Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-10-16

mother has drilled her thoroughly in
them, and is full of whims Of their being
slavish, &c, why then, I'll seek life
companion in some other part of the
country, and, perhaps make tia part Of
my present journey abroad, to look for
one"
Hettie welcomed him in an old calico
dress, with short sleeves Ia washtub
and with her brown hair that generally
curled so beautifully, gathered up snugly
and neatly on the back of her head
81 suppose l should apologise,' said
she, as they catered the parloE, ''but /
dislike apologies, and then you know
that Monday is washing day, and we
farmers daughters have to be in the
suds them
"And there's where l hoped to find
you," George came near saying; but
checking himself, he replied, 81 know
| it; it's part of woman's duties, and !
am sure an apology now would be out
$50 thought" returned Hottie.
81 fear | am intruding," said George.
"Oh, by no MEANS" replied Hottie;
1--WE are through with our washing,
which held out later than usual, as moth
er has been quite unwell for week, and
| was obliged to do the whole of it to-
day. You will stay to tea, of course; it
will be perfectly convenient. Mother
headache has come on, and she has lain
down; but father will be in presently
to entertain YOU"
Georges cOuntenance was brighten.
| ing up every moment, and he began to
think his fears groundless in regard tC
EEettie; but he was resolved to test hel
ideas thoroughly.
'Does Homework agree with you %
enquired he half trembling from uncer-
tainty as to the probably reple.
"Oh! yes returned Hettie; "I'm
generally pretty healthy, and then I'm
fond of it, too, and you know that's hall
the battle. Mother even goes so far as
to say, sometimes, | can cook and take
care Of the house as well as she; but
then that's her fiattery, of course, to en-
courage me-"
''But such work is hard, and some
say slavish," continued George.
81 think differently" replied Hettie
cit is not slavish, and need not be sc
hard asmany contriveto makeit. There's
right way to do everything. Some
have what is called a knack; but tha
is simply finding out the easiest way o
doing a thing and doing it well. One
can make homework comparatively easy
in that way"
"Well, some consider it disgrace,
continued our hero, "and they have not
taste for it,"
at is not disgrace" said Hettie
con the contrary, think young lad,
may well be proud of knowledge o
housekeeping. Many of the first ladie
in the land have not felt above it, an,
why should |, who am nothing but
farmers daughter? AS for taste tina
way, girl may as well acquire on
first rs last. A mans wife mus
;-.,dn"etapd such thinGS and the time t.
learn such things is when single. i VI
ten think how ashamed | should be
married, and unable the first day o
commencing housekeeping, to cook m.
husband a decent meal. What woult
he think? Why, that | was a mere doll
good for nothing bnt to look at; SHOULD
cry from sheer vexation."
"Well, really, begin almost to think
IEettie," said George; ''that You woulC
even consent to marry man who woul,
expect you to do homework all you
days, if you loved him, you seem t.
make such an agreeable business OF it
. but | should have but little respect TO
the man who subjected you to it un
necessarily"
eyes, replied Hettie, smiling. off
really loved a man, his being poor WOO
not lead me to reject MIN, even if hi
situation were such as to subject me t,
close attention to home duties all IN,
life"
THAT is the very girl for me-" sale
George to himself, as Hettie left til,
room to arrange the tea-table, i need 10
look farther. And before he left tn,
house that night, he had made her al
offer Of his heart and hand, which haC
been accepted.
And so ends our simple sketch. /
. there is any moral in it, young ladies o
ordinary discernment will not fail to dis
cover it.