Telegram-herald., 1890-01-31

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b@t katerI'r Assles-
hes o-tea t1s teze1 g-asglon Af-se~-
- 1at s1aH do-el-aer ~ earn ~
oNu -lslag or - al1 ~ sems ~sy 70
ue@ger tueoHegA While I as tfaFe--
Ing sroand last SUMNER ussd sy
eyas and Bonvue. trast. T. some good
p-rpoee, writes CORES po1deut - tAe
A-ansa acl-s House see per. ana hopc
t1ss some ~ lhe 1nusNs- scs,-r -ratlens ~
WEich found womsn engaged NAY az
teres- yo- / trgzt slso taat - some
Ray Dc suggested the asy 90 ip1eFen1-
ence.
hlte 81 one q The hotels In the Cats
kills VAS u uch interested ina brlghs
young woman who, a. sta.e6 hours was
Away sslrroanded by 2 group of girls and
boys one morning o1 they would al
20 for tramp - some spot of interest
81 another hour she would be surrounded
BY younger company playing grace
hoops swinging them ~ h1mmocks or
sntrauclng them into silence IN some
corner u the broad piazza WITH some
chArrningly-told story or biz % history
50 skillfully disguised as 20 Be raptur-
Ously received After a few days repe-
tition Of these performances resolved
u cultivate her acquaintance and md
out, II possible, what relation she bore
u those bright-eyed, active children.
found her original and clever, quite
willing u tell me how we'll she was sue
ceeding In this new field. As a teacher.
she was accustomed 70 spend her ysca-
uons ~ this place IN the mountains,
and had noticed how neglected the chill
dren were; the parents not able 10 have
nurses and governesses for them, and
too indOlent, ofDentimes, 70 amuse them
themselves, allowed them 70 wander OF
at all hours and in all places 10 find
what amusement they might So on
coming up this year our bright girl had
IL announced that for certain small
sum per hour she would amuse, instruct
or guide she plays Cf the children, large
and small. She IS wei content with
this summers work and has some new
plans alrlady under way for next sea-
son. A rev name win have to be coined
for her, but a o present We will call her
the childrens friend.
There goes a little friend OF mine
down the street, neat in attire, with a
busiuess-like air. You would never
guess her odd occupati ton, 80 let US fol-
low her as she enters IA beautiful house
and proceeds to the drawing-room. Ev-
identity the Fridays sweeping has Just
been done, for the furniture IS drawn
out into the middle Of the room and dust
lies powdered over mantels and cabinets.
Our friend opens her little hand-sachel
and takes out an array of silk and
cheese-.1Oth busters. Deity she goes
to work, and soon all the furniture is
busted and in order; then the brio-a-
brac, too precious 10 be trusted TO clum-
sy Biddy's hands, is taken from an ad-
Joining room and arranged artisticallY
on mantels and IN cabinets. Scarfs and
curtains are next gracefully draped and
then she departs for the next house on
her list She assures me that she likes
the work Of professional duster" and
that her engagements fill three DAYS OF
every week. She expects soon to be
employed by large furniture house as
an arranger Of furniture in their show
rooms.
have IN mind a young physicians
wife living in a large manufacturing
city not ten miles from where | am
writing. Bright, clever and ambitious,
gifted in letter writing; quick and ac-
curate at figures and with { good knowl-
edge OF bookkeeping. she determined
10 turn her talents 10 account So, half
in earnest, half IN the spirit Of fun, she
inserted an advertisement IN the even
ing papers somewhat like this:
Business and love letters written.
books kept, bills made out and accounts
settled Some six months after she
laughingly told me ot her success. At
first few letters written for servant
girls, then keeping books and making
out bills for shyewd but ignorant
Irishman who kept a little grocery store
on the block whore she resided, consti-
tuted the extent OF her bueiness. But
now she tells me that she has all she
can possibly do. Sho has furnished a
pretty lttlo Office OF her own and is ac-
cumul1ting a nice little sum in tho
bank; this, too, without neglecting her
home or her husband s IT terests.
A widow left W thout resources and
with two small children TO support was
talking with q friend about the neces-
sity OF doing something TO earn her liv-
ing. Said tho friend: "Wby not make
the wales for which you are famous
and sell thom?' Acting On the suggos-
tion she went 20 the city, hired a small
ground fiat on q business avenue and
opened The front apartment as a small
lunch room. Sho sold nothing but
wafle5 and coffee AID soon became colo
brateJ for the delicious g3lden-br3wn
triaucle5 busted with powdered sugar
and tho clear amber cofco that she dis
pensed. She ia known al over that
part of town as tho Waffle Widow.
aad sho earns enough % support herself
sud her children ir comfort