The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1900, Page 10

10 THE SUNDAY OCALL. ARRIVAL One of the Girls Rlrgady 1y r all or against, it will be interesting to the practical working out of John theory that “‘a trade that's good boy is good for a strong girL” At ent the odds are even. girls Eastern ility and inge- ornia some- t soon after g th uncle who had died here . ma 1 little money A lar Elizabeth & Father was perfectly 1sfled with s s house,” she said, *“H 't like the s wo tlt t back East so well. This . . h better job, I know it myself. Dad said ‘g when it was finished, 4 p N ' m something from him.” s . i house- s X 5 force . . A knives and sweep floors w using the hammer and > father says she’s learned > it doesn’'t matter i = s it every day or not. surg th looks on dust cloths »d humoredly, for just es notice that it we e i is toj go to Mill - their Slocum house be 4 ich imy as the country = r with t's a lady who lives near here,” sald el > the voung carpenter, “who 1s going to e let me build it. She wants a little sum- sl mer home and 1 head full of ideas e : that she’s just delighted with. I know I othe can carry them out, too. Of course, I'll o N have a man to help me as any other in the ' ggests t night this er would, but he'll work under or ections. If there were any wo- < arpenters I'd employ one, but I ¢ » I'll have to hire a man. “It will pay me very well, and 1 hope at success I'll get chances to I'd like to make a specialty if it's a g ¢ up odd little country houses who can't afford to spend them. You I do all the n that they usually have an archi- t and that saves expense. Most carpenters, even those that are good workmen, can’t design a house that looks like hing but a big dry goods box.” M beth Slocum refused to con- possibility of evoluting from a n architect. “Father taught enter's trade,” she says; s what 1 am and intend to stay. I can't help it if I have original , carpenter, is one ex- of John Slocum. strong of body and iron ader in all boys’' games, v to the boys’ trade whick r father will select. of Kate who, despite her ning, wants to be a milliner? And h little Lucy got a drum, a football and a bright tin sword for Christmas, she was found cooing to a dilapidated rag doll. Which would hint that two of John Blocum’s children will not easily adjust themselves to his theory. It would also ke a man dizz Anna will be ‘What do you anted to be at One of those men that go around and climb poles to fix the telegraph wires! “You see we haven't been brought up Jike other girls. We've been encouraged to play boys' games, climb fences and a boss Hpose HIS DAUGHTERS MUST LERRN BOYS’ TRADES. an Rxpert Qarpenter. the name of th “This is the ba tron, as a glowing avenue oppo- aividually to a haby and wa R - CARTER en Gate ave all around. * to- day o glrls” were the nur 1 1 there were three of them, each witn a kickin ifant or lap. inf s ni 1 but there i derneath the thing springs eprings a bell b above. There ing to the basl sign is a bas inside sed up agair ttle red toe 1 outside point- the “RECEP The por ore stood t streamed in to the sunshice— tment of infant hu- from five to eight months old As we went through the halle'T observed f labeled pigeon holes. They milk bottles of the bits of Each pigeon hole belonged in- an expanse for the humanity. BUILDING HER cum FIVE ROOMED continued s to th rte sav- nd to call " are left with notes she, leading oa HOUSE. more rooms, “but not often. They wr n with hard on them. When the bell rings go right down, so there is no time 1 getting them from the basket to sn warm quarters. But night course, they are always left r very severe on the poor little thing: “How often does the stork pay the basket under tie steps?” “He comes pretty often,” replied; “one, fwo, three, sometim and five times a week. We had fifty bables on hand last week—only forty-six now. People come and adopt them—some- times they are claimed—and then you know we can't save some of the little fel- lows—they die,”” she added sadly On through more rooms we went, see- we st &t st here San Francisco's Foundlings Find the Protection of a jfeome & .« then bables ady tle phil nald re w tng happy looking bables that we care and age ar that seemed no terial to again the pre to keep t We the “Oh, no,” sald Miss Carter & case on record t never been ar notes, and thes them come w “never had 1. There has th them fon. Most of but are'an exce h then It is our p! they would not be brought here saved if people were afraid of Sometimes we hear the roil of a ca or cab and sometimes we catch th of hastily retreating steps or the the gate as it closes, but never more than that.™ NAN BYXBEE. to be detection