The Springdale news., 1889-10-11
A SMART YANKEE GIRL.
She Is Twenty-Seven Years Old. and Cam
 Do a Great Many Things.

New Preston and attended q private school until thirteen years of age, leav-- ;ng it with an award for the best schol- arship in bookkeeping. She immedi- ately took 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 q fac tory in Watertown, making ferules for umbrellas. After that she took a clerk ship in dry goods store in Waterbury, which she kept for three years
 She then went to Bethel 10 learn the hating trade. and became so expert that she made all the samples and was appointed fOcewoman. 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 all the buying, book- keeping, writing and general manag- iug; but just as the enterprise became success, the proprietor died and she was thrown out of employment She then went to Philadelphia, where she learned ciear-making and worzel at the trade for three years. She came home and obtained q situation as stage driver goia9 twice day to meet pas sengers at the station. five miles dis tant. She managed and often harnessed the two horses. lifted and strapped on to the stage all baggage and carried the mail. Mr Kinney, the owner of the stage sa5s he has never since had his business So thoroughly attended to- At the end of six months, she learned car riase painting here in factory, and for some the earned two dollars and 3 ha,fper daY.
 When wor., gave out hero sho wont to Hartford where fcra short time she did copying in the off = oft tae H's de- par5ment. Sheafge@ward won't into the earpet-sWeeper factory, and took con- tract for eating and d3Yctai.iag tho woodwork. Before leaving she made several entire swecpers herself even to putting tho stamp Of the maker in large letters on the top
 She came home forrest, and q resi- dent gave her Two mustang ponies that he had been unable to manage. They had been harnessed put few times and were unshol. Sae caught them in the field, haanessed and drove them and in q few weeks had them completely under coatrtl.
 Between tunes this unusual girl has mended shoes, planted tobacco by tie acre, ridden the horse with q cuIf.ya- tor aad raked haE with a patent rit.1e. She had lad new kitchen floor in her fathers house, built d Yeranda foI. her uncle and shingIed and sided an .ice- house for ncighbor She taxes care of the home garzlea and m4fte and keeps in order the winding walks about her house.
 She is also an adept at shaving and hair cutting. and waits upon gentlemen at their residences in the village to. GO this.
 She is fond of hunting and fishing ana ill the fall bags many parte.dses, wooaeoc5 and rabbits, and in the season catches bass from the lake and trout from the brooks. Last spring she caught the champion trout that weighed two pounds and half. The fish broke the pole, but she jumped into the water waist deep, secured the disappearing secion of the pole, and safely landed the trout Shc catches frogs and dresses the legs for her own taste. SEe is 4sy1
 has specimens of snakes, lizard, and many other curious things preserved in alcohol, She had tame watcr-snai,e that came about the door, btu. her mother disIiiled the familiarity of the visitor and killed 1t. She alo climbed a tree to examine q crows nest. and took one of the young ones home. She brought it up on Indian meal and bread crumbs and taught 1t to laugh and say Hello
 This girl has also invented kitchen utensil upon which steaks ean be beoil- ed, potatoes fried, and another vegeta- ble cooked at the same time
 It might be concluded that this girl must he masculine and unyefiued, but this is not the case. 4 recent caller found her reading Milton Paradise Lost" with several musical instruments in her room. She is fair musician, and sings in the choir Of the village church. She is church member in good standing, and wll not road novels or play cards or ill any way desecrate the Sabbath. Her house ig adorned with embroidered lambrequius and draperies that she has made, and she makes her own dresses and takes work homo from residents here when time permits. She clothes entirely d sister and child whose means are limited. She is a proficient housc&ccper and good cook, and gives the greatest satis- faction to her present employer She does not prefer housework as a means of livelihood, but during July and Au- gust when trades arc dull she accepts d in eft f.N,, al.