The Washington times., 1916-12-18
Llghtened Her Burden From
Oshkosh to Paris and
Back Again.
COURAGE NEvER FAILED HER
This 10 a Story for Little Girls
With Proud kinfolk and
Pigtail Braids.

II is the way of the world for all
save tho proud Though gpprehensive)
kin to smile at the singing OF the
frightened ilttic girl who gets up DO
fore an audience and In "A weak, child
ish treble. and with many appealing
looks at her mother down In front,
sltgH n llttlo song. Quite the way oi
kin arc 90 blind that we do not see
IN the scared little piece OF huninnity
before IN an embryo Mclba or tartar
who Will somo day command q fapu.
lous salary and have choeoistss named
paper reporters on how to treat nus.
banda and tho skin and all that sort
OF thing.
when with a little pistail braid down
her back she made her first appear
ance in~pub'ic In Oshkosh. Wis. IL was
Mt a revival meeting and her father
outpouring OF spiritual grace that fol;
lowed hts daughters song be decided
had ever had. and FOR ak years she
travelled with him.
Bouuht Ticket for Italy.
His death, wlsn the little girl was
only thirteen, left a widow and nine
children on tho mcrcies OF the world.
and this little girl took up her share
OF the burden. She could sing and
she could play tho organ; che knew
nothing else and for two years sho
VIZ orsan,st 10 si,ssn shssSh .b. IN 1snsis Sna III
saved, and shc put IL In her pocket
and went 60 Chicago, whore. ust
before II was exhausted. she found
work IN a church choir at :. a sun
day. sho could not 1.-Two on that, but,
because sho had her vision, she camo
nearer to II than those who don't
side.
yho pInched here and saved there
ssved. IL was, then that she spent a
dollar Of II On something that be
came hcr inspiration, her friends, hei
home. put IL In hand satchel ana
went TO New York. where she bought
italy "
Magic Alcohol Limp.
She could not speak Italian, she was
without money, she was an alien, and
her courage coufd not have sustained
her had Il not been for that magic
little thing she carried In her setcheL
IL was an alcohol lamp, and. liks
Aiaddin's magic lamp, u had q magic
s,sSs smell as sppsthins as a fuli
meal back home.
smpioyment that would Keep body
and soul together ard ahord her op-
porttinity to study the italian Ian
xt.r she had learned to speak I,.i-
many next, and when she reached
Berlin she had just ~ In her pocket:
But. she stili had her little alcohol
lamp.
and secured work as a substituts so
lotat. adding TO her income BY teach
ing English TO a German lady.
Rstur.sS % Oshkosh.
Paris next. and the alcohol lamp and
,is went with her. and II was here
she found work In concerts and went
on tours. Finally she had mastered
French and had saved $500 TO keep
the alcohol lamp company.
All this had happened In ave ysArs.
She returned TO Oshkosh. whore she
was treated so royalty that after q
SsS enabled to return to Francs nrsi
class. where she studied under Jean
Her Voice began to attract at,en.
,iSn, !sh:, had on,s Away, ,sns sn9wn ~, ;nss &
engaged as a member OF the opers
Comiaue In Paris. ard with Q score
Of other aspirants she nightly sang
a minor role. One night the musical
director told her that she was TO sing
the leading role In "Manon" the fol-
lowing night.
Success FinsIIy In Paris.
Next day all Paris was burring
about the young American singer
who had made such a sensation.
America, too, was. thrilled with her
daushter's triumph; No less than
her birthplace
Perhaps there are other little girls
with proud kin and pigtail braids who
feel that there 10 no opportunity for
and IL is for them this story n told.
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