Daily Republican., 1888-09-24
a BaAvn AmnRnUAn eInL.

/ von M n,id, o1y
"No need 70 draw hAIT-splittInR dis.
tinotions, Auntie II I engaged hs o
music teachST, wouldn't you call that
going Out 10 seEvice7''
"Yea-;hAs isl should call II OBJ
tanning Bituatlon. Bat q chamber
mAidl A nuTstt The idea is positively
shookinR"
"My dear aunt, am neither afraid
NOR ashamed TO do what l am best fitted
70 do. / cannot teach mubic; and II l
could, the field IL full, ut starvation
prices, to say nothing OF the meTcilsss
din Into sensitive ears all day long
Look ct Mildred. When night comes
she Is at for nothing but restless sleep
OF nightmare oootohets and QuAvers.
MOI art IL we'll enough for thoss who
have q calling that way. haven't"
bot your lovely atoriest They"
fare In the publisheEb' handF and L
must bide my tlme. II l could live
upon pleasant far Giles, might walt Nll
their merit 10 decided upon. But L
must keep the wolf from the door. I
viii not be dependent upon my mother.
She must take care OF the osherA. IL
lmy ffiends oppose me, shall be soEry I;
but nothing else Is left for me-"
If you would only be content to
walt. Or II you could get sewing 10
de-"
"sswiDel Break my back. cramp
my fingers and blind my eyebl No,
cannot sew, but can clean up . room
and make psrlor tidy without smash
Ing the brio a-brsc; l can take cate OF
little children, for dearly love them,
shall not degrade myself nor my
friends. There must be families where
can obtain q refined home, and the
kind Of work that preserves both health
and temp prefer TO be . nursery
RoveFnesS, and this is what 1 81 all ap
ply for; but II fail, then shall not be
too proud TO take the other position"
why don't you AEsWer some adVeT-
tisements2' inquired the aunt.
have written up 81 least q quiFe Of
paper In thai way. And a. to car fare,
have squAndered four dollArs these
two weeks in running from place to
place, only TO find myself not too re-
spectiulIy declined"
"Well, there's the Young Women's
Christian Association, What are they
good for, II not 10 End employment for
soch ~ yon-A refined, educated RlIli
Pooh, pooh, aunlie, still on your ".
b. v. hobbyl Refined pAupers are only
TOO plentiful. One thing is sure--ii
there 10 any evidence Of good birth In
me, II 10 the desire to Aohieve some
thing myself not be . drone simply be
cause the things l cannot do are out OF
my reach, and those can do seem ne
meath me. have tried all avenues.
Ny name is on the books OF the Y. W.
Q. A, They received me with much
oouHteay, and will no doubt do ell that
they can, but mean while prefer mot to
stSTve. cannot wait"
"rhose pnblisbersl Why can't they
tell you whether they will take your
stories, or not2 They must know"
'Ah, Auntis, the mills Of the press
arlhd slowly, Ahd not always won.
drOns sure for unknown writer's. have
no doubt Of ultimate success. Till that
happy day daWns, l must do what my
hand hndeth to do"
"JAn't you do type writing, or bteno-
EE .phSP Anything out mental servios2"
81 have not the ave dollars TO pay for
le sons on the type writer. 1 have %
m ney TO buy on instrument, and o
OLtside II husnee TO insure employment.
8 ;ill less oAn undertake steUokrRpby.
TnAt Of itself 10 = profession. You know
hJW faithfully tried teaching at the
orphan Asy lam. / wanted occupation
that would bring me In at least decent
living, but which would leave me Tree
10 WriIs evenings. There the labor " "a
30 hard, and my nerves were so IN.
. ruuR, shat when evening came I COZ ID
do DOthinR but rest. II can only ~.
home such % 1 With, my literary
work need not be entirely sacrificed. 1
want . temporary home till my pet
career can be fairly atarted."
swell, can you not find odd Jobs to
do for the newspapers aud magazines,
~ MrS. Clinton did2 You knoa she
came TO New York . stranger, vlsiIed
tue publishers, and got - much work
- she could do"
''ThAt WAS . CHANCE in . thousand.
Auntie BTs. Clinton has energy and
pash beyond the ordinary. She reminds
M Of tho lucky person wLo uips up the
AtsiIs Of the Brooklyn bridge ~ the
very last minute, and quietly makes a
bes line for tbs choica seat in the car,
when a hundred others, who have been
iostlinR and providing for ten minutes,
that. She managed to Ali in the only
gap there was at the time. With my
BontheIn training, you know how hard
into those busy offices where IN Intruder
10 20 unWeloome. could never do IT.
confess have bot the courage"
81 see you are determined, child.
would rave you from suoh . fate Il 1
could"
"Don't worry, Auntie, dear; 1 shall
come ont all right. Only let me get =
start II would not be Iieht to depend
upon you when / can work my own
AZ, even 10 you could take care OF me 1.
Obly consent TO recognizes your poor
relation when she has an evening out
Tnat Ia all shall AK"
rhus Nsttie CabsIl, the educated
daughter OF q once wealthy Southern
family, forgot the Would.be AristOcIatic
exact Ona OF "hlae blood" and went
bFAvsly to work in the deapised line
domestic service. With one Of her last
precious hAlf.dollArs ahe advertised for
q place As nursery RoveIness where the
liies are naOFe mental than those Of the
meIe teAoher.
In due course an answer came that
ses med the right one. Two children t.
be cared for, whose parents were rich ia
this worlds goods. The little girl,
b ojming specimen OF INDUCED child
hood; the boy, 3 very delicate child,
lame since his third year.
The mother iully appreciated Nettie's
story, and, ere lOER, began to realize
tnaG she had treasure.
When q handsome sum was paid over
by her publishers for tive Of her novels,
her friends urged her to Etop her mas
querAdink and come to them. Bat
HsttIe Oabell WAS made OF better stuff
taAn selfish aims, and her heart went
out to the boy who now OluDR to her
with child's grateful devO ion. Sac
would not detert him.