The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-28

g every word of the conversation
+ Ihey hide in the gutter
y and chase one another int,
and out of the shadows; veritab
Y children of the night. Do they hea
# only such sounds and see only sucl
: sights as should be presented to tn,
, eyes and ears of children? Who's,
children are they, L wonder ?-or arr
+ they all orphans? Is there mothel
| In town who can rest quietly at HON,
p after dark with her little son out il
the streets? If there is. something il
wrong. Of all the schools known u
man, the streets make about the Wors
school for growing boy.
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/. "Of course the weather is hot anC
my work is hard" said a lady to bel
friend in one of the stores on the ave
nue.; land everybody is wondering
why L don't break down under it
The whole secret lies in this: l don't
let 1t become a grind. am fortunate
OF course, in being able to take my
work up or throw it down, as l like.
Most women think they can't do that;
put they can, a good deal more than
they think. Now the truth is, get
through with an immense amount of
work, every day; but just as soon as
begin to f. ell tired or nervous, throw
down my work and go out into the
streets. Sometimes / merely walk a
few blocks and look in at the show.
windows. That is always delightful.
L like to look at pretty things,
even when they are nothing
more than souvenir spoons,
which are about the
most useless things that ever were de-
vlsed. 1t rests me to look at cool
looking goods and new hats. And
sometimes | mount street car and
ride out to the end of the line and
back. Carriage riding is livery well,
but for genuine amusement give me
the good, old democratic street car.
These little rides and walks get rid
of the grind, you see, and when
come back l am as fresh as you please,
and equal to any amount of work.
On yes, | think 1 shall be able to
stand the summer very we'll. Just try
my plan. It's the next best thing to
a summer in the mountains or Oh the
coast, and was designed for people
who weren't able to get away"
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Among the working women of the
country, the Home Corner has always
felt peculiar sympathy for the girls
who are trying to work their way,
especially where they have no rela-
tives near, and are separated, as many
of them are, from their old friends.
The position of young men in similar
circumstances is so different. Every
body has kindly greetings and ell.
couraging words for them. Wherever
they go they meet friendly eyes. And !
yet 1t is a matter of fact that this same
friendly gaze is turned into cold, re-
pellant stare when t. falls upon |
young woman who is working her way;
and instead of the encouraging clasp
OF the hand she is given to under
stand that the world would like to see
her references and get guarantee as
to her future intentions. If people |
could only realize how much these
working women have to endure they |
would surely be little more generous.
70 all such women the Home Corner
sends greeting. Keep your eyes on
the aim you started out to reach, and |
so lose sight of the petty annoyances
that lie close around your feet. And
remembering how barren your own
life has been made by other peoples
lack of sympathy, why, have "a gener,
GUS and warmhearted greeting ready
for your companions in toll and loneli-
ness. Whether you get any sunshine
from those you meet, or only trowns
and suspicious chances, send nothing
but sunshine out from your own heart.
There is a way to live above discour-
agements and annoyances and I'M
friendliness, and it is good thing to
do. Women who have started out to
win their way cannot afford to do
otherwise. 1t is a part of SUGGESTIVE
greatest and most enduring part.
Nv
She was pretty little woman, and
her eyes were dancing with mischief
as she gave some friends leaf out of
her own past experiences. "Ofcourse
l knew Jack was in love with me-"
she said" 81 was just as certain of
that as l could be of anything. But
Jack was a funny fellow, and had |
luedS OF MS own ABOUT women. LII
was one of his notions that women
ought to be dreadfully domestic in
their habits, and all that. Now
could see, as plain as daylight, that
Jack thought l was gay butterfly OF
fashion and didn't care for any
thing but society, and he hung
aloot and wouldn't propose, though |
I'll give you my word
1 gave him every opportunity. We'll,
1 studied the matter over AID [ just
concluded I'd play little trick on
Jack. He was down at Galveston on
a business trip that kept him alb ut "a
month, and he write and asked me to
send him my picture. Don't dress up
to have it TAKEN he said. Il want a
picture of you as you look every day
Well of course l wasn't in the habit
of giving young men my picture, but
this was different, you know. 1 just
went down to the photograph gallery
and had a photo taken in a calico
dress, with my sleeves rolled up-I
had pretty arms, and could stand
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