The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-12
a CLEVER WOMAN SEvrE srs.vEs
Hsw a Pretty Widow Berzme . Pro-
fesser of Athletics
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fesser of Athletics
New Tesk was3s
Whatever position 4 clever woman Is
shrast into she slwsyS Manages 10 take
care Of her<e.f as has been shown over and
oyer again. bur no better example OF il can
ee found thar or the Island of Cansnscas,
opposite the ;own q Newport Here three
years ago lived pretty Woman who bad
only been married 8 year, and who had
everything that tire heart az a reasonable
woman could desire She v IS welded II
iae nan she loved. Iaey had pretty home
and comfortable living and Was well
enough OF 10 spend their summers IN q
charming cottage Q. their own % this island
IN Newport hasbo-. This particular sum
me. small daughter hss arrived 10 add
eheerialfiesS 70 the household; bat when
she was only three weeks Old her
young father suddenly shot hiEse8,
and Il WAS discovered that lie had lost Al
as rNoaeY IN an unwlse speculation. And
TIE Ndr. as soon As she was well enough
and had conquered her grief sufficiently 10
look the situation IN the face. found her
sell Widowed, pennllesS aud With q
daughter 10 support. The Newport cot
iage belonged Ia them and furnished them
with shelter. hUt Couldnt be kept unless
she could flnd some means oi earning
money, ,liilealt problem that many de-
Spa1Fsag women have TO face. She Was net
wei lifted, IN the ordinary sense for such
= task. except that she was clever and
brave. Tor she could NOS sew or write. or
teach school or music. There were some
things she did know. though she had al
ways been a tomboy giri. who could swim.
ride, sail and row as we'll as her brothers,
and as the athletic craze among women
was Just 81 ITS height she decided she
would teach what accomplishments she
had.
~ she undertook 10 teach girls ali these
things and has supported herself very
nicely on the results OF il. She lives out OF
doors most os the time with her pupils.
showing them the proper position and
stroke IN the water. how To handle a pair
OF oars or paddle how TO sit and hold
their reins. and how to manage A sail-hoat,
and throws in Instruction in boxing the
compass, tying knots and nautical terms.
Every summer she has as much as she can
possibly 10 and has turned oil some of the
best swimmers and sailors in Newport from
ker classes. while her life makes her rs
rosy, hearty and active as Il sChoo.-boy
and she is able 10 keep up the little cottage
nicely and support the little daughter who is
now big enough 10 go along with mamma in
the sail-boat and begins 10 take an active
interest IN sports. When talked 10 about
il she said ''of course / like the life.
Nothing could suit NE better. and ! keep
all my health and animal spirits, which
most women can't Who have 10 work hard
Tor their living, and the only mark | show
my toll is in my hands" and she
stretched out two little rosy brown ones
whose palms showed the mark of the rope
and the oar in half dozen little callous
places. In the winter months she said
when | have no out-of-door classes, do
TRANSACTIONS from the German for the pub
fishers, and manage to get along very COM
fortably. | think the women who succeed
are the women vino think out new occups,
tons for themselves, for all the distinct
lively woman's work is already dreadfuIly
crowded