Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Mako the most of your good luck, Fo-
gy; it won't last long. If you had been
born fifty years later, it would never have
come at all. 'rWhat especial good luck
do l refer to; that of marrying the woman
you did 7" Well. that may, perhaps, be
considered part of it, since in that connoc-
tion you secured comfortable home and
such supper-tablc as but few men arc
permitted to enjoy. declare it makes me
sad to contemplate this table. and to re-
fleet that in twenty years from now such a
thing will be unknown; its social delights,
its gastronomic triumphs thing of the
past, matter of history, tantalizing tra-
dition, a blessing that was and is not
Why SOP" Fogy, you take the Pro-
gressive Magazine, don't you? And road
it, don't you. And all the rest of this
modern trash that is strewn about as thick
as leaves in Vallambrosa? You've seen
that string of articles of Cooperative
Housekeeping, and what do you think of
them? "Rather like them" Aware as
l am, of your lack of judgement, 1 little
expected to hear you make such an answer
ms that. Rather like them, indeed! And
what, sir, do you suppose will become of
society when such system as that is cs-
tablished ? Let me tell you The whole
foundation will be undermined whole
foundation. Fogy, and the structure will
come tumbling about our ears. We shall
be ruined-all of us-men and women
both.
You ask what is cooperative housckeep-
ing, Fred. I'm afraid if tell you, that
you and Violetta, especially Violetta, will
be rushing into it with open arms. It's
Just such women as your pretty little use
less wife that's going to advocate it, and
make it the ruin of themselves and the sys-
TEN, too.- " But what is it?' Why, it's
for lot of families to band together and
cooperate in keeping house, as if each wo-
man didn't know enough to keep her own
house and mind her own business. It's
common kitchen, and common cook, and
a common laundry, and common dress
maker, and d nurse in common, doctor
In eculmon, and, of course, a nursery in
common. Think of that! 1t will not be
in existence Eve years before it will be un-
fashionable for mothers to kEow their own
IpapiOo. oh, yes, oh"o o oh0 way w SAAnS
up children! Whip 'em out of their moth
'er's sight, as they do calves in the old
country, before the little innocents know
enough to nestle around for their natural
aliment. Whisk the squaller out of the
way into the general nursery, for its man.
ma has a mission, and that mission is not
to rear up the children the Lord has be-
slowed on her. La, bless you, no! She's
got talent for fitting dresses, or for
standing behind the counter in that won-
derful and desirable cooperative store, |
where goods are to be had at wholesale
price, or for painting pictures, or writing
novels, or studying law, or lecturing, or
even for visiting her noighbors, or wear
ing her best clothes on the street. No
matter what, she's got mission, and her
darlings must 60 into the cooperative
nursery. like pieces of linen into the laun-
dry.
Mamma has no time to spend on such
little intruders. Bless US, no She must
get strong as quick as she can, and be at
her mission can't waste precious hours
telling little pink toes about "this pig |
vent to market )" can't lavish precious |
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