The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-02
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The other day two Of nay.nueighbor 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, I have not seen her,
but she's not much. Her father is only
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 girl who work.
ed for a living, or whose parents had to
struggle to keep comfortable home was
a 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. IF distinguished
man or woman comes to this town, they
! cannot be attentive enough. They have
"a great inclination to run after "big
| folks,p however run down in character
theyAmay be. OF courae athere 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 bes: 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 d fellow creature be-
cause be has to work for his living. The
sham best society is q different sort of
thing. They will fall down and worship
Satan if he has fine houses and horses
and much money; although he may have
gotsthis's by doubtful fmethods. a girl
may be well, educated, polite, liberal in
opinion, but if She sews for a living, then
she is y nobody in the opinion Of this
best society. The boys that now plow
and 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 them in 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.
am aware that there are not many girls
or parents in our community, who enter
tain such opinions as the girl quoted in
the beginning of. this Communication, and
lie 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
shonldst bray a fool III a mortar among
heat with pestle, yet will not his fool
ishness depart from him." But it is for
the encouragement of those whose pa.
rents work in shop oron the farm for q
living that this is, written. All labor is
honorable. The world is beginning to
4 look ,,to L 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 oi
your work, or your poverty. Seek to
store your minds s5with useful knowledge
broaden your horizon, and whether you
/ ply the needle, or do house work or live
easeand comfort you will rise superior
to, thea marrow minded, selfish persons
who lock down on common people and
consider those who have to work as no
bodies.-R. r. ), -. -
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