The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-30
Farmers Wives.

daughter, which was followed by lively
discussion on the needs of farmers wive
and daughters, and hints upon the vari
Gus methods of earning money indepen
IDENTIFY Of their husbands and fathers
The interest taken in the subject, evi
denced in the many communications re-
ceiyed BY the Family editor, proved
colcllkivcly'that there is large class Of
women in the rural districts who con
stantly find themselves in humilitatine
positions for want of little money
money which can only be obtained from
the head of the house, who hands it on,
reluctantly, or refuses the request
promptly. We have been assured thai
many wives, seldom have even small
change they can call their own, bu,
have to depend on the exchange Of but
| ter, eggs, etc., at the country stores for
articles Of clothing Of which they stand
3 in need. The weekly supply of home
products must also purchase the tea,
sugar, spices, etc. which the family con-
sumes, and only after such supplies are
assured do the feminine members Of
the household venture to- indulge them.
selves in the various triiles that are gem
orally purchased with the money.
1t is not alone in petuniary matters
that the husband and father sometimes
denies his wife and daughters what ia
justly their due. We nave visited in
families where it was almost impossible
for: the women of the house to get the
use, Of !a horse for short drive, ami!
that, too, where large number we've
usually kept. Usually they wersgnsIl
as were unsafe except d man held We
reins; no provision made for the peeo.
ure or convenience of the women-folE
" i there was one they could drive.
i Glo4Eould find constant Mse for it.
$50. a short time ago, beside the
an only,einld, ayoung daugh-
ller who had died ofcpnsumption. The
'8d6Ial as with me, nearly heart -brok-
en- saa9kSher loss, and ~ Xp tslked to-
sgethMf the dear departed ono, the in.
lilud94es bf sympathy and the hour mn
seal be mothers lips, and gave OK
lpresf6n 10 the pent-up feelings Of years
iof SOY and resentment, J1Il
| IN H9 sband was u farmer who was
worth over $4,000, i5t, BESIDES his
many acres, he possessed valuable stock,
a store, and a mill. His only child was
"a delicate, sensitive gitl, with refined
tastes and instincts. There were always
from fout to SIX tatln hands to cook for,
although they were often married meu
with homes, conveniently near where
they could procure their meals: but It
WAS cheaper for the farmer .tolbUard
them, and boarded they must he, al
though be ikngw that pot half the time
could help be obtained. 2 The carly
breakfast, the bountiful lunch,ths hearty
thinner, and hot supper must always be
READY on time, no matter how Over-ta>k-
ed the. wife Or how YEARLY the daush-,
ter's feet Jagged. 1t was drive, drive
from January. TO December With
twenty Horses on the farm there was
not one that the women could drive
with safety. II Finally, at the wife's re-
peated solicitations, q horse was pro-
eurs4 Which she could cslls her oWn9
but b i a vas Rot {9 Y'l lops, fe5i i was SApn
be often spared.
"Chi IKaSe. Molly to-day, 4atker?'r
81 have got to drive over to b -. -.
this mornings" would be thetanswers asl
Molly has got to help pRypesl4e bay
been using her to draw wfeat, and she
mustn't be driver sny'more to-day"
Sometimes heiwou.d say, eyes; what
tNHARMuyant her?' and when the
hour. Wqs .Dspea promise TO send dip IA
man with her, and the mother and
daughter. would hurry through their
work, get dressed for the drive, and sit I
waiting for the expectant horse, who did
not come, and the delicate girl who
feeded the freShsir aud riAe,vould fin
ally take Of her wraps and put them
away with tears Of disappointment, and
the mataey don anroaeroa, and with q
sigh--not for herself, but her child-take
Up again the drudgery OF the day.
Often the buggy would be sent up all
covered with mud, Ono tines for one
Of the many hands to wash it; quite as
often q clumsy, ooA harness would be
used, when a nice, new one hung handi-
]y'hssAIde Il in the barn. -Remonstranpe
dltfy broaght the response, - Oh, you
are tpo airy for common folks; one har-
ness is as good IS the other: you wasn't
to put on too much style; that's what's
the naa,ter.r. ~ 1";S,#f'' i7i.ila9 DO /
The Young girl, whom only the ten
derest wstchfulness and care could save,
broke down before her twentieth year,
and aftera few weeks 'iuntss died. The |,
father did every thing that was possible |
for her, sat hours by her bed holding
her hand, his i4ol-the farm--for the
moment forgotten, but when all was |,
over Fptufneat TO his tormer life with re.
newed energy. Every thing went.on a.
betore. although there was no one who ,
Would Inherit his property for whom he
cared cent. But the mothers heart !
was in the, grave, and she sscould, no .
longer tread the same labOssworn path. |
''Why shor ID I wolls?s I have nothing
e work for}' shat acclaimed. HOh, my |
lear little dAripa you had had half q .
chance how be 4 Mt,
That Ia Dhcwed 1iktoo
plainly TX Ie's all sIad ,
b. bten . stsrysaS Asrz e.a Pm
dSsolate was her lot atVk aseeAjer's
!, isXEXKIX case 1A,AAA1
fhel sod, incident, is sb,k, one Of many
very ysl@iaaassl greatly; lquestionn y
m0tba1's dntHp showing saoK stStei
I'll -sifaisesa notwithstanding Wis and |.
aa'1shGssl ArigASs. AWd n those rights !
are NOT chnAt1n1lN nI,rtA Il Nko,, ohC,4yAi I