After determining to open a boarding-house, she said to him, on the occasion of his visiting her one evening-- "As it is necessary for me to do something, Hiram, I have concluded to move to a better location, and take a few boarders." "Don't do any such thing, Margaret," her brother made answer.

"Taking boarders! It's the last thing of which a woman should think." "Why do you say that, Hiram ?" asked Mrs.Darlington, evincing no little surprise at this unexpected reply.
"Because I think that a woman who has a living to make can hardly try a more doubtful experiment.

Not one in ten ever succeeds in doing any thing." "But why, Hiram?
Why?
I'm sure a great many ladies get a living in that way." "What you will never do, Margaret, mark my words for it.

It takes a woman of shrewdness, caution, and knowledge of the world, and one thoroughly versed in household economy, to get along in this pursuit.
Even if you possessed all these prerequisites to success, you have just the family that ought not to come in contact with anybody and everybody that find their way into boarding-houses." "I must do something, Hiram," said Mrs.Darlington, evincing impatience at the opposition of her brother.
"I perfectly agree with you in that, Margaret," replied Mr.Ellis.

"The only doubt is as to your choice of occupation.