, 1873-10-12

tlohy hbfNcf tito comforts Of HFot and, through
tho long and bitter wintor when tho wind swoopB
over la{o md prairie with piercing sting, sllo
goes to md from work With an fnaufciency Of
clothing TINT would shock aHd aart'o tho t,nitii-
ated. Board III decent lonses cnnnot hn obtained
for loaa thad g. per wook; iastndry"woris, 81 por
dozen; car or bus faro, nearly 81 moro; which
lonvcB-nothing
Now comes tito question aa to whether thoy
cannot do bottor by becoming houaomads. You
WHO adyocato and urgo this forget that tho prof
orotlce iH ,givon TO foreign holp, and TINT tho
clasa Of yirla yon ndyjso bayo noyor boon oln-
oatea or trained for thlB work, aud muny Anyo
not thu health or strength to permit tho,,1 to do
the hard work Of . laundry or kitchen. It is as
impossible to find III cvoly woman good honse-
IT eYHeay Yey sso a&a to k GH ts ossaae
ho Is won1Rn, she is j,tBt naturally n 1o,,so-
kooper; antl tint, because A!lo was horn girl,
sho cetne into tho world with disllolotll In ono
Sa ha!r s,a se,E,ls t the other Of or pnk
with dirt ail disorder; and you are nstonishod
II Hlle docs not think no aoraof, and bolioye sho
ought to suffer II sllo docs not ncquicaco tnmoly
Now, tloro is work enough IN tho world Of all
Of panic, tlore IS money enough to pay Tor IT..
Mon arc not Holt'sll or unjust, or disposed to
rob. staryc, Or abnno women. The Song of tho
Shirt belonged to m era long paat md no
behaved, viii have any lroablo IN obsainiug " oai-
Thore may 10, and I presume arc, cases where
TO employer enliclea hin,seii Jy Grinding down
l.ia employees but, in tho ,Nest, especially in
evcn II thero ,rero a aiaposittou to do It; and
tioBe who work for small wages, too often mis-.
TAKE tho aot,lal necessity OH the part or lnntl-
ciorH to retronoh their expenses, for meannoss
or, or u neliianoss. Bnsineah.mon are neither
they, do not pay enough for service, TINT tho
omployn Is worth moro to shonl than Hio receives,
and tie profits Of businoss will porms it, sho
will DO hettor paid.
among youraolvos calling nen all sorta Of i'll
NAMES behind thoir backs, and woriing yourself
into atnte Of fury of Which tlloy are neynr
aware. Bo ladies'; Go to your omployors, re-
Wondering that they ara burdoned with caros
too hoayy to 11o borno, and carry loada Of re-
Bponstbilty aud aecret anxiety such as you
never dreamed Of; talk kindly, patiently, and
sensih]y, stating ifacts frankly md candily, not
as slave crouching to master ho hatod and
for whom he did eyo-seryice, hut Us one human
being to auothar,-aa those who have like capac-
ity for reasoning, for happiness, anl for suffer-
ing; don't, 1t you mant them to respect YOU, go
loaded with lollar-jowolry, cheap iowelry,
ffowsy hatr, aud sloyonish trailing drcssos, but
solr-raspect that viii .prevous your tosp!sIng
your work or sighting It, or Ignoring or neglect
ing your duties and hnvo little fear but full
Justice will bo done you. Above all things, don't
lnnd where labor onnobleB mud illeness Is lie-
graco nor attorapt to initiate those who woar
soft rainmcnt, mud "tui1 not. neither do thcy
gpin."' Said 4 young lady WHO worked for lcss
than half tho salary received knew ns far
~ I saw you with your ledger and dinncr-bas-
kot, that you wrote in somebody's on1co. tuould
s!arue before would carry q dinner-haskot.'
God pity the weaknoss that dospiseB any badge
OF honest toll 1 noser SEQ the crowds of woary-
worn, dispiritod women who pour ont OF storos
and shops ut 6 each night, bit mentally hope
some visor brains than mine may solve this
problom OF 1ifo, aud tint tho day may come
whom their feet may tread " in green pastures
mud beside still waters" oven on Garth.
GARNET B. FREEMAN,