A Determined Young Woman.
An old,fashioned Quaker, who ran a small shoe-faotory in Massachusetts, thought women should not be allowed to earn above a stipulated sum each week. As bis help was paid by the piece, and he had to keep tally in the main with current prices, ho fonnd this rather hard to manage at times. The swiftness of one young woman especially troubled him greatly. She would persist in running financially ahead of others. At last he made a special cnt-down in prices, and told her why he did it. She gave him a baleful glance, tightened her lipß, and went on working. By Saturday night next, despite the cut-down, Bhe made ten cents above the week before. Another week went by, when he out h'or down still more. The damsel still proved game and rose to the occasion. After a week or more the Quaker’s conscience grew 'scared,’ and he asked her what she meant. ‘lt means,’ said the girl,, that you may keep on, and I’ll keep on, till you have a corpse on your hands in this work-room,, for I’m grit and you can’t conquer me !’ The race ended there, and the girl was allowed normal pay.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 878, 28 December 1888, Page 5
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