The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-01
WESTERLY, r. L. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER t. 1873.


cause some unworthy woman has don,
the same work. 1t is the heart tha
people carry into labor, not the laboI
itself that degenerates."
! Mrs. Grey knew her son was right
but yet she was not quite willing, or had
not moral courage to acknowledge hel
error; SO, waiying his argument, she re-
piled
Why did she, knowing all these
things, refuse all other modes OF living ;
| should have thought she would have
had more respect for us
E" | tell you, mother, Kate had re-
spect, and love and honor for us and
herself; for no one can respect another
that does not respect herself You Of
fered her a home it would have been
a home Of dependence, and the world
would have said shame on Kate, she
is fishing for husband Mrs. Preston
would have given her sewing; but she
knew that a sedentaary life would not
agree with her, and she preferred health
to a false responsibility. Father offered
her a school,"
"And she ought to have taken it,
said Mrs. Grey tartly, there was no
dependence Or scdentary life there"
&c Let US see about that, too. Mr..
Boyd, ten years ago, was the wealthiest
farmer in p. He was sent to the State
and to Congress, drank his
wine, and thought, like thousands of
others, that HE could not fall; and like
thousands of others he was mistaken, as
fear, my dear mother, one we love
we'll, will be ere many days pass, if he
Ioes not take heed. The sons, follow
ing the example of the father, fell also
money went through their hands like
water. Meantime Mrs. Boyd, almost
Oroken-hearted, to save Kate's feelings.
sent her off to school abSut the time
eft for college. She remained there
hree years, and then returned to find
Ter father drunken sot, property ali /.
zone, and her brothers gone to Califor-
Tia, where, probably, they have ended
heir days, as she does not hear from
hem. Her mother died very soon, and
Ter father, having no check, put an end
o his miserable existence, by delirium ,
Hates early life was free
rom care, she was the child of wealth.
cr school days gave her no chance for :
earning to be useful aud at ease in
ouse. She felt that every woman
houll, if possible, be u good house d.
eeper-and Il houstkeeper she had :
eason to hope she would one day be for, =,
rom my boyhood W, (with your con- :
ent, too, mother) she has had the ;
romise of being my housekecper, and :,
D she resolved to engage in that work
'hich would best fit her for the place =,
he expects to occupy. And is it you,
lother, that would advise me to desert !:
er because she is struggling to prepare "
erself for duty :" y y
Well, don't know; it does seem +;
ard; but still, Harrison, | somehow b
Dn't like the idea OF your marrying a b
itchen girl" +,
"It is strange" said young GREY a
lcing the floor back and forth. in an fr
most angry mood " that this abomin- al
Die prejudice has taken such fast hold to
the minds Of all women. You, moth fe
;, of all others, to talk thus of the few to
I'd stinted callings opened to women TO h;
axe this one, which is more important of
ID Indispensable than all the Others sa
ID upon which more of the happiness. ar
:alth, comfort, and prosperity of m
'usehold depends, disreputable, seems tn
me the height of inconsistency. Half Ga
G married women in the State are of
tchen women for somebody's establish frC
ent, and often work more hours, and CT
rider and faster, achen supported Jy a thi
sJ0nd, and for far less wages, too, than ca
len they were kitchen girls on their TIN
N hook. 1t has always been wonder roc
me that women will 50 oppress their pa
n sex. A man may work at anv SUI
Ide he pleases, if after his work is done for
puts on his aristocratic coat, and be- wit
yes, and is at heart a gentlemen, the his
rid at large recognizes him as SUCH
1t, education, talent, beauty, grace, by