The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-09-28
a FALSE PRIDE.

In speaking of unhappy women the
London Queen says:
"WOmen, as a rule, are ashamo to
let it be known that they work for
money. To employ them, assumes
quasi charitable aspect quite detri-
ment to success, which very greatly
increases the difficulties of the posi-
ton. 1t cannot be too strongly insist
ed upon that honest labor, conscien-
tiously performed, is matter for pride,
and that until all namby- -pamby ideas
to the contrary are swept away, it will
be impossible to help women in the
battle of life. There are thousands
of unhappy women who are fruitlessly
looking for the same thing-a COM
Portable home, good salary and moth
ing to do"
The closing sentence [ do not fully
indorSe. There are, we know, excep-
tions to all rules, and there are women
who want nothing to do;" but, as a
general rule, women are willing to
work, provided no one knows it. 1t
is not so much inherent laziness, as
false pride. And that very sense of
shame in doing any work, leads them
to slight whatever they undertake to
do. The consequence Of this dissatis-
faction Of their employers, less en-
ployment and a general outcry against
employers.
When it becomes as honorable for
an American woman to do any honest
work as for mani mean when it
is so considered by the fashionable
multitude-and not until then, will
she have attained her "rights," and
she will then have gained rights Of
indefinitely greater value to the en-
tire sex, than all the ballot box privi-
leges possible.
The fact that women in tie home
cannot well carry on any trade or pro-
fession, should not influence, as it
now does, the lives Of our women.
There is nothing more beautiful, more
restful and perfect on earth than the
position of the mother in a happy
home; but all women cannot have
happy homes, and for that reason,
girls. should be taught some means OF
gaining an honorable livelihood by
their own hands. And the world has
no more reason to sneer at the girl
who does her work we'll in the bank
er's kitchen, than it has to sneer at
the president of the bank But the
world is moving. The day is coming
when the American girl who lounges
around home, and allows her hard
working brother or decrepit father to
support her, will be looked upon with
no greater favor than is given to-day
TO the indolent, useless young man.
The Louisiana State Fair and Shreve-
port Exposition win present its Fourth
Annual Exhibit at Shreveport, beginning
Tuesday, the Sth day of October, and
ending Monday the 14th. Past expert
ence enables the management to enlarge
the scope of usefulness and attractive
ness of the various exhibits of our agri
cultural and other products and increase
the premium lists to the highest point of
liberality Better, crops; fatter and bet
ter cattle, larger and stronger work ami
mails; and encouragement in all indusgi-
al pursuits is the sure outcome of those
annual exhibits Everybody should raise
something useful or attractive to exhibit,
and go to Shreveport during Fair week.
An immense number of attractions are
engaged by the management that will
prove instructive as well as amusing
Competitive prize and exhibition drills
Of the crack military companies of the
Southwest will be grand feature of the
Exposition A special committee are
now perfecting arrangements to entertain
/ them
Trotting, running and pacing races
will have an unusual number Of entries
of the fastest horses.
TIT FOR TAT.
He-Ig's all very well, my dear; |
don't miud your bullying me and
pitching into me, but it was mean
trick to do to go through my pockets
and read my letters. 1 draw the line
at that. | don't think you ought to
do that.
She-My dear, why d Mt you de-
stroy your compromising letters? |
always destroy mine.
We Ask
that you give Reeds Chill Cure one trial