Telegram-herald., 1890-06-14


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Ter c. - q l-1sesy soverusss. 4a1 1ais .
IS a1at shall apply t9r b-t e f-l.
thea i s1all noL u ro9 Pred se take t-s .
- position
- - 1oat gQU zrsuer some -1FeT-
rss-1sl-s,7 PERSISTED ta8 a-aE ne .
ua9ers are f1il cf the-.
= Lage written up 81 least c-ire oi .
v.uer ia that s@y SAD the y.rL 10 i
scenes - bs arDed ~ all points. ana .
.s o. car fare. 1 have sg44E.ered to-s /
d8ll4rs these TOO weeks. running here I
and there. UirA 8 hun1ret others oaly
10 ma ny services respectfully de- f
cline.d. / could lot be- . shop-gIl l1e
battery of eyes IL e position - p4bllc
would confuse me into = regular nonen-
uty / can not sell books or poddle
cosmetics, or push ny Nay into p1olie
onices aud private dwellings. ( haze
not the courage, nor the address. And
ara truly thankful 70 have escaped the
necktie-r naking, the enyelope-@ddresS-
ing and other like torturesS
Well there Is the Young Womens
Christian Association. What are they
good for II uot 10 IND employment for
such a. y0u-a refined. educated, we'll
born glrlt"
There you 90, auntie, on your usual
hobby. Refined. well-b0rn paupers are
only too plentiful One thing is sure-lf
there Is any evidence OF good birth IN
me, IL is the desire % achieve some
thing myself; not 70 be drone simply
because the things can notdo are out o:
my reach and those l can do seem be-
meath ne. | have tried AL avenues
Ny name is on the books OF the \. ".
l. A They received me with much
courtesy, ana promised 70 remember
me IL any thing should come in their
way; but meanwhile, prefer not to
starve. can not wait What Go you
think OF Mrs. Scilly who staryes on four
cents 4 day al tho shirt factory, rather
than earn four dollars week ~ the
laundry tubs? Too proud 20 keep soul
and body together"
''She IS very different" contendod the
pe-plexed elder lady. Those publish
ers. Why can't they tell you whethe
they will accept your books? They must
know"
''Ah, auntie, the mills Of the press
grind slowly, and are not always
wonderous sure for unknown writer's. l
have no doubt of ultimate success
Till that happy day dawns | must do
what my hand fndoth 20 do"
Cant you DO typewriting or short
hand? Any thing butmenial service"
Il have not the five dollars TO pay for
lessons on the typewriter, nor the
leisure to learn, to say nothing Of the
funds TO buy an instrument. Still less
can l undertake stonography. That OF
itself Is a profession. You know how
faithfully / have tried teaching az tho
orphan asylum. | wanted an occupation
that would bring me in at least decent
living, but which would leave mo FREQ
10 write evenings. There the Labor was
so hard, and my nerves so unstrung,
that when evening came l could do
nothing hut rest II l can only get
such q homo as I wish nay literary work
need not bc entirely sacrificed. want
Q temporary homo till my pet career
can be fairly started
q" Wcll, can't you find odd Jobs 20 do
FOR the papers and magazines, as Mrs.
/ Clinton did? She camc 10 New York
stranger, visited the publishers, and got
as much work as she could do"
That was chance in a thousand,
auntje Mrs. Clinton has energy and
push beyond tho ordinary. She gets
/ audience Of all these people and finds
out Just what they want. She has the
genius for fitting into places Shc IS
+ the ono lucky person who trips up the
stairs OF the Brooklyn bridge at tho
vcry last minute. and quietly makes a
/ bee line for tho choice scat in tho car,
whom q hundred others. who have been
/ tos.ling aad crowding for ten minutes,
J skill have to scramble for tho gates.
/ She has done just that She managed
TO all the only gap there was at the
tiroc. With ny Southern training
could mover bolt ahead Ike that; must
look about me accordingly
~ see you have made up your mind,
child / would save you from such q
fa-e. if could"
Don't worry. auntie. dear; I shall
come out all right. Only let me pet a
start IL would not bo fair 70 depend
upon you. even ityou could take caro- Of
me. only consent 10 recognize your
poor relation when she has an evening
out That is all ! ask
Thus Nettie Cabcl. tho educated
gifted daughter of 4 once wealthy
Southern family. forgot the exaction'
Of v7unted 'lluo blood" and went
braveIy 70 work in tho despiscd line o
domestic service. With one Of her Jas
precious halt-d0llars she advertised fol
a place as nursery govcrness, whore tb'
duties are moro menial than those OF
tho mere teacher
In due course an answer came tha
soomc5 tbc right one. Two children -
De cared fo- whose parents wcr'
wealthy Tho little girl was . bloom
inc specimen Of pottod childhood. th
bov. delicate. sensitive child. lau'
since his third year. The mother fl'-
ap--eciated hotties story. anl Gro lou
began 20 realize that she had f0uni
treasure.
When a handsome sum was paid Owe
hv her ~ blishers Tor tho two novel
her friends urged her 20 stop her mas
ouora5inr AMI como home B1t Notu
Cabeu vas made - he-er stlT cha
selfish aims. an3 her heart went ont p
the boy who now olun- 90 hr- with
chu8s grateful devotion she voul
noe desert him
An ar~an-oncnt was made - vbir
she could employ portion 90 each le
i1 Hte-sry work a Vara.r -a7erres
, was engaged for tLe l-le r-- s-
Nestle ha3 no cause 20 regr-t TIE ste
She haf t1ken Fre--r-Ii- --rre rs-
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