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book 0 publi%$ 9 ,! ,ladies' ,home      
,j\rnal = ,april1 #aiae4 ,mu* to !      
surprise ( ! au?or1 ! call = copies 0 s 
insi/5t z to exhau/ ! edition ( !       
magaz9e conta9+ x4 ,z ! dem& did n appe>
 to be suppli$1 ! article is n[ repr9t$ 
9 ?is =m4 ,x is s5t out ) ! hope ( !    
au?or t x may /ill fur!r fulfill its    
mission ( giv+ ! /imulant ( enc\ragem5t 
:]ev] x is ne$$4  ,e4 ,b4  ,octob]      
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try+ to edit ! ,ladies' ,home ,j\rnal4  
,& because ! public has be5 mo/ g5]\s 9 

its acceptance ( t p]iodical1 a %>e ( t 
success has logically come to me4 ,h5ce 
a numb] ( my v good read]s *]i% an      
op9ion t (t5 ,i h be5 tempt$ to correct1
 a temptation to :i* ,i n[ yield4 ,my   
correspond5ts express ! conviction      
v>i\sly1 b ?is extract f a lett] is a   
fair sample3--  ,x is all v easy = y to 
prea* economy to u :5 y d n "k !        
necessity = x3 to tell u h[1 z = example
 9 my own case1 we mu/ live )9 my       
husb&'s income ( eight hundr$ doll>s a  
ye>1 :5 y h nev] kn[n :at x is to live  
on less ?an ?\s&s4 ,has x ev] occurr$ to
 y1 born ) ! prov]bial silv] spoon 9 y\r
 m\?1 t !oretical writ+ is pretty cold &
 futile comp>$ to ! actual h&-to-m\?    
/ruggle t s _m ( u live1 day by day &   
ye> 9 & ye> out--an exp]i5ce t y "k n (8
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99       99       99  ,an exp]i5ce t y  
"k n (6  ,n[1 h[ f> d ! facts squ>e )   
?is /atem5t8  ,:e!r or n ,i 0 born ) !  
prov]bial silv] spoon 9 my m\? ,i _c    
say4 ,x is true t ,i 0 born ( well-to-d 

p>5ts4 ,b :5 ,i 0 six ye>s old my fa!r  
lo/ all 8 means1 & fac$ life at         
=ty-five1 9 a /range c\ntry1 )\t ev5    
necess>ies4 ,!re are m5 & _! wives :o "k
 :at t means3 = a man to try to come    
back at =ty-five1 & 9 a /range c\ntry6  
,i _h ! h&icap ( n kn[+ "o ^w ( !       
,engli% language4 ,i w5t to a public    
s*ool & le>n$ :at ,i c\ld4 ,& sp>se     
morsels !y 76 ,! boys 7 cruel1 z boys   
are4 ,! tea*]s 7 impati5t1 z tir$ tea*]s
 are4  ,my fa!r c\ld n f9d 8 place 9 !  
_w4 ,my "m1 :o _h always _h s]vants at  
h] beck & call1 fac$ ! problems (       
h\sekeep+ t %e _h nev] le>n$ nor be5    
taught4 ,& !re 0 no money4  ,s1 aft]    
s*ool h\rs1 my bro!r & ,i w5t home1 b n 
to play4 ,aft]-s*ool h\rs meant = u to  
help a "m :o daily grew m frail "u !    
burd5s t %e c\ld n c>ry4 ,n = days1 b = 
ye>s1 we two boys got up 9 ! gray cold  
w9t] dawn :5 ! b$ feels s snug & w>m to 
gr[+ boys1 & we sift$ ! cold a%es ( !   
day-be=e fire = a /ray lump or two (    
unburn$ coal1 & ) :at we _h or c\ld f9d 

