The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-02
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Her Father is only o Carpenter.

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The other day two of my neighbor girls
were quietly talking about persons and
things, just as sixteen year old girls will
do. One of them said to the other:
Have you met Annie Black of Blackton?
She is very pretty and bright" The
reply was, "Oh no, have not seen her,
but she's not much. Her father is only
a carpenter and her mother works to help
support the family" Here were these
two girls just getting ready to enter socie-
ty and .one of them was going out into
the world believing that a girl who work.
ed for living, or whose parents had to
struggle to keep comfortable home was
sort of nobody. The fault is not in the
sixteen year old girl but in her home
training. She has very foolish parents,
or relatives, or companions, who have,
perhaps, not in words but by their daily
acts, taught her that true worth lies not
in character but in clothes and the occu-
patton, or want of occupation of the pa.
rents. Such training causes our young
people to become worshippers Of family
and titles and money! III distin guished
man or woman comes to this town, they
cannot be attentive enough. They have
a great inclination to run after "big
folEs,p however down in character
theyamay be. OF coureesthere has al
ways to be some "best society" in every
community, composed of the people Of
true worth, who give direction to all good
and noble movements. This best society
is forward in all works of charity. They
build churches, erect colleges and schools,
help and comfort the poor and afflicted,
and never sdespiseia fellow creature be-
cause! be has to work for his living. The
sham best society is different sort of
thing. They will fall down and worship
Sa,an if he has fine houses and horses
and much money; although he may have
gots'thiss by doubtful methods. 4 girl
may be. well, educated, polite, liberal in
opinion, but if she sews for living, then
she is o nobody il the opinion of this
best society. The boys that now plow
and are living in blissful ignorance of
"dike suits" and fashionable parties are
the ones who will have charge of the
business interest of the country twenty
five years from to day. The women whs.
are to elevate and redeem their sisters and
help themin the struggle Of life will not
come from those families who teach their
daughters that work is degrading, but
they will come from The working classes.
lam aware that there are not many girls
or parents in our community, who enter
tain such opinion as the girl quoted in
the beginning OF. this communication, and
it is not to correct such that | have
written. They are set in their ways and
they belong to that class of which one
said in olden times "Though thou
shouldst bray fool III mortar among
heat with a pestle, yet will not his fool
ishness depart from him." But it is for
the encouragement of those whose pa.
rents work in shop ORION the farm for
living. that this is, written. All labor is
honorable. The world is beginning to
look ,toa character more than clothes.
Real worth, even in homespun, will be
appreciated BY sensible, people. She who
has scorn for the working girl, is herself
contemplate. Do not be ashamed of
your work, or your poverty. Seek to
store your minds with useful knowledge,
broaden your horizon, and whether you
ply the needle, or do house work or live
-inEeaseand cpmfort, you will sesuperior
. to- Che narrow minded, selfish persons
who look down on common people and
consider those who have to work as no.
bodies.-R. Il. -.