The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
A FIELD NEGLECTED BY WOMEN
uRS. 70 iRRi RG ANON y NOOTHIR
HtTTHN ikER or HER SEN
she Learned the Business Of Her Father
and u Furnished tier a Lh ina when
she NaS IeTt u widow ana Poor
the Trade NeiI adapted To " omen.

ahu W hsN NNtA "NFh
she MaS IyeTt y widow ana Poor
the Trade Nen adapted TO " omen.
~ th~r, - aroth". woman IN thu
q 'uVEtTV who u1gH ., watches and merds
Clo,ks ! have r~Nor heard ~ her dc 10
oIarrd NJ. 1ulu Nprburs WHO tev days
asn sad through Nm Work or her
wav a. N.s' hrr old hun' 10 NORWAY
= am a na'rN" 81 \nrWay tut nv tath"r
was a Swiss H. vi. wat.hraEr.
81 my o." I had h., n PLAYING around
h,rn - IA" Np-kcd I DON'T know how
I'D I W., Vh"n | barred tho different
pat, ~ a watch and a clo,k II seems
To- me- nov that aluay. knew something
about 'hc hu-,r"~s
" ith my father = h'iy mad preoed up
several uid clock fpt ms own a-r,usemcnt
whom | Was uIstc Thorn from pa-ts
- old clock, that piCkod M around tho
shop. and h" gave IN" final touches that
~"t them gong ~ GOT Older b"
cam" ut real d-sistarc7 - nm When
n" opened his shop ~ the Nest | heCam"
his assistant working regularly after
school horIrs | ml-rIri aft - w. hat
h~cn m tins country about Ten wears ard
my fath"' always s83d thai within ON"
month ate l"ft hIm uI- hI.in".- f"!
- me halt
len years Iarar nav husband Diet.
and hal l",- than slyn at''r all drhSs
we're ndld Ma glad enough IN ~ 'St'
/ had k'pt the contont, # my father
nat shop Tnough "a y wn~"ur ,"rF
valuable they cam" IN uauiv enough 20
~" M. STAT
u. ~ north ".or- my hu>ba =
dee IA our baby hal -rtcr-i the hir!"r-
CARTE aHi vucr IA" carr, of 'E. family
fell O. NV shoulders the q. " thing mo-"
Ip my murd 10 ~, TO Se-p all INV cha. 81 -
A. school In" first step n that uiT~'-
ton vas re''I'R out n" upper foor q
NV house al arranging Nh" three roC'ns
or the lower floor tor our %, IpauCy
The front room HNrl ~, ~ - shop
With Ia table Cn the far sI!c wh"r" my
,hIi ir.l 49, ard stg,I.i thew lsts,I =
while vorkC or the Watrtes , 4 clocks
OF nv customers. \ few Il my fa'h'rs
OLD customers brought mo work within
tay OF 80 after | ope 81 my shop Tut
the town he grown larger and three
ycSelrv store. all with repair depart
meats, had teea oFe e knew | would
have to do something more thar sit Town
co wal' for work "a come TO me After
thur king the matter over dec. let |
hat best start out me .i-g clocks. n
that way people would get to know me-
al ~ time give me- higher class worS
-ES-h mcrrIng sttcr gctiirG NV chi
ar-r - 10 school would start OUT with q
sine u sA.chel IA kei NTH the reCessary
tool. Gong FROM tou,e 10 hous" tNouli
rIrc he tell at oTer 20 m""i ary clock
or watch nee ing reDPIr-
Tg#spll my frat I rv,n# Ia.
Iu-r - or. - TIL Giint Insecure 90
the how ever. - | ~ AZ enough ali. ~
tu.I"",- 10 kroW n roultrt he built up
% . iay FArh .eA my - ruircs CrAwIs
up = tea a." - higL"r "-ch We-.k | got
mo = work 20 10 - home
At first the work | carried home "a
dor =. ights. my ChIl tr" studying AZ ON.
ia 10. With me working a. erp'h"r le>
| 90 al nv own household work Vith
tie a~sI-ta. - 81 my children Oh chi.
Cr"r ara - lot ot a>slStA' 90 Prov ''.i they
are prot 'srly traIrrt
after their fathers death I called my
children together and told them my plans
'pld them Just how much money We had
T. h"gin With, how much Was p~Ing on
the house and how much rent "" would
get faT the upper for II W" rented u uu'
They Understood thai they would have
o. give AZ their bedrooms aud have tD
me duwn and make themselves com
rtahla m the dining room and IA. l1r
- hathtub "" talked the matter over
thoroughly and made our plans
Every morning and afternoon each
child had has duties Just ~ ! had mine
lS'Nid"s ! had mana ed my own house
Ing enough 10 knpW hr-' - systematiDa .
the work That means Just much IN
running house a. m managing bur .
ness
We Kept tins up FOR tho lost par - |
two wears NV children and ! gong prit ,
Ausa AaVt
4 ing the work evenings and t+fore the ?
sch p,l hour IN th' mornings Saturdays /
Wer. devoted 80 Washing. IRONING and
-CrubhnR and getting ~ 'h@ weeks sup
piles A. hrst "" had o. lIN" very close q.
but gradually NV business increased
better "la~- - work came NV way and NV
time brought IN more money
Toward the end e the second wear I
was getting - much work 10 do az home
that | decided 10 nv gong out only twic.
week NV earnings fell N consider |
a lv hut a. my eldest how had begun to /,
earn - a week Nv delivering parcels for ]
.,r butcher Afternoons | determined 10 /
stick az the 'Wp DAYS week Tor a few |
months longer | felt sure p~ople would I,
.and their work ~ me once they were con- F.
vin'ad ! wouldn g. 70 their homes - .
- n II took SIX months for my earn
rt'r- 30 get hack - the former figures
since ih"r ! have be"n KEEP pretty
bu.v Though cant clam 20 have
madn a for ure | managed 10 iirish nav
Irg the mortgAR on our home ard 10 keep
NV Oh. ldren AZ school The eldest hoy
- now al work and IN" el""Ss rirl will he .
graduated from The iRh school rext I
summer We havcr rented rooms for
three yearS row rot since the last install /
men on tho mort "a 70 was paid
II Anv 81 nv Oh dren follows IN my I
footsteps rena'rlng wal ches and clocks .
! farCv y will he my voun gest daugh,er 4
She often helps me m nv work though .
! don IN nix she 10 a. fond Of ~ as I was d
wha- a Oh Id
Their" are two quest ons that are al .
WAYS being askei ~ me Tho first 10
Which do vow think he host an
AMER can wa'ch or q Swiss watch The
o'her j. DO you link repairing watches
aud rln..k a IN, al L.. 81. l.