The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-15
A WORD TO GIRLS.

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why, Nj. Clark, what a singular
man you are-as much as you think of
the girlsl'
swell, the fact is just this resumed
the worthy husband of the lady, 81
must set out these trees, and 1 want
some one to steady them for me, else
they won't be set straight. Now if
Mipny was only a boy, she'd do it COM
pletel, Hrc
tCome, Minny,' said the kind father,
as he put his head through the open
window, Come, now -'twont make your
fingers ache half as much as twill to
drum everlastingly On that piano, if it
does tan them. Come, now, shame the
rest Of the girls, and don't make me stop
the team in the middle of the furrow.
1 shall have to, if you don't come, for
if I call Bill, why Dennis must stop !:
he can't plough alone
Minny whirls half round on her mu-
sic stool and looks inquiringly- !.
Would you, mother p is the Ian
guage of her pleasant eyes.
well, now, Mr.. Clark says Mrs. c.,
IF you and I amt SO rich as some, 1
don't see-as it is any reason why our
girls shouldn't be brought up ladies; if
they aren't, it shall not be my fault
I'm willing to work my fingers ends off
to give them an education-it's about
all we can give. 1 will work out
doors, if any of us must, though 1 don't
think its q woman's place.
why, 1 can't help thinking strange
that you should think of such a thing
Suppose Minny's music teacher, or
anybody else that we care for, were to
come and see her helping you put of
doors-why Z never should get over it.
'Well, then, I'll stop the team"
chats right, now, replied Mrs. c.,
'and why can't Dennis help me trans
plant these rose bushes while Bill is
helping your
DO just as you like for my part I
think it about as genteel to set out a
little plum tree as a rose bush; any
way, thorns aren't so prickly on EN-
So while Mr.. G. and Bill proceeded to
arrange the plum trees, and Mrs. G. and
Dennis follow suit, we will spend a few
minutesiu the parlor with the girls, Min
ny and Louise.
Look at this piece of embroidery
isn't it delicate isn't it magnificent !
look at the stitches! Don't think of
Hoods" Sopg of a Shirt" but think
of somebody's "Song of a Fire-screen,"
yet unsung. Stitch, stitch, stitch; days,
weeks-early and late, till eyes ache and
fingers stiffen.
"Well, now, love, I should really like
to help father do that"
$50 should L, but then, as mother
says, I shouldn't like to have anybody
that we care for see me-"
Gas to that. everybody knows how
hard mother has to work, and 1 do some
times think tits too bad. Nobody thinks
any the less of Lucy Hayden for doing
all sorts of work. Some one said that
the other day when Professor G., called
to hear her play, she was out in the yard
spading-she has a spade of her own
and that she never thought of making
an apology, but walked into the house,
after placing her spade in the tool
house, and played until the Professor
was actually delighted with her music"
yes, I know it ALL" says Louise
she can do any kind of kitchen work
as we'll as she can play. But now I'll
tell you how tits, Minny, rich folks can
do anything of that kind, and it will pass
muster, you know, mother says so, but
'twould not do for US. Why, Hayden
could buy and sell father forty times
over. I know mother works very hard,
and sometimes I am ashamed when 1
am asked, if mother does such and such
things, or if we do them"
"Well now, Minny, I tel! you just
what I think; anybody can do house
work, that has half common sense, and
get. along complete, and no credit to
them, either; but it is not every one
that can embroider like that" (holding
up the fire screen,) "paiDt on glass, or
make wax flowers" (pointing a. stand
in the corner ofthe room y "besides its
disagreeabie, house-work is 70 me it's
too short q step from the sublime to the
ridiculous for me to take; SO let us quit
the subject and take a walk, for 1 feel
the need of exercise"
So, reader, we will take our leave.
This is no fancy sketch, but actual
truth, and it is to be regretted that the
> observation of not a few in our coun-
try towns will attest to its truth.
IF we admit, as our observation will
compel us to, that this untrue view of
life is taken too often by mothers, as we'll
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