The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-15

pursuit. l think parents commit a grave
error in not practically educating their
daughters as well as their sons. In il
more than in legislation may be found
! the solution TO the vexed question that
u now agitating our sex all over the
land and breaking ont In discontinued
murmurings everywhere"
"Oh, It Is all very well for people TO
work whose necessities require il, said
Mrs. Ellis; 'but Belle is your only child
and will inherit your fortune. What
} need has she TO work?''
% Because she will be happier il she is
usefully employed. Besides, the wheel
Of fortune Is a revolving one; and
though to-day we may be rolling in lux
ury, Tomorrow may find MS crushed be-
beneath misfortune. Listen while
! briefly relate the story Of my early
womanhood. | would l might write
il as with pen Of fire upon the brain Of
every mother in the land Oh, can
not tell you what an intense interest
feel in the young girls growing up
around me! My heart ycarns to urge
them TO make specially OF whatever
their inclinations prompt them to do,
and then concentrate every effort upon
that one pursuit until they excel in it.
But to my story: was the daughter
OF wealthy parents, the youngest child
by several years, and of course a great
pet. OF an extremely delicate organi-
zation, my kind and indulgent mother
shielded me from every hardship, ard |
grew into womanhood novice in the
art Of housekeeping. From a child
Vra q t,uS Al i'm. sa1.- 60. 49, -
at school excelled in all my studies.
Pleased with the progress made and
proud OF my attainments, parents and
teachers urged me forward, stimu-
lating my ambition with words Of
encouragement, until, at the immature
age Of Is, | graduated the most brilliant
girl in Madam b IS school, and car
ryng of, amid the plaudits Of friends
and acquaintance, the honors of my
class. But, alas! was superficial in
many things; for while it had been easy
for ne 70 commit my lessons, foundit
equally easy to forget them. Keenly
did feel this defect, and in order TO +
perfect myself, wished, after leaving
school, to teach, bu; so bitterly did my
parents oppose this that | Yielded to
their wishes and returned home. I
plunged into round Of gayety and
amusement, and from this whirl Of ex-
element | emerged the bride of one
whom my parents did not look upon
with favor. The young man was an
employee in wholesale house in the
city of N. He was poor, but possessed
q well cultivated mind. Unfortunately,
however, he had no chosen trade or
avocation. Idleness had made me a
dreamy, visionary being, and there was
= sort of charm about beginning life in
poverty. 1t would be so delightful to
tell with and for him l loved so fondly.
This is all very beautiful in theory and :
IN practice also, where there are four |
strong hands TO perform the labor; but
close application to the desk and breath
ng the unwh0les0me city air had Sc
riously impaired my husbands health.
We had married mt time when I
neither was strong enough to battle I
With the stern realities of life. De- {
,endence upon the salary of 4 clerk or ,
,ook -keeper in large city Is very pre-
'arious for family. II was year Of !
hard times, necessitating
treat economy in business. Hundreds
ost their situations, and my husband I
among the rest. All, then began the I
earch for employment! For every va Q
'ancy there Were scores OF applicants, t
Ind you invariably received the answer, c
Persons of experience wanted Oh, I
can never forget that weary tramp, /
ramp, up and down the streets, jostled '
~ crowd as cold and heartless as the q
Tery stones under ones feet! envied Q
wen the servant-girls; but alas! the i
mysteries OF the cuisine we're as Greek 5
o me, and 1 dared not apply for SO i
nenial a situation as theirs. NV poor l
husband was in wretched health, and v
almost frenzied at thought of the misery v
md degradation he had brought '
lpon me. For his sake hid my ach- b
ng heart behind smiling face. One Q
right after he had retired, in hanging q
Up his coat, vial dropped from the Il
rocket. Picking It up found it labeled n
Laudanum,' and then 1 knew be was /
'eset with the terrible temptation to v
axe his own life. Flinging the vile 5
lrug into the street, sank on my q
.nees, and - my God! lead him not d
nto temptation, but deliver him from Il
vii, was the prayer that went up from h
ny agonized heart. How desolate l e
cit! In the midst of great city b
riendless, well-nigh penniless, and, @
worst Of all, haunted with the dreadful o
ear that my husband would commit d
uicide. From the time we would sep 4
rate In the morning until we met again Il
{ night lived Ia a state Of absolute 4
orture. AT length, despairing Of find a
NJ any thing in the city TO do, we turn 4
d our faces countryward, feeling that
ur slender stock Of money would last
onger than in town. After many weeks
4 painful anxiety my husband found d
ituation in small village, with Just Ia
alary enough to keep the wolf from o.