The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-03

teaching her to pronounce in Hebrew end
German.
The spring of her sixteenth birthday
found her father poorer than ever before
and our little woman, to help her m other
ried to secure a clerkship in a store, but
failed. In her great distress she heard oil
school nine miles from Peoria, which
was in need of q teacher. Hither she
went on foot, through TIE mud and slush h.
She found the principal trustee, kin
old man, at dinner.
'.What do you want, my little woman"
asked the old farmer, as he laid down his
knife and fork to survey our little heroine;
az live in Peoria, sir. and walked
a"What! walked, child?" Interrupted the
old man in establishment.
Eyes, sir, and I want to teach your
school" $500. e,it.4
"Well, declare, my child, there are
fifteen applicants, but you're pretty girl,
and plucky as Julius Caesar. Have you
got your certificate!" ...
mo sir" fal.ered little Emma.
"Well, if you've walked nine miles
through this mud and slush, you'll do to
teach school for me. Sit up and have
some dinner. lr.3y ,if.ta>f o....... "a.
Emma commenced the school7the next
week the respecto the parents and
the love OF the children and in four
months took 500 back to her father in
Peoria, where tie large family soon used
it. a5~ lsts.a ag.J a.aa 1.a
Our heroine, with the assistance of her
father, now gave her first big concert in
Peoria, Quite number of amateurs as
sisted her. Rouse's Hall was filled, the
people cheered, and Emma's father re-
ceived 500. This was all used by her
father, mother and sister, excet SIS. with
this amount she left her father strugg liLg
at home and started for Rock Island to
visit a young friend. She found her
Young friend absent, and her money dwln
died to twenty cents With this sha went
to Moline to call upon gentleman by tn
name Of Door, in whose family her father
had taught music twenty years before
Her idea was to get up concert. Mr
Door was absent,and Mrs. Door, crochety
; faced old woman, was very cross. she
looked insinuatingly at Emma, and SAID
, she didn't know what pretty young girl
wanted of her husband. Just then Miss
: Abbott spied the piano, and asked II she
might play. In moment she was war
bling a song. The old lady dropped her
dishes, wiped her hands on her apron
and came and looked over her glasses IN
establishment. Just then Mr.. Door enter
ed. u ....-r.5a
"By Jove, MatiIdal That's nice singing
he exclaimed, "who's dom it,"
"My name is Abbott" said our heroine
modestly. my father used to teach IN
your family" a,
Thunder, yes, but what arc you doing
here?" uee ~
"Well, pa and ma are very poor and
I've csme here to give a concert. and |
want you to help me-"
Gall right, You're plucky girl, and
I'll help you. You shall have the Con
gregational Church" said Mr.. Door.
And she did have it She got her bills
printed, went around personally and an
nounced the concert up in the schools,and
: the house was crowded. She sing with
her usual sweetness, touching every heart
: It was warm night, her concert guitar
, was out of tune, and the strings broke six
times during the evening. The audiance
applauded while she mended them, and
= called her out dozen times. When the
concert closed they wanted her to repeat
3 liz. which she did. She returned iome at
the end Of week with $50 in cash, to
the establishment of her poor mother, who
r held up both hands and exclaimed:
ooh, Emma, hope you haven't been
: robbing somebody
! Emma was now seventeen. She started
on a concert trip through Illinois, send
ing all the money home which she did
t not want TO use. On the routc Chicago
opera troupe came up behind, saw hel
bills, and heard such praises from the
people, that they engaged her to sing