The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-23

Boys will be boys, and it is right for
them to have their fun, but they must
behave like gentlemen or they cannot
stay with me-"
With success and easier conditions,
she has been able to hire help to take
the place of her daughters. The two
oldest girls are in college, and the two
younger preparing for college. But
she still keeps her own place as mar
keter and head cook. 1t is the we'll
prepared, abundant food that has at
traCted and held her bOarders, and she
will trust it to no one else.
At the end Of five years she has paid
off the mortage, and is putting away
something for a rainy day. She is a
hard-working woman, but happy in her
family and in her success.
Some months ago another unhappy
wife came to me for assistance. Drink
had ruined her home, and finally her
husband had deserted her, disappeared,
leaving no trace. She had learned the
trade Of dressmaking when girl, and
had secured place in a dressmaking
establishment soon after her husbands
Disappearance, but she could not stand
the confinement. Sewing all day long
injured her health.
My advice was to try domestic SER
vice. She objected, but was finally per-
suaded to put the following ADVERTISE
'nent in the daily paper.
"A dressmaker by trade wishes
place to do upstairs work and family
sewing. A good home and a perma-
nent position desired" Her address
followed
Judging from the number of letters
she received there are many families
who want the service Of just such WO-
men.
She came to me this morning to tell
ne of her place.
"At first it was hard to have strang-
ers call me by my first name, to hurry
when the bell rang for me, to wait up-
on Others But my work was light
and pleasant, and my health improved
SO rapidly that I began to enjoy life,
as [ thought [ never should again. In
the morning [ clean and dust the bed
rooms and upstairs halls, which gives
me exercise enough to keep me we'll
In the afternoon [ am tired and enjoy
sitting down quietly with whatever sew
ing is on hand. [ count the wash for
the laundry and mend and put away
the clean clothes. [ make underwear
and house dresses for the family, hem
napkins. mark the linen-in fact, I am
responsible for the second floor from
the linen closet to the combs and
brushes it is my work to keep every
thing clean and in order. When my
work is done [ have pleasant room,
| where T cDend NV eveninOC raadinO Or
sewing for myself My mistress is kind
and reasonable. She has told me what
am to do, and expects me to do it.
On the other hand. she never interferes
with my day out She never enters my
room without knocking. and she is will
ling for me to have my friends come to
see me. [ have good room, we'll
lighted and heated, plenty Of whole
some food at regular intervals, exer-
else and variety Of employment AS a
sewing girl [ got ten dollars a week,
six Of that went for board; in bad
weather [ had carfare to pay, my meals
were hurried, and the food generally
poor, and my health was wretched. AS
upstairs girl I get five dollars a week,
but it is clear. [ have no expenses,
except my clothing, and as I do not
have to go out in bad weather my
clothes cost me less than formerly.
am in good health and very we'll salts
fed with my work. My advice to wo-
men is to enter domestic SERVICE It is
the ideal life for a homeless woman
who is willing to work. She may not
be SO fortunate as I in finding a good
home at once, but somewhere some