, 1873-10-12
Housework and WORKING
Women.
Views from Various Standpoiiats.

| tley are very brave warriors-away from tho
battIo. have nevor known ono Of that ilk who
would not shirk my OF tho labor that comes
| undor tho head Of .woman's work." II nut to
| tho tost. II is very oasy for ntorary women to
write brave things Of tho imaginary 1ovelinoss
Of lousoworlf; but lot ua see thom put Into tho
traces, and follow It week aftor week and year
| nftcr year aB so many thousands Of uB
do. md then, when they look back at
the sea Of good, honest work they hayo wadel
through, will tley not foel aB though they had
fought the good fight 2 know thoro is a large
| class Of women who look down with great con-
tempt upon women who live without servants
| aud cry out, What Dissertation Of tatont! But
| I, ono Of the working bees, assure you that we
| hive juBt as good nn opinion Of onracvos, il wo
have succeeded In making our honlos clean, COM
Portable, and roflned and our table we'll sot with
niccly-coolsed food, as though wo Ind demolished
m adversary with slashing article, or stopped
over into trashy poetry, Instead Of gushing into
| tho dish-pan.
"Bouedict writes like q good-heertcd Aoul
All honor to tho man who would do tho house,
| work to help poor, sick wife i--but, friend
| B., one rcaBon why you found 1t 10 diaagseeable
was q lack of system. Very naturally, You were
not m adopt ut womar's work, and 80 wore un-
handy; but you did do 1t, and salute you Us
one among thousands.
! Imarried o poor man, and We commenced life
| literally on nothing. Ratlor slim foundation,
you will eay. Not bit Of 1t. Young people
are likc young treoa; tho wind Of trial
makes them root moro firmly. Our
| family consists Of ono CHILD, nov Is years old.
| Ny husbands salary llas mover boon oyor $50
| wook. Now, out Of TINT wo havo managed to
| a Ia frt
! cd. Wa have aB good a table ns VIC doEre and,
! when NO sit down to our Sundaymorning BRONX
faat Of broilcd spring chicken. delicious cotfeo
with c'eana in it, tho sweetest Of frosh broad
! and butter, aud potatoes cooked in cream, We
| enjoy 1t Us well ns II VIC wero guoatH of tho
Grand Pacific or " any other man." Wa droHa
III pfeaeutahly aa any ordinary Indy OF gentle
man.. Now, could havo kept seryart, who
cy,. to sny nothing Of the cost Of hcr board,
| and the waste OF fuel, food, etc.,-euough to
! amount to $5 or SO week; but, IN doing that,
aud paying for drossmaking, millinery, and
| plain-sewing, our substance would hayo been
wnsted ali Of which was saved and applied to
tho purchaso of home.
It can be dono, ladies, il you will try my ro~
| ceipt: Dare to be, poor. Whom sou marry poor
man, 50 to work. Don't discourage him to
or; nor imagine TINT, it you 1.-Two III Btyte be-
yond your means, anybody is deceived. AL
yonr acQnnintances know what you ara worth,
ana all tho sonsiblo ones will laugh ut the sham.
Your husbands credit will suffer, too.
Now, together with doing oil my house,
work. I find tiu1o for recreation. I cultiyato
plants, and raiso the, most beautiful ilowors;
keep up my musical practice; do MI my own
sowing; intend public anluBomonts and church;
and fcel aa vol and look as young al my old
Hchooi-mntes who ride in their carriages.
PerhapB you would think it an uncomfortable
idoa not to have what tho world cuIls "poBi-
tion." Bah Unless you have tho money to
sustain it, tic moro Of tint you hive tho worzo
you arc off. The society Of Il fow old, intimate
friends il all caro- for or haye the time to at
tend to. When return after IN absence my
home looks beautiful to me, adorned as it is
tccts and dear associations. Does tho proudest
latly in tho land feoI uny moro contentcd? Is
hot pint mil when full aa full ~ T. gallon
nea9roi s;[;y you M think am dqmor99IIizel, or
just az good as my othor American sovereign,
unt will sing all Italian arin or scrub floor
with any otler amateur i'll tho country.
But then sEai not attempt to deceive you.
if you have for IN object the comfort, pleasure,
aud prosperity Of others, there is also co,nponsa-
ton. Many tiu1os yoa will feol tired or feeble,
aud discouraged. Work 1t oif; you can, for I've
but keep trying. The demon of discomfort viii
tain lin. II you have plenty Of
good, wholesome work, you will not have
time to run after froo-love nonsense, md sigh
after admirers, aud howl about the llon-appre-
ciativenoss Of husbands. a good, old-faslliouod
tust-pan will wind up the atinity business it's
vulgar, but etrectual. I've tried ,t,-rot tho
affinity, but the tuat-pan. i
Now, all that have written may look egotiBt-
ical but my only object il to show what can 10
and is done by thousands Of our countrywomen,
who will not, III T have, yonture to speak up
and relate their experience. If this should cor-
sole auy who arc contemplating marriage WITH
out money, or give drop Of comfort to any
wiyea OF poor mon who are II helping a lame dog
oyor q stile," its mission will have been accom-
plished. Do not think me- vain; ouly nean to
be candid. and I well know that my poor works
look s1nau beside tho works Of many brave
women, who have accomplished far greater re-
aults under greater difficulties but their good
works are unfortunately unwrittou history.
Yours truly, WORKING BEE.