The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-02
How n New York Woman IEe-
Sumed Specie Payment.

Jennie June, In the Baltimore Americana
Thousands OF Americans have spent the
few thousand dollars which stood between
them and poverty in European trip, be.
cause tho wife and daughter had not sulli.
Gent occupation to make them feel the
necessity Of staying at home. We fire..
quently hear it said, "Why it is necessa.
nv to 90 abroad; we can live cheaper
there than We can at home" Yes, II liy-
ing ON the results OF some other persons
labor is all that we have to do, but
women who have homes and husbands
should do something more than this
they should work in their homes, and
add the value OF their labor 10 the raw
material which tho earnings Of the man
purchases.
One New York woman, not quite spoil
ed, has worked this out for herself very
satisfactorily, and her example may slim
ulate others. ..
Some time ago she lived with her hus-
band and two daughters, one grown-the
other still at school-in a nice house, on
good side street, and kept two servants;
not an extensive establishment, but
enough with her small family to obyiOte
the necessity for much exertion on her
part. When the oldest daughter left
school like all other daughters who leave
school) she wanted 10 80 TO Europe, and
the mother, worked upon by sympath-
izing friends, soon became convinced that
it was necessary for the two daughters
health and her own Though persons more
capable OF doing justice 10 excellent roast
beef never lived that they should all go
to Europe, and to Europe they according
ly went; the husband giving up the house
and establishing himself in bachelor
quarters.
But the realization OF the dream was
not so pleasant as anticipated; or perhaps
the wife found that the husband became
reconcied TO their absence too carly. At
any rate, after six months Of absence, she
returned without being sent for, 10 find
her husband depressed by business diff.
culties, his tenants gone without having
paid the rent and much Of the nice furni-
lure ruined. Fortunately, she belonged
W SOON Oiu hluGh, "HOt NAch tlVy hCS
their duty, do it. She rescued what she
could Of the furniture, and transferred it
TO pretty, but unostentatious "Hat" up
town, above the iiftics, and with the furni-
ture out OF the way and reduced rental,
managed to secure good, regularly pay
ing tenant.
When the daughters proposed going to
the intelligence office after "help" she
said:
"No my daughters; we will help each
other, and in that way help papa out OF
his difficulties"
So they organized their noIOrn house
hold on simple, but very practical foot
ing, which has proved delightful. They
might very we'll hire all the help they
choose now, but they would not do it on
any account. They laughingly declare
that their firm has resumed specie pay
ments, for their expenses are so light
compared with what they were formerly,
that money is'plentiful, md the papa in.
sists, as the house work is so well done,
upon giving as an allowance for the girls
double the amount he formerly paid in
wages. ] am sorry to say that this pat
tern woman is not full.blooded New
Yorker. She was bors in New England.