Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-31
HER ENTERPRISE.
Mrs Frank Lsslie's Success In Bust
...,. ness Undertakings
Whnt the Hcuthrui widow Of che
Founder OF y tsreHt Periodical
Publishing fgoWse Has
Accomplished.
[NaShin"ton Chronicle. !

Mrs. Frank Leslie is Eloro widely known
than many of that galaxy OF brilliant
women in America, fanod for talent and
ability, whose names are hoEs. hold words
where poetry and history are lan'lmaids OF
civilization and progress. Size is tho youth
full widow Of Mr. Franl, Leslie, founder OF
the great periodical publishing house in New
York that bears his name. ..... .
Mrs. lesii4's maiion ra'nc was Miri"'n
Florence Follin, OF southern birth, nm ote of
the few from hor sunny Cline having all the
indencn,! cnce, COURAGE, aud ipdomitablo per-
siStc ace of the energetic woman OF New Eng
land. Sho made her first appearance IN
prnt when but Is years old, became suhso-
Quent!y frequent contributor to all the
leading magazines, travelled extensively,
and published several interesting vol
umes giving tho results Of her jour
ncyings. She mastered one foreign Ian
guage after another, until, at 20 years
of age, she could speak and write four other
tongues ith as nluch facility as English
She possessed, besides, tho a,litoriHl instinct
in q very high degree, aud from the date OF
her marriage to Mr.. Lcsio sho lccame his
most valued adviser pn most efficient coad-
jutor in all matters aif ct;ag tho makeup Of
lis many publications. She assume at once
the edtcrship of Tho Laiy's Magazine, and
maintained general and careful supervision
over the conteats OF all the other periodicals.
To rnre literary ability Mrs. Leslie added
unusual bus ness capacity, and her husband
soon found her advice no less valuable re-
garing tie mechanical AMI business depart
nents Of his establishment than concerning
the letter press Of lis publications.
Her la,e nus3lnd, wEo was, perhaps, thirty
years her senirr had 20 lnuch ftth in her
capacity that he requested III his last will
and to,taHoNt--his dying w;Sh-that
she Should step iuto his Shoes mud assume
all his obligations and duties whan no should
have pissed FROM Ll". She lc.t the great
responsibility, hut feGr!efs!y accepted it, and
was confronted VITA iiaanc al Obligations
ard pcrp!cX tics tAat womb Eavo aprai!el
most experienced end robust business mon.
She was fortunate il having good fi"nls to
lend helping haNl, ono Of whom Mrs
Thomas X Smith of Brooklyn, advanced
her $50 900 to enable her to pay the debts
bGr;.cning TIE property loft by Frank Leslie
OF course thoro were plenty Of people ready
to tel! Mrs Smith that she had made fool
Of herself and would never SEQ hor money
again, and ste CCntcssei that sometimes they
made her n little nervous. But the result
fully justified tcr faith. The agreement
with Mrs Leslie called for the repayment OF
the loan in miscellaneous, the first o: $1,000 to
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