Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-08-11
FARMER,s DAUGHTERS.

IL dll owing 10 nof Lcufnthy! eS-
claimed Aunt Judy, as she commenced
rubbing her glasses with her new calico
apron. d" If they hadn't sent her away
to such fine school, she'd never a had
such stuck up notions in her head /
meyer yet saw a mite of good come of it.
Nobody need tell me, it is in the bringing
up, for nicer woman than Susan Crews
mother never was made. She's up airIy
and late, one Thing is sartain, she don't
feel herself above the meanest creeter
that walks. l hold to ministers and school
masters larncd, and sick like folks, but it
don't seem as if there was a might of
need of farmers girls having sich lar
ming"
Z" But what is the trouble with the
daughter, Miss Beman 2" inquired the
new school teacher, as Aunt Judy replaced
her glasses and resumed her knitting.
Law sake don't know hardly how
to tell you, only they have gin her sight
of schooling here, and away from home
too, and they have jest about spoiled her;
but Mrs. Green here can tell you enough
sight better than cam
AS to that" said Mrs. Green, "Aunt
Judy and l arc such good friends that
we will agree to differ in our opinion OF
these matters. 1t seems to me that time
will rcctfy Susan's errors, for l do not
deny that she has some foolish notions,
but not, as l think, owing to her educa-
ton, but only for the want of little
more"
Bless me-" exclaimed Aunt Judy,
how in the world could she have any
moro ?'
e will tell you what thing of these
things, Aunt Judy, and perhaps we shall
one day see even in Susan Grey's case,
whether these opinions are correct or
false.
Farmers daughters from their earli-
est childhood are, as matter of course
accustomed to country notions and coun-
try fashions. Comfort, happiness, and
usefulness, rather than show, arc what
they are familiar with. Farmers chill
dren do not see labor performed by SER
wants only, but they see father and mother
engaged in the active duties of life. Now
tits not at all strange if a young miss who
looks not beneath the surface at first, is
quite fascinated with the glitter and dis
play of city, or that she should begin
to think her quiet home in country Uery
homely, or that she should rather conclude
that it was better to have servants to do
all the work. But ought the fear that the
farmers daughter will dcspise the home
of her youth, and regard labor with
aversion, deter her parents from giving
her all the advantages of education which
their means will allow ? Why, it seems
to me it would be quite as ridiculous to
exclude the pure air of Heaven from our
dwellings for fear of breathing the pesti-
lence, or to refuse to build fire in mid
winter, for fear our children would be
burned Let farmers daughter acquire
as much information as possible, and let
her be as accomplished as she pleases, but
it seems to me she is, or ought to be, the
last one to despise common things. Not
that her being farmers daughter should
prevent her having her full share of New
England pride, but one ought never to de-
spisc any business or affairs which may
claim a tOlerable share of ones time and
attention in after life. Although there
may be no actual merit in being we'll versed
in these common things, yet there is great
folly in being willingly ignorant in regard
to them. One of these common things of
which you suppose Susan ignorant, Aunt
Judy, is cooking" r.. ala LzsI
Law, yes if had gals. they should
MT be edicated to be afeard TO burn. their
fingers with a hot pancake" dliB
/" The truth is" resumed Mrs. Green,
'' few young ladies, while at school. have
any idea how close an oversight the mis-
tress of any well-regulated household has
of her kitchen affairs. Althoaghshe may
not be required to do her cooking. &C.,
entirely with her own hands, yet she is
obliged to have the care OF, and see to the
whole. .s4a-
sc There are many ladies of superior
education, who commencing housekeep-
ing with small families, choose to dispense
with help, and do their own hoEsework.