The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-24
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From che Chicago Herald.
Prosaic as it looks there is many a
romance washed over and over again Ia a
washtub You might. for instance, drop
into North CLARK street basement laundry
any day in the week and you would find
then. with Redeemed, robust arms deep in
the suds, stout woman of 40 or so. She is
one OF the best, most skilled and reliable
laundresses in town, and in the establish
ment where she is employed she receives as
much as SIS per wesk. That has bsen the
regular amount Of her earnings for a num-
Der OF years, and with it she has decently
educated her children, supported her whole
family, nursed a sick husband until his
death and maintained her honorable in.
dependence in life. She has rosy cheeks
| and her dark hair shows as yet but faint
| streaks of gray, but her lot has been hard
enough to knock out many thousands of
other women not so robust of mind and
body.
Her husband, whom she married against
the parental injunction, was a hourishing
and lucky speculator on Wall street. In
| the awful panic of 1873 he went under,
never to recover. Penniless, his wife
scorned all aid from her family, moved out
| west, settled in Chicago, and has main
| tanned herself and family ever since by
| working. And, strange to say, she seems
to be quite happy and contented. Her
eldest boy is now employed in a printing
office, while one OF her daughters is mar
ried. Aud the other four she has still at
homo, bringing them up - be useful citi-
zens
A similar case is that Of Therese Waith,
who is likewise employed in North Side
laundry. She is Bavarian from Munich,
and her husband is worthless drunkard
Being Catholic, divorce was out Of the
question. So one day she fed, taking her
two small children with her, with Just
enough means in her pocket to take her
across the sea and as far as this city, where
she has brother living, who assisted her
for time. he Is married now and unable
to aid his Sister any longer, but she doesn't
need any help either. She quickly acquired
American methods Of laundrying, and is
earning fair wages right along, enough to
support herself and her two Children and
even to save up snug little sum against a
rainy day.
Another curious case Is that Of an Ameri-
can girl who has been serving as engineer in
big laundry not far from the corner of
Wells street and Lincoln avenue This girl
began work in a laundry, and while thus
employed often watched the engineer at
work, now and then asking for a bit Of In
formation about firing up" "stoking, "
banking" the boiler. the gauge, etc. One
day the regular engineer went Off on tear,
and his place could not be filed right off.
So this girl. then about IS, offered to sup
ply his place temporarily until another
suitable person could be engaged. She did
the duties Of an engineer and fireman 80
admirably and showed such unmistakable
aptitude for the work that the owner of the
laundry-himself libsral, broad>minded
American-told the girl she could have the
job permanently at the old engineers wages
of SIS month, If she cared to have ID.
She said yes, and "manfully" stood to her
post. In the evening, at her boarding
house few blocks away, she looked as neat
and ladylike as any Of them, and she played
her game Of progressive euohre with the
same zest and danced at parties with the
same vim and grace as the other girls, just
as II she were no monstrosity In the eyes of
the world. But some envious persons-not
of her own sex; in fact, the male engineers
would not let the girl hold her place
peaceab.y. They made formal complaint
to the city authorities. and Miss - was
hauled up aud fined, the fine being stayed
on her promise ~ take out a regular engi-
neer's license This she did, passing her
public examination with honors, since
which she has been employed In the same
capacity without let or hindrance, and has
become member Of the regular enRineers'
trade organization, paying her way like
little man.