The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-06-18

ar'ty; anu SO many pleasing antlclpatIOns,
feel grieved to say anything that may damy
your mirth but when remember Julia i,
about to take her place US British matron
| cannot refrain from speaking openly upor
the subject.
Jul,a," my dear, continued the old mar
aifectionately, taking her hand, "you ar,
about to become the wife of very noble
young man. am glad he is among US to-
night his mind is too quicksighteJ, and hi:
heart Is too generous, not to have beer
wounded by the recital of your evening.
transactions. l believe you have gon,
through them in thoughtlessness but yor
are about to leave you girlish DAYS behind
and enter a condition which, whatever bt
the station in life, is one of responsible,
and influence. Times are greatly changed
Long ago, our grand-mothers were content
with few handsome dresses. for which
they paid reasonable sum, the ladies OF
olden time wore one kind of dress, anG
those in a lower station another now every
shop swarms with imitation, so that al
ranks may at trtiing sum be decked Out
with t!lmsv perishable articles this howev
er, affects the taste of the times, and wha
| wish to speak of to you is rather the mo.
rale of the matter. just before You came
in. Marion and We're talking of the sad
state of thousands Of our fellow creatures,
who work long and weary hours IN an at
mosphcre fatal to health while thousands
of their more enlightened and highly edu-
Gated brothers and sisters, knowing NIL this,
in the frantic struggle for cheapness, do all
in their power to sink them still lower in
the oppression of life which, while il
often kills the body, it oftener slnys the soul
In every department, 20 where we will,
we find few exceptions to the general rule,
excessive work or very low wages. dn
not mean to impugn Flushington's respecta-
bility for know nothing of him: but
know many young men begin by advertising
/ that they will under sell their neighbors, and
many of such peop have two prices. The
bargain hunter enters the shop and the
tradesman feels that either he must sell his
goods under their value, or lose his custo :
mer: consequently he is tempted to COM
| promise the matter by Ovcrreaching some
other person, or Ivy reducing still further
the already miserable remuneration of some
poor laharer, connected with his business.
Few among us even think, while admiring
the many beautiful textures of the dav. no W
it fares with tho muittudcs who spun the
slender thread. laid it on the loom. and col
! ored il with its many tinted pattern ; we
hear only of exultations Of delight mt it's be-
ing purchased for small sum. We canno,
lift the veil, but methinks it would some
times be sn,den,nc sight could we follow
to their homes the wrctchcd makers Of lu:i-
fer boxes and envelopes, the female shirt
makers and others employed BY these cheap
house. while the rich. the enlightened. the
Christian purchaser sits calmly hv his fire,
and und"r the shades of his own home tree,
makes his hoast Of barcainnc!'
"Ihesc things are CRYING SINS, and they
ara national SINS; but females i,tlc thinks
Of the lnt,uancc they possess in al! shopping
/ transactions when they stoop to bargaining.
and thus become encOuraSers of fraud and
cruelty. | consider it the duty Of every
lady to endeavor to acquire correct ideas Of
the value of the scvPra. articles which come
especially under her inspection. Make it a
rule never to purchase anything knowingly
under It's real value. Ii a tradcsman offer
ycu piece Of goods which you are quite
conyipccd is under its worth. reject it, and in
fu:ure shun the shop: if it is offered YOU by
poor venIcr in evident distress, take it.
bit give fu!! va An'.'
s'No example could more fully suit me at
present than that painful affair Of the black
lace mittcns. Lucy owns from experience
she knew the value of the materials and the
choaplv to repay the waste of some poor
frj!)w creatures eyes; and vet YOU were
not satisfied. but forced the trndesmen
either 10 run the risk of offending you or Of
D,cnd:ng the heart Of some poor creature
, of IL; i, 1
which we can never know. When any Of
you come TO visit me at lockwood. may |
beg that ! may never SEQ these mittens
worn; should always fancy that | saw
the words 'hand- wrought engraved upon
them, and that some poor miserable woman
in consequence, sat weeping in n cod gar
ret; but have done with this. | wish to
say few words about the transaction at
Mrs. Pimrose's.'
"We all know the great mortality that
takes place annually in the dress maxim
and millinery departments; and it is ike
wise to be feared that there is a considerable
cncroachmcnt practisfl on the sacred
hours cf the Sabbath. Many ladies,
| feel glad to say, in order etiectually, so
far rs they are concerned. to prevent tn"
possibility of giving any pretext for the
system, invariably give their orders early
in the week, so that they may be finished
with ease before it's expiration. If An
emergency arises suddenly, requiringa a new
dress, the consideratc lad Y will never for Il
moment hesitate between the cvanescent
qualification of appearing in new dress.
and the narrowing conviction that to feed
her vanity, fellow sister has been op-
pressed and defrauded of her rest, which
the Eye which looks upon all impartiaIly
wishes to see men universally enjoying.
Did the anticipated delight Of wearing a
new dress so darken your conscience, that
you were unable to appreciate the amount
of sorrow which may at this moment op-
press the heart of the young female who is
now employed with your bug -embroide
ry, and is thereby prevented from going
home this evening"? My dear these things
aught not to be. see an deeply grlcv-
ing YOU all, but these are ubjccts of deep
import. Think we'll Of them, and may they
forever be Il lesson to you.'
Here n servant entered the room, whis-
pered few words to Aunt Mary, which
broke off the conversation.
''uelen Campbell!' said Aunt Mary in
surprise, sis she below? Yes. viii see her.
i"'' 10 '"S } 'HhSs p'i''ht SH'A oii's '''4' Soo-
ing her nieces, "about whom wished to in
terest you; should like your brother also
to see her. Her story is simply this: She
is the support of an aged mother, who has
once seen better days, and is now in extreme
poverty and want, and is dying Of consump-
ton. Show her in," said she to the servant,
who Immediately left the room.
" Perhaps" said Mr.. Warren, "the sight
Of so many may appal hcr''-hut there was
no time to recall the order, for the door
opened, and Helen Campbell, a slight, deli
cate, gentle looking girl, walked in with
modest ease vet with that fixed and anxious
expression with which one might enter a
crowded house, and vet see no one in par
ticular; the mind and thoughts be NJ con-
ccntrat"d elsewhere. Like the dying gladi-
ator, cher thoughts were with her her heart,
and that was far away"
"Mv poor Hellen," said Aunt Mary kind
ly, taking her hand, and placing her in a
chair, 81 fear you have bad news, is your
mother worse to-night?' 20
80 yes,' snid the poor girl, as the tears
began to chase each other down her thin
cheeks. "She is greatly worse, and they
tell me she is coinp-that she cannot live