Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-15
WORKING OUT FOR A LIVING
one Woman who Found Indepcnd-
cnce, Happiness aud Profit in
the Work.

n Is seldom, indeed in this day 10 hear
OF an American who has voluntarily
taken up house work as a means of max
Ing a living. Any woman who has done,
or Is doing, her own housework will adj
NIT that Il h, in itself, a perfectly hon
orabe way OF earning ones bread, but
nearly every one will agree In saying
that nothing short Of impending starva-
ton would induce her to work In an
other persons Kitchen. There is some
thng IN being OF foreign birth that goes
with household service according 10 the
average American womans Judgment. II
Is curious. but true. The occasional
woman who does not give way TO the
silly adjective Is sun to be met with,
however. One of these. who. signs her
self M. o. NJ" has told her STORY in
Harper's Bazaar
| This woman begins by owning that
good many years ago she found she had
to earn her own living. She didn't wish
TO do domestic work, but Il seemed all
for what l was fitted" Her first place
Was IN an old doctors family Being
her family physician, she knew all the
household well. and was. really. one OF
the family. There she lived many years
the family broke up. by that time, with
earnings saved and a legacy from the
doctor. she had $500. Since then she
has been employed In many homes and
apparently has gotten on well with her
employers. She worked out" in all,
thirty years. which speaks volumes for
the relations between herself and her ON.
ployers. and now rejoiees In a home OF
L..
try. She sums up the matter in saying
Hearing so much nowadays about do
nestle work. ! wondered II brief ae-
count OF what seems. to myself TO have
been a fairly independent, largely happy
comparatively profitable life spent ia
such kind Of toll might help some worker
20 decide upon H. Il Is easier TO wOrl
} now than then. ! do not feel slavtsh, anC
never felt SO. l had as many friends al
my mates who sought higher grades O
; work. and / feel satisfied and conten
with it's results"
There speaks a truly philosophie spirit
= Undoubtedly she would not choose TO d.
housowork in another womsns Kitchen
but taking Il, she maintained her owl
{ and her employers regard. Another way
! not nearly as agreeable as the oeoupa
ton OF a working housekeeper, but stu
under some circumstances "a feasible wa
I OF increasing ones income, is found o
the same page with the first narrative
!. This second lives in large block tina
= comprises nine flats, owned by one per
!. son. who has an agent. Sun, though
! Is tho agents duty 20 show the vacar
! flats to possible tenants. he is sometime
a not there. and there is no one 20 displa
: the rooms. Observing this this wOma
= offered 20 keep keys 20 show rooms.
, allow callers TO look at her own room
n and 10 recommend vacant ones, askin
y the landlord for reduction OF her reI
Il as a return for her services This b
"a ginning has led 10 further tasks on h
, part and Il has become so that she PAY
N almost no rent, for she sees the Ssr'
d are kept clean; that the covers OF a.
IN boxes and garbage cans are not mislai
"a aud warns the owner OF broken window
n, and needed repairs. II pays her well al
Ne saves her landlord trouble and expens
TX and she considers Il fair bargain
~ both sides.