The Osceola times., 1888-09-15
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
WOMEN or WISDOM.
Those for Whom The Loss oil Wealth hs'
no Tcrrors..

Those for Whom The Loss oil "ean" "ss
no Terrors..
Some one writing to the N 4. HeT-
aid from London says: at is ono Oh
,he signs of the times in Great Britain
that considerable number ot lhteiii-
cont and wcll-bred women, of families
formerly wealthy and dominant nave
of late "takcn to trade" Those that
he mentions. SAYS the Herald, are the
wives and sisters of landlords who'
through the fall in agricultural rents
have become impoverished. One mas
opened shop for the sale OF decora-
tive furniture; another has begun
dressmaker's business. A lady once
recognized leader of fashion, sells
cloaks designed by herself, and her
husband, less energetic, perhaps less
sensible, secludes himself upstairs as
her book-keeper. One of the Duke
of Richmond's family prospers IN
shop where she sells dresses; and the
sister of another lord makes bonnets
and hats. and, by her skill and taste'
supports her family.
Good enough! There is no reason why
\ HIGH bred, cultivated and Thoroughly
refined woman, reared in wealth.
should not work If the necessity for her
doing so arises. She islikely possess
ed of graccs and accomplishments OF
which she can now make practical use
If there is anything calculated odis-
turb my usual seltpoisc and serenity OF
soul, it is the spectacle of an educated
accomplished woman, suddenly re-
duced from wealth to poverty. sitting
down with folded hands and harplng
about her "bettcr day." or the cruelty
of the fates that made her dependent
on her own resources for livelihood.
All of MS know or have heard of such
women. They are dreadful thorns IN
the sides of all their old friends
went once with friend to sec a
woman who had once been rich but
was now poor. A few remnants OF fher
former glory were to be seen in her
two or three little rooms. The second
sentence she uttered was: ''Oh. sir, do
not think that have always lived
thus; ah no! have seen better days!
This was said with sweep of her hand
that took in the pieces offurniture and
bits Of expensive bric-a-brac and a
costly picture or two representative OF
her "better DAYS" Then she began TO
weep. and let her weep. There she sat,
q strong, healthy, accomplished
woman, in the very prime
of life, weeping because there
was before her tho necessity of earning
an honorable living for herself. l didn'
weep any myself. Her friends had ex'
erted themselves to secure her an eX'
cellent position as teacher in q schoo
where her duties would be light Bu
she said she ''shrank from coming into
contact with anybody" and said some
thing about being forced Ito associate
with "all sorts of common people, tina
quite gssct me, and was glad when
was outside with my friend and at lib
rrty to express myself freely and forci
bly,.
is there, on the other hand, spec
taclc more worthy of praise and admir-
alton than that OF a woman suddenly
thrown on her own resources, rejecting
the charity Of friends. and bravely tax
ing up the battle of life for herself
and, perhaps for her children? Hun
drcds of women are doing this in oul
own country, doing it brayely and well
without vain drivclings and rcpining'
for their "bettor days, the days tha
were not after all, their better days
Many of them would not go back Il
their old, useless, easy lives if they
could To work should be 'thc com
mon lot Of all, :" and hopeful sign fol
the future of our own country lies in
the fact that so many women are to-
day earning their own living aud TAX
ing upon themselves duties and re-
sponsibilities hitherto rclegated tc
men alone. 1t Is, / take it, u sign oi
good sense that so many of our women
do not, in the time Of adversely, sii
down to weep, but with their sleeves
rolled up, perhaps, make themselves
useful, sclt-supporting and independ'
! ont Uonap - GooI HoUecEacOjD1