Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-04-01
Published by James HarPer.l
From the Ladies' Repository.
EVERYDAY LIFE OF WOMAN.
BY HARMONY.

SCOUT, oresS meat dOo OTinhS undAo
the beds, and do all myself" J"
SIMPLE. "Tis a great charge TO
come under one body's hand"
Kind reader, it is no fancy sketch
that l am going TO give you. 1t is
drawn from lie in all IFS reality;
and in every city, village, country
town, and neighborhood, IFS truth
fulness will be recognized. II is
the everyday life Of woman-wo-
man in her domestic character-we
intend portraying. Yes. it is here,
where thou art true TO tie nature
thy Maker hath given thee, thou
excellest, and art honored; long sui
feriug. full OF humble and generous
affections, sacrificing thyself to the
happiness of those thou lowest, and
grateful 10 Heaven that Of the two
penalties the severest falls upon thee.
Thy love is, indeed, the cynosure Of
life; never wandering from the one
point, never faliering, never failing.
A young man arrives at an age
when he thinks it time for him to
get married, and settled down. He
has a respectable education and
wants woman who is his equal.
He looks about him, and makes a
choice. She is girl well educated,
reared By careful parents, and is. in
The truest sense. a lady. She is in
telligeni, loves books, possesses a re-
fined and delicate taste, and is, in
all points, well fitted 10 be the mis-
tress of 4 cheerful. happy home. She
becomes his wife; is industrious, and
ambitious TO do as much as she ran
toward living. Nav be they are
not very we'll off as to the things OF
this world, and both are equally am
bIiious 10 accumulate a comfortable
property; and the husband soon be-
comes avaricious enough 10 allow
the woman Of his love TO become
his most devoted drudge. Her life
is thenceforih one OF the most unre.
miiiing toll. II is nothing but cook
and bake, wash dishes, thrash about
among pots and kettles, wash and
IRON, churn, pick up chips, draw
water. and a thousand other things
"too tedious to mention"
The result is, the husband soon
owns the house he lives in, and
something besides; takes his ease
when he chooses, reads and improves
his mind, and becomes Important in
the community. But the cares Of
his faded, broken-down vile know
no relaxation. The family enlarges,
and she, poor woman, has enough
to do without finding time TO in
crease her stock OF knowledge. or 10
watch the progress Of the minds Of
her children. II, is, therefore, no
iault of hers that they are growing
up with characteristics and habits oi
doubtful tendency. There is always
the measeIs. the whooping cough,
worm fever, or summer complaint,
or something of that sort, in the
family; and Will is constantly break
ing his head. and bruising his knees,
and cutting his fingers; and Ned and
Sue are invariably in need Of soap
and water. And when the little,
NOISY, mischievous, vet beloved flock
are safely tucked away for the night
in trundle beds and cribs, how many
stockings there are out at the heel:
and toes, how many jackets out a
the elbows, and trowsers out at The
kneesl What a variety Of cross
grained holes in frocks, and how
many buttons, and hooks, and eyes
off-all TO sigh over and be mended
The only wonder is, that the
mother does not sink within this
circle of everlasting drudgery. which
deprives her OF the privilege Of re
laxation for a day, and the timt
which she would gladly devote IL
the maternal education of her child
rem. She is occupied. from mornin,
till night, in one unending round q
duties and cares--mistreSs mother
and maid of all work. Her mind
though craving knowledge, canno
; seek it; for she is generally too mucI
laligued bv the exertIons oi the da,
TO seek it after the noisy little groul
are out OF the way, and she ha
done darning and patching. Hus
: band comes in now. and reads from
: some book or newspaper. He won
. ders why she is so little interested
! and may be, very gently, hints a
her deficiencies in this respect. Ye:
4 amid all these cares and this drudg
1 cry, he would have her satisfied an
happy, sit by his SIDE like Klor
n stocks Meta, "looking so still in hi
e sweet face" rs
I, 10 the morning, as soon as tn
}, birds begin their songs. the lit
+ flock are out Of bed. Then com
d the washings and dressings; the bus
i mother needs twenty hands, since 4