The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-14
acknowledgement


NeuLlS pAhhSu "'b"
above inscription remained fastened to {
Joor.yard fence in the west division o
ibis city for an entire year, when it wa
taken down. The house is a pleasant
homc.like structure, and stands on a yer,
Guiet street entirely given up TO resi-
,ieuces. The street has sewer, gas, ant
water pipes, shade trees, and we'll lait
.iJowaIks. This particular house ha
windows on three sides Of it, so that sun
.hine comes in every room. 10 the win
low are rare plants, some OF which seen
always in bloom, while the others arr
beautiful for their foliage or for tn
graceful way in which they droop owe
The sides OF the pots they are In, or twin
over lattice work. Outside there ar
Towers, trees, shrubbery, and nice walk
leading through a well kept grass plat
Taken all in all 1t is about rs pleasant q
home as can be found anywhere. 1t II
no unusual thing for children going hom H
from school or church to stop ana loon f
into the yard and admire the Oirds anu
flowers In the windows. fiji
Thinking it strange that . sign WIN i'm
the words IA good girl wanted, should DC
Ken, in 30 prominent a position for so
Iong lime. when thousands OF girls were
mi Of emnIoyment, or working in shops,
torres and offices, for n weekly allowance
tia, would hardly pay their board, we
took pains to inquire about the family,
The duty they expected the girl to per-
form and the wages they were willing to
INV We learned that the family were
Eastern people," refined, we'll educated
and posscssed Of fair means. The man was
in business down town. He left home al
about eight in the morning and returned
Udiuncr at six in the evening, taking his
lunch at n restaurant. The woman was
oidome4,ic ways, overseeing all the house
hold affairs and performing many Of the
duties herself. She was not addicted to
fashionable extravaganza, but had taste
for music and the cultivation Of house.
panls. These people generally went &c
lecture one night in tho week and to q
pIacd Of amusement one night. They at
'enddd church on Sunday. They had
three children, ranging from two to
Twelve years OF age, the oldest OF whom
attended school.
A Eirl was wanted to do the most Of the
plain cooking, to wash the dishes, to do
he laundry work, and to keep the house
md look after the children when their
oarcnts-pire away. On the latter account,
gill OF ome education and refinement
Of m,sy,ers was desired. For various
Ieasonithey wanted an honest, tidy per.
ron, who knew how to speak the English
language correctly, while her honesty
must be, beyond suspicion. The girl
would be allowed, by way Of privileges,
ouc.half day in each week for herself, a
chance TO visit her home one week in the
year without loss OF pay, and an oppor'
unity to attend meeting once each Sun.
LAY. The wages were 81 per week, paya'
bic on Saturday night.
Az before stated, the sign was taken
down after 1t had been in position AZ
entire year. No one called who could
answer the requirements. Al least o
thousand girls passed the sign on theil
mission of canvassing for books ant
magazines or seeking places to teach
music or "Grecian oil painting" Hun.
,lrrds more passed on their way to shops
stores and offices, where they receivct
barely enough pay TO secure board and
lodging, While the sign hung there il
front Ui the fOwcr.gardcn pathetic ap
nals were made to the public in behalf
Of females who were out OF employment
and without the means OF finding any
At least two societies were formed here
in the interest OF females who were with
out employment. While the sign was
before that pleasant home Of pleasant
people some dozen intelligence offices in
The city we're vainly endeavoring to OBJ
tain girls to ill the places that were
offered in private families.
That particular sign is down now, but
others having similar inscriptions are up
On every street in the city. There is
scarcely an issue OF a daily paper in
which there are mol advertisements for
the class OF girls we have mentioned,
Side by side Of the column devoted &c
places wanted in some gentccl employ
aent Is that much longer list Of places af'
lord in the usual and respectable employ
nent At housekeeping. In peace and war,
during hard times scarcely less than dur
ing times Of prosperity, there is ever ar
lnsuppIied want Of girls for household
duties. Tho pay offered is larger thar
eau be obtained in almost any employ
ment except teaching, when we take into
account how few expenses attend the
position. There arc no outgoes for car
fare, for street dresses, for board, fol
washing or ironing, which swallow VI
nearly all the earnings in so many occupt
Iions. The occupation Of houscwork is
emnently respectable, and If girl triel
TODD her part she is almost certain TO FIND
friends and protectors for life in the per-
sous OF her employers.
In no line Of service is excellence bet.
ter appreciated than in cooking and gen
eral homework. a girl who studies hel
business will DO almost certain to retail
her position for an indefinite length o
time. She will find friends and protcc'
ton in her employers, which is hardly Il
he expected In most Of the employment
in which persons are engaged. This un
supplied want Is commended to female
in city or country who are looking TO-
Cmployment,-ErehdEge.