The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-08-18

block by an artist. Bessie will sim
ply call at his store and get tor he
can send Il to her. Then when II Is
fnished-the work requires very little
room-she can take il back and get
her money. It is the very thing for a
lady--nice, clean, gcnteel, easy and
highly remunerative. If had TWEEN
ty daughters they should all learn
wood.engraving.'
Twenty daughtersl in world like
thisl" thought l. "How recklessly
Simpson talksl"
"what Is the rate Of compensation
for wood engraving, Simpson,
"Oh, il varies, Of course, according
to proficiency, like every thing else. !
know, however, that I had a little
block engraved the other day; II was
finished in three days, and | paid $50
for it. That looks like good prices for
the workmen, doesn't III and the beau
ty of one thing is this-that il makes
no difference whether the work is done
by man or woman--the result, and
OF course, the price is the same. What
does Mr.. Livingston, the publisher,
care whethy his wood-cuts are made
BY John Jones or Bessie Smithson, so
that they are done wells"
Ater parting with Simpson, j was
so struck with the force Of what he
said, that i determined t. investigate
the matter further. ! called, there
fore, on a certain publisher, with
whom l had speaking acquaintance.
| Mr.. Brooks received me with tho
usual degree of politcness accorded tc
visitors by business men as soon as
they ascertain that said visitor doe
not wish to buy any thing. He did
not seem to be busy, and yet he did
not ask ME to take seat; but KEPT
me standing at the end of his desk
and replied to my questions civil,
but very CURLY.
ono; they did not care who engrav
ed their cuts, 30 they were done well.
"Yes; the work could be done by a
lady at home" "No; the wages were
not low; they were very high; they
were extortionate. "Yes; they Of
ten had work to give out
| Here Mr.. Brooks opened his ledger
as a sign for me to go; and | took the
hint, thanked him-to which thanks
he responded with Shorthand left.
The thing had good look, 50 far
however. Bessie had evidently got
on the wrong track; wood engraving
evidently was work for which womer
were particularly fitted. Every new
authority ! consulted confirmed mi
further in the opinion.
That very day, however, Bessie
came home in splendid spirits. A car
pet manufacturer had called at tn
school, and taken fancy to the pat
terms. lie had purchased two of then
for ten dollars-and said he probabl,
would need more. He was coming
up to see her that very evening, t.
give her some idea about the styles h
wanted.
| When he came / was greatly sur
prised. From Bessie's description,
had expected a sage-looking bushes
man of about fifty. Instead, HI
seemed to my venerable eyes an en-
thusiastic young man of about thirty
1t took him just three hours by the
clock to unfold his views as to those
patterns. / knew it, because ! re-
NAMED up to eleven o'clock, to heal
the result of the conference. After
he had gone, went into the parlor.
"Why, what kept Mr.. Ingram here
all this time, Bessie? That pattern
business seems to be very intricate
oue."
ooh, he soon finished that, papa
He gave me his ideas, and said h
would come up again on Thursda!
evening, to see how the patterns look
ed. He said he had no doubt he coul,
take all my patterns"
sand what price, Bessie?-tha
looks like business"
"Oh, he said might set my owl
price-he felt such an interest in tn
cause of woman"
"Indeed!' and l opened my eyes
"And when the business was settled
what then did you talk about!'
sob, how should ! know, papa
About poetry, flowers, birds, marriec
life-I assure you he is very mic
and intelligent man, papa"
sits getting late-let US go to bed,
, beside, said /.
Let me cut the matter short. Bes
sic came to me one day, and said
"Dear papa, Mr.. Ingram says h
loves me, and asked my consent +
speak to you about it," q
! l took her in my arms. Bessie
my 1arlins, can never consent to it
You must not sacrifice yourself 70
, even me, your father"
Sacrifice myself, papa. how yol
; talk. Mr.. Ingram is kind and good
| nj he saxe h. oau haln Tho GIRL a.