Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-11
HOW ONE WOMAN SUCCEEDED.
ELLA RoDMAN CHURCH,

Lizzie Gartrell! Can you be in
earnest? Are you really going to
open a shop 2
Il suppose So was the laughing re
ply, since you choose TO put it in that
way. Yes, it is shop, of course, but
| have rather idealized it. 1t is to be
different from ordinary shops, you
know; if 1t were not, there would be
no particular call for it here. And l
do not see why a lady should not en-
gage in such business, and remain
Just as much a lady as if she taught
school or wrote stores
Both of which we have tried and
found inadequate to our wants, said
the first speaker, Il the school.teach-
ing, and you the story writing. Look
at my gloves as an illustration. And
she held up two fingers that had
worked their way through the poorly
made kids. But, Lizzie she con.
tinued, you are slightly demented,
nevertheless. And what of DIR. Fer.
ris, | should like to know 2
Lizzie Gartrell's fair face flushed
crimson for a moment-,hen she re.
piled, calmly There is nothing be.
tween DR.. Ferris and myself. have
found him a very pleasant acquaint-
ance; and have, like other young
ladies', received slight attentions from
him. He is at liberty to continue our
acquaintance, if he sees fit--and he
is also at liberty to break it off,
Il am sure she loves him, said Cor
nelius Baird to herself, but how
proud she is Then aloud He is
very aristocratic, you know, and so
are all the family. They have hor-
ror of trade, and of all women who
earn their own living-they do not
recognize them beneath the rank oil
school teachers
These are not the questions that
are at present agitating my mind,
replied Lizzie, with provoking com.
posure, my thoughts center upon the
grand subject OF my very small capt.
tai and The many things it is expected
to accomplish. ] shall look for some
valuable suggestions from you, Cor.
nelia'
The two girls were talking in Liz
zie Gartrell's room, soon to be her
room no longer--for that young lazy
resolved to try the experiment Of
making career for herself. Rather
less than year ago, her only brother
had married /; and although he could
not see why she should not feel as
much at home in his, house as ever,
Lizzie's penetration soon made the
discovery that, if she wished to con
time on good terms with her sister
in-law, it would never do to live with
her. Mrs. Sam was very pleasant
acquaintance. or ordinary friend but
she waa not satisfactory for human
natures daily food.
Lizzie Gartrell had very little and
she had hitherto made very little ;
occasionally writing clever stories
that brought her fair remuneration,
but could not be looked upon as de-
pendence and having looked mat
ters aud things squarely in the face,
she was resolved under the circum,
stances to take a new departure. She
lived in a country town where a good
deal of business was done; but where
people had only walked up TO the
knowledge of certain needs. Trav.
ersing the principal thoroughtare. one
day, on walk OF investigation, the
idea of her shop FIRST suggested itself
All the shops she saw were cut after
the same pattern, some larger, some
smaller, and she had certain notions
of her own upon the subject which, il
properly carried out, would certainly
prove q success. Part of her small
stock of money could be invested in
this way and she felt sure OF III
bringing liberal return.
She paused 10 front OF little
zephyr store where she had frequent
.ly made small purchases, and had be,
come interested in the proprietor-s
delicate little woman who was SO evi
IDENTIFY lady. that it was not neces
sary for her to speak Of having seer
better days. She was now widow
with three children TO support; and
lacking business knowledge and Ell
terprise, as well as capital, the lttlt