Show CURED BY HARD WORK young woman s desire to escape home life more than sat ofed A young woman came to me one day and asked my intercession in se curing her an opening in newspaper work I 1 happened to 1 now that there was no need of her seeking worl be cause she had a home and an allow ance she was needed in the family circle to assist her mother in her manifold duties which were not a tenth part as hard and disappointing as the work she wanted to do I 1 knew that reasoning would do no good and was not at all sure that a vivid de of the life and all it meant would send her home contented with her lot but I 1 decided to try it the young woman was musical and fond of reading she also had a large cir cle of friends and many social duties I 1 told her that all would have to be offered up as sacrifices to hard work so exacting and wearying that there was neither time nor inclination tor the niceties of life says a writer in the philadelphia bulletin she was obstinate as I 1 somewhat expected she would be she secured the coveted position and worked just a month she needed no more time to convince her that her former life was pretty nearly ideal and had the good sense to return to it there are thousands like her in restlessness but few whose native good sense conquers so easily |