The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-01

Boston Letter.l

/ / hare often heard it complained that
there was nothing for women to do bs
which they could earn as much money
as men. Perhaps there Is nothing in the
sane line Of business as thar followed
BY men, but, taking all the professions
followed by women. it seems 70 me that
there Is a great deal Of money made bv
theal- The enormous sums made bv
singers and actresses are too well known
to need mentioning. But there are
other lines of business that women nav
follow who have no such natural gifts as
I these. heard the other day Of 3 lady
/ who was making handsome income for
/ herself. and all IN the most quiet wav.
| This lady Is Miss Martin. / do not sun.
/ pose that there Is any objection to nv
mentioning her name, as it Is well
known among a great many people.
Miss Martin Is the daughter Of A renfle-
man living near Auburn, in this State.
and who at one time was very wealthy;
but. although the family still live in the
old homestead, which Is a noble man
sion, they are very much reduced in cir
ctlmstanees. Miss Martin when she be-
came old enough 10 want money and to
know II did not always come for the
wanting, east about her for something
to do by which she could at least earn 4
decent living and not be dependent upon
her father.
1t seemed as though all the avenues
were closed. She was not gifted with
any particular way. though She was
woman Of excellent education, and had
al the advantages that came from high
soeial position. But she neither sang well
en0eg Tor stage purposes, nor had she
any esssfaanlc talent. In giving the
subject serious consideration she remen-
bered that there was one thing she could
do very well, and that was picking and
preserving. She told her friends that
she NJ goina to make large quantity
Of pieAlg.s aud preserves Of different
kinds, and that she wanted to sell them
Know sag st an e&eeilent house keepea
she zels - sss4sas tf4It anythsaS ilat
was made under her supervision would
be sure to be good, so she had no trouble
in selling all she made the FIRST year.
The second year she made more, aud
sold all. The third year she made more
yet, and was unable 70 supply the de-
mand. The fourth year she increased
her facilities, and her reputation had BY
this time spread 50 far that she did
very large business, and even sold to
some of the larger stores in New York. |
Now friend of hers told me the other |
day her profits from pickles and pre-
serves reached the very comfortable
sum Of six to ten thousand dollars d
year. And she only works from May
to November. Auburn being a little
far from the New York markets, where
fruit can be bought best and cheapest, |
Miss Martin has come down and taken a
place at Glen Cove, to be near her friend, |
Mrs. ;. L. VI. Barlow, as well as to gain |
the advantages of nearer residence to |
New York One of the secrets of Miss |
Martins success is that everything she |
makes is the very best of its kind. All |
the ingredients she uses in her pickles |
and preserves are the best in the market |
and, though she employs a number of |
men and women, she superintends every
thing herself; and, while her articles are |
ali in the shops, they hNee a homelike |
taste that is unmistakable. All the Jars |
bear her initials written in fac-simile Of /
her autograph on a neat label on the |
side. A sister of Miss Martin, seeing /
her success, cast about her for something /
TO do. OF course she did not want TO 90 |
into the same line of business, and finally /
she struck upon eake-msking for live
lihood, and her cakes are now almost as
celebrated as her sisters pickles and
preserves. She still lives at Auburn,
but she receives orders from New York,
and even Newport Miss Martins cakes
are considered an essential part of a we'll
pantry in New York.