The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-09


endeth my story, and if any one has any IA
to find, l will but say, d will tell it as 'ta
told to me-"
AN ENGLsHwoMAN's OPINION OF AMERIc
LADIEs.-Madame Bodichon, who has recenE
published a tEact on ''Women and Work, . e2
presses her opinion that the life of most WON
is practical denial of their duties TO Co.
While on visit to this country, she was struek
by the utter idleness of the "lady class Ia
society. There is, she says, Sin America
large class of ladies who do absolutely nothin
In every large town in the United States the
are large hotels or boarding houses, containif
several hundred inhabitants each, This hot
population mainly consists Of families who Ii
altogether in hotels; and the ladies. having a
Housekeeping whatever to do-have few Of Tire
usual duties of women in Europe, and are mora
thoroughly given up to idleness and vanity tn
any women, l believe, in the world. The
ladies have not the cultivation which glossa
over the lives of SO many women in EuroIa.
and gives them some solid value in society a@
uphoIders of the arts and literature; but are
generally full Of the stran9est atfectatlons and
pretensons. The young ladies, especially, Z
mind me of certain women | have seen in sera-
gios, whose whole time was taken up in dress
irg, and painting their faces; with this differ
ence-tLe ladies of the east spend their days
in adorning themselves to please one lord an
master-the ladies of the west to please al
the lords Of recreation. Which is the nobles?
She also notices the fact that there is in tn
country as strong an opinion against womca
working for livelihood as in England W.
never hear of a father in independent circum
stances giving his daughter professional edu 3
cation "If he can live in some style, he count
on his daughters marrying! and If be canno. ..
he probably sends them to some relative IN "
city, who receives them for long visit, in tha
hope of getting them off" Many thousand
of young girls come to the cities 10 stay wit
brothers, uncIes or friends, for this purposc.
A worse preparation for any serious life cannol
be conceived Years of idleness are ofteu
passed in this way; years spent lalIOshIng bu
dressing and dissipation; and wis lsass itleaa
to? Marriage probably; but what Sort of MAJ
riages can be formed BY young girls looking al
the world from such false position? With suca
beginning to life, it is almost impossible I'll
girl can ever become noble human being.
'In American that noble, free, new countr
it is grieyous to see the old, false, snobblsr
ideas OF respectablity' eating at the heart Of
society-making generations of women i'd
and corrupt, and retarding the onward progres
the great republic"
Nor QUITE SO ENcoURAG1NG,-Hcr AMI
there a seemingly honest letter from the gol
mines of western Kansas denies the accoun
of their richness, and declares that these ste
res are sown broadcast by spectators. On
letter, while admitting that surface gold Is
found almost everywhere, says that 1t IS II
particles so small that it requires 20 or 80 l4
make up the value Of cent, and thinks d.
great amount will ever be dug from those
mines A private letter to person IN st. Lou
dated Auraria, K T., January %, says:
/ have been roaming through the mountain
since last wrote to you. am now at tb
mouth Of Cherry creek We have about two
| hundred houses completed, and many mere 1r
process of construction Every day bring
additional discoveries of gold, and it is no.
found in every direction around US. A te"
1 days ago | Witnessed some men working "
the Platte, about two miles from here; too
/ from hole some dirt and famed II, and g..
about eight cents They told although the
had to carry their dirt about two hundre
wards to water, and it was so cold they coui
not half work with a rocker, | can safely saE
to YOU and my friends that man provide
with good tools in good weather, can make -
day, The diggers do not work now NOR
than about four hours of the day, at noon whfa
it is warm. l am prospecting, and have D.
vet found anything more than have alreaog
mentioned. / would advise those at hon.
who are doing well to stay where they are ;ba
+ if there are any young men who are tond o.
hard work and want to try their luck, let then
come along. They can make something an.
learn "a great deal. Those who come woul
advise to come up the Platte, and it's the be5
road and much the shortest route. Packn
} out is preferable, as persons can make the tn
IN twenty days,