, 1873-11-02
A Request for Information,


A Request for Information.
70 tho Editor AZ Tho Chicago Tribune:
Err: In last Sundays issue Of your paper
read a. well-written, aud no doubt truthful,
letter from "Expcriencc," and wish to be nl-,'
lowed to ask, for the satisfaction and benefit Of
many, ho,o tho lady has succeeded go we'll, and
In what business. It Ia no use to lecture to tho
masses on eloot II wo do not 50 back to CAUSE.
Thousands are miadirootfng their efforts In lifo
for tho want Of home one to advise and oncour-
age them, and thousands moro arc dragging on
weary, monotonous trcad-nil1 existence at
something they do not like, and that pays but
poorly, because they do not know what else to
do. Where there In but little work to bo had,
and many are waiting for an opening that viii
lot them in to get thcis share Of It, no enc
who has anything to do that will furnish
bread and butter il willing to lay u down
and run tho risk Of getting aomethlng-slo
has no idea what-that will pay better.
Worry few wero born with creative gonius |; hence
they must walk in beaten paths. It may DO that
energy. that they arc timid and fearful but it
must DO remembered that eyon will aad energy
are native gifts. and not always to bo hnd for
A'o Eliza these co1umnB have been go kindly plyon
for the benefit Of tho class who are represented
horo let us try to derive roal benefit tor our
aolves, and be AZ willing to confer benefit on
oshora II It iH IN our power, and not nbuae tho
privilege by simply airing opinions that help no
one.
A great many Of us would like " handsome
wardrobcs; al tho comforts and many Of tho
luxnries Of life, and . neat bank-account Of
fow. Of ua, could, beginning in debt. and
means accomplish it. + understand tho lady
II supposo II is q lady who writos-to say
Nth llor. Any ono, even viii health, educa-
-tion. and ordinary ability, can not do it. have
aoen too many fail, to helievo it,-women who
seemed so worthy Of SUCCESS TINT you begrudgod
and, with all my heart and soul, do PITY those
from whose eyes bitter tears fall over tue hard
shpu Of lfo they have striyen in win to better,
and fate they wero power oHs TO control; and
sin, those who having, auccecded,-it may bo by
accident,-lo0k back from safo and secure
position with conBuro and contempt on those
who wero just aB deserving, perhaps more 80
harder; yet who bear ID fewer ahea7es from the
fields. whorein they CLEANED. Until OF late
heye been . looker-on III life, and ! havo seen
the atrong fall and tho weak stand, brave barks
| 60 down and wrecLs foat into harbor, too
often. to lay much atress upon appear.
ancos or opinions. Do not let us act the part Of
crtics ia an unkind spirit. but Wjth tho charity
and love which "thinketh no evil" and, above
all things, RAow mono OF that nAllco towards
each other which has made us ever tho subject
Of remark from the other sex. If Experience"
would go little farther,--if abe would toll "a
by what means she has raised herself to inde-
pondence, 1T might DO groat favor to many Of
those who do not know now what or how TO do.
do not ask It Tor myself, either In the way Of
aid or curiosity, for do not ueoa tho former
and never indulge the latter ut the expense Of
another; but, anco we wish to help woman to
secure moro comfortable support lot LIB freely
contribute any information that will further tlS
object aud accomplish the desired end.
There Ia no Wind but soweth seeda
or more truo sud open life,
Which burst, unlocked for Into h1gh-solled deeds,
With wayside heauty rifs
GARNET B. FREEMAN.