Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-04-29
stlttt Storp.
HOW SHE EARNED HER MONEY
BY MRS. JULIA 4. CARNEY.

ITS no use talking any more about it,
Sally. YoI know very well | cannot
afford it. Almost ten dollar- for clothes
wringer' Why, its enough 70 be pestered
all the time Tor moneyto buy new clothes
to wiring. Your mother and grandmother
managed 10 wiring the clothes with their
own Industrious hands They wasn't so
afraid of using their hands in those days" ="
"But husband here interposed the
wife, taking advantage Of = lull in the
storm Of Indignation, 1t is not question
Of hands mainly, although mine are sadly
bli,tered by wringing hard and heavy
clothes 4 w,ingcr costs hut nine dollars,
the very best OF them, while some are
much cheaper, and thcy viii save the
clothing that much in \ short time"
"HImph, who says SOP" grun,ed .he
farmer, from his cloud of tobacco smoke.
Every one who uses them" replied
Ms Brown They do not wear the
clothes as the twisting Of hand .wringing
always does, and ;he wringcr leaves them
so much driey. aul they ID not freeze so
hard on the line, consequently they are
not broken in 4 slightwiud. Besides they
dry 50 much quicker, which often saves
being beaten about by storms"
Some agen; has been telling you fine
story with which to bamboosle ME out of
nine dollars, You seemed to have learned
it all by heart, too"
Il have seen La agent" replied the
wife, with scarcely rcpr,ssed Indignation.
Mrs. Jones has used a wringer for years,
and she SAYS it saves her half the laoorof
washing. besides the wear OF the clothes" "
We'll, wish Mis- Jones had held her
tongue. You women are always setting
each ether TO teasing us poor men out of
every momeut's peace, aud every cent Of
money Ifyou had the money to earn,
it would be quite different story"
Il think, Mr.. Brown, that when | did
have the money to earn" | never had 50
much difficulty in getting enough of it to
keep myself decenlly clothed, and l had
the tools to Do it with. provided by my
employers without 81 much grumbling."
We'll. well. | don't wan! to hear
another word about it :" and with this, "a
mans last re>oy; when The argument is
all against him-he pUilci away at his old
pipe. more vigorously than ever.
Mrs. Browns mind A,Is in u high state
Of indignation More than this. She was
decidedly wralhy She Sat with hct
patching, growing every moment more
disgusted with her own folly, with marry
ing widower Who only wanted = smart
woman to keep the house in order, cook
for the hired men, and mend the boys
clothes.
Cheaper, was il not. than to hire a
woman 20 do il? and il i lamentable
state of things, that in this country, at
least. it is a great deal easier. Thousands
OF girls that would have been offended ut
the very thought Of doing housework for
a living, with good wages and plenty OF
leisure, would have married the well-to-
do Mr. Brown with his large house; even
with his rough, noisy boys, and his
awkward. unframed girls, as an offset.
Mrs. Brown sat silently thinking. Her
husband was thinking also. I'm glad
she takes it so easy; 'twon't do TO let a
woman have herowu way about spending
money. Never should have any thing
Jeff in the bank. Always thought before,
Sally was a little set in her way. She
gin up that notion. mighty quick, this
time, though
Perhaps. Mr.. Brown, You had better
stop smoking just long enough to look at