THE EARLY CLOSING QUESTION.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 3 January 1879, Page 4

THE EARLY CLOSING QUESTION.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—Having seen a great deal lately in print about half-holidays and drapers' assistants, I devised a plan for that oliios, which I hope will meet with their approvnl. I would say to each rirnper'smale assistant "Either buy, or takeup a farm on the Homestead Act principle ; buy a upade and grubber. You will find it very healthy getting up with the sun, and turning over the virgin soil; reclaiming the wildernees, and making the country better for your being in it; producing the many comforts cf life that we have to import from other countries. This is the proper employment for men with the spirit of men. Just hand over yoitr yard-stick and scissors to some young lady who will suit better than you behind a counter. I wonder you were not ashamed of the iob long since. If a young lady is attractive behind a publican's counter she will be still more so behind the draper's counter. It might be the means of saving many of our young females from getting into idle habits, if there were light work such as the drapery business open to them. It would never do for the drapers to close early on Saturday, as the bulk of the working people are paid after four o'clock on that day, and have no time any other day to go marketing.—l am, &c, AntiShoddy.