The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-16
A Woman Market Reporter.

A woman can do things one would
least expect a woman to accomplish. if
she sets her head to it. 1t was nv hap
piness last summer to see a lady in New
York City who has succeeded nobly in
career few women would adopt from
choice. Her story reads like a ro-
nance:
One day, near twenty years ago it
must have been, lady landed from a
ship in New York harbor. She had
come over the sea to make her fortune
in the United States. When she left the
ship she had sixpence, and no more,
in her pocket. She dropped it INTO the
seaman's charity fund. The lady had
letters to influential persons in New
York, and recommendations of the high
est order from his Majesty, Victor Eman-
uei, King of Italy.
One of the gentlemen to whom she
had a letter was Horace Greeley. She
was admitted to his private office and
presented her note, likewise modest
request. 1t was that the founder of the
Tribune should give her employment on
his paper.
"What can you do?" said H.
She answered in very ladylike and
earnest way that she could report horse
races and agricultural fairs. Horace
Greeley never could understand joke,
or he would have seen one here. Also
he had general contempt for female
intellect, and he probably saw in the
young lady before him mild,sastiE. lu-
matte. He merely glanced at her over
his spectacles.
From that day to this Miss Morgan
has steadily declared that there was only
one man in America she thoroughly de.
tested, and that was Horace Greeley.
"He's the meanest person / ever
saw" she said. ''He never even asked
me to take seat"
The great editor dismissed the aspir-
ing young woman in short order. But
somebody about the Tribune office,
whose name is now lost to tradition,
heard the story and thought it would be
a good joke to send the lady who wanted
to write about horses to the Saratoga
races, then about to como Off Quite il
the way of a jest this was actually done.
1t would be such fun, certain jolly under
editors of the Tribune thought. But to
keep matters all straight, and get a
proper account of the races, the young
man who regularly reported such things
was also sent as usual. Ignorant OF this
the intrepid MILDLY Morgan wrote out
her story of the races and sent it to the
paper. The regular reporter sent his.
Then it was that the joke turned. Miss
Morgan's account was used instead of
the regular reporters. 1t was in the ma
ture of a stunning surprise to the Irt6-
une authorities. 1t was so well written,
so full of spirited life, and showed such
entire acquaintance with the subject
that from that day on this brave girl
found no trouble in getting work. She
was sent everywhere to report horse
fairs and races. That was her regular
work for some years, when she ex-
changed it for livestock reporting. She
now only reports the cattle market.
New York drovers call her the best Judge
of horned cattle in this country. She
can tell the weight of a bull in the
twinkling of an eye. There is this pc
culiarity about her, that whatever work
she undertakes she does it better than
anybody else. That is why she succeeds
so well. She now reports the cattle
markets for some four New York pa
pers, among them the Times and 1rib-
une. She has saved her earnings and is
quite well to do.
" Hump! she ought to be-" said an
impertinent young lady with pink
cheeks and banged hair, " she ought to
be rich. Two thousand dollars year
and no clothes!"
The young lady did not mean it lit
orally. She only meant to allude to Miss
Morgan's simplicity in dress.-Cor. OIL
City Derrick.