Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-08
A ROMANCE IN CITY LIFE,
Career of an IndefatigahIe
Writer and Her Life Story.

Remarkable Career of an Indefatigable
Writer and Her Life Story.
Not far outside of New York city, in one
of the suburbs whose shores are splashed
by the waters of the Hudson, stands as tidy
and attractive house as it is possible to
find. Its plate windows glisten brightly in
the sun, the well kept lawns are the COM
ment of every one who rides by; in short,
1t is an ideal suburban home. 1t is occu-
pied by woman, now trifle over forty
years Of age, with a face which still bears
the marks OF its singular beauty in youth.
Early in life she was one of the bellies of
one OF our great eastern cities. She became
engaged to young man of brilliant pros
poets and social standing; but a lovers
quarrel broke off the match. and almost
shattered the intellect and health of the
beautiful girl. She left home, and living
alone and in poverty she determined to be-
gin career for herself.
She had literary talent, and this she de-
veloped by writing stories. At first she
met with poor success, but faced by star
walton and too proud to return to her fam
lily she resorted to writing sensational
stories for the cheap weeklies. Success be-
gan to favor her. and she soon found her
stories in greater demand than she could
worked with the pen, however, and for
eight years she toiled on, denying herself
every pleasure and comfort, carrying ninety
cents Of every dollar which she earned to
the savings bank. Her goal was for
home Of her own, nestled in some quiet
place, somewhere away from the theatre of
her youthful career, where, all alone, she
might enjoy the peace and quiet for which
her aching soul pined.
AT the end of nine years she chose the
spot where she now lives, and under her
own eye built the beautiful little home
which today is her temple of rest. During
the process of building she kept on with
her literary work, writing more industri-
ously than ever to gain competency on
which she might live. Two years after the
time she had purchased the ground she
moved from her humble city apartments
to her country home. From that moment
till the present day she has never written
line for publication, although for long
time her publishers offered her large prices.
She had accomplished the object for which
she toiled so hard; and now, with home
of her own, and a small but comfortable
income from her invested literary earnings
she lives in quiet and peace, her lot shared
only by young girl who runs her errands
and does minor household work.
Her neighbors never see her except when
she is working in her garden during the
open season. Her home faces the water
and looks over to the opposite shore of the
Hudson. There, directly opposite to her
house, began to rise, two years ago, pala-
tial residence, now completed, the upper
windows of which often throw the refec-
tion of the setting sun into the open door
or curtained windows of the more modest
dwelling of the literary recluse. The
handsome home on the western side of the
river is that of a rich merchant, whose wife
is we'll known society leader, and whose
children are the admiration of their circle
The merchant knows not who lives in the
trim little house on the opposite shore
The sweet faced woman, whose life happi-
ness now is within herself and her home, is
ignorant of the occupant of the mansion on
the other shore. Only few persons know
the occupants of both houses, and they do
not lift the veil, for peace and contentment
dwell in the houses on both shores, and
why disturb their tranquillity?-Ed
W. Box in Ladies' Home Journal.