Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19

Eight before the episode Of the cream
jug. Now, suppoae Miss Simmonds
would agree to this, (sad being an e1u-
Gated lady she should enter orr society
and woe betide any one who would
not treat her as well rs myselfD sup
posing she fIvors this, | have only your
consent to gain before We make tri4
of such an arrangement"
"With my consent take little ad-
vice"
"Wiliing'y, ana will sctupon it,"
s'Learn all you can abou, Miss SIM
mOnls before taking her. Go to the
aunt she mentioned and discover her
disposition, and all her pronounced
traits Of character, SO that you won't
be cheated thoroughly"
"This Will do, my lord, though /
assure You GA very cute reader OF
characters ali women are, though
men never admit it. And now really
my plan IS not an extravIsalt one at
all, is il? You see instead of doing
half my work myself with an uncOn-
versatile person, do the same half with
a person having some originality Of
opinion, and sufficiently cultured 10 be
able to express such. Thus it is no
longer divided labor, but agreeable Co
operation
Your idea l. sensible, wife, bnt II
is rot q new one you know; it has
doubtless been often tried before. But
do not speak to discourage, all wives
are rot as gool managers of these mat
tiers as this little better hall OF my for
tuna:e self"
"Phii, don't wheelle, its = sure sign
you want something. Has that elastic
come OF your cravat again: or DO you
want those nice, rich, indiges,ibc c,
fried oysters again for breakfast? Bul
pray realize that there is principle in
my performance as in all my feasts.
List to moral. Artistic well educated
ladies', who would be ornaments to Sc
eiety, aud aids to the intellectual world,
are hcmmei in by narrow incomes quite
inad, quate 20 defray neeessitous de
mands. Getting aside every thought Of
culture) willie our queen OF the kitchen
will put two months wages into a new
walking suit, whose richness frequent
! ly puts her mistress 10 shame, and
which requires to be replaced about
three times as often. Besides how
much money really, should we Poo
testants devote 10 the support Of The
Catholic Church? Now, (yes; don't
Interrupt, | know i'm lecturinS again)
II our ladies would generally engage
ladies az their hame-assistants. tiea.iu 3
them az ladies', there wo1lI be q greater
demand for such positions By them"
"But, my dear, they have an Office
ton, like yourself, 20 mingiiHg with a
cOarsc class"
There should be no mingiiug of the
kind. Where there are several girls
employed if lady COOKS cInuo. BE-
found, hire = good co!orei msl or wo
man. perhaps to come daily, they are
excellent cooks most OF them"
"Miiiie, Mile, I believe you have
thoughts oi controlling the axis Of the
world after & whil,."
This, however, Mile lid not expect
to do, but as success was APT to attend
her undertaking, It would appear that
some fortunate genius WAS In attendance
at her mental confedeEac.es, Tor in due
time AIi.s Simmonds suPplanted Miss
B;uJerlck, aad wien ! last saw Mrs.
F0Isythe, six months after this con-
ncction had been effected, the lajies
were con.enlal friends and co-wOrkeTs.
Miss Smmonds has developed such
Etrcng artistic tendencies, that Miliir
insists upon her attending the School
of Design az least twice a week. She
expects TO lose her when she becomes a
fine wood-enEraver, (Which she prom
jses TO become } if she does not sooner
through her rival, ttG young law stu
deEt, attending Mrs. Forsythe's literary
bee.
But" says Mniie, "the.e are al
WAYS some iisG leit in the sea; aud il
some oue steals Jennie SimmOEds,
will fish again, though nay nos AuC
so desirabie fish"
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