The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-06
VOL. X.

But that was useless question
for this was New England State
and there were several Thousand
more women than men, and us one
man WAS allowed only one wife, i
was quite impossible that nll coult
be provided with husband.
Dear me, Solomon said the lit
tie wife, smiling humorously. You
forget that this isn't Utah-.that
there is actually no one TO whom w,
may seal the dnrlings; that YOU
yourself, would quite disapprove OF
their going husband hunting."
Now, while Solomon had been
talking thus complainingly and
confidontially, to his wife, his five
unapprcciated daughters had been
listening from the next room.
'Tho old bear" cried Matilda,
the oldest, under her breath.
"Poor papa" said Lucy, tho
youngest, her blue eyes full of tears
"Poor papa, indeed" snapped out
the second sister. 81 do believe he
bcgrudgcs us the birds allowance
which we eat"
"Birds allowance! Josephine, I'm
sure there isn't hcarticr family OF
girls i'll this country than ours.
No Cnnnry's portion would do for
mc--of that Tn sure! I do think
it Il shame. that five great girls,
able to work rs we arc, should de-
pend upon one little, old broken
down man for their support. Come
now, 'Tilda, isn't it ridiculous
Dort you think that we might do
something's"
I'm sure" Matilda said, "that
five been trying just the best that
knew how. You know I bought the
machine, and then-then---
"Well," Lucy said, laughing,
poor papa had to make the pay.
ments on it,"
"I'm sure I couldn't help that,
because I had expected to get plcn-
ty OF sewing to do, and sowing you
Scc----'
els drug in the market. No
Tilda, and Josephine, and Sarah,
and Flora, I'LL of those pretty, tra-
ditional ways of woman turning
an honest penny are out of date.
I've been thinking all this over, and
I've made up my mind. Come girls
will you stand by me? Have you
the courage to lay aside your dain-
ty slippers, to encase your feet in
heavy shoes, to let the sun kiss
brown frccl1les on your face, in fact
to wear q bloomcr?"
"a bloomer," the four cried to
gcther.
eyes, my dears, for of course the
work, that L have laid out for us to
do, couldn't be done in trains.
have been thinking that we had bet
ter take Jacob Sloam's farm for a
year" and Mss Lucy rs she spoke
opened her pocket knife and com
menced whiting a bit of stick in
true Yankee style.
''Jacob Sloam's farm! !" they cried
aShast.
eyes, dcars, I was over talking
to Jacob yesterday, and he's quite
delighted that we should have
thought of making the experiment.
He is sure, he says, that it will be
q success. Only think girls, how
nice it would be, if we could help
the old father now, aftor all of the
trouble lie has had with lis And
what q triumph, too, if we could
prove to him, that girls are q bless
ing, at least; if not exactly that,
still worth being born. What say
you? Will you put your names to
the contract. Come now, don't be
cowardly, or try to find excuses fol
Sinking duty. Jacob never had
five more able.bodied people than
we orc"
"What will tho world say? And
then, dear Lucy, you havo had an
offer you know. Will Frank Law
ler be satisfied that his future wife
should engage in an unladylike oc
, cupation o.
'If he is dissatisfied that wo
man should do what she may dc
/ we'll, I'm very glad to have an op
portunity of learning it before I'm
Mrs. Frank Lawler, instead of Lucy
Brown. If have girls, you may
rest assured that they shall be self
supporting, quite independent o
outside help towards gaining 1
livelihood. If they have talent fo,
music above tho ordinary posses
sion, they may become teachers; l.
not, they will not spend four hours
a day., in useless beating of thei,
|, white, helpless fingers against som,
ill used piano keys. If they or,