The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18

they ere all against me, 1 hesitate
good deal before I go in. 1 do the
sar-e as to my law suits. If my friends
ar d lawyers tell me there is no chance
for II e. I would rather compromise
than take the chance of succeeding by
fig. -irG."
HOW ONE RICH WOMAN LIVES.
The conversation here turned to Mrs.
GTeer's capacity for hard work, and 1
asied er something as to her habits.
She re lied:
-. ct believe there is anyone who
works harder than L do. 1t takes
all of r1y time to attend to my bust
ness. set up at o'clock in the morn
ing and | am at work until late in the
eve..Ig i am very careful of my eat
ing. 1 Sc the best of plain food but
avoid k. lex knacks. 1 avoid sugar and
butter, Tor 1 believe they do not agree
With ne. 1t is not on the grounds of
&c. nun,y, but of health. Why. L have
just come from Chicago. While there
STEP ed at the best hotels in the city.
l could have eaten a ton at each meal
AID il would not have cost me cent
mere, hut l confined myself to about
tn. &c things. You see, my interests
are such that 1 have to travel a great
deal l have my property to look after
anu every now and then 1 have a law
suit to attend to. I find that things
always go better when 1 am on the
ground"
HER QUAKER TRAINING.
"You keep very young through it all,
Mrs.. uiten," said 1, as I looked at
her bright eyes and noted the energy
and ,ivacity with which she talked.
Yes perhaps I do" was the reply.
you see, L never worry about things.
1 am always ready to fight for my
rights, and 1 do the best 1 can every
day as | go along. After 1 have done
a ii irg let the matter drop Ny bust
ness seldom keeps me awake at night.
1 sleep we'll, and, as 1 have told you,
1 eat carefully. I attribute my free
dom from worry largely to the fact
that l am a Quaker, and that my
fati.,r brought me up teaching me to
ketp myself we'll In hand. He used
to tell me that if I would know how
to n.c..age my brain I would learn
how to manage my fortune. I can re-
men her when 1 was a very small
cEiid and father noticed that I was
out Of sorts about something he would
say: 'Eetty, daughter, art thee an
gry?' If L replied yes, he would an
swer: Well, Hetty, thee must not
speak for fifteen minutes. At the end
of that time he would ask if l was
still a1gly, and, if I replied yes, he
VOID tell me not to speak for an hour.
At II e Il Of the hour / might be told
to K. ep silent for three hours, and. If
L pl eyed still contumacious, 1 was for
hidden to speak until the next morning.
This taught me self-discipline. I
learned to hold myself in check, and
the Result S that 1 can now use my
brain 20 the best Of advantage. have
had much experience in courts and
with layers. They can't make me
lose NY head and their cross-ques-
tioLirg does not annoy me-
EETTY GREEN AND LAWYER
CHOATE.
II thin; the lawyers know that they
can't wor- Y me-" Mrs. Green continued.
"You .o.4.e.nber how Choate catechised
Russell S&Ge about the cost of his
clothes liz court not long ago. He tried
to make Sage ridiculous. 1 would like
to have 5 Ell him attempt that with me.
If he hcd asked me about my clothes
I should have said: Now, Mr. Choate,
If there is anything 1 have on that you
think Ms Choate wants or needs, I
will go .rto ore Of the ante rooms here
All that | ask is that you leave me
enough so that can get back home
without Anthony Comstock or the DO
lice getli,g after me- I don't believe
he would have asked the question
twice. l cant see what business it is of
Mr.. Choate what 1 wear or what Mr..
Sage we-rs, and it seems to me that
such que stioEs are rather impertinent
to say the least"
your fgt with the lawyers has
been long ore. Mrs. Green" said l.
Yes it has" was the reply. 81
have had ali awful time and no one