we made ! fire & w>m$ up ! room4 ,!n we 
set ! table = ! scant breakfa/1 w5t to  
s*ool1 & directly aft] s*ool we wa%$ !  
di%es1 swept & scrubb$ ! floors4 ,liv+ 9
 a ?ree-family t5em5t1 ea* ?ird week    
meant t we scrubb$ ! entire ?ree flights
 ( /airs f ! ?ird /ory to ! fir/1 z well
 z ! door/eps & ! side-walk outside4 ,! 
latt] "w 0 ! h>de/3 = we did x on       
,saturdays ) ! boys ( ! neighborhood    
look+ on none too k9dly1 or we did x to 
! e*o ( ! crack ( ! ball & bat on !     
adjo9+ lot6  ,9 ! ev5+1 :5 o!r c\ld sit 
by ! lamp or /udy _! lessons1 we two    
boys w5t out ) a basket & pick$ up wood 
& coal 9 ! neighbor+ lots1 or w5t aft] !
 doz5 or s pieces ( coal left f ! ton ( 
coal put 9 t aft]noon by "o ( our       
neighbors1 ) ! spot hungrily fix$ 9 m9d 
by "o ( u dur+ ! day1 hop+ t ! man :o   
c>ri$ 9 ! coal might n be too c>eful 9  
pick+ up ! /ray lumps6  ,an exp]i5ce t y
 "k n (6 ,don't ,i8  ,at t5 ye>s ( age  
,i got my fir/ job3 wa%+ ! w9d[s ( a    
bak]'s %op at fifty c5ts a week4 ,9 a   

week or two ,i 0 all[$ to sell bread &  
cakes beh9d ! c\nt] aft] s*ool h\rs = a 
doll> a week--h&+ out fre%ly bak$ cakes 
& w>m1 delici\s smell+ bread1 :5 sc>cely
 a crumb _h pass$ my m\? t day6  ,!n on 
,saturday morn+s ,i s]v$ a r\te = a     
weekly pap]1 & sold my rema9+ /ock on ! 
/reet4 ,x meant f sixty to sev5ty c5ts =
 t day's "w4  ,i liv$ 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new 
,york1 & ! *ief means ( transportation  
to ,coney ,isl& at t "t 0 ! horse c>4   
,ne> :]e we liv$ ! c>s w\ld /op to wat] 
! horses1 ! m5 w\ld jump out & get a    
dr9k ( wat]1 b ! wom5 _h no means (     
qu5*+ _! ?ir/4 ,see+ ?is lack ,i got a  
pail1 fill$ x ) wat] & a bit ( ice1 &1 )
 a glass1 jump$ on ea* c> on ,saturday  
aft]noon & all day ,sunday1 & sold my   
w>es at a c5t a glass4 ,& :5 competition
 came1 z x did v quickly :5 o!r boys saw
 t a ,sunday's "w meant two or ?ree     
doll>s1 ,i squeez$ a lemon or two 9 my  
pail1 my liquid became lemonade & my    
price two c5ts a glass1 & ,sundays meant
 five doll>s to me4  ,!n1 9 turn1 ,i    

became a report] dur+ ! ev5+s1 an (fice 
boy day-times1 & le>n$ /5ography at     
midnight6  ,my correspond5t says %e     
supports h] family ( husb& & *ild on    
eight hundr$ doll>s a ye>1 & says ,i h  
nev] kn[n :at t means4 ,i support$ a    
family ( ?ree on six doll>s & tw5ty-five
 c5ts a week--less ?an "o half ( h]     
ye>ly income4 ,:5 my bro!r & ,i1 comb9$1
 br\ght 9 eight hundr$ doll>s a ye> we  
felt ri*6  ,i h = ! fir/ "t gone into ^!
 details 9 pr9t s t my read]s may "k1 at
 fir/ h&1 t !  ,editor ( ! ,ladies'     
,home ,j\rnal is n a !ori/ :5 he writes 
or pr9ts articles t seek to prea*       
economy or t reflect a h&-to-h& /ruggle 
on a small or an invisible income4 ,!re 
is n a s+le /ep1 n an in*1 on ! road (  
dire/ pov]ty t ,i d n "k or h n         
exp]i5c$4 ,&1 hav+ exp]i5c$ e ?\ght1 e  
feel+1 & e h>d%ip t come to ^? :o travel
 t road1 ,i say to-day t ,i rejoice ) e 
boy :o is go+ ?r\gh ! same exp]i5ces4   
,nor am ,i disc\nt+ or =gett+ "o s+le   
pang ( ! ke5 h>d%ips t su* a /ruggle    

