The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
WOMAN Won SUCCESS
AFTER HARD FIGHT
Left With Six Children and Sick
Husband, She Built Up a
Large Business

There is a great lesson to be learned
from the man who refuses to accept
defeat, who Surmounts obstacles and
never allows failure to permanently
discourage him. Equally commenda-
tory is this spirit when found in a
woman, as il frequently is. Many
have been the instances of persever-
ance among women under the most
trying circumstances, and a case came
to light the other day in New York
state which cannot fail to edify those
who hear it. 1t happened long ago, but
is just being told
A woman possessing a good home
and an honest, handwriting husband
suddenly met with reverses which
would have discouraged a Drawer soul
than she Her husband had an excel
lent position, earning a salary which
was sufficient for their needs, but not
enough to lay UP much for a rainy day.
He had a terrible fall in the warehouse
in which ne was employed, and so in
Jured his spine that ever being able
TO work again, or even move about.
was out of the question. The verdict
of the doctors was that he might live
Indefinitely, but as helpless invalid.
Just about the time this dreadful
news was broken to his wife an cpl
demic of scarlet fever broke out in
the town, and four of her six children
were stricken with it. The poor moth
ar was quarantined with them. her
husband was in the hospital, bills were
increasing alarningly, and the money
was running short. OF course kind
friends came to her assistance tempo
rarily, but she had u most uncertain
future to plan for, in which, as far as
she could see, she would have to he
the wage Garner for eight persons.
With six children, an invalid husband
and no accomplishments to turn to ac-
] CHI
condition of mind of her husband when
he learned the situation was truly pitt
able.
But this most afflicted woman did
have one accomplishment, and that
was a cheerful, optimistic tempera-
ment. Even in the darkest hour of
her trouble she never gave up, never
admitted that she was beaten. AS soon
as she could leave the house she flew
to her husbands side, assured him
that she was fully capable OF taking
care of the family, and infused into his
grleVing spirit some of her own beauti-
full optimism. She returned to her sor-
rowful household and in a few days
one of the children died and another
was left deaf as a result of the fever
When things get so very bad they
must take a turn for the better, and
the heroine of this tale, though crushed
with misfortune and suffering, faced
the future reSolutely. Her only capital
was an indomitable spirit, a determi-
nation not to be subdued by adverse
circumstances. Being an excellent cook
and housekeeper, this brave woman
finally decided that in making pickles
preserves, cake and other things al
ways in demand lay her best chance to
succeed. She went to the woman's
exchange, made arrangements to place
her things there, and friends who were
interested in her TOrnraiCaH IN 1,rrz-
everything they needed of that kind
from her.
1t is. not necessary to follow her
every step of the way. She worked
| early and late was an excellent man
ager, and, above all, never sat down
and gave up. In one year she was en-
abled to bring her husband home from
the hospital the children were going
TO school in the morning and helping
their mother in the afternoon, and she
had paid off half of her Indebtedness.
In three years she was out of debt, her
books We're kept by her invalid hus-
| band, who was able to sit UP and use
his hands, and she had a fiourishing
! business in pickles and preserves
/ which was making her known all over
! the state in which she lived.
In other words, that woman con-
| quered an adverse fate by mere force
| of will and perseverance. 1t goes with
! Jul saying lIldl she was naturally a
! good manager. If she had been like
some men and more women, without
| thrift and forethought, she would not
4 have done ii, but ii was more her
! splendid courage than anything else
which made her success. To meet af-
! f1ictions with this spirit is one of the
! greatest things that anyone can do,
/ and the man or woman who meekly
! gives in, sits down and mourns about
| trouble, is making great mistake and
/ doubling the misery. Sometimes you
| hear someone say, What can l do?
There is nothing for me-"
There is nothing for anyone who
calmly sits down and allows fate 10
deal blow after blow without resisting.
There is something for each one of us
to do and a place for each one of us to
fill, but we must make that place for
| ourselves and not permit adverse cir
cumstances to. rob us of courage
Hard work, combined with doing right,
| cannot fail to win.
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