The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-16
THE TWO WASHEuWOuEv.

tor servants. entitled "i'iain Talk AMI
Friendly Advice FOR Dom~s,irs." will com
mend itself 10 the approval Of all who have
haicxreriencc of help"
SAID nci.hlor TO me- Nh. other d,r AZ
1t possible that you pay II,nnah Peek half
dollar every week for dong ,our washing,
when She goes only ~ ci n, o'clock. and ..tS
done i,:' noon? Win. they sav >lc oo..s IN
the afternoon Of ia" -ame Gav AMI docs Nal
am Grey ironing. and -rtS half dollar
more That's equal To 4 RAN wages"
l"'-and >h" ha> a mans energy and
powers al "ndnranrc She knows how 10 10
her work we'll and quick <,"r.l~ No ii!. mo-
men's. ini"i:.'> IN :tr ..,-<.p. f.i,ls 40 fault
with the nuI'lhcr OF pieces. expects To wash
dirty coilrr>. not all ci,a, on.s. wastes M
soap, burns only en",,-t wood TO do her work.
walls upon herself instead of calling upon
the Kitchen ciri 10 spend half her time run
ning tor h''r-anl. in>t,.r. IF benz al day
IN the >'.d> kcc;tn. fl. kitchen ,lr.u.h.I :,
soi'> and lnnha'd,abir from >.eam. as ven
say, she is done ly noon. her floor w,.b.J
her dress changed el-anl. hayin.- had b.r l;,-
hcr she saws c'"d-'',c with il-a>art smile.
and GOES 10 Mal,m t;rr,>. where. >h. h,L,s
anu irons. and arrompli>hrS more than manv
girl wonl with tn. whole ,iav before her.
Two week ago lIanna., could n., come.
TO do my washing. a> >he La! her >i>,rrssick
child 20 nurse.
: sent for widow Town She rame A. six.
Had an early breakfast prepared expressly
Tor her. She could rot drink coffee mrst
have fresh mea' Cat judge Jones they gene.
rally had hroll.l rhicken) asked FOR rLe..e
tthrv 0f''1ps had cheese at .Judre .Jone.o
She >arf.-'l h-r fire. using nearly aS r,,rb
wool Tor her first kettle As Hannah would for
her whole wa>i->oap drt'o She cempa,n-
"d OF the tubs. and OF the hard water said
she Was sure '.. cio'!,-. had been worn a
forini.ht--'i.at i mus, be We had a txo weeks
wa>hln@-"ur waSh-irn-h was zoo hinh-our
rlothe>-:ine WAS IN Al awful nn,a,l,iv Place
and ended bv wondering WHY girls would
i've with proI'i" who keep, two tabs. and
sad She knew lots of rir,> Who had cood wa
res. but had little 10 do. ard could run in
the streets half the time
Sine wanted lunch At ten. with old INV.
son tea (o'.lv mean. >:inrv people drink
hiark) dinner at one, mp of tea acain at
three (at her regular wa,hin.-p'a.es ,h.v
kept .he tea hot for hr al the time SUP, er
at hve - an hen. asking fer >one sweet
milk and a few >iices o. bread. as she had no
time TO cook a home iIr. Judge Jones often
.,ave her a whole Loaf. } she took her lepart-
urc. without hsving washed the fiosr.
The Washing was the same in size that
Hannah gets out lv noon. need not ask
which of the two is best worth the half-.lol-
lar"
This same Hannah lived wi,l, me several
years ago. She is an american woman. more
than thirty. strong. healthy. coilcmpcreI.
busy as bee from morning I'll nicl,t. ol.i-
cing. respectful. thoroughly educated 10 her
work->hr was = worth her weight in gold"
Blind and lE~on>leratr was She knew
her caiahiitv ard demanded higher wages
- which She well deserved. W. did not
"ive II. and she went 10 the .iv where -he
l"'ca'ne head manager al a house fail of >-r-
wants. and received three dollars a week.
High wages .or IA woman. know. -bn, i,
would have been m"n"v In our 30 kct TO
have paid Ii from that tim. 10 the. present. -
The time. and monr, and horse feb. spent
IN running after girls 10 replace the Iu-aIa-
hics and the intractall, >-,i. cook stoves. i
ron-warc. and crockcry DESTROYED. and the
wood unnecessarily burned wou',, much more
than pay the difference inrNImnsc. 10 say
no'hn. Of the wear and tear Of patience. and
the comfort oi hayirca woman 50 capable
and respectable in your household.
Hannah Is now land -L".,l-r. has money
in the hank enough 10 shield her from nay
cr:v. should the rrli sla, come when she
could not work. Hu: she i not IDLE. She
has an aged mother 10 support. besides broth
crs' and sisters children TO help on in the
world and 4 !mttrr. haIgicr. or more use
full woman, III her sphere OF life. one seldom
meets
- FHINIIN" ~ I'M W"nI.- We
are lonc what perhaps has :i,.v,r lrrn done
in the United States hriore-wr ar, printing
the Wisconsin lWr,of in th,, woods no, +,
dwelling. except oar own, within ialf a mle
OF Us. and OIL, one within nil,,. The for
est oaks hang over onr Ollie. and ,iwel,inr.
the deer and rabbits ii, ;,"nni rl> and .he
partridge> aud quail> seek our acquaintance
bv verttring nearer aud nearer our Ioers
he noble Wisconsin : hrarirr onward its
immense burdens Of ice. nair>frall, and 81
lentlv. within SIGHT of onr windows and NJ.
hills. covered with SCATTERING
oaks and pines. peer up in the distance
here is romance and reality In all this sn,,
We feel almost willing TO publish paper in
such location. just FOR the ex,'.men. of the
thing. But most Of the romance is soon To
be spoiled. Already several dwelling. arv in
progress near u>.and before many weeks they
are to be occupied by rntrrl,ri>inr neighbors;