The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-24
GIRLS WHO LEAVE HONE.
Written for The Stntr hy W. u.
Woods.

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The readers OF The state or rather
! that Iortion OF them who have paid
| the Writer the compliment o! reading
/ his articles, which have appeared from
/ time 10 time in its columns need
( the subject of education. There is.
/ however, one thing in connection with
! the question to which ht bcgS u enter
+ u protest. although IL is done with IA
'"tSl"eihbi" degree Of reluctance.
3 II IL possible, uf course that this
, eNil. and The ward is used adviscdly.
/ may not owe its origin to ou, Sv.trm
: ol "hh";ttl l'N. hut tn Il change, Of pub
He sentiment, Which has found de-
Nriopinrnt outside, OF higher. .,IIir,,inn
& ihrn. too. the fact must bt. r,.,.oruiz
. rn thni ~ all human affairs. i; MAJ
I l"fS not hnW good the general l.n-
"rilry IS ih"r" must be some evil: but
WhiIc giving full acknowledgement TO
th'S truth every effort should be made
to keep ih" evil incident thereto la
Z the lowest possible point.
IN" evil To which ulluSion is made is
ne craze that has found lodgmrnt in
~" 'nind OF almost every girl that
} Just as soon IN she leaves The. college.
/ or high school she must lind some
4 Kind OF employment. despite the fact
| mat III the large ma jority of cases IL
involves leaving her home and bein,,
thrown with strangers. Any system
|
mat inStillS Il feeling OF this kind into
! the mind OF 4 girl. that she must be- in
dependent and mike her own way in
I the world. Is radically and incXcusably
( wrong.
There are. of course many cases
where this seeking for employment is
! painfully necessary. ana where This is
! the case 4 girl should be encouraged
ana rendered! every assistance: but
! where this condition does not exist
IN a..
u parents when she voluntarily leaves,
! 'neln Just 1T the time when they Will
derive 50 much pleasure from her
presence in the house. She has been
| S"r"ly missed during the four years she
mas spent at college. but this separation
was chrcrfully borne by her parents.
| Tor they could look forward to the time
/ Wn'n she would finish her educate ion
ana one" more be with them Ia bright =
en- their home. Independence and the
| desire To make ones own way in the
! world. Is both natural and commend
hDle put there is such Il thiut, as eur
! ryins even Il good impulse too far and
there is something radically wrong in
amy system OF home or school train
ing that implants the idea I'm the mind
of girl that she should not be de-
pendent on her father. even when he
i3 ahundaiitly able to provide FOR her
wants.
Even If it be granted that she can
nave more social enjoyment in the
| town or city than in the country home
OF her parents. this furnishes no suffi-
clent excuse for her to leave her par
ents when her presence and help nf-
lords them such unalloyed happiness.
IT often happens that the mother, get
| ting on in years, is worn out with toll
ana care. She has given all her
strength and time to the raising and
training of her children. and to her
II vs. an ineNDressible pleasure when
| her daughter insists on assuming some
| OF her duties and responsibilities, and
enables her to enjoy Il weil-earned
| rest.
a number of years ago it was the
writer's good fortune to be /, frequent
visitor AT n home where the condition
above mentioned existed. The moth
ef s health was not good and the oldest
daughter had simply relieved her of all
younger children to trouble her with
any Of their troubles. This daughter
was accomplished, we'll educated, Il
| very fine musician and could easily
nave secured position TO teach. This
she would have. liked to do, but she
! felt that her first duty was at home,
| and the discharge of this sacred duty
! Will ever be the sweetest and tender
est recollection of her life, fo when
| she was called on to see that mother
| pass away she was sustained and
! sonthed by the consciousness that she
| had done all that lay in her mower to
make her mothers last years pass in
peace ana happiness.
one OF the greatest and nOblcst men
| Robert e. Lee--who has ever lived on
| THIS earth, made duty the watchword
or his whole life. and no sacrifice or
danger ever restrained him from do
! ing what he conceived 10 be right. The
path of duty often calls us To walk
In ways that humanity speaking are
| The very reverse of the ones we would
! choose, but then there should ever be
present the thought that after all the
strongest happiness comes from the
| consciousness OF having donerour ut =
most to promote the happiness of those
| who are dear to us. Fortunate in
cced, Is the daughter who, when she
looks for the last time on the face Of
hcr mother. with her tired hands fold
ed across her bosom, can feel that she
! never brought tears to the now closed
| eyes or pangs of sorrow to the un-
selfish heart, which has forever ceas-
ed to beat.
II she can feel thus then she has, n
peace and JOY that will be her greatest
solace as long as life cndures, for what
ever. Tor veal or woe, the future has
IN store for her. this is something thnt
no earthly power can take away.
A girl when she first leaves COL
lege and enters, rs it were. upon the
threshold OF her life, stands in great
| need OF her mothers counsel anu pro-
! tection and it is q misfortune when
stress Of circumstances deprivcs her
OF this safeguard. II there be one
thing on earth that comes as gift
from Heaven dt is the love OF n moth
err for her child. No pen can portray
! 1t: no plummet can sound it's depths,
for it is as deep and wide as faith
omless sea. to which no measurement
can be given.
! The writer trusts that he may be
pardoned for giving one more illus
tration Of the sacrifice of inclination
to duty. the facts Of which are just us
| related.
a good many years ago there ex-
tsted an engagement between two
young people, but there was. In the
estimation OF the young lady at least
Ian inseparable barrier in the way of
Its immediate consummation. that OBJ
stacle being an invalid mother, for
whose care the daughter considered
herself responsible. After the lapse
OF good many years the mother pass
cd away and short time after her
| 0eath the 1alI0hfar r{o ha