St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-04-18
ST. JOHNsBURY, VT, FRIDAY APR 18 1s7o

to the cupbOards that contain the less.
ornamental, but more useful articles
tho absence of an accumulation of dirty
dishes upon the shelf, left there from
time to time. You and 1, dear house
keepers, understand all these things. il
the gentlemen don't, and some of them
do,-my husband for one.
Then the absence of all impertinence
the endless curiosity with regard to
their employers affairs, which charac-
terizes the ''girls;" the comfortable
feeling that our sayings and doings are
not being made the topics of the neigh
borhOod. There is no assumption OF
superiority, no desire to be made equals
of in your households. They are con-
tent to be humble "hewers of wood, and
drawers of water" All the good old
fashioned servant of our ancestors day
has gone; in her place we must take
the modern "girl" with her fripperries,
airs and impertinences, ora "China
boy" prefer the latter.
No doubt some will say, "DO without
help.n Now this is shere nonsense.
Those who have large households,
would find it impossible to perform the
duties that would devOlve upon them.
Educated women, who find other pur-
suits more congenial and profitable,
would be foolish to spend their time in
their kitchens, she can he mistress OF
her house without that. We must have
servants, competent, respectable ones,
and we are willing to pay reasonable
wages, but we must have an equivalent.
TO he sure, there are good girls, but
when one is so fortunate as to find one
they keep her. They must be content
to work tor what the eastern girls do,
where twelve dollars per month, is con-
sidered good wages in IL moderate-sized
family, and do their work well other
wise they must step down and out,
which, here, they are rapidly doing.
1t is true that many of these Chinese
are unfaithful, that they will lie aud
steal ; they have an admirable example
set them by their white brethren-their
Christian (e) brethren. They are heath
ems Out of the light of our superior
Christianity, let us Ming them to the
knowledge OF Il holier religion. We
have many successful Chinese Sabbath
Schools in our city may we have many
more.
am surprised that any professed
minister of the Gospel would refuse
them the religion that Christ himself
gave to the whole world. Senator
| Blaine's Over-zeal in the advocacy of
of the "Chinese BILL WAS unworthy
his head and his heart. can not think
that in the recesses of his heart, he be-
lieves us to be in such extreme peril,
rs his sentiments indicate. | believe
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who has strivcn to act conscientiously
Notwithstanding the pernicious influ-
ences brought to bear upon him. There
is nothing in the administration, so far,
to warrant any slurS being cast upon
him. In his veto of the recent Chinese
Bill he did ''save the nations honor
All this talk and hubbub about the Chi
nese, is but II cloak to cover the real
designs OF Il low order of wrangling pol
iticians. We are in far more peril from
the result of their evil Vaccinations,
than from an influx of harmless Celes-
tials
Dishonesty and corruption run riot in
our state and cities. No amount OF
new Constitutions will be effcctual in
purgng ouI country of its degradation.
The obscenity and wrangle of the sand
lot, will never make the VIC right
1t is mems hearts that need reform ;
it is their moral natures that need re-
vising. When those in high places in
our Government act from Il sense of
what they believe to be right when
out of the purity of their hearts before
God they learn to resist temptation, and
keep inviolate the sacred trusts of the
nation then we shall have new order
of things, and not before.
Mrs. j. Ii. KINERSON.