Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-17
A Girl to do Housework. i.

Early one morning, Mr. Jones was seen il
his buggy, driving spirited horse, in pursui
OF girl to do h0usework This was the fourtl
day OF the campaign, and proved as unsuccess
tul as the former ones, yet he drove on, hopui
against all past experience, till meeting neigh
Dor, he reined i'm his horse "Good morning
Mr.. Mason can You tell me where can fino
a girl to do housework? My wife is sick. AM
1 wish to get one for few weeks. I am will
ling to pay any price p #
| Indeed, Mr.. Jones, that's hard question
there's girls enough to be sure, but thev won'f
do housework. Neighbor Hardpan, down in
the hollow there, has a half dozen, but don't
suppose that you could get one for love or mo.
ney. I've tried them time and again, but they
won't go OUT" H..
:" Thank you," said Mr.. Jones " there's no.
thing like trying" So saying he stopped at the
door OF Mr.. Hardpan = . ..
Good morning, Mrs. Hardpan :: I called to
see II could get one of your daughters to do
housework for me few days ?" ..
Oh dear man why, massy on us, oh Mr..
Jones, you've no idea how feeble my darters
are, they wouldn't be tough enough any way :
they couldn't stand it to do housework week.
Anna Maria has got desperate lame side, and
don't purtend to put her to doing anything,
she's SO feeble; and Susan Sophia has a dread,
tul weak stomach she can't eat anything un-
less 1t is cooked just so-she don't even make
her own bed T; and as for Amelia AngeIine she
is troubled with terrible palptation of the
heart she can't lift pail of water. Why
don't you get an Irish girl !"
Here Mrs. Hardpan paused for breath and
Mr Jones bade her good morning, and renew
ed his journey and just at night succeeded in
getting a married woman who brought her ba-
by with her, to come and do little baking.
and stay day or two, till he should make
farther trial -"a1
This, reader, is no fancy sketch. And now
let us for moment look at the feebieness of
Mrs. Hardpans daughters. Anna Maria is
tough enough to tre in dress which compres
ses her ribs four to six inches, and leaves for
both lungs about as much room as one oupbt
to occupy Of course she could not do house
work. Susan Sophia can stand it to dance till
midnight, then read novels till daylight. sleep
till eleven O'Clock in the morning, eat hot cakes,
and drink strong coffee for breakfast beef
soup, butter gravles, mnce pies, and fruit pud-
dlngs Tor dinner, poundcake, lemon tarts, and
nall dozen cups of green tea for supper with
cloves, chalk, charcoal, and slate pencils for a
dessert. Poor, weak stomach Amelia An
geline IS pale, slim, delicate creature, vet she
can stand" 1t with her breast-bone pressed
upon her heart by tight dress so that it can
scarcely beat No wonder it is at times oblic-
ed to make " terrible" effort to free itself of
surplus blo@d. Amelia Angelne, too is strong
enough to carry six or eight pounds of cotton
batting, and a small cut of cloth" about her
hips, wear thin shoes and go bare-armed,
in winter. What wonder that she should
have palpitation of the heart
Now, is it any wonder that young ladies,
managed in this way, are not able and willing
to do homework Their dress, manner of lir-
ing, habits of thinking, all have direct ten
dency to engender and confirm disease. Hence.
spinal complaint, dyspepsia, heart-diseasc, con-
sumption, etc, are the legitimate results. If
we would have our daughters healthy let us
see that these and kindred evils are corrected
Let them lay aside the straight. jacket and
adopt a dress which allows the free motion of
every joint and muscle, and the full expansion
of the chest exchange their novels for histo-
rles, biography, poetry, ETC. take at least half
an hours exercise in the open air daily during
pleasant weather; retire and rise early ex
change the hot cakes and coffee for cool bread
and water; eat no rich dinners or late suppers,
open the blinds, and let the light shine in up
on them, if you would not have them look like
plants which grew in the cellar take them
into the kitchen, and instruct them in the va
rlous branches of housewifery do not be afraid
of soiling their h0nds-they are much more
easily cleansed than than their heurts. And
knowing how to perform the duties of the
household only helps to make lady, nor will
it lower them in the estimation of any man.
whose respect is worth securing Washing
baking and sweeping need not prevent your
daughters from becoming smart musicians, flu
ished painters, profound mathematicians, or
good wives