Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-24
nor SD weLL As HgR COOK.
\ Woman who Scouts the Idea Of 80
ing Happy Housewife.

\ woman Who Scouts the Idea Of Bo-
ing Happy Housewife.
"Do you want to know of fraud
which ought to be exposed" said .
certain bright little woman to a Now
York Sun reporter the other day.
"Of course"
"Well, I'm it,
"You?n
"Yes I'm whited sepulcher, I'm
popular fallacy I'm delusion
ana snare and false prophet
"Nonsonse What do you mean?"
"Wel, / am supposed to be mis-
tress of fine house, with money.
aud servants to do everything for
me, am | not? OF course, | am. And
you think my life is one long, lazy,
luxurious round of doing as pleased
Precisely knew you did And
you envy me. And when you think
of me it is with capitals, as a happy
housewifeP Just SO. Well, now tell
me, do you ever lie awake nights
wishing you were my cookP All! you
do not Nor my waitress? No. Nor
my maid9 Not even that Well,
just let me inform you that you are
deceived. l am not a happy house,
wife | don't think such thing
exists. I'm slave. A miserable,
abused, downtrodden, fettered slavei
If you want to enjoy life that is az
free as the ocean wave, as full OF
solid satisfaction as it is empty Of
responsibility, become a cook or
domestic servant of some sort Any
l In,
take her choice OF good homes, fat
living, and substantial incomes.
Once ensconced, she has her regular
work, her regular hours, with ample
compensation. She does not have 10
rise early nor remain up late. Her
mind is not distracted by multi
plicity Of duties, She is able to plan
her engagements weeks ahead, for
she knows just when she will be free.
"But the greatest Of all privileges,
II the cook w0aries of the fare, or
doesn't like her mattress, or thinks
she doesn't get enough breeze In
her room, she can drop 1T all at q
moments notice If she is tired Of
New York and thinks she will try
Newport, she needs only to make up
her mind to that effect. If Newport
pals upon her she can HE herself to
the Pier; or If she pines for religious
advantages her weeks wages win
quickly transport her to Ocean Grove.
In fact, she can roam the wide world
DER and there is no one to say her
nay. She can save enough money
during the winter to take her back
to the 'ould country for the sum
mer, and she doesn't leave furniture
behind for moth and rust to corrupt,
nor house where thieves may break
in and steal She is absolutely GER
tain oil finding good home with .
salary at whatever time and place
the fancy or the necessity comes.
Nov, look at me- Responsibility
hangs upon me like the Old Man Of
the Sea on Sinbad's shoulders. I
must be cook, waitress, housemaid.
health inspector, nurse, seamstress,
justice of the peace. teacher, con-
fessor, advisor and Judge in my own
household. That is enough to try
the resources of any human being
But in addition must decide on the
wardrobes of myself, my children
and my servants, in so far as they
appear in my household affairs.
must be tortured by dressmakersi
must wear myself out in perfunotory
/ social duties; must hear aud attend
: to the calls of charity; must Quilt
vate music, art, literature; be up ON
the latest novel, opera, exhibition;
must identify myself with my church
work. and must entertain people who
will rend my personality and my acts
in tatters after they descend the
front steps. Suppose am tired and
want to throw oil the care of all
/ these duties. Can Up Hardly.
am chained to them. The children
must be fed clothed and trained,
I The house-and that is the bugbear
of half the women livlng-the house
must be kept going"
"Why don't you just close it up
. and go away" ventured the re-
porter
"Close it up! That shows that you
don't know anything about it, If
r closed it up, the moths get in and eat
up the chairs and carpets; the thievel
/, carry Off the silver and bric-a- brac
I more burglars cut up the lead pipes
and the water floods the house; must
and dust take possession except
where they are routed BY mould, and
weeks of work will not make the
place habitable again Then, too, Il
s have servants who are satisfactory
v dare not let them go lest may
never see their like again.
Friends of Man.
Bees and birds court the society .
man tbat Is thev seek the locnlitie,