True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-07-23
LseRAGAN, Editor andPrOprietOr.

not worth accent, ana you never eXpec led
they would be till they were forced into it,
by having homes OF their own, and hus-
bands 10 fret if all things were not keptin
'apple pie rder.'nlIdonot see but Abby
and Myra do things Up as well as you
used to do, and YOU seem to be taking it
as easy as needs be,'@ ls rre' t.s f'ot
"Well, yes and thereon hangs a tale ,
Do you remember when / was down here
two years ago, to see You at W. You
told me long story about your nice
school mistress Eunice Plat, who was
just then married to Justice Faenstock,
the rich banker Of R--!" .isu ..t
3" Yes. 1t was asad day for W
when she left. Wefaa wished the rich
banker and his gold at the bottom of the
sea we have never had her equal as a
teacher in our school since. We did not
think it wicked to spoil such a good school
marin just to make fashionable house
keeper ior Mr.. Faensteck II always feel
vexed when think of it, Any fatlerer
might have graced his gorgeous parlors,
and spoiled his boys and girls with fash
ion, folly, and ceremony, as welas Eu-
nice Platt, and she might have been left
to nave trained hundreds into the path Of
duty and usefulness, But tllen she wan.
ted home, l suppose. and chance to
live easier, and | don't blame her. You
will hardly believe me when l tell you
that she is teaching our school, Mrs.
Smith .I o. . ,..s t,t.
Teaching your school You mean to
say that Mrs. Faenstock is teaching :"
"Why yes | do. She has been tea
ching year, and has school for young
ladies in the second parlor of her own
house, and good school it is, too b ..
f" Eunice Plat teaching school again,
in her own house and hero. Has she
quarreled with her husband Has he
broke, or what does il mean ~ Ar
" No! she has not quarreled with her
husband, nor has he broke. II means
just this: i, ...s- ...... aa. -a..r ha.
",Mr Faenstock has retired, as, the
saying is, and desired country residence
for himself and family, and no place
could be found more beautiful than Elm
Grove, just outside our village, looking
down into C-Lake. There he built
his splendid residence and brought his
new wife, his son, daughter, and her SON
A few months passed on, Mrs. FaenstocIi
made herself great favorite with oul
people. You know how arstocratic ant
fashionable our folks are. Our girls have
been sent away to school, and educated
according to their fathers wealth and
position, and like my girls, coming intc
womanhood with the full belief tina, labor,
or the earning Of one's own living was
really disgraceful. ,,.-masu. , ...-...,.
,l" Think of our as.onishment when
Mrs. .Faenstock--the very life our fash.
ionable circle, our bankers wife, prefer.
ed to teach a school OF twenty FIVE young
ladies in her own house, all the branches
of an English education. and French
Grammar, Drawing, Painting, Music and
Dancing for ten dollars per term. &, OF
course her school room was soon filled to
over-Aowing, and you see one evidence
Of the result Of her examples in my girls
But what could have induced her to
such a step? Ihope she has moi become
stingy and g. asping.' 10 't '@''
"No! She says that her household
cares were not enough to ill up the meas
ure Of her existence. Even calls visi.
tors, and dress still left unappropriated
hours. She longed for useful iudepen-
dent life; and felt that it was wrong for
her to live to be supported by another, as
for those less fortunate in life.H,Ha "rt
leslie knew that no one worth regar-
ding would look upon her as being less
worthy because she was doing good. She
knew too that her example now, was
worth ten-fold more than when necessity
was the cause which impelled her to duty
And, | tell you, her example is doing
wonders Mrs. Smith. Our young girls
begin to feel that the old adage, 1T is
beautiful in woman 10 be independent,
is as false as it hath hitherto been iniuri
ous.--Not "a scholar in our school but
what is striving to make herself of SER
vice at home and, abroad You would
be astonished 10 see the effect which a
few months have produced in our social
circles, Bread. making, gardening and
dish washing, have become the fashion
and it would excite you 10 smile to note
how proud some Of our bellies are to show
off their accomplishments. or at least, to
boast ofthem before their male friends.
Dine at Judge Howe's and you will be
sure before dinners over to have a sly
[insinuation from Miss Orn, that she made
the bread or cooked some part Of the
dinner. Walk in the garden, and she
will remind you that she trimmed that
PgrasS plott, nailed up the Irellis, or twin.
ed the jessamihes with her own hands.
/ So It is everywhere. I never could
have believedthaI one womar-l even with
beauty, learning and Wealth. could So
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