New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
THE BLACK-BORDERER.
4 SOLEMN KIND OF WORK.

lyon can't tell me there IS no good in novels" said
the girl i'm glasses. years ago my father read
I'm novel which then coming ont in one Of tho
raCazincs-I don't remember the name II ii now. nor
i'm what magazine il coming out-that every girl
should know how to do one thing well enough to earn
her living BY a. and he was 50 much taken with the
idea that De determined then and there that should
learn trade. his only daughter only child in
to~'. ard there bU; TWO Of us in family, as NV
mother he'd died some year, before Well. agreed TO
+; Just TO ,atisfy him. though didn't the use Of
l.. he making money As real estate agent and
Lad always given me- cycrr thing wanted.
First tried teegraphy. and :Ound was no good II
that and thcn tried typcwriting. and found that
wasn't my forte either. gave mp them and told papa
that II h. couldn't support ne ia either have 10 ges
married or :, 10 The Free Home for Destitute Young
Girls: but lie had lately visited papcrmll. and SO
h. suggested another trade the ore You see me work.
us II now DO call myself paperdecoratorl No.
am q black, b)rlercr: but. all The same, am Just
as rluch of skilled lahore: any -rl who paints
flowers and newly Matched ,ioScns on Easter cards,
and such hincS. though d ro;hn; but blacken tho
borders Of mourning paper. Thought that
chine work No. that II i>a't. II is womsn's
work They have tried. tiinc and again. to invcns
machines that would do it, a h"y have all turned
nat failures, ard am glad ol il. - This il the only
Kind # work by which have been able To earn nv
bread and butter for the last three year'-snce papa
was taken of Suddenly by heart failure. and 1t was
found that h. had laid M 40 money, ana his Insurance
policy had lapSed
Profession ruch crowded 80. thank IIeaveni
this Is pro,e,siO In wl.;ca there l. little elbow
one reason. | supuo-e. is that il is not we'll
paid as il might be- and another is Though say 10
that shouldn't it, that it sHt every girl who could
learn the art. You thought Yourself that 1t was done
by y machinc. so You must have noticed how very
smoothly the black Is laid or q: do not take
such pains with The inferior qualities with the best
linen. such "A, ! doinS noW bni the worst must be
done we'll or II won't pa muster. Ny employer.
when he advertised for cl - do this work. didn't ges
more than dozen answers, d'd most OF them weTn
from girls who didn't know am thing whatever about
il they only thought they could do IT, as they had
taken lessons in water coDrS lhcy didn't know thai
this Kind Of painting i, trade 10y Itself IL is great
satisfaction 10 feel assured that as long as teru
is work at this place get IT, and that were to
be bounced to-day another WORKER as good as my
self could not be- found tomorrow.
Trying to the eyes Yes, when ones ewes are not
very strong 10 begin with but ii lind my eyes giving
out can always stop and re-; hilc 1t is my own
loss you know mine Is piece work. paid for BY tho
rcam How much Il Tcam For zinc qualities 81 80
very lulc Of that kind to be done, for which mercy
am thankful Unless We are awfGiy bnsy can
come when ! IKE and 60 when ! llke; Usually , ses
the afternoon In that time. ii don't give my eyes
too many resting spells, can border feam ana
Lonely no, am TOO bH.y 20 o feel lonely lonely:
hut The man who brings in my paper. That Is. he
brings it to me in the busy season, but II the
work is anyways slack | have 10 20 for II myself.
The slack season begins in June and work does not
PICK up ae,un till some time In september: In July
| i've In daily fear OF being laid of for awhile though
that hasn't happened to me yet am not like girls
who live at home and work for nun When a crowd
of them have been addressing circulars In novelty
establishment they don't mind IL bit when the
SUPERINTENDENT announces that the job is flushed and
the mob is TO be dispersed II were To be laid of
IA have TO draw on my aynss instead Of adding
/, new dress to he bought, or some other expense Of
that kind TO be incurred
as polite as pie whenever | see him. indeed he
ought to be 10 a elrl VINO ne hnows ny TINS time Is
me 10 be swfuly solemn kind " work and used
to think about deaths and funerals, and sometimes
would get to crying though took good care not to
damage the paper by letting my tears fall on IL; but
one can get used To anything. and TOW don't any
moro mind painting black bordes7 tNan I'd mtnA
painting red cpes.'