Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1884 — She Works for a Living. [ARTICLE]

She Works for a Living.

Commend us to a girl of whom it is sneeringly said, “She works for a living.” In her we are always sure to find the elements of a woman —a lady; true, we are not prepared to see a mincing step, a haughty lip, a fashionable dress, or to heat a string of nonsense about young men and balls—the new novels and the next party—no, no: but we are prepared to hear sound words of good sense, language becoming a woman, and to witness movements that would not disgrace an angel. You who are looking for wives and companions, turn from the fashionable, lazy,haughty girls,and select from any of those who work for a living, and never, our word for it, will you repent your choice. You want a substantial friend, and not a doll; a helpmate, not a helpeat; a counselor, and not a simpleton. Y’ou may not be able to carry a piano into your house, but you can purchase a sfinning-wheel or a set of knittingneedles. If you cannot purchase a novel, you may be able to take some valuable paper. If you can not buy a ticket to a ball, you can visit some afflicted neighbor. Be careful where you lopk for your wife and whom ybu« choose. We know many a foolish man, who, instead ofchoosing an industrious and prudent woman for his wife, took one

from the fashionable walks of life, and is lamenting his folly in dust and ashes. He ran into the fire with his eyes wide open, and who but himself is to blame? The time was when ladies went visiting and brought their work with them. This is why we have such excellent mothers. How singular would a gay woman look in a fashionable circle darning her father’s stocking or carding wool to spin! And yet such a woman would be a prize for somebody.