Show TRIALS OF ELDEST DAUGHTER Her Position In the Family Sometimes Sometimes Some- Some times Results In Making Her Moro More I or Less of a Drudge Im glad Im I'm not the oldest remarked remarked re re- marked a u. pretty girl to her chum Why Susan has to do almost everything everything everything every every- thing at home father thinks she ought to take the burden of housekeeping oft orr mothers mother's hands and my brother wants her to wait on him as if she were a a. servant he servant he knows better than to ask me to do anything for tor him him him- says Im I'm spoiled and spoiled and you Just bet Im I'm glad Im I'm the youngest girl irl Too often the oldest daughter Is 19 made a drudge and there Is not the proper amount of respect and regard for tor the girl whoso whose labors take the place of ot a maid She Is expected to torun torun torun run errands help with the care and amusement of the children teach them lessons What wonder vonder that tsuch uch a girl will take the first opportunity opportunity for tor work as a means to escape from these unpaid labors or accept an offer olIer of at marriage in order to live apart from a family who do not even try to make her home life Ufo comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able and pleasant But I am glad to say that not always always always al al- al- al ways Is tho the position of at elder daughter daughter daugh daugh- ter such an unappreciated one in some households she is beloved beloyed and respected at the same time expected to fulfill whatever duties may fall to her lot n Her r sisters and brothers are taught that they must return any service service service ice she may perform for them with due appreciation If nothing more and they soon learn th that t her place is an honored one Instead of being viable Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Dispatch |