Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-01-22

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a young lady with whom / had
frequently driven. She relukpd
me with an air Of OHe1aed dignity
"a gentleman In New York :
sald she, ''may drive a lady out
but no lady who respects hc4sehI
would walk arm.in.arm with 4
gentleman, unless he intends to
| Uarry her"
As did not intend to marry nv
young friend, l did not renew tho
offer of my arm. Aftera few years
OF this semi Bohemian existence,
The glll marries one of her admir-.
ers, and subsalipg into a stad
matron, nurses her babies, Aifd
keeps a yigilant eye on the cook.
AS on marriage there are seldom
settlements, the monot0ny of her
existence is usually yaried by her
husband being periodically ruined,
engaging IN Il half a dozen differ.
cht trades, and setting up house
~ half dozen different StateA.
The Young couple at first live in q
boarding h0use; their castle con.
slsts Of one bed room, and they
luxnrMte for about twenty dollars
a week iif bad eating 1nrd a share
III the public parlOr.
Whep the first olive branch
makes its appearance they take to
housekeeping on their own III
count, and then the wife is flst
brgSght into collision with the
stern realities of life in the shape
Of domestic Seryants-the plague
and bane of existence in this city.
Imagine dirty, unkcpt maili.Of.
alfwOIk i'll a London Lodging
house put her, without washing
or comblng her hair out, in a cheap
prctentious gown, give her ear.
rings, staring brooch, and rings,
rich in all the pride of paste jew.
elry, for her fingers, and YOU will
have a faint idea Of the "young
lady help as she calls herself,
who consents here either to make
beds or spoil dinners at a monthly
remuneration varying from twenty.
livc to eighty dollars. Ireland sup.
plies all the domestics here, for
tree-born American man or woman,
would rather starye than be house
hold servant. and this feeling il
shared in by almost all Gernlans.
The men are not a whit better than
the young ladies. The wild son OF
Erin, who smashes the crOckeryt
gets drunk upon the wine left in
.he dccauteIrs, and answers the
door bell, after some FIVE minutes
with his coat half OFT,
making one almost sigh for the
solemn face and stalwart calves Of
.hc London Jeames. When hy
my happy chance I family picks
up a good servant he does not rc-
Iaia hong in his situation. The
act s0en becomes known, and he
5 bid for hy the H,4gbbors like Il
eWel OF price. Cooks kere receive
lb0ut twenty ave dollars 4 month,
md, on the whole, diHneis ere bet
pr done thaA with Us, This is
mainly due to tae wives then.
,elves frequently visiting the
,itchcn, and having some knowl.
.dge OF cookery. The markets,
90. are better than in London.
The mutton is not as good as ours.
,ut the beef is superior; game
md fish are more plentiful, and
lie fruits and vegetables are
heaper and more diversified.
The average New York man of
business, aS soon as he marrieS,
ives up flirting in which he has
'aSsed his bachelor days, and be
)meS little more than Il dollar.
.etting and Spiritimbibing ma
hinc. This dollar fever accom-
,anies him to the grave, for 10
natter how rich he becomes. h
Iever retires rJm business. His
waking and sleeping thoughts are
entered in the almighty dollar
All day he slaves for 1t "down
own. and in the evening he dis
oIrSe on it "up town. IN En-.
,liShman engaged in mercantile
does not talk "shops" out
# business houSeS-a New Y0lknr
leyer ftrgpts his down town trade.
TO crafty his wife, once in his li.e
lc makes a trip to Europe, where
lc thoroughly loscs himself with.
MT yenturing to ayOw it. On the
boulevard he SighS for Wall
,tceet, and he prefers the new list
If quotations on the stock eX.
;hM2e t. the finest picture in the
Louvre. Although rapaciouS and
lble in the acquisition Of
wealth, lie is decidedly lavish in
expendipg it. lie subscribes large
Iy to ehafities, and he comes to the
aid of any friend in trouble. He
paws without a word milliners' bills
for his wife and daugh erS, the
very sight of which would almost
kill British patsr flmilias. He
had rather give a dinner than dire
at the expense Of any one else.
His rage for money getting is like
the unreasonable instinct OF bee,
who lays up honey without know
ing or caring what becomes of it.
Within the last ten years many
clubs have been established here
they occupy seve al Of the finest