Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-22
Miscellaneous.
Supporting Herself.

supporting Herself.
81. Nicholas furnishes much admirable
reading matter for girls and boys but has
seldom had anything better for girls than
the following paper Oh seli-support, hy
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Dear Girls The editor asks. ..Will no
talk 70 her girls ?" OF course will |
would rather talk TO one girl than to a
panet-fu Of other people an, time. And
she asks. "Will tell them something Of
What think abon, girl, supporting them
selves
There wa. once an id negro preacher.
Who sai! "My bredrcn II hnd 40 hea, w
Tor NJ, rulpi. and all c4rih tor n, congrr-
CATION. and al ctcrni'y for nj, Sundty
nurniu lie tex hab chosen to-ia, j. Gc
tex III choose 90 Dat o,cA.ion." tnd. ;n-
deed. 4 ! had the sumner hganing fli
my magazine columns, 4rd a., iit girI. n
North America for n, reader. anu lhe
long vacation 20 talk H. 'he text 81 lich the
editor ha, g.ten ne j. The one ! should
"chuo,e on DAT occasion.
Dear erl-, there arr l.i ;wo things t1
be said on th., large. ioue, broad question
The fir, /, ou,s Do t! .Tae second 4
only, 10 AZ Thoroughly Ana have y,
doubt lha, gfrl, are ira.ic - support them
,c.'e, Nora ID the WORLD. Ard au
s-gc i.t Tbs, can Support theus selyr,
pcr.rc'.t surt And ID believe that th,y
sht T. support iaems, With belief
laspta.ahlt. Bu. would have them mex
icci their parents. and desert their homes,
and hc li,agreeah.e 10 their brothers. and
rein their health. and >pol. heir manners.
and uc,er get married
let d. begin iike the Old Chaldean- ard
read those six solemn question. backwards
Never ge, married By 10 mean, II you
have 10 command OF any trade or profes-
sion which will enable YOU to provide for
loar famil, under any of the many terrible
emergencies Of sickness, or death or mis-
fortune. or sin. which NAV throw that pro-
vision upon the woman's hands. By all
means get married, ii YOU love a man enough
10 face these emergencies for bis sake
Spoil ,our manner, If lad, IS les.
lady for earning her own living. she never
was lady al all, and her manners sr- not
worth the ink | am expending upon the
mention Of tEem.
Ruin your health Z Ii you are strong
enough TO live an idle or frivolous or de-
pendent life. YOU have done the hardest
WORK YOU will ever find Yourself ia the way
Of doing. You could be- carpenter. with
less risk 10 muscle aud nerve and brain
and tissue, than TO 1--we the life that many
live after leaving school
Esuange YOUR brothers II YOUR brother.
think the less Of YOU for an honest deter
mination 10 be able 10 take care Of your.elf.
they don't deserve good sister. and don't
know her when they see her.
Desert YOUR home , Not % long a. Heav-
en- spares YOU that blessed thing to cling u
Remain in il If you may; absent Yourself
from II Il YOU must; bu, keep Your heart ".
true TO j, IS loyal love can be-
Neglect luGI parents | would rather
that YOU neglected Yourself.
And Just here let me say that under
stand. and YOU understand. ana We all un-
dersiand, that some cirls must sta, at home
and accept dependent life. So must some
hoys. To all our sweeping rules We have
sharp exceptions. Nov and then. the IN
competent father, or tie feeble mother. or
the eIfIng brothers. or the sad, untold fam
lily secret demand the de, oton of th. en-
tiie individual life Of some one child. Now
and then, tie child herself or himself /,
sorely burdeEed with incapaci,v OF disease,
n hirh makes ,Vyn an arpuaiptape.. uitb Ia
,oa,s - ,,,r.,,;n., an Il ,isna,la,,, a.s"a.
dDnh,f,I ar an ;,onnss'iis M ,h;"a IA ,,,a
mono,onv of sheI,,rsa snail homa Jn,i..
the Ie,,er. ,ruer If. MS bsn,.ns m
hro,b4rs a. veu j. n .;.,ars I, p.ad na,
b,nn,n heco,.. Won az, a;, /, sba,,lt
L.rp. IN, haca,,,s ,a., is,,,ia,.I
girI - N'' r'''''''
Then do ,hiok ,,., !. rrr. o;r,.
sbuuld learn 10 rro,iIs e., ,ban,s.l1a.3
A.aru,e mos, a..nr.Ii, ~ ~.
bonrs,.r sartr rohier .nd mora n,aoi,'
for woman ,o IN. nhIe ~ car. c.r har..',f
and for the father or mo,ber j. Lro,b., II,
husband. or child whom a burdrcd chsncss
NAV 4, any hnmr f;ng Inon sar warn, haar,
and brsye ianI .or rro,ic,;on g. rnI.
, c;,I .b,,IJ n,,t, be,.,ir ,,,;.,r... IS sn,.,,
;ndu,,r, or a,t or rraf.ss;on j. ,.aIa
which b., market yaiue in Tho sre,, s,rng'
rle for existence ;u,o vbich Goi iii nlnnr,-
ed his weary world
Asa rule lie Can .ucc.ed !, do;,g hi.
if .he de,erm;pes ~ ,rJ u;il iii ;n !, r shs
does nat
Girls. first max. nm ,our minds IL, ",
will be something. All The res, viii folaw
What YOU Shall be comes more ea.;Iy and