The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-24
HER COLLEGE CAREER
BY HELEN DEAN.

It was something unusual in our VII
lage for q girl to have aspirations for
. college career. and then. too. that L
should be Joe Millers plain. freckle.
faced little Maggie. who had gradu-
ated from high school with honors.
but no flowers. Indeed. flowers had
not entered largely into Maggie's life.
After her mothers death she kept
house for her crippled father until
he died.
II Maggie heard how she was criti-
cised for thinking Of spending her lit
tic inheritance 90 foolishly. she did
rot let It affect her. She went to
college. and we did not see anything
Of her for four years. When she came
back. We scarcely recognized Joe's
girl in the tall. beautiful young lady
who was SO kind and sweet to all
Of US. that we began to think college
might be pretty good thing for girl.
after all. But 1t was as we feared.
Maggie-Margaret. as she called her.
self-had ideas: she couldn't settle
down.
Mrs. Slower said she came to her
house one evening and told her that
she was interested In domestic Gel.
ence, and that after having given the
servant.girl problem much study. she
had come to the conclusion that II
good. capable girls would take up the
work, the standard would b raised
and this noble profession lifted from
tho depths 70 which X had fallen. She
then asked Nrs. Slower point blank
whether she would let her daughters
20 out with her 70 service. 1rs.
Slower he's . weak heart and che had
Q spell right there.
Maggie was not easily discouraged.
She visited I'll her giri fsienda but
not one was suaaciently interested IN
the good work 70 sacrifice precon'
ceivsd ideas. Nrs. Ivan. however. said
that che had presented the matter ia
her In such IN attractive light that
she really thought Of encouraging her
Anna Belle. but. - she argued. Il
might ruin her future prospects-a
young man fraom Spring Dale waa
calling at the Ivan home-and that
Joe Miller's Maggie had nothing ia
lose In that way. We really felt
sorry for Maggie. II she had stayed
at home, she might have eventually
married some plain. honest man. but
now, we agreed. she was matrimo
nially dead. No man would stand FOL
. woman with queer ideas.
Maggie succeeded in getting posi-
tion a. cook with the Van Skiver'i
down on the River road. We heard
through their nurse that when thu
eldest son came home for vacation hi
spent too much time In the kitchen Il
suit bis mother. 30 she told her cool
she didn't need her services longer.
She went to the city In the fall and
secured employment with q college
professors family. We heard nothing
OF her for about TWO years. tnen Lit
Teton had Q sensation. A market
COPY Of q city paper was sent on.
Van Huett.Miilee.
Rather unique wedding took place
on the Goth. at Hall Crest, the SUMMED
home Of Prof. Andrew Arlington. Mis'
Margaret Miller and DR.. Henry Val
Huett were united in marriage.
Mrs. Van Huett Is interested In so
cial work. and was employed as do
mestice In the Arlington home. wher'
nestle In tho Arlington home, wber'
marriage ceremony took place In TIL
kitchen. according to the wishes o
the bride.
doctor and Mrs. Van Huett VII
leave for an extended trip abroad"