Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-04-17
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is washing day, and wo farmers daughters
have 10 be in tho suds then"
"And there's whero hoped 10 find you"
George came very near saying; but check
ing himself, be replied, ~ know it; it's a
part Of woman's duties, and am sure an
apology would be out of place"
$50 thought" returned Hettic.
~ fear am intruding," said George.
"Oh, by no means" replied Hettie, 1--WE
are through with our washing, which hold
out lattcr than usual, rs mother has been
quito unwell for week, and l was obliged
to do the whole of il to-day. You will stay
to tea of course; il will be perfectly con-
vonicnt. Mothers headache has como on,
and she has lain down, but father will be in
presently to entertain you."
Georges countcnancc was frightening up
every moment and ho began to think the
fears groundless in regard to Hettie; but he
was resolved to test her ideas thoroughly.
"Does working agreo with your enqui-
red no, half trembling from uncertainty as
to the probable reply.
"Ohl yes" returned Hottie; "Tm gene
rally pretty healthy, and then I'm fond Of
it, too, and you know that's half of the bat
tie. Mother even goes so far as to say
sometimes, can cook and take care of the
house as we'll as she; but then that's fiat
terry, Of course, to encourage me-"
"But such work is hard, and somo say
slavish," continued George.
Il think differently" replied Hettie; at
is not slavish, and need not be so hard as
many make it. There's a right way to do
every thing, Some have what is called the
knack; but that is simply finding out the
easiest way of doing thing and doing it
well. One can make house-work compare
lively easy in that way"
"Well, some consider it disgrace" con-
tinued our hero "and they have no taste
for it."
at is not disgrace" said Hettie; con
the contrary think q young lady may well
be proud of knowledge of housekeeping
Many of the first ladies of the land have
not felt above it, and why should /, who
am nothing but farmers daughter. AS
for taste that way, a girl might as well
acquire it first as last. A mans wife must
understand such things, and tho timo to
learn such things is when single. often
think how ashamed should be if married,
and unable tho first day of commencing
housekeeping to cook my husband decen,
meal. What would he think? Why, thai
was n mere doll, good for nothing but tc
look at; l should cry from sheer vexation.'
"Well, really, begin almost to think
Hettie," said George, 'that you would ever
consent to marry man who would expec
you to do housework all your days, if yol
loved him, you seem to mako such an agree
able business of it but l should have but lit
tie respect for the man who subjected you t.
it unnecessarily"
|, "Yes," replied Hettie, smilingly, "if
really loved man, his being poor woul(
! not lead me to reject him even if his situa
ton were such as to subject me to home du
ties all my life"
"That is the very girl for me-" sale
, George to himself, as Hettie left the room
to arrange the tea-table; II need not lool
farther And before he left the hous
that night, he made her an offer of hi
:, heart and hand, which were accepted.
y And so ends our simple sketch. Ifther
is any moral in it, young ladies of ordinar
discornment will not fail to discover it.