The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-12-07
GIVE THE GIRLS a CHANCE.

Editors Chronicle and Gonsti-
nationalist: A correspondent of the
Atlanta Constitution, asserts that
number Of Influential citizens OF
Augusta have interested them.
selves in widening the field of
woman's labor, by providing for
them other and more remunera-
tive occupations than that of
sealnstress or teacher. and by
Offering 10 them some chance to
develop their individuality.
This is a move in the right di
rection, aDd should have the
hearty cooperation Of every no.
bIe Christian man aud woman IN
the city Of Augusta; aud uol only
here, but as the ripple in the
water widens the circle until it
touches the banks, so this move
ment should widen, aud " iden
until it embraces Georgia and
tben the entire South. -
Morslists, who sigh over wo-
mans incapacity and friVollty,
would find one. half of their occu.
patton gone, if they would devote
a portion of their leisure 70 de-:
vising and putting into practice
methods whereby the young girls
of. our cities aud towns might
work out their own independence.
There are characteristics COM
mon 10 womanIy natures; gentle
ness, timidl;y perhaps, shrink
ing from the eye Of the world,
these among the best, and again
less noble, yet still parconable, q
love Of admiration, a desire to gain
the approval Of those around,
and a passion for the beautiful
in form and color, these predomi.
nate in every feminine character.
But folly, vanity and selfshness,
are faults of education and circum-
stances !; no more to be reckoned
universal characteristics Of wo.
man, than are ambition, covetous-
ness and deceit TO be counted the
Distinguishing traits Of men in
general. . -...
ldleness brings q host nt evils
in its train, and the srirse # de-
pendence and the constant fret
ting against restrictions oi. every
band, have carried more misery
into the lives OF muIlitudes nf oIr
Soutber women thau.t hos" same
norallsts, with their ready sneer,
could ever suppose.
What. then, is the rcmr,il ?
Give i, worthy ain: 10 the
young girl who looks with eager
eye into the dim vista Of the fu-
ture: Poin, ou' arra,h by which
She can, with honor and credit,
make herself lode dependent, at least,
in a measure. Give her some
hope, other than that Of an early
marriage; give her the pleasure
Of earning her own money, and
learning to lay 1t out to the best
advantage; and, better than all:
give ber the dignity Of kuc wing
herself to be of some active use in
the world -. ... go. .s.~....
In the North aud West there
are scores of women, Intelligent,
we'll 7ored, respected, who earn
their own llsing. Why may not
the girls OF our own bonny South
land do the same? Will they
make Iess noble wives aud mo-
theirs because they know that all
of life does not lie in silk dress
or in a new bennet2---
Fathers spend time and money
in opening a path for their boys,
that they may make their way in
the world, yet their daughters,
many of tbem at least, go through
life wasting their time in Incidence
and frivolity ; burdened with the
necessity for economizing, yet ig-
norant how either to save or to
make, with no prospect for them
in the over-crowded ranks of
teachers gzand needle women.
There is, therefore, but the one
way. Widen the field wherein
they may labor, without being
wounded BY the sneering laugh or
the carping criticisms with which
our. Southern society is so ready
TO ,assail any girl who is brave
enough To take her future int" her
own hands.
= ii, indeed, We must give ac-
count Of idle words and idle bours,
where will the mighty Judge lay
The fruitIess lives Of 50 many of
oar Southern women? Ia their
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