Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-19

does his or as a bCru musician loves
music. With a delightful home! ahd
with almost everything zaoney could
buy a finished ed.-ation. possessed Of.
manv E=v-rral accomplishments. she has
chosen 70 ne q typewriter instead Of a
society girl. Indeed. il u whispered
among her friends that she has declined
more than one catering proposal Of
marriage because she knew that with
assuming the responsibilities OF a wife
she would have - give up the Occupa-
ton OF a typewriter.
IL was with no little surprise that
Miss Wehle's friends learned that she
had become a typewriter, and some OF
these appeared to think that it was
horrid that a young lady situated as
she was should become. a. they termed
il. "a bread-winner.' Her parents and
sister we're opposed to her taking this
course, but as the young lady was de-
termlned and as they could not urge
any reasonable objection. like the sen
sible people that they are. they with
drew their opposition. and Miss Jennie
went ahead and mastered st~enographv
and typewriting. No One ever started
10 accomplish q task with more Will or
enthusiasm thar did Miss Wehle. In
SIX months b was a better steuO-
grapher han the majority of young
women are who nave studied steuO-
graphy for a year.
Now having fitted herself 20 AZ to be
cap Jble of taking a situation, she an
uounced that she was going TO seek
one. Her family and friends would not
hear of her doing this. With money at
her disposal that would satisfy a young
lady of most e-xtravagant tastes, there
could be no reasOn for her adopting
such a course. Besides. the members
of her family and frieuds thought 1t was
a mere whIm with her and that she
would soon tire of her Self-imposed oc-
cupation. But in this they were greatly
mistaken. Her heart was Just as much
set on being a typewriter as any stage
struck girl who Is bent On adopting the
stage - a profession. Persons who las
years OF experience As typewriters pic
tureG 70 her the trials and drawbacks Of
the business without in the least de-
crea7lng her enthusiasm.
Her father finally concluded that she
could take a place in his Office. Oeiiev-
ing that IN a few months she would be
glad to give it up. when she fell into
the habits Of other young ladies' OF her
wealth and station. She was by no
means satisfied with this, as she wished
TO be like other typewriters who had to
depend upOn their own resources. She
felt that money she received from her
father would not be as much worth hav-
ing as money earned through her own
eXertiouS. Inasmuch as she could have
the money from her parent without the
necessity of working for IL. Anyway,
under the belief that she would not
stick at the business six months. her
father agreed to allow her 10 ook for
another position if she worked IN his
Office IA year.
For twelve months she copied law
briefs and corresponded with her
fathers clients. and at the end of that
time she was more in love with her
work than ever. and she set about to
look for a new situation. Ex-POstmaSJer
General James was Il friend of h fam
lily. ana he at once offered the oun 2
lady u place in his bank. There she
found a different typewriting machine
from the one she was accustomed to Use
and she surprised every one by learning
TO operate the machine in a remarkably
short time. During the few months
she has been in the bank she has been
as prompt IN her Attendance as IN en-
plOye of that Institution.
When II was learned that she was a
steuOgrapher Of the LlncOln bank. the
members of the circle of society in
which she and her sister moved ex-
pressed establishment. and in many
cases disapproval. Several said Miss
| Jennie must be of an eccentric turn OF
mind TO prefer lard work TO the pleas.
ures of society. but these opinions did
o affect her in the least. The major.
ity admired her pluck, and thought the
more of her for the stand she had
taken. But still people will talk. and
Miss Wehle's course has beer very muct
discussed among her friends and neigh.
| pOrs.