The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03

that emotion, till detested the sound OF
it, and settled into q confirmed splnster.
During this time / wrote little, mostly
stories, with prosecuted teachers for the
heroines. Let me digress enough to say
that unleEs one writes novel like "She,"
ones own personality viii creep In.
could sing, and while / was teaching
tried TO prepare myself for professional
choir and concert singer, and took lessons
in q neigh boring city. Over~fatigue proved
disastrous to my voice, and for fear of los
ing it was compelled to give up voice
culture Stlll sung in choir for practice
and no salary, which l did not mind until
my immediate successor was paid quite lib
orally. AS recognition OF my work in the
choir was given an elaborate silver card
case, which was never OF much practical
use as had no time to make calls, nor any
toilet in keeping. But it seemed to me that
at that time my singing was like the rain in
one respect-it fell upon the just and unjust
alike for | sung OF funerals far and near,
and even at one time over young man who
hal committed murder and was hanged
for 1t.
About this time my heroines were musical
and enchanted some millionaire, who sent
them off to Europe. / did not have the
courage to even try to publish the effusions,
and perhaps it is just as well, as the waiting
world up to this has not seemed to clanor
LOI bubul Dub ~ wan gnu ~ uSbAIC
My next turning in the path was to
study ssstenography and typewriting As
there was no demand for these accomplish
ments where | lived, had to come to the
city. Here | encountered some genuine
fints in my path, compared to which my
previous experience were q macadamized
road.
commenced work on Monday, and It
was the custom of the firm for which
bod 80 AHafr milo F,vnf
night. l did not know this, and before pay
day rolled around again had the unique
experience Of being absolutely penniless
| and subsisting on genuine prison fare for
the best part Of week. Among my
medicines was small vial OF
whisky, and when bread and water
ceased to strengthen me l supplemented IL
with tablespoonful Of ''spirits fermenti :"
1t answered the purpose. but since then have
had an unconquerable dislike for ii. In my
case at least the appetite did not grow with
what It fed upon. This diet must have given
ne 'lean and hungry look,n for kind
hearted soul in the house where | lodged
came to me one day and said. timidlY:
"You seem to be i'll, Miss Smythe." Then
she hesitatlngy added, giving another
proof of womans unerring intuition:
"If it's anything about money. could't
lend you somes / know how great the de-
mands OF city are on ones purse.
or this kind lady borrowed 81, the first
ever borrowed in my lif', and 1t sufIiced
for my wants till payday. But it took a
greater amount Of financiering than Jay
Gould or Russell Sage is capable Of to
make it last four days. Those experiences
have since 'worked up we'll, but
caused some doubts In the minds Of my
publishers as to stheir veracity. They
served another purpose, too. for when after
ward experienced a pessimistio mood the
thought of that one kind act. from one who
was almost stranger, would put to flight
all my bitter thoughts as TO the meanness
of human kind.
Before came to the city / had been a
regular attendant on the services OF the
church. In a small place every one goes to
church. My salary was 30 small that