The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19

MISS LULA NJ. PEARCE.
run for some time here in the interest
of the Third party.
When Miss Lula NJ Pearce received
that letter from the postman in Thorn
son, Ca, she didn't hesitate a minute
but packed her trunk and came right
along She had known Colonel Wat
son all her life. He had been a pupil
Z of her fathers, and she liked him as a
man, and believed his politics for she
knew all about the Thir 2arty and
was for it with the enth olasm that
women, when they like politics, evince
for the principles they uphold.
"And what did you do when you
first Gamer I asked as we sat in the
little office which the paper has for its
own on the corner Of Walton and For
sy th streets.
"Ah, not much" she answered. Il
was simply mailing clerk. That was
last January. The following June the
manager of the paper left the secretary
in charge, and then the secretary left
me in Oh arge Of the paper shortly after
that"
"And do you do it every bit?" 1 asked
in wondermen5 owe a girl who could
fulfill so many different positions as
even the smallest paper calls for.
EYES," she said, smiling serenely.
81 am manager, secretary, treasurer,
mailing clerk, collector and editor"
"And the writing9"
"Ah, there's not much of that for me
to do. You see the paper is entirely
political and Mr.. Watson sends me the
editorials and clippings. I only have
to write a little now and then when
something is printed Of Importance to
our party after I receive my matter
from Washington"
"And you print the paper here, too9'
mo; it is set here and the Herald
had been printing it for us until it
failed. I had a dreadful time then. l
didn't know about it and found that all
my papers were locked up and placed
In the hands of receiver with the Her
aid, and I had to appeal to the sheriff
to get them out before I could mail
them"
chow many subscribers have you7"
Seventeen thousand"
'.And you wrap and have II, 900 pa
pers mailed regularly once a weeks"
eyes"
land make all the collections7"
ayes, every one of them"
Hooked at her aghast.
Its pretty hard sometimes" she
said. II often wonder how I do get
through it; but then I take music les
sons from Barill twice a week. take
them at 1 o'clock and eat cold lunch any
time that 1 can find for it these days"
tGraciousT' I said.
eyes, and when I first came, I took
night lessons in a business college and
mastered shorthand and s~tenography.
i felt it to be so important"
''Graciousi" l said again with grow
ing junction. Then thinking that per
haps a little dissertation on the domes
tic virtues might be advisable here for
this young woman of business, I said,
IT think it's so nice for a girl to like
housekeeping and sewing, too"
eyes" she answered, Id, too. I'm
very fond of sewing. l make all my
own dresses"
"When, pray3"
Sat night when 1 go home to my
room in my boarding house. I always
sit up till midnight"
SIT does keep one busy" she added,
shut it seems to me that a body gets
into the habit of work and time. It's
Just impossible to be idle a minute, and
then l am so ambitious. I want to do
SO many things"
Think of il, ye young men of twenty
two, who goto the play as an occupa-
ton and draw your salaries from the
Bank accounts of wealthy parents.