means4 ,i w\ld n to-day ex*ange my ye>s 
( ! ke5e/ h>d%ip t a boy c "k or pass   
?r\gh = any s+le exp]i5ce t c\ld h come 
to me4 ,i "k :at x means1 n to e>n a    
doll>1 b to e>n two c5ts4 ,i "k ! value 
( money z ,i c\ld h le>n$ x or kn[n x 9 
no o!r way4 ,i c\ld h be5 tra9$ = my    
life-"w 9 no sur] way4 ,i c\ld n h      
arriv$ at a tru] und]/&+ ( :at x means  
to face a day )\t a p5ny 9 h&1 n a loaf 
( bread 9 ! cupbo>d1 n a piece ( k9dl+  
wood = ! fire--) no?+ to eat1 & !n be a 
boy ) ! hung] ( n9e & t51 ) a "m frail &
 disc\rag$6  ,an exp]i5ce t y "k n (6   
,don't ,i8  ,& yet ,i rejoice 9 !       
exp]i5ce1 & ,i repeat3 ,i envy e boy :o 
is 9 t condition & go+ ?r\gh x4 ,b--& "h
 is ! pivot ( my /rong belief 9 pov]ty z
 an undisguis$ bless+ to a boy--,i      
believe 9 pov]ty z a condition to       
exp]i5ce1 to g ?r\gh1 & !n to get out (3
 n z a condition to /ay 94 ,t's all v   
well1 "s w say2 easy en\gh to say1 b h[ 
c y get out ( x8 ,no "o c def9itely tell
 ano!r t4 ,no "o told me4 ,no two p]sons

 c f9d ! same way out4 ,ea* mu/ f9d 8   
way = himself4 ,t dep5ds on ! boy4 ,i 0 
det]m9$ to get out ( pov]ty because my  
"m 0 n born 9 x1 c\ld n /& x1 & did n   
belong 9 x4 ,?is gave me ! fir/         
ess5tial3 a purpose4 ,!n ,i back$ up !  
purpose ) ef=t & a will+ness to "w1 & to
 "w at any?+ t came my way1 no matt] :at
 x 01 s long z x meant ! way out4 ,i did
 n pick & *oose3 ,i took :at came1 & did
 x 9 ! be/ way ,i knew h[2 & :5 ,i      
didn't l :at ,i 0 do+ ,i /ill did x well
 :ile ,i 0 do+ x1 b ,i saw to x t ,i    
didn't d x any long] ?an ,i _h to d x4  
,i us$ e rung 9 ! ladd] z a rung to ! "o
 above4 ,x meant ef=t1 ( c\rse1 untir+1 
ceaseless1 & unsp>+1 & x meant "w1 h>d z
 nails4 ,b out ( ! ef=t & ! "w came !   
exp]i5ce2 ! upbuild+2 ! developm5t2 !   
capacity to und]/& & sympa?ize2 !       
greate/ h]itage t c come to a boy4 ,&   
no?+ 9 ! _w c give t to a boy1 s t x w  
burn into him1 z w pov]ty4  ,t is :y ,i 
believe s /rongly 9 pov]ty1 ! greate/   
bless+ 9 ! way ( ! deepe/ & fulle/      

exp]i5ce t c come to a boy4 ,b1 z ,i    
repeat3 always z a condition to "w out  
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