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408 LETTERS ON AUSTRALIA AND MW ZEALAND.
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The Daily Increasing Prominence Of The S...
unfurnished wasthat sonie of the emigrants who had been there before had respectable stolen the things peop , ; le but to utensils I such do not safe inconvenience think if the that matron . a sufficient Surel looked y it after reason would them be for possible and subjecting she has to few common ,
things little _Iseep else a necessary to occupy for than her feeding thieves time . and I but believe keep I ing in themselves prisons the the Government clean inmates , and are considers we trusted ought with that not i in 3 O be iving used worse freit buys ; and suppose for us and has a riht to do as it
no pleases g small with privilege us a us . e , Certainl passage and we y should a free not passage feel pays the to a less fine grateful and prosperous for it g , if country we could is better do not record the
have leasant the benefit incidents increased from b a y wish a rather to lain reception —on the . contrary I I consider
unp comp , should myself one ive of a true the most idea of blest what among one mortals is likel —but to meet rather with that on my coming account out any y
h certain . ere . Peop g prospect le coming of success out endurable , which must roug a stead h The it y a and good industrious deal after at person first , arrival but has with , a ladies little the
I _hardshi began took to a p p come at lace first _myself to is engage quite as I servants did not , like and . stay in a ing few morning at days the all depot had , our and obtained my brothers , places . houseIt not nice laced
_-were not sufficiently settled to take a . was a p , anI left M in mistress less than there a week told , me and that took the a place house as I nurse had been in a gentleman in was considered 's family . y
liere ' woman hardl have y respectable from to it work , so , it harder and was many very than fortunate ladies in Eng would land for me as not they that have receive I left liked so double to soon take . the Servants a young wages
often _^ liat they keep would only one get , there where , in they Eng have land to they do onl ; double would three keep the four work two , . and Almost Peop in the le here best
housessuch as the Governor ' s , they keep y or . every are one used has , the , the washing ladies dressing done at princi home , pall and y in in very thi the s country li heat ght of mu the a slins great weather , and many the gentle things
essential a men frequent in white in change a or servant light necessary -colored here . . cotton They Ability are garments in very washing untid , y and in laundry their appearance work is rendering the , often first and dressesbut
many Sunday of they them are going smarter without than some shoes , of stockings the mistresses , even . There are , very few on situations keptLadies to be here had often except teach as domestic their own servants children , governesses . It frequentl not being y happens much _,
at that such . they times are without it is not servants convenient , and to have have to a do everything in the house for themselves who expects , and
meet waiting with on . "Very le who likel were y they competent would keep to person fill governesses the post , more and also if they able could and peop
willing music to assist much in cultivated any domestic here duty . Housekeepers . Education is are very also hig not hly paid much for , kept and very
unmarried here , it not woman being thoug in his ht service very respectable . The men for most a sing of le them gentleman marry to as have soon an as married le to live the
household they and do can everything , but out if of they town , there do . not Situations always they get being as a shopwomen work for coup a are man also about difficult on a Queensland to premises procure , _, of Australia
as there are at present but few towns in this part containing shops more woman of sufficient populated can importance find these nothing classes to require to do will them but be household more . 3 S " o wanted doubt servic , as and the e , it country even is better if a becomes young than
starving genteelly in England . All who work can save if they choose here , deference and they cannot in do so at } than home in . They land live well Many , and of the are treated loyers with are more well
to educated serveand and they some refined would ways , others be g are lad quit Eng to hav e the e s . contrary ervants . of a The more emp former cultivated are the class best
than and feeling those , they rather have doubtful . My of mistress her servant told me ' s ability that she , we once nt into had a the dinner kitchen party , to ,
408 Letters On Australia And Mw Zealand.
408 LETTERS ON AUSTRALIA AND MW ZEALAND .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1862, page 408, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081862/page/48/
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