The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21
SERVANT GIRLS.
Why Help" Does Not Like Coun-
try Service.

There Is Il great ll&a,rtl, Of servant
girls in the country places Oi California,
and In towns also: hence the fact tia,
Chinancn are 20 Ml,cl, employed in
homework. (;irls dO not like to ~ into
country service, although if they de~ir.
to procure husbands -gMnl. strong
healthy, honest fellows, whOare anxious
tO love them, anil willing to labor fol
thenI-the country il the place. - fin(l
them. But city associations, the com.
fort Of lWing near church, the love -:
amusement. etc., hold them fast to tn,
town. And this is not tO b.. wondered
ut when We consider the inner nature
of wOnlen-lOr it il widely different
from that Of man. 1t is more refined,
Graves higher Sllstcnancc, seeks u greater
civilization, atljuncts which the country
does not produce ~ well nor in such va
riety as the cities. There il no doubt
that Il single woman sncritice.. much ot
self who leaves the city and g.x~ in,u
the country to- live. unless she l,aS I,
special Ol.j .jcct in view, such ~ winnin.:
u husband, obtaining rene val Of l,enltl !,
comforting an, caring f,r Il relative Or
the like. Hence. nIOralizc. preach, >,l.-
gt~t ~ you may, servants girls will not
take to the country while they can ,ln
well in town. Their natures. will not
allow it-an.i it t. hard to fight against
nature. Farmers daughters, who nr.'
brought up in the crulnt,y--wlO have
their parents and families and 'frirn,is
and lovers thert>-n,ay Ir content to
stay there, hut even they seem I" like
to g..t into town t. livc--fnr there they
lind life, variety, activity. whereas il,
the country there j. only lu!lne<*. same
ness, mOIlOtOny. lsut this fact that SER
want girls shun the country j. troubling
the farmers in many places, and the
("l,,>: M" Pr,'l"'s.. II remedy for this
evil. II says:
W. have talked with II number of
gentlemen 10th in the country and in
town, and nearly all have si.:nitit.l their
willingness To- join y ~."'i.ty fHr bring
ing out female help. We thi,. K tina, I'm,
girls can thus tn placed in C"l,,>:. c",,m-
ty during the next year. After the
Southern l'u.itir Railroad Company
gets their steamers running (" Europe.
whicI, will |" early next summer. it j.
announced that Immigrant passengers
will !" brought from. F:,,r,ln. /" caiitnr-
mia for SD. Plenty "f girls then can liz.
brought out IT, take the Chinese places.
II girls have their passage. paid AMI
places IT, :sN tO. there vii: l"' plenty -,
them willing I" come.
There. arc thousands AMI ten ur tlln,,-
sands If good servant girls that could IL.
had in this way witMut risk Of loss to-
the investors. There would not b..
nn,icl, danger in them leaving their
places until the money advanced had
l'es'n lnli'l hack. for. as u rule, ys.,li,y
people are I,"n~tit j. tn" "i'i ones that
are c!n:,t<-an.l the European girls from,
country places have 's,i,sticl,.'t-- that arc
quite superior. 1t would I~. II good thing
for the girls AMI g'n"l thing for the
farmers, il hOust-<t'rvant> 'r'nl'l thus l&'
lpl,li.si-au'l it would L." u ;s'nni thing
for California, a. these young. strong,
healthy women would make l,"r<t cx-
.vllcnt wives and mothers. Let us hope.
that nn effort will H. made: in this .iir.,-
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