Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-07-27

MAN ECoNoMN COMPARED WITH W o.
mAN's.--There is alec difference between
tire econ@my tf the two sexes. Adopting
the principle that it is -udimentary virtue
paen soon begin to cas-; the burden of sav.
ing and close naekSring on thejr female
friends. In the dawn of early yecss., both
sexes are ordinarily taught to keep accounts.
In the good moments of life which fortu-
lnetely Hisi, every one in tern, many youths
resolve to ressme the wholesome practice,
and carry it on resolutely ana accurately
for day or two. But then the fit subsidies,
and the account.keeping of most men grad.
ually dwindlss down to the simple precau-
tion of keeping ,heirgold in one pocket and
their loose silver in another But the ac-
counts Of women continue, and housekeep-
ing causes them to book or inspect the
smAll 6tems of large expenditure. 1t is
curious to trace the effects which are rcla-
lively produced by this a9audcnreent of
and persistence in account-keeping. We
cannot dissociate froR their attention to
household economy, the wonderful courage
which women display in the little conflicts
Of life. They are trained tc battle by the
labor hhey haze undergone IN examining,
checking and reducing bills; and woman
who has once bearded butcher se a baker,
is rot likely TO sink again to the level of
that yielding timidity befoLe imposing
claimants, which characterizes her husband
or brothers. No man, except, perhaps,
those gloomy and firm4 Hooking parsons, who
always dine early off the joirt at club
ever gave sixpe1ce to a cabman without a
conscientiousliess Of doing wrong, and q
nervous apprehension of consequences
But woman would as soon give 'cabman
sixpence as she would settle an ordinary
bill. So, too, their attention to household
economy strengthens and hardens the char
aeter Of women until they dare 10 engage
in single-haaded combat with the most fear
full of all foes--the lsndlady of sea tidt
lodging house. A poor creature who keep.
his silver loose in his waistcoat pocket il
not very likely to demonstrate when he i
informed that his occasional chop has ne
cessitated the maintenance, night and day
Of kitchen fire sufficient 10 roast au OK
nor to object when he sees himself charge,
with an amount of Harvey's sauce tha
would float his hat. But women rush IL
the charge, and treat the long neatly writ
ten bill with the same contempt and famil
iarity of scorn that are exhibited by sus
picions lawyer when he holds np gam
bling /. o. U. to the gaze Of an indignan
jury. Let US admire the courage by whicl
we profit; but, at the same time, we mus
remark that the habits of household econo
my often lead to expense in singular way
The liking to get things cheap leads to th,
love of bargains, and the knowledge tha
SO many things are useful in family in
suFes the hope that the most useful thing
viii come in somehow. OF course the ful
price asked for a bargain is never given
, and the most disciplined bravery and as
tute maneuvering are shown in beating
down the bargainer. Still, the bargain j
bought and here, for once, the economical
woman is less economical than the loose
silvered man. The difference between tn
two sexas may be often stated thus
man gives two shillngs for an eighteer
penny thing he wants, and woman give
eighteen-pence for a two shilling thing sh'
does not want.