of this book.

When I found that I could get through school in a given time as I had
studied hard, if I had the money, I told Miss L. A. Pousland, that I
would not be there to work any more, as I had a place in Saratoga
Springs for the Summer. She felt bad to lose me, but as she knew that I
could make more money for three months at the Springs she wanted me to
have my heart's desire, so I came on from school and went to see her and
then made ready for the Springs, getting one of my sisters to go with me
and taking such things as we could. We were there too soon and we had to
wait for work, and I went around and made myself known to the white
people. They soon called on me to come and do work for them, and the
first was a Mrs. Carpenter, a good lady. She then got her married
daughter to have me to work for her family and they were a fine family.
Her daughter's husband was a grand studio man on Broadway, doing a good
business. Then she sent me to another friend of hers, and my sister and
I could live for a while. When the rush came I did not forget the one
who had helped me, but went to her two days out of a week, for she had
her house filled with boarders, and the Summer was all a blessing to her
and her family.

There was Mrs. Purdy, who was another one of my friends, for I did work
for her laundry for three years, and she said whenever I came to the
Springs and wanted work to come to her; if the house was filled there
was room for me. So you see how God did open the way for me in that
strange and lonely place, where there are so many that go there for the
Summer looking for work. I went out of the house where we were stopping
and got the washing and brought it home to my sister, for she would not
go out of the house as she had not been from the place where she lived
before. I got her to go with me to help me with the work, and it was