in a miserable ,ailic, lay "a young a
!. .tof apparently seventeen. Herlace bore Il
y traces Of grea,b ,beauiy, bui the crimson chez
! land briIIian, eyes showed but lainiy th
consumption had SO, lis seal upon her, Al
; 'l,haiher days On earth were numbered. Il
fi lWish il was iatefs she murmured ,glancir
towards the open window, through whic
The rays Of September sun were. shinipI
Ias Y |if here None f6fsff3t' :
4 much. hope Fanny VIII obiain leave
jre..urn home early this evening knows
means % ask II. The tears rose 10 The ey,
! of tho poor girl, as she thought Of the d,
I voted affection O. her only sister, a girl (
nineteen, who earned living BY sewing {
one Of the fashionable man;.' ;.'amakers Of 7,
day. The room, although scan., = iurnisi
ed, was neat, and the fnyalid's bed c.aal
though coarse. A small stand stood by th
bed, on which was pitcher of water,a phia
and wineglass. and on the pillow lay Al
open Bible. The young girl earned sup
port as a .ailoress; but NEGLECTED colo, d,,alsel
by carrying some work home late one we
evening, had prosira,ed her on bed Of sick
ness, from which she was destined never &
rise. Un,iring were the cares bestowe,
upon her by her sister. She watched will
her at night, and many were the humble
earnest prayers Of the occupants of ihi
small room 10 their Heavenly Father. tha
he would enable them TO bear patiently hi
Christening hand. sg..s...
But we hasten 10 different scene.
A gay carriage drove up TO Mrs. Bennett
fashionable establishment, and beautiful
young girl descended, and entered the shop
Mrs. Bennett, must have new dress fo
this evenings; have just bought love Of ,
dress, and | intend wearing i,lo Mr.. Green's
ball. To night Mrs. Bennett; i, is impossi'
BILE for me 10 have your dress ready IN lime
II is now past one, and could moi promise
you ball dress on SO short notice. Oh,
nonsense, mrs. bennett, s.ic s.id the lady pet
ulan.ly,I must and wiiis have the dress;
and if you will not make il, why must
carry my custom elsewhere. The mistress
of The shop looked distressed. Really,
madam, ! would do anything TO oblge--but
sure youhaye some other dress equally suit
I'd to the occasion; | Sent you home three,
only Ten days since. I.have worn them all,
interrupted the beauty impatien,ly. Let
-yonr girls leave off all their o,her work, and
iurn 10 upon my dress, and viii pay any
Thing extra that you may have The con-
science 10 charge--only do not disappoint
me--and send The dress home by an exper.
fenced hand, that | may have any alteration
made al the last moment, if required. So
saying, Miss Morton entered her carriage,
and drove 10 the jewellers shop. 10 select a
new sci Of ornaments for the occasion.
Mrs. Bennett took the gauze left in her
hand, and selecting from her well-6lled
shelves satin corresponding in hue, and
trimmings 10 match, wen, into back room.
Some twenty young girls were busily plying
their needles. The room was close and
warm, and many Of It's occupants looked
jaded and worn with their lnbors. From
six 10 seven, with short interval Of hall an
hour for dinner, we're the regular hours re-
quired for their attendance al the shop; but
when there was press Of work, they were
often obliged 10 remain and work extra
hours, and ten, eleven and even Twelve o.
clock often arrived before they were releas-
ed from their heal,h-consuming toll. The
table and chairs of the room were Uttered
with Shreds Of delicate gauzes, with silks
and salins. Can we wonder, when we hear
the olien.told tale Of the seduction and ruin
Of one Of this delicate class Of girls, sur.
rounded by temptation, their hands employ.
ed upon material which would so we'll set
off the beauty Of The worker, and the voice
Of ,empter ever at hand 10 offer the lurel -
And If remaining true TO themselves, s,inted
in their food, poorly paid, they work from
Monday morning until Saturday night, week
in and week out, until premature decline
but 100 often closes their career. Such is
the not exaggerated history Of TOO many Of
these poor girls. Could one Of the beauties,
whose gay costume has cost so many hours
Of harassing toll, bear but one hour Of The
suffering so inflicted, she would hesitate ere
she ordered new dress on shon no,ice.--
But 10 our tale.
Here is new dress, said Mrs. Bennett,
addressing her (orewomap, and II must be
finished before nine O'Clock TO night Take
half-a.dozen Of the girls, and see ihatit is
done in time. They will have 10 remain
extra time, madam, in order 10 do So, said
the lorewoman. Well lei them stay then; |
am not going to 10, e one Of my best cusio-
mers 10 suit their laziness. If any one
Igrumbles, she said, on leaving the room,
lei me know;l do not want gtumblers to
work for me--ihey may seek employment
elsewhere. Ayoung girl, seated near the
forewoman, cast deprecaIng glance to.
ward her. cannot help II, Fanny, was
The reply TO the mute appeal; | would like
to have you 60 home early 10 poor Ellen;
who know needs you so much,--but what
can doi You are one Of our tastes, work.
men, and 10 finish this dress, with all lis
trimmings, willrequire all the exerion oul
best workers can hes,ow. The tears rose
in Fanny's eyes, and a sensation Of choking
came in her throat. But II was oil in vain
and making violent effort TO subdue hel
agitalion.S Funny commenced, with rem
bling fingers and aching heart, the task al
loted 10 her. Her needle few, as she tho
that by perhaps siraining every effort, sh'
might YET 60 early to her sister; and he
companions, who felt much for her, useC
their utmost efforts TO assist her. The weary
hours passed on; we leave them 10 their task
and return 10 our fashionable beauty. fha
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