The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1888-07-06


tween them they kept the rooms
in order upstairs, and Lena usual
~ attended to the marketing. Now
| have TO do these things myself,
and consequently | have TO hire so
much more work than | did, and
dent take board from the girls, of
course"
"You take it from Charlie ?"
ooh yes, a son is different. |
don't like to take the girls money.
Now, if you will go upstairs alone
and lay off your cloak, you will
find Lena in her room. | have to
go dOtcn. Our servant went away
last week, and have none now"
Don't the girls get home in time
to give you any help?"
Yes, but they are busy all day
and OF course must keep them
selves fresh for their work"
wondered why it would be any
hardship for a girl who sat closely
confined all day TO walk about sut-
ticiently TO set supper table.
Upstairs Lena called meinto her
room.
"How do you do, Aunt Grace ?
Come in. Ill be going down in a
minute"
She finished the twisting up of
her pretty hair, and put on IA dress
of handsome dark red cloth.
"YOu don't wear that nice dress
all day, do you, Lena"
80 dear, no! but | like TO put
on something nice when | get
home. Mamma looks tired, does
MT she7 Jane went away a week
ago, and of course she has been so
busy ever Since"
Don't you have time TO do any
thing in the mornings z"
"Oh! | GIaoayS make a point of
doing my room, and dusting the
parlor if l have time. don't leave
until nine o'clock. OF course we
can't do so much work in the house
now we're both busy: but you see
mamma doesn't have TO give any
thing. We get all our clothes now.
She was always worrying because
we didn't have this and that. So
you see it's Just the same"
| could not see that clearly. |
glanced sideways at her pretty
costume as we went downstairs.
There was nothing in it showily
fine. Everything was both neat
and harmonious, but nothing IN
materials or accessories was mex
pensive.
"Now don't do anything about
here, Lena" SAID the mother. 1T
would be pity TO spill anything
on your dress. Edith will help me
finish"
"Well, perhaps had better not"
she assented.
Mrs. Barton, with the assistance
Of the youngest girl of ten, finished |
.he supper preparations, while |
Lena sat chatting pleasatly enough |
with me and the tive-year-old baby.
Her sister Jennie came in before
he meal was over.
"My dear child, how late you are.
Vas it tonight you wanted to go
,ut p
"Yes, mamma, to spend the eve
ling at Gray's; but am not at all
ired."
swell, don't be late. 1t is not
light when you have TO go out so
arly next day."
1t was not until afterward that / j
ealiznd the situation and knew {
hat it might have occurred in '
lany another family under similar |
No doubt the spir- G
of thoughlless selfishness origi- I
ates in the lax government and L
he indulgence of many American a
ONES, TO which, unhappily, that i.
friend was no exception. The {
ctuality of the situation might be i
uestioned by the majority of peo- "
le observing specifically; but o
ere are the energies of two lndi- Ii
duals taken from the household q
ithout adequate return. If the k
ing actually considered was the j
,onOmy of the household, surely n
rs would be better secured by
q home services of one daughter a
her undertaking of household a
res, her execution of such work 81
was undertaken by her mother n
servantless intervals-and the n
Itslde employment of the other. "
he fact OF the two girls clothing tC
emselves entirely was dwelt upon b
: them until it was impressed s;
)on their mother that this was W
to be desired, and | do NJ
It doubt but that they believed II
e same thing themselves. Ell
We admit that a noble end has Ia
ZEN served by the admission of "
omen into new fields, but that I
results have followed e,
reckless rushing into business r
,siiions by a certain class of fl
Iung wOmen-the class already a
divided with homes, and not "
iven to seek outside occupation u
; that necessity which cries for Il
Cd and clothing. There are in a
Imerable families so circum- Y
anced as regards money that but II
e servant is kept, and a hundred Ii
tie economies need to be prac- CT
ed. In many cases a grown u
lighter in such a family can so a,
axe and 6ll a definite position as NJ
prevent an amount Of wages al
e could obtain at an occupation al
all her time. Few te