The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-18
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succession Of very earnest entfesties
before relieving cases Of the greatest
distress but women are as likely as
not TO be led BY their strong sympa-
thies, to thrust their good Offices upon
those who as I say resent them as 10
many injuries. Mrs. Howard appealed
to you for help. It was case OF real
and very great need. There was no
one else to render the aid required
ana We would have to agree that busa
osss success or our duty to. ourselves
was incompatible with christianity, to
assume that one may never turn aside
from business to do an act Of charity
but to be Efficient in this ve must
achieve certain amount Of business
success. For instance, in these troub-
Les which you seek to allay at The
Home. You come to me for aid. but
had not SO given my attention to bus
mess as to win a success, to gain that
wealth and knowledge which is power,
l should be powerless to aid you. 1 do
not Want to discourage you in any laud.
able efor: to do good, but to show ycu
the habit which almost all women and
very many men have, Of fritter;ng away
the time and effort, which if eoncen-
tratcd might accomplish so much"
They both sat in deep thought until
she raised her head, and said:
''Then you think it would not be
worth my while to attempt the study
of Law !'
He continued his study some mo-
ments before replying.
Il do not know! 1t is an expert
ment should like to see tried. AsI
said, you have an unusual allowance Of
good, plain practical sense; you have
woman's industry, and I have never
seen any one with a more logical COM
preheDsion Of the truth and relative
bearings Of any question. In other
words you are a natural logioian =; you
have all woman's quickness in seeing
the point Of any subject, and in fact
ther~ IS not more than one lawyer in a
thousand "ho has your natural qualif-
cations for that Profession, with the one
lack which spoils al. the lack of con-
centration. You might .e on the high
road to any success, and if ysur sympa-
thies crossed your path, off you would
60 Oh tangent and like the Frenea-
mans flea when one had his finger on
you you would not be there"
After some consideration she replied:
"But l have very strong will and
a good deal Of capny Scotch caution.
When fully aware Of my weak point
could I not guard against it? My mo-
t'ves Tor wishing some better field Of
labor are very strong"
"It may be worth the trial, and if
you conclude to make it, Mr.. Winston
and I will afford you every facility fer
preparation, and aid you in finding en-.
ployment."
"The way I shall thank you is BY
trying to succeed but you will not Oh
ject to my getting those orphan child
rem from under the iron rule Of that
Iron woman ?''
He smiled significantly and replied:
:'You are to be free agent; and I
think in your present position it is we'll
for you to see that through
Of entrance to q quarrel; but being in,
Bear II, tnat Tue oppOeeI may oeN11e OF tnet.'
You arc already pretty we'll in, in this
quarrel, and as it is just it will be well
to finish it if necessary, but you have
been superseded I think. Mrs. Bate.
man has entered the lists with Miss
Ironton, and the Managers have refer
red the quarrel to the Trustees. We
meet tomorrow to investigate, and if
she can be removed as I have no doubt
she can, without you appearing in the
case it will be we'll"
Margaret rejoiced at the good news.
Her article Of agreement was drawn
and signed, and she entered on her ap-
premiership as lawyer. The kuowl-
sdge of Latin which she had acquired
in New England academy was sufi-
eiept and her prospects fair.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)