, 1885-04-02
MRS. FRANK LESLIE.
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH a
SUCCESSFUL WOMAN.
A Lady Who Is too busy to Get Married
Her Trip Through the South
How She Lifted a Load
of Debt.


Mrs Frank Leslie, Of New York. known to
every reader In tho land through the va
rious Frank Leslis publications. This state
ment is made, not after the usual manner OF
the business department OF "a paper at 20
much per line agate MEASURE, but because a
reporter, who called on Mrs. Leslie at the
Burnett house, knows whereof he speaks and
speaks as per affidavit After tho usual in
quiries OF courtesy and conventionality ths
reporter asked tho lady Il she were only
stopping TO rest a day In Cincinnati or in
tended TO remain longer.
Well she said, II am ono OF the few
women whose health is always good. and
who never know what II Is 70 have a head-
ache or a backache, but two weeks ago
was threatened with pneumonia. and the
physician told me | had better 20 away from
New York for a rost. I told him l did not
see how / could cave my business. Then
my people IN the Office came 10 me and told
mo IL l did not obey my physician they
might lose me altogether. 1 finally con.
cluded TO go, but left them only enough
money 10 last for two weeks, SO l could not
stay longer II | wished 1 went direct to
New Orleans, my birthplace, and there.
what with numberless friends and the
great exposition, / was Just kept In
a whirl, and did not have a moments
rest From New Orleans we went 10 At
lanta, AL very much desired to see that city
which had sprung up in n day. The people
were all very kind to me, and l do believe
that ! sa every woman in the place.
Mrs. Leslie stopped 10 answer a question
asked by her niece, and then resumed the
conversation, naturally turning it upon her
own business affairs. She alluded briefly 10
the condition OF tho business when she 6rst
took charge OF 1t, and then proceeded to
speak OF tho altogether phenomenal success
uuhfnh hal atfanAaH her ofFdrfu - "a ssf.kn
Usher, not, as she might we'll have done,
taking any credit to herself for her pros
perity, but rather attributing it 10 the ani-
versal kindnssg manifested toward her by
the press OF the entire country. SbV con
tinued:
Il feel deeply grateful to every newspaper
man in this country. Had / been a man no
doubt | would have aroused bitter enmities,
but l have never met with any but the kind
est possible treatment. You know what a
severe struggle I had. Every thing wns dis
organized. and my inheritance wa a load OF
e Yet, would yon believe It, in the first
year | cleared $3.50, 0oOi You know it was a
phenomenal year, that Of 1880. Just after
] had assumed control the shooting OF Presi-
dent Garfield occurred, which deplorable
event as you are aware. opened up n tre-
mendons field for illustrated newspapers
The shooting occurred Saturday morning
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