Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
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"Alberta's - hand there. take her my boy,
take heri God bless you my children!''
Tableau! Papa Parker swelling the stage CEN
ter like an aggressive gander: Some Moo
Yor-ruk-ers sliding out at the side scenes, and
the naughty grand duke laying his finger on the
side Of his nose to Alberta while ALBERTA
stuffs her handkerchief in her mouth.
We had q nice little chat with Mrs Frank
in that busy unpretentious office of hers. one
would never take her to be lone of the richest
women OF society," in New York. and yet, it
is Just that strict adherence to ''business''
which has made Mrs. Leslie just what she is.
Speaking of getting foothold in New York, one
OF us said. you don't know how hard it is
knew what it vas to be cold and hungry nine years
ago here in New York. had not the money to
pay the funeral expenses of my husband, nor to
hire lawyer 10 represent me in court to his
creditors. had to plead my own Cause
Have you noticed that you never read
newspaper account OF Mrs. Leslie that you do
not see an account of her being "a true South
ern LADY, and woman of gentle, courteous
ways'' and all that? Well, guess you think
that is all Newspaper toadying. So did 1. Now
1 know better. She is ali that, and more. She
Is a woman above the financial need to work,
yet works for duty's sake. God has given her
a masterful mind and strong, brave heart. She
uses them She is a woman engulfed in press
ing daily responsibilities who can SO shift and
manage them as to make room to give cour-
teous. cordial reception to a stranger, a woman
with no other claim upon her time and consid-
Grafton than TINT of sisterhood of purpose and
endeavor. 1 am under no obligation, past or
prospective, to Mrs. Leslie. only lay is
sweet flower of appreciation. voluntarily, upon
the altar of q good and noble woman, and
Southern woman!'' That is nice. One feels
it, and both smiles and frowns. So great so
small, SO comprehensive, SO egotistfc the human
mind. In looking at that ma ssive white stone
building standing SO proudly on Fifth avenue.
and those grave gilded signs:
Frank Leslies publishing house, Mrs. Frank
Leslie editor ana proprietor: Popular Monthly,
Pleasant Hours. Budget of Fun, Christmas
Book, Illustrated Almanac, Comic Almanac,
subscription book - I thought / would rather
that were my place and name than President
Harrison's or Queen Victoria'si Succession
makes queens, 1.-THE people, make presidents,
but this woman has made herself. L would
rather have been her Scotch terrier. doing in
its red silk cushion it that atmosphere of boo ks,
manuscripts, progress and world moving, than
any of the .'belles'' higher up on Fifth avenue,
fretting away their grasshopper days in alter
nate balls and headaches. What an unsophis-
ticate1, barbarous idea this. that woman need
not work because ''she doesn't have to- If
such were our lawful destiny why did not God
make US with butterfly wings that would melt
off in bad weather, and canary bird souls con-
tent to crack dry seeds out of a gilded cup and
measure time by the coming and going of the
lamp light on his prison bars? A woman who
has cspacious brain and helpful hand is Just
as culpable and contemplate when she with
holds them from the worlds needs as mlser
hiding his gold.
I have Just come in from full day Of sun
shine on the streets and / and Wall street feel
SO much better. Uncle Sam has kindly ad-
vanced US SIS. 500, COZ, Mr.. WINDOW has offered
to buy our per cent. bonds, Mr.. Gould SAYS he
cam see any stringency in the money market
now-he can see Just plenty Of money for all
current needs-and it has stopped raining. The
father of our country has on brand spanking
clean new smile and the bulls and bears are rub
bling noses across the sidewalks.
BELLE HUNT.