, 1874-10-11
uog She Obtained Her Present Position,
and the Success She nas Aehioyed
in It.
rer Passion for Hprses~--Row sac
Was Employed by the King
of Italy.
Personal Appearance OF the
Lady.
e,~r,.roneener AZ Tie C1j:age Tribune.

II woman is fitted for any SPECIAL Kind O.
business. possessing as the sumo time the re-
duisite amount OF perseverance, moral courage
x,,d physical strength. necessary for its accom-
oiisumeut. ehe il es sr1a Of succeas as man
Tufcrtuuatcly, tlese conditions Seldom exist !,
one person, and, rs result, VIC see tho g1ea
majority Of women passing . lfotino in working
fer others at starvation wages. There arc womei
in New York who have made con1fortsbIe fortunef
Us doctors of medicine. founders Of schools. Ant
keepers Of boarding -hpu6es. A few have sue
ceedei as autl1ors and writer's for the pres8
many keep shops, and occasionally one is mel
with who shoes horsea. manages hverv-stab1e
or runs Iager-beez sa1oon, . bakery, OF laundry
On the stage, and in the opera and chnceft-
room, women share the homes equally
with men, for Nature las endowed the
se12s alike. So, ton, in The Bchool-roo1. women
are as successful as men, and. if they would give
their attention to Art, studying, painting. en-
CRAVING, aad soulpt'Ee.-as indust1iotsl! as
men do. there is nothing to preytut them from
becoming as successful and renowned. Al! tie
world insists upon is goal worii. aad it never
stops to aEk questions about tho sex Of the
worker There is, to-day, QUO remarkable and
successful woman in New York, rho occupies
4 ua1qUE POSITION,
and whose wonderful story Is well worth the tell
ing, if cp!y as III ILLUSTRATION OF what can te
doEe II a new field Of occupation, when one
makes up hor mind to it. Some four or five
years ago there landed in the City Of Nex York
e.: Irish woman, 2 lady by birth and education.
who had been tossed about she world E good
deal, had seen much OF life, ard experienced
many yiclssitudes of[o:.nne. She had 4 number
OF letters OF introduction in her pocket to
various gentlemen in New York. k.-a.nong otho-s.
the late Henry J. Raymond AID Horace
Greeley, and Ar. Leonard jerome. She ca,ne to
&uerica to get : living, having been attracted to
-hls country by the accounts she had heard Of it
IN Europe, ard froEa the fasorah;e impressions
produced by such american gentlemen as ehe
aal met. The i.,sal o.. the great aud model I:e-
public was. that all tne people Herc educated,
.olite ard generous tEat individuals were esti-
mated st thez 1Eola! aud intellectual :aiua; a.d
shat the laws were models ct perfection. always
4pforced, and never 1;udeIEone. YlIE,g one
Of her letters Of introduction to alr. Horace
Greeley. she had 2 cheractorlstic bpt decldetly
uupronlaele interview with the philosopher, Nlao
appeared in l'e< e. es to te anything but j poh:o
gentleman. Tue great editor never rose from
Els chair. hardl; lotked At the person picscnsinE
the latter, neglected 70 offer her scat, aud con-
tlnned writing. Tribune ctiitoria1, while he held
{. short aud remarkable conversation With leg-
After receiving few ,ep4es as sIort as his
questions. he told her size had better
90 TO EA1B.SG MUSHROOMS
for the New York market! And ne suggested
that scme sandy ib!and oil the ccastof Now Jor-
bey, ii che could TO found, would be good place
TO try the e31erimeut! Tnis philosophy was
600 West. yorng man" In otLer words. Dir.
Graeleys way OF helping people was TO-; tell them
to.help themselves. He did Conclude TO wr1to
brief note Of insredue;ion to Susan 3: anthony.
who Was then to be- found at the Woman's Bu-
reau, Oh Twenty third street. near the Academy
when very spicy Interview took place. Miss
Anthony wished to know uhat brought tie aI5-
plicaut Ia Amarica. S:.e said the streets ct New
York ware full of Irish aud other women who
had nothing to do. and it WAS pity to aweu the
tide. She could give no encouragement, and
onls indu|eed il q scoldins at tue presumption
Of 50 many Europeans coming to America.
Not having grast oraount OF re:dy cash on
hand. and me eting with no encouragement from
the chamtions oi human progress Ii, tho Ne
tgopoI:s Of the New World our heroine returned
to tho Stevens House, at the lower end OF
broadway. and engaged to do the chombor-wo,k
On one floor. Wills Inns employed, size met
one OF her fnthers former seryaute. who WAS at
great respect and kindness. Taxing her letter
ut iutroductlon 10 NF. Leonard jerome, he re-
cciyed lsr with mIca polltoncss, saying that he
,1rcw her we'll BY reputation in Pa1is, and Az
stA'1oanSt4ea "'9 %14'eI*~ooaAo: LAC "ouio " al
40 could Tor her. and, sending note to Ir-
aanton Aar*!e: Of tne World, that gentleman
1t once seilt the lady to sarstosa to
wE1TE AN 4GCoUST or THE HoasE-EAcEs
Tor ms paper. tbs noSel NorE icr q Vonla: to
Do "st well executed, aud also well p=ii for
Bnt tnere vas no vacancy on the stat Of the
lfo'ld aud permanent portion was desirable.
adr. Henry j. Ray1nond h=d suddenly died few
Gays before she OF whom. write had arrived in
tue country. Nothing daEn.od- however, when
other resources failed, sho climbed to the edito-
RAJ rooms Of the Times, and met the Hon. John
b!se!oH, etlitor OF the new life Of Franklin,
WAC was at that time dllins ils. Raymonds place.
As ono OF the Letters presented to him was from
tae hon. Gcorge r. Anrsh, ir- Eigeiow received
tie Lady kindly. and. after short conversation,
Uttered her the position Of
sEocE-sEFoE7ER FOE TIE 11aiEs.
10 his surprise. it was Immediately accepted,
aud LAS been filled by Miss Asidy Morgan, the
lady i. question, from that day unti. this Ar
sne passed through the ed!torix1 rooms of the
1;''fs Office: Miss Morgan overheard one OF tho
eao'e.ttofs say to his chief: - What haVe you
done Oh slon not hold tho place .
week" was Nr. bigeloE's reply. But Hiss
Morgan u mace OF dlnerent stuu from mcse
Women, and nhe Inns not only filed her novel
position ncceptaol{ TO the present time, but she
is fecAanea one OF the nest reporters IN her ilne
" business on 'ne CITY press. and has won the
sssfpSsaa' sSa. eota4aaoA " AZ the asoeh-dsaiera,
rul?ets, c1ose1s; ahu 1aai"2s-faen OF her &C