The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
Helen Gould = How She
Looks and Acts and
Speaks.

Two years ago Helen Gould looked like
a girl of twenty, and not altogether a
happy girl, says a woman writing for the
New York Telegraph. I imagine Helen
Gould in those days was given to writing
poetry and keeping journal. Her views
of life were small, and she knew her linn
itations without understanding the cause.
She gave wisely and well to institutions
of learning; that was carrying out her
fathers wishes But signing check,
even for principle, did not fiji the emp
ty hours of the aspiring, somewhat ro-
mantle girl For society she had no
taste. She had none of the small talk of
society girls. She did not particularly
care for what they called fun" Woody
crest the home she had founded for Grip
pied children, was her pet charity. She
supported it, she taught the youngsters
Sunday school once a week. 1t did not
satisfy her. Her intensely religious ma
ture, united to an equally practical turn
of mind, demanded larger outlet. She
is now launched into her true sphere She
is 100 per cent happier and she looks It.
If Helen Gould were the heroine of a
novel she would be described as a nut
brown maiden" A shapely round head,
with dark brown hair. combed smoothly
back. round, glrlish face, with clear
olive skin. Her voice is low and a little
bit precise She hesitates prettily when
she speaks, feeling for the right word,
but when she is moved she speaks rapid
ly, fncisively and well. imagine on
these occasions she Is very much like
her father. In spite of the plump, girl
ish hands, with their line of dimples, that
give sense of helpless maidenhood; in
spite or the gentle voice and quaint
self-possession that suggests underlying
timidity, | was impressed at once with
certain latent strength of purpose that
betrayed itself sometimes in a compress
sion of the firm lips, sometimes in an in
tonation of the voice, sometimes in
quick, penetratiye glance of the eyes.
When Miss Gould repeated gently, ST
would rather not" one realizes that 1t
meant an iron resolve that nothing could
shake
An interesting. old fashioned little
woman, = said to myself, who can be
self7W1lled on occasion. She impressed
me, too as somewhat isolated. a little
lonely, as though she had not many
friends. and wondered what the future
held in store for her.
i don't think" she said. ''I have ever
cared to acquire an accomplishment for
mere pleasure. 1t seems so useless. Yes.
l studied law. That Is something that
appealed to me.oI think every woman
Should have an accurate understanding
of law. When Mrs Sage first asked me
TO preside at meeting of btf1e alumni
woman lawyers, and make speech. / re-
fused l disliked publicity so much. But
when she told me that my taking a stand
of that kind would have weight with 9TH
er women, how could I say no, since a
principle was involved? 2"
The real Helen Gould had come to the
surface with the word principles; she lost
her gtrlish timidity- and spoke rapidly and
with decision.
How happy felt that had persever-
ed, when through my knowledge of law
was able to materially assist the lawyers
to clear my fathers name after his death.
1t was a great, great compensation.
Miss Gould paused moment, and then
went on. A delicate flush In her cheeks,
! her lips trembling little with suppressed
| emotion. When / was q mere child
used to long to do something to help my
father 1t seemed so little to merely love
] him; to do what l could to soothe him
when he appeared tired Or Ill. I used to
sit and watch his face when he came
home from the city. and pray that he
might need something more from me than
S0eIHSu TO De dDie TO give. lie was so
little understood. except by his own fam.
| lily. He was so affectionate. so thought
| full, so sympathetic with each one Of U.S.
My father Is my ideal man. Sometimes
think I shall never marry, for until !
meet a man who reaches the standard Of
my father, I shall never be satisfied"
And that man must be an American,
as your father was?" interrupted.
HE must be good, whether he be rich
or poor An American or foreigner; but
1 am not thinking Of marriage. I have
| mission to perform"
| "a mission to perform?" I repeated.
Eyes. AS 1 said before. my dear father
was misunderstood by those who did not
| know him. He has left a legacy to me-
I, who knew and understood him as per.
| haps no one else. 1t Is to make his name
beloved and honored in every good worn.
| I want to carry out the desires and
| wishes that have come to me- through
him, for they are not Of myself. since
am his child. My father and are almost
! alike. He was deeply interested in the
progress of our different universities ana
schools. He believed that education, and
the highest education, made the best men,
I try to carry out his wishes. He believ-
ed In the influence Of the Christian