Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-09
ONE woMAN's CAREER.
The Pathetic Past OF q Los Angeles
Stenographsr.

The Pathetic Past OF q Los Angeles
Stenographsr.
There is now living in Los Angeles
lady who has had quite varied expert
ence, not more, probably, than many
people who go quietly along in their
daily routine, but whose stories never
get told.
She is now u stenog rspher, and has
managed to make herself 60 proficient
in her profession that she secures steady
and lucrative employment for herself
and young son.
About four years ago she lived in
Philadelphia, where her husband was a
business man of more than average tai
ents, and who had accumulated for
tune of about $200,000
The lady is an exceptionally handsome
woman, and her husband seemingly
most level headed and far sighted busi-
ness man. They had been married for
some ten years, and there were five chill
dren to render their pleasant home at
tractive and give them an interest in
life after the first fires OF youth had
lapsed into recollections.
One day they took trip to New York
and with them took three of their chill
dren. 1t was really more business
trip than one of pleasure for the gentle
man, but he loved to have his family
with him. The trip was successfully
made but after they all returned the
children sickened. Four out of the five
died, the disease being diptheria.
There seemed weight upon the busi-
ness man after this defamation of his
family, and he brooded over the loss of
his little ones. His wife, as women do,
put her own sorrow away to meet the
new troubles that had overwhelmed the
beautiful home and did all In her power
to tighten the shadows.
1t seemed impossible to shake off the
gloom that had settled down over the
household, however, and information
began to come to her that her
husband was attending gospel
meetings and neglecting his
businesrS She spoke to him about it,
but he paid very little attention to her
remonstrances, and after several months
of feverish existence, the husband
joined the salvation army and paraded
the streets with the army.
There were reverses in the business in
which his capital was almost entirely
invested, and one day the still young
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Matters went along for some time, and
to add to the misery her husband took
to drink and soon became total wreck.
The woman clung to him in his misfor-
tunes and made home for herself,
husband and little boy, through the
kindness of former friends, until he
dropped on the street one night and
was brought home to her.
There were friends enough in her
affliction to remove her from the painful
scenes of her troubles and she came to
Los Angeles.
1t was hard struggle, but with the
nerve that struggles through difficulties,
the lady studied short-hand and type
writing. Only her intimate friends
knew anything of her history, and
many of her acquaintances today have
no idea of it.. She persevered
and little by little acquired
competent knowledge which
entitled her to work. Since that time
she has gone steadily forward, and her
boy, now fine young lad, is in school
while his mother is respected, and in
her quiet way has asserted the woman
hood that was only latent, when as a
mere girl. and it may be said q spoiled
girl, she married her husband with the
genuine wishes of large number of
friends and relatives for their happi-
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