The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-01-28

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ing myself upon any other household
Every one ought to be free, to chooy,tt .,,t
his or her own 'is;o; society; and the facj "a
that Mrs. Walters employs nc ii is nc !,
moro reason she should select inc 70, i; I :
companion than the fact Of Mr.. Wal
ters giving employment to a man nan moaaket
it necessary he should ask; him homo
to- dine. If am in any sense superio, tipr il
to some others engaged ID tie same a
business, that superiority viii be = ac. C,
koowledged, and ought to exhibit it.
self in superior performance Of the
duties of my rlacc.. Mrs. Walters, AZ
mistress Of this house, is my super;o,
in social position, just as Mr.. Walters.
as head of his firm, is superior to any
OF bis employees. This superiority of
his does not argue that the man who
does his drayiug may not be a more
worthy man than he; and if he is that
worth will be acknowledged. I know
more about housekeeping thaa Mrs.
Walters, and she dcaers to me +: but
she is the responsible mistress, and no
matter how much she may defer 1 cat,
only be her delegate; and there is no
good reason 4why; asubordinate place in
housekeeping should be degrading anv
more than a: subordinate: place.in store.
! keeping. It degrades no lady to work
In her own house why should her rep.
resentative, employee; assistant or-sub:
st'tute be degraded by that: labor ?" ;:
=: Il wish your views; could be reduced
to general practice. Il believe nv
mothers life was shortened by 'exccs:
s've labor in her house, when it. was
impossible to get sufficient help, while
the most pathetic appeals: we're being
made in favor ot:the thousands Of starv!
ing :seamstl esses who were too proud
TO do houscwork:% 81: I ~. -: = ;
Il am too' proud 10 believe that my
value depends on the Kind Of work on
which am engaged. Every man or
woman carries him or herself into ey-
cry employment and every place he or
she enters, and moral worth is sure to
be estimated no. matter where found.
"A vu'sar; ignorant woman is Ignorant ;ti L
and vulgar, and is s. esteemed in dia-
m1nds: Correct principles and refcc-
ment will be held in respect in rag
picker. With I'LL cur outward show
OF respect tor money and position, "a
mans mar for a. tlat.'n III: -:
"Ih's is certainly the wa y it ought
TO be, but l think little knowledge Of
the world would convince you that it
IS not the way it is. Your poor man is
not admitted into good society no mat
ter how worthy, while man Of wealth,
no matter how obtained; is courtcd and
f1attered in the highest circlcs."'>. sd ,<:
;"H by good society you mean the h6 * So
oiety Of the good, you are certainly
wrong: Water does not more sure.v:
find its level than do we.:y'Wltsn YOU
tiud the solitary; eagle Joined 11ith d
flock Of crows, when bees and wasps
join in hive, and: natures INV Of levi
cry creature after its Kind is subvc, ted; !;
you will find the go,d :;shuqniDg the
gooi and seeking their society from
some other class. Wealth or social no.
sltlon will draw people: together into
classes, without much reference to men
tai or moral equality but the persons
who form these classes are drawn into
other combinations and classes by their
personal qualities, The good and pure
are attracted to the good and pure with
an instinct quite as unerring as that
which draws the wealthy and fashiot,a-
bic to those distinguished by wealth
and fashion. The consideration due to
US on our Own account can only be- lost
by a change in us !; that duo to our sur
roundings changes with them as a mat
ter Of course, and itis great mistake
to conclude the: world a hollow cheat
and mankind sycophants or hypocfites:
on account Of these changes. "A bond
formed by extraueous circumstances
should ' be understood as soeh;l and no
one IS rishtinfeeling injured or saisht-
cd when: a change ofcircumstapces dis
solves tho bond. In Smy own scase,' J
was formerly bouad ii: a social compact
with persons ofa certain soeial standing
in point Of wealth and manner of living.
A. similarity: in the nsdns of..livins
tormedxthe E tie.::~ When=by the change
IN MI means :'of. living this similbrity
ceased, this bond xus broken; :and no.
body was to blanc; but to some i of
these very people I was bound by other
ties, similarity of religions faith, of
taste, or mental endowments None Of
these ties were broken by my changed |
circumstances. It isi incotivenient to
both parties for the wealthy and the;
poor to attempt a social equality, but
there are lrany tics between the wealth.
lest and the poorest, combinations into
which they come in which the supcri:
ority of the poor man is as: distinctly
recognized as that of the rich man, in
the class where riches are the standard.