Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-02-22
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A reporter of the Philadelphia Press. visited
Wilmington a few days ago TO learn something
ascut the society here for importing girls from
Sweden. His interview with the agent, Mr.. 8. T
Belts, makes over column in the Press. W.
copy the following
irspslsa sWBDlsH INDUSTRY.
Reporter. Are they naturally industrious?
MrahOq4 a should think 60 That l.irl that
1 have lslaw&ys doing something. When she
hos cooked the supper and has everything cleaned
upnleoly 0r the night, instead Of going to bed or
iookins at Che fire IN the gFate, she gets down her
knitting and goes to work for "dear life" She
makes all her own clothes. is very cold in
sweden, aud she garments they wear there are so
thick that they would melt an American even in
HIspSssss. Does she speak English
M. beIts. Quite perfectly now, although when
she came here frst she didn't understand word
9tat she y very quick at learning and can read
her Blble nicely yet she h in the country less
tnan three months. She IS no smarter than the
0tlerS VINO came to the country with her.
hep0fers How many others are there m the
country OF tins class ls~ refer to those shipped
by your association.
MT. Belts. There are about thirty-fve, all OF
whom have good situations, aud who have estab-
lisbed to best Of regulations for themselves with
their employers. Those who are here are mostl y
females. sasasa- ..so=.
Reporter, Have any of tLem trades!
Mr. Belts. No, none of them seem to have any
trades. They come from asectiOn OF the country
Where the people are too poor to devote moment
TO the aeqnlrement of anything but food, and
wnere they don't get too much Of that either
Reporter Are they healthy aud robust?
AG beus. The men are perfectly sound, while
t,e women are the most bnxom and ruddy lassiei
@ ~ GREAT pEA4xp.
AepqteR p9 ydnr orders come in rapidly TO
WemE E p tff ~,
Mr. Belts. Very readily. There il scarcely ,
day that we do not receive more or less orders
we have 90 ouf books now orders for one hun.
dred and ffty, or more, Those that we have al
ready found places for are residing In West Ches
ter, Media, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and liar
'rs0urg, and from these places the orders for NOR
sre Pouringn we expect to bring some Dane
over, too, the next Tip, and give them y chance
Noue Of the Swedes that have come could be In
duced 70 return to their native country.
Reporter. You have mentioned the fact Of thel
receiving monthly wages Dothey 'llite Out' .
M BETH. Not at an They engage them
selves 70 work for one year. That Is the custom
o. their country, and they can't understand an
other mode. Come ln and talk TO Mrs Belts sh
understands women foIk betteF than do. and sb
can tell you all about them.
Tue EepoFtef scGepted the invitation, yaRd wa
so0p IN TIE presence Of q bright, m0theriy
looking lady, whose heart seemed as light as
teathef, ma whose voice was rs eheery Us the da
nature OF the reporters visit, began at once 3
cover her new charge with the brightest encon
iuuns.i AIIS. Betls was s'as neat us new pin,
and everything around her must be In the sam
order OF niccty. Therefore, when she praise
sarah for her cleanliness, and said that she wa
s'FHs FfDIEsF GIRA snl Han EVER SEEN
the statement spoke volumes for Slrah's w6rtl
-l'Why, do yON kGOW,p y said Mrs. Belts, ittha
even before Sarah could spetlya kord df EngIis
saq was worth more - me than all the other blF
IAAd ever had In my employ. You only have
tell heE 50 d9 thing once, aud you need new
repeat II. Oue day, Il WIS m1rket day--and yO
know We have our market days down here, ju
as You do in Philadelphia well, one day we wei
stnpgsak breakfast (ny husband and ID aud
tald dhalath TO put the market basket Where I
could get 1t when lac was through. She dldn
se8m b understand Inc, aud went and gottl
basket myself, and put II behind the cha
Would you believe II, that glrl ever sincc exaC
!yattne saule time on every market QlI, put ~
tnsket IN the yety Identical place where | b;
tnkit She'is as strols asaR OK, too. One d
a0ar-lal Waa tlyiag To get hlEel of io
iNfoihe house, and was raising an awful fl
anputh, When Sarah saw him. she rushed 0
'auId sAoplderea the basel asthOugh it was bn
al oGsFaW, ahd carried IL IN without seeming
thinkth she'had'done anything extraOrdlnar
soMETHING BETTER THAN BEAUTY.
Reporter. Is she pretty!
Mrs. Betts, Oh YOn men are always thinkir
OF W0manalOoks, and never s2bAs Ler VOL
iDto consideration at all. No, she Is not pretl
PEtI ;wouldA't give her little finger for all /
tANAless beAatlos y0a could pack into kitchI
The reporter, afler thanking the worthy cOul
for their information, departed a wiser II no
better man. ear tttftsl lsf3ffIs
\ New Ialet.