New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26
TRIALS OF A GOVERNESS.
woRKINGwoMAN's ARGUMENT AGAINST LIvIN
IN THE HOUSE or HER EMPLOYER.

woRKISGwoMAN's ARGUMENT AGAINST LIVING
IN THE HOUSE or HER EMPLOYER.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR Perhaps can give you facts which will help
to make 1t clesr why working women In my own and
other branches OF rice prefer to undergo am and
sometimes injurious prvations rather than TO 1--we
in the house OF their empoyera am go, erness, with
q solid education. active ind and think mas say.
the habits OF lady; yet could not, upon repeated
trial. take the tar and profitable lie open
II | domiced with my patrons; easy In the
sense that my breakfast wouli tnen be cooked aud
served for me- roy room be kept IN order NY washing
done long walks gould be spared and the necessity
OF going out whom strength low; whereas pre-
pare my own meals, do all my sweeping and busting and
the greater part OF my washing; profitable because l
could then Jay up litss whereas now have less over
my expenses OF food and lodging than any domestic In
the family serve.
Surely you will believe there for my
ferrng the harder life. Judge II they valid. Wnen
live with the family have no hour in the twenty-fonr
that free in Countless small errands are found for
me my Saturday morning OUT l must read aloul 10
any who it, must srte notes for the mothers
l must see mconvenlent guests: must speak German
ard French foreigners who want to ex-
ercse their Engsu just to have apparent what an ac-
complshed governess We do have 10 be sure! Every
mortal In the upper part OF house. including tie
nurse looks to do odds AMI ends OF Their work. 10
take their duties when they go out to take sides In their
odous petty squa0bes to sympithzn by tho hour In
their woes NATURALLY OF injured vanity baled
selnshness mne and yours are for tue most part,
aDd the aggregate OF all this taxes all my tIme can't
sew nor men.i. nor read, think. have fifteen
minutes cali from friend the bath daily as
was brOusn mt up 10 do.
The dramatic nconvsniences pay for themseives
In they OF human nature, 80 do not men,
ton the dislike the do FOR goveruess the
things she allowed to do for herself That have
suffered from but oLce. though told tbs common.
mistress OF house was pleased TO TANK
III OF my position yard her hasDani. aud once Is
Oh Dugh for So era insult Once an intimate
friend OF family persisted la sly fanlisrtes ana
threatened to iniure my reputation If Resulted 1t
Tnese are things happen to defenceless hays
learned that lie comes TOO near who comes 70 ne
denied is a rsprOach fair to make TO an employed
woman AMI blame the wOrEIngwoman WIN parts with
her virtue tile whO al consum 2on both
pr,ventrbs diseases OF lov rty call myself tort
unatr aud such b woman unfortunate give no blame
THIS question, that other OF beng helped ny ONES
wealthy relatives and the third, OF hndlns decent lodg
ings at a low rrice-any woman In my position could
" rite a volume upon zach Of than. Ibid II fact oncc
humorous artclc on lodgings intending 10 shnd
IL maGazinu: but did not because they are sn
notoriously oversupplied. The manuscript round one
reader however In the person OF my andlady OF tnat
period who took it from my desk without permission
and informed quite aDeIiy that 1t was more tEan
Let all that go consider. please, thai so long as
employers think In their hearts that their servants are
their and still think themselves mos: Denevoant
and the rect Of kud prefer limited hours ot work.
say only twelve hours u day.
The ethics OF -crewing don wages need To De socheu
upon too After teaching 10 satisfaction three years III
other believe than that some meddhx person
has told my naturally KIND patron sue pays 700 muo
irivatons they subject me TO- II amount, to much
that canunt buy winter clothing enoush 10 Keep me
feeling and that cannot provide for the le months Of
summer. still less lay up snythng Tor my Ola aee-hor
pay the PERENNIAL dentists BILL Like Cables CREOLE
mist be h'auemrnted or leave. II any reader wants
skilled teaehet WITH all the 1u
but not to live In the family. DAUGHTER OF TOLL
Walden, Mass, Dec -, 1855.