Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-06

quetly; out, perhaps, 1t Is somewhat
attributed to the prosperous times.
have just footed up the books for this
year-my hrst-and am graafied to find
that the establishment has made, clear
profit, $60, 900 more than it ever made
IN year before under any manage
ment."
Her face glowed with satisfaction as
she spoke. fYou have not had any
easy time" said.
"Not very. had eight lawsuits the
first year, and won them all. MIR. Les
lies sons tried to break the will. 1t
would have been shame if they had
succeeded, for Mr.. Leslie had disin-
herlted them for their misconduct, and
positively refused to see them during
the last year Of his life, and it was only
to crafty me he consented to let one
of them come to his death-bed with
protestations of penitence. Then the
creditors tried to get the whole prop
erty and drive me out, l refused to
go. They said they would give me
1900 and send me to Europe. I was
absolutely without money, suffering
for the very necesssries of life. But /
said: No; lam Frank Leslie's widow,
and will carry out Frank Leslie's in
structions to the letter whatever hap
pens Under the composition with
the creditors it was necessary that /
should Immediately pay $4,000 for a
1elease. l had no money. l knew
nobody of whom I could borrow it. In
the midst of my perplexities lad in
the Office, without my knowledge,
called on Mrs. Thomas K. Smith, of
Brooklyn, and laid the case before
her. She was wealthy and
kind-hearted lady-a total stranger to
me-and the result was that She gave
me. without security, her check for
$50, O0Ol You may imagine how sur
prised and grateful was to come into
possession Of the property through
such means. This was in May of last
year. l agreed to repay the first in
stallment of $1,000 on Nov. l, but the
summer was a prosperous one, ane last
October l repaid the entire sum of
$50 600 and interest before the first in
| stallment was due. 1 was Tree from
debt and rejoiced. 1t was like being
snatched from shipwreck."
"Is the name being pirated any
! more?'
'No; that has been finally settled;
and to clinch it, have had my name
changed to Frank Leslie by law. Sc
my name is no longer Miriam Fallin,
or Miriam Leslie, or even Mrs. Frank
Leslie, bus just Frank Leslie, exactly
like my husbands and Identical with
the trademark"
Chow came the business to take
such sudden strides last summer"
"Well, in the first place, every man
in the whole establishment felt the re-
lief of our being free once more; they
We're all loyal and true, and did then
best work. Then poor Garfeld's death
gave us a tremendous impulse that
lasted nearly all summer. During the
week after the assassination we publish
ed three tremendous editions, and we
sold $4,000 in Cleveland alone with il
Illustrations of the funeral. In the four
months ending with Nov. 80 last paid
out $477, 479.0S for white paper. |
have fourteen artists always ready and
and thirty engravers, one of whom is
paid $50 week Some of our fastest
- uo'tO ny Viz
block into small pieces to each man, a
system which Mr.. Leslie devised, and
by which he often profited
Mrs. Leslie still wears deep mourn
ing, and has secluded herself from so
clety since her husbands death, scarce
ly seeing anyone except on business,
although she possesses brilliant social
qualities and many friends. She was
finely educated in girlhood and travel
ed much, and she now speaks and
writes fuently French, Spanish and
Italian, and, believe German. She
has published several Interesting vol
umes, and she did regular editorial
work before Mr.. Leslie's death, so that
she is now merely continuing on the
line of her training. She is a strikingly
handsome or, rather, distinguished
looking, woman-an aquiline nose, a
mouth denoting both sensitiveness and
firmness, and uncommonly large gray
eyes. A Mary Stuart bonnet sets off
the fine face to advantage; but few
would see in this graved-faced widow
a woman capable of fighting host OF
enemies and overawing them, rescuing
vast establishment from bankruptcy
and raising its revenues from zero to
SlO0,OOO the first year.