Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
A SMART YANKEE olRl.
she d Tween. y-ssven Years Old. and Can
10 "a Great Maay Things.

In boarding-house at Preston. CT.
there is au American servEDt-girl aged
tweniy-seven years. who was born In
New Preston and attended private
school until thirteen years Of age, leav-
ing 1t with an award for the best schol-
arship in bookkeeping. She immedi-
ntely took a clerkship In the local post
Office. and although so young. handled
the mail and performed other duties in
the store adjoining satisfactorily. |
After six months she worked In a FAC /
tory in WATERFOWL. making forules for
umbrellas, After that she took clork- |
ship in adry-goods store in Waterbury. |
which she kept for three years
She then went 10 Bethel TO learn the |
hating trade. and became so expert
that she made all the samples and was
appointed forcwoman. the man In
whose store she had been employed in
Waterbury proposed to open another
store in Meriden and to give her entire
charge and good salary. She ac-
cepted. and did ali the buying. book
keeping, writing and general manag-
ing; but just ms the enterprise became
q success. the proprietor died and she
was thrown out OF employment She
| then went to Philadelphia. where she
learned cigar-making and worked Mt
the trade for three years. She came
home aud obtained situation rs stage
/ driver. going twice day 10 meet pas
sengers at tho station. tiye miles dis
tant. She managed and often harnessed
the two horses. lifted aud strapped on
TO the stage all baggage and carried
the mail MIR Kinney. the owner OF the
stage says he has never since had his
business so thoroughly attended TO. At
the end OF six months. she learned car
riage painting here In q factory, and
for some time earned two dollars and
a half per day.
When work gave out here she went
10 Hartford where for short time she
did copying In the Office OF the fire do
partment She afterward went into the
carpet-sweeper factory, and took con-
tract for cutting and dovetailing the
woodwork. Before leaving she made
several entire sweepsrs herself even
10 putting the stamp OF the maker In
large letters on the top.
She came home for rest. and a resi-
: dent gave her two mustang ponies that
. he had been unable TO manage They
! had been harnessed but a few times ant
were unshod She caught them In tn,
/ field. harnessed and drove them, ant
In few weeks had them completed,
under control.
/. Between times this unusual girl hal
mended shoes. planted tobacco by IT,,
acre, ridden the horse with n cultiya
tor and raked hay with patent rake
She had laid a new kitchen floor Ia he
D IA house. built veranda for hei
, unc.a aud shingled and sided an leo
5 house for IA neighbor. She takes car
3 OF tho home garden and made an,
} keeps in order tho winding walk
I about her house.
, She Is also an adept at shaving AM
: hair cutting, and waits upon gentlemel
at their residences In the village /
do this
: She is fond OF hunting and fishing
and In the fall bags many cartridges
woodcock and rabbits. and In the seaso
a catches bass from the lake and trou
p from the brooks Last spring sh
caught the champion trout that weighe
two pounds and half The fish brok
o the pole. but she jumped into the waite
. waist deep. secured the disappearin
section OF the pole. and safely lande
:. the trout She catches frogs and dresse
o the legs for her own taste. She
d much Interested In natural history. an
has specimens OF snakes, lizards an
many other curious things preserved
alcohol. She had a tame water-snak
that came about tho door. but he
mother disliIsed the familiarity OF tn
visitor and killed IL She alo climbe
tree to examine a crows nest. an
y took one OF the young ones home Sh
% brought IL up on Indian meal and brea
n ..Hello,"
= This girl has also invented kitche
utensil upon which steaks can be broi
ed, potatoes fried, and another veget'
BILE cooked at the same time
1t might be concluded that this gir
as must be masculine and unrefined, b,
40 this is not the case A recent calls
found her reading Milton Paradi.
10 Lost with several musical instrument
le In her room. She is fair musician
I'd and sings in the choir OF the villag
ne church. She Is q church member
re good standing. and will not read novel
u or play cards or in any way deseerai
OF the Sabbath. Her house 10 adornr
~ with embroidered lambrequins an
draperies that she has made. and sd
b makes her own dresses and takes wor
home from residents here when tim
he permits She clothes entirely siste
Vi and child whose means are limite,
She is proficient housexeeper an
Q. good cook, and gives the greatest sati
faction 10 her present employer. Sh
does not prefer homework rs a NEAR
OF livelihood. but during July and Al
gust when trades are dull she accepts
domestic situation rather than live
= idleness Boston Herald.
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