Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-05-21
ON HOUSEKEEPING.
NJ MRS. a. DAVIS.

Nlf. EultOr-l Deg leave 10 Ill coIulilI
Of your noble paper, and am sorry to trout
ble you on this subjnc: again, though ]
will not promise YOU 'hal will write any
more, as Gutta Petcha and Fanny hus, but
| hope it will not be on the subject Of old
maids, for am tired Of seeing such stuff
in your valuable paper, which take so
much deligh, in reading. wish 10 inform
Gut,a Pcrcha that in reading her article |
did not faint, neither cid 'cail for the
smelling bottle for was much pleased
10 see that sho has come down notch
lower since she wrote her second article,
and think one more piece from Mr.. Find
Out will bring her in The right channel
I was much surprised to sec in our friend
Old Maid and Fanny's las. article, that
they have both concluded 10 leave The u.
rena, and that their feelings have been
hurt. Poor creatures, ! wonder who gave
the first insult. If have done anything
wrong In writing | did not begin the sub
ject. There is but one thing that have
to regret, and that was for accusing Gulsa
Percha Of being man, for now she speaks
plainly that she is an old maid. won-
der il when she was wriling that she lho't
that her and Fanny was the only ones
,ha. had the liberty Of writing. Now,
Gu,ta Pcrcha, | wonder how many feel
ings you were touching when you wrote,
for how many Thousand are married al the
age Of sixteen, and in all my range have
never found one that will fill your article.
And if do | will not publish it in the
newspapers.
When madam Gutta percha visited her
sister T. who was married at sixteen, anu
who was so unfortunate as to prove such
dirty house.keepeI, if she had just given
her come advice, and helped her arrange
her things in order about her house, it
would have been much better than to take
copy and pu blisll such long article in
the Messenger for every body TO read at
their leisure. | will agree with Gutta
Percha us to raising girls to understand
how 10 manage household affairs, ond to
Nbe some help, for believe that u saving
iSwoman a, the head OF family is The very
Jpest Savings Bank" ever yet establish.
! .ssil--onc that receives dcposi,es daily and
saally, with no machinery to manage it..
He woman that sees 10 her own house,
$las large field to save in. Le, the house
] ,;vile lake the ideu, &c, upon it, strive ovcf
? |. and she will save many dollars, perhaps
hundreds, where some will save none--
What lady is there who willno, lnvc some
regard for her companions wcIfAre ! II
was man | would think it poer chance
TO marry lady who could not keep 4
Luuse in order who hud been well iNstue;-
cd by he, mother fourteen years II isnot
ollen that mothers keep their children in
the cradle over Two years, ind then have
20 sec their mothers rules Of arranging
business fourteen years, and | think that
tiut,a Pc.cha has been very slow to IN
derstand llvw 10 manage household busi.
ness.
wish il To- be understood that ! do not
belisye in NE rushing into murriuge with,
out knowing whatllwy aIe dung. ! have
no objection TO one living simlls if they
make that their choice, but am timd o!
hearing the happy number sknd"'ed by
pll nnils. wish ! knew GnlIn Prrch'
persoually,l would o,k her if she k"tw
whu. makes SO Uany old maids, amd whoi
their employment, is. lr"nn" speak ST
nlaiuly about their tispmsituu Us Fanny
lid for | am not 50 well acq minlrI wit.
ilpm, though haze 10 doubt il nlnlam
is not al this time sitting IN her pAtor ki,r'
Ing her lcngrNred puppy and wishing ii
was ,uan, and then be!ItIins the happy
ma,e ii married life. ! have no hard
,.r,ioa. ,owu!ls oil mails. fyI believe