The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-07
A YANKEE GIRL.
Who Can Do Everything, Yet Isn't
Above Housework:

Who Can Do Everything, Yet Isn't
Above Housework:
A letter to the New York Sun from
New Preston, Conn.,, gives what pur-
ports to be a plain unvarnished ac-
count of an extraordinary young wo-
man whe is certainly competent to
vote and hold Office. Her name is not
given, but it is stated that she is q
years old, native of the town, and
now housekeeper in boarding house
there. She attended private school
until she was IS years of age. leavi ng
it with an award for the best scholar.
ship in bookkeeping. She Immediately
took clerkship in the locd post office,
and. although SO young. handled the
mail and performed other duties in the
store adjoining satisfactorily. After
six months she worked in factory in
Watertown making ferules for UNI
brellas. After that she took clerk
ship in dry goods store in Water
bury, which she kept for three years.
She then went to Bethel to learn the
hating trade, and became so expert
that she made all the samples. and was
appointed forewoman. 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
accepted, and did the buying book
keeping, writing and general manag-
ing; but just as tho enterprise became
a success, the proprietor died and she
was thrown out of employment. She
lrAen went TO Philadelphia, where she
learAed cigar making and worked at
the trace for three years. She came
home and obtained situation as stage
driver goinstwice a day to meet pas
sengers at the Nsation, five miles dis
tant. She manageoand often harness.
ed the two horses lifteS and strapped
on TO the stage all baggage, and car
ried the mail. Mr.. Kinney. We owner
of the stage. says he has never, since
had his business so thoroughly attesd-
ed to. At the end of six months she
learned carriage painting here in {
factory, and for some time earned 81. 81
per day.
When work gave out here she wen
to Hartford, where for a short time she
did copying in the Office OF the fir
department.. She afterward went init
the carpet-sweeper factory, and tool
the contract for cutting and dovetailip!
the wood work. Before leaving sh
made several entire sweepers herself
even to putting the stamp OF the make
In large letters on the top. She cam
home for rest, and a resident OF thu
village gave her two mustang ponie
that he had been unable to manage
They had been harnessed but fey
times and were unshod. She caugh
them in the field harnessed and drov
them, and in a few weeks had then
completely under control. Between
times this unusual girl has mende
shoes, planted tobacco by the acre
ridden the horse with cultivator, an
raked hay with a patent rake. Sh
has laid q new kitchen floor In he
fathers house, built a veranda for he
uncle, and shingled and sided an ic
house for neighbor. She takes car
Of the home garden and made and keel
in order the winding walks about he
house. She is also an adept at Shawn
and hair cutting, and waits upon gen
tlemen at their residences in th
village to do this.
She is fond of hunting and fishing
and in the fall bags many partridges
woodcock and RABBITS, and in the sea
son catches bass from the lake an
trout from the brooks. Last sprin
she caught the champion trout, tia
weighed p pounds. The fish brol
the pole, but she jumped into the watt
waist deep, secured the disappearin
section OF the pole, and safely lande
the trout. She catches frogs ar
|, dresses the legs for her own taste. Sh
, is much interested in natural histor
and has specimens of snakes, lizard
and many other curious things pr
: served in alcohol. She had tan
water snake that came about the doc
but her mother disliked the familiari
OF the visitor and killed it. She all
climbed tree to examine a crow
nest and took one OF the young on
home. She brought it up on India
! meal and bread crumbs and taught
to laugh and say "Hello." This gl
has also invented kitchen utensil N
on which steaks can be broilei, pot
toes fried, and other vegetable cooke
! at the same time.