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

they are all against me, I hesitate a
good deal before 1 go in. I do the
same as to my law suits. If my friends
and lawyers tell me there is no chance
for me, 1 would rather compromise
than take the chance of succeeding by
fighting"
HOW ONE RICH WOMAN LIVES.
The conversation here turned to Mrs.
Green's capacity for hard work, and 1
asked her something as to her habits.
She replied:
Il don't believe there Is anyone who
works harder than 1 do. 1t takes
all of my time to attend to my bust
ness. get up at o'clock in the morn
ing and 1 am at work until late in the
evening. 1 am very careful of my eat
ing. 1 use the best of plain food but
avoid knick knacks. 1 avoid sugar and
butter, for 1 believe they do not agree
with me. 1t is not on the grounds of
economy, but of health Why, L have
just come from Chicago. While there
L stopped at the best hotels in the city.
I could have eaten a ton at each meal
and it would not have cost me a cent
more, but 1 confined myself to about
three things. You see, my interests
are such that 1 have to travel a great
deal. 1 have my property to look after
and every now and then have law
suit to attend to. 1 find that things
always go better when 1 am on the
ground"
HER QUAKER TRAINING.
"You keep very young through it all,
Mrs. Green" said I, as I looked at
her bright eyes and noted the energy
and vivacity with which she talked.
yes, perhaps 1 do" was the reply
you see, 1 never worry about things.
I am always ready to fight for my
rights, and 1 do the best 1 can every
day as l go along. After 1 have done
a thing let the matter drop My bust
ness seldom keeps me awake at night.
1 sleep WELL and, as 1 have told you,
I eat carefully. I attribute my free
dom from worry largely to the fact
that I am a Quaker, and that my
father brought me up teaching me to
keep myself well in hand. He used
to tell me that if I would know how
to manage my brain I would learn
how to manage my fortune. 1 can re-
member when I was a very small
child and father noticed that 1 was
out of sorts about something he would
say: Hetty, daughter, art thee an
cry" If 1 replied yes, he would an
speak for fifteen minutes At the end
of that time he would ask if l was
still angry, and, if L replied yes, he
would tell me not to speak for an hour.
At the end of the hour might be tol6
to keep silent for three hours, and, If
L proved still contumacious, was for
hidden to speak until the next morning
This taught me self-discipline 7
learned to hold myself in check, and
the result is that I can now use my
brain to the best of advantage. 1 have
had much experience in courts and
with lawyers. They can't make ME
lose my head. and their cross-ques-
tioning does not annoy me.
HETTY GREEN AND LAWYER
CHOATE.
IT think the lawyers know that they
can't worry me-" Mrs. Green continued.
you remember how Choate catechised
Russell Sage about the cost of his
clothes in court not long ago. He tried
to make Sage ridiculous. 1 would like
to have seen him attempt that with me.
If he had asked me about my clothes
should have said: Now, Mr.. Choate,
if there Is anything 1 have on that YOU
think Mrs. Choate wants or needs. I
will go into one of the ante rooms here
and take it off and let you have it.
All that l ask is that you leave me
enough so that I can get back home
without Anthony Comstock or the DO
lice getting after me- 1 don't believe
he would have asked the question
twice. I can't see what business 1t Is of
Mr.. Choate what 1 wear or what Mr..
Sage wears, and it seems to me that
such questions are rather impertinent
to say the least"
your fight with the lawyers has
been a long one, Mrs. Green" said /. -
Eyes it has," was the reply. "I
have had an awful time and no one