The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-04

Office and said to him: Judge Gresham.
you are fool to let the presidential bee
get into your bonnet The man who ts
stunE by ii never rerovsrs S'.. and .hd the place
the White House. Your decisions here are
independent. II you become President yon
will be bossed By Congress Or you VIII
get into trouble. l advise you to shoe that
bee out OF your bonnet
'I dIn't think Judge Gresham liked II
very weu.' continued Mrs. Green he
rather frown.d when 1 spoke. and when
he accompanied me to the door and / went
out he slammed the door l had to pass
through another door before / got to the
hall. and 1 slammed that door twf"e as
hard as he slammed his. TO show him
there was no doubt OF my opinion"
Mrs. Green" said I, you have made
more money By your individual brains
than any woman since time began. Io3
that one cannot make a. million dollars
That is ridiculous idea" replied the
great woman tiEancier. I have made
done a dishonest act IN my whole l!fs- l
have never Intentionally wronged one poor
person ana ! have helped thousands. No.
l do my work IN the fear OF the Lord. and
l believe that the good Lord has blessed
me In the success ] have had
why, do you suppose could have gone
through all nv troubles II the good Lo-d
had not helped ne? l can see his work
all along the lines OF my life He is help
ing me now have learned to trus; him
and 10 not worry about small things"
Then you believe in Christianity?
OF course, do. and try to practice 1t.
NY parents were QuakeTs, and i was
brought up with fine sense OF right and
wrong. l. was taught to believe that he
who coudones a felony Is half fs,on. and
that he who allows others to rob or IS q
receiver OF stolen goods is himself half
robber."
Then. Mrs. Green. II you believe in the
ah he AZ nNr-l% - @
man getting in the Kingdom OF heaven?
The word man in that sense is general
term. VIII rich women so there.
II believe that the honest, truthful and
deserving rich have as fair q chance OK
getting TO heaven az the poor said Mrs.
Green. The Bible dogs not preach against
riches. but against the evil use OF them
and the sins arising out of the desire for
their accumulation. 1t denounces those
who are rich In their own conceit and the
rich who oppress the poor
the poor. Mrs. Green? How do YOU re-
gard such charities as those OF Andrew
Carnegie and John Rockefeller"
y do not want TO criticise individuals.
many calls upon me l w,si I could show
you the begging letters receive. Within
the past month my mail has been full OF
from ali parts Q, Europe Indeed. it seems
10 me as though my dear friend. Joseph
choate, had been advising all his Eu-
ropean friends 10 WT1te TO me.
WHY HETTY GREEN WORKS.
'1 sometimes wonder. Mrs. Green" :.i6
why a woman Of your education an6
social qualities keeps OF working after
your fortune has become SO grea. that
neither you nor your children can spend
Its income, much less the principal. Why
is IT."
TT Is because 1 enjoy being in the thick
of things. 1 like to have a part In the
great movements OF the world. and espe-
cially of this country. / like to deal with
big things and with whom the world calls
big men. would rather do It than play
bridge whist, which other women so much
affect. Indeed, my work is my amuse-
ment, and I believe it is also my duty.