Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-26
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Let us strike up the music and re-
arrange the treasures of ou1. booths,
and with smiling faces greet the new
arrivals of visitors to our Vanity Fair"
The fist arrival is our New York Rosa
Bonheur, Miss MILDLY Morgan, only she
paints horses and cattle with pen and
ink on daily newspapers, instead of
with brush and colors from pallet.
She is one of the most-noted women in
the city. I wonder why she has strayed
into Vanity Fair! All! I have it. She
has come to Inspect our cattle booth,
for she is the cattle reporter for num-
Der of papers here, among them the
Tribune. What she does not know of
horses and cattle on farm and turf is
not worth knowing. It is rather a
strange occupation for a woman, per-
haps. Miss Morgan commands re-
spect, and she is an earnest, honest
worker, who loves her somewhat bizarre
occupation, and brings to it practical
knowledge which few men possess. She
is of Irish birth, a descendant of one of
the Oldest families of Irish gentry, had
from childhood been devoted to out
door sports, and could ride horseback
better than any boy of her native coun-
try. She was thoroughly educated, and
was sort of Lady Clancarty in ele-
gance and grace of manner.
Domestic reverses found her here in
New YoSk poor and proud and penni-
less. It seemed as if she could not find
any field in which to exercise her talents.
At last shewen to the old, white haired
philosopher, Horace Greeley, for advice.
During their chat he alluded to the
need of reporter of cattle sales, and
jokingly suggested that she try the oc-
cupation. II will do it," she exclaimed,
and, rising to her full height (she is
immensely tall-6 feet 2 inches) and
squaring her firm, broad shoulders, she
looked veritable young Amazon, as
she grandly stalked from the room. But
she is an Amazon in height and intellect
only, for otherwise she is not at all man
nish, and has dainty complexion, des-
pite her constant exposure to wind and
sun. Her eyes, of not Irish blue-"ce-
, lestial blue" as Mr.. MCGOWAN describes
them-are very expressive. She is
| bright, intelligent talker, full of anec-
dote and adventure. She believes that,
if she behaves herself, woman can earn
her living wherever she develops most
aptitude. In short, Miss MILDLY Morgan
says, 1T is the woman who makes the
occupation" She is domestic as well as
business-ike. She loves the opera and
a good play. She knows how to choose
the best of Delmonico's dishes, and she
has been known to write sweet verses.
She IS one of those women who rest one
to even look at, and, while always re-
tanning her gentle womanliness, at the
same time she impresses one that she is
jolly good fellow. AS gentlemen ex-
press it, "she is a woman after my own
heart" hear it rumored, after the
hearts of many of the sterner sex, whom
she manages with rare tact to convert
into good friends in place of incoming
sweethearts, as she could marry if she
liked and where she liked. Why doesn't
she? Here is wee romance, as answer
to the question. A little bird once sung
to me that it. was romance over the
| seas"