Billie Rose forged herself a new character
after that unfortunate Dublin brawl.
Then she sailed for the new world
in search of Gold and good times.
Plied her passage, travelled on the rails
by cozening up to a few conductors.
At the White Owl, she took one look--
green summer glistening
on smooth puncheon floors.
Declared to Emmy she was aiming
to stay right there. Drank and shot
with the boys from the quarry.
Declared herself mighty pleased
with marble busts they carved her.
Settled down with Old Joe
and his mine on Sugar Boy.
Had three boys and a little girl--
the girl for luck, Billie Rose laughed
with Bridget over cups of
China tea in her sun-
drenched cabin over the mine.
And the dust sounds of hunger,
crowded streets, and textile factories
slowly melted into the silences
of shivering aspen and the distant shouts
of her boys playing in the pilings. 
Born in Dublin. Billie Rose was a house servant until given a bad character. She left for America and became a prostitute at the White Owl. Married Joe Cattering, a miner who had struck it rich on Sugar Boy. In an effort to join
Marble Springs' high society,
Joe donated a new roof for the
Marble Edifice. Rachel Cole refused
to let Billie Rose join the Ladies Aid,
so Billie Rose started
her own Charity Relief Fund.
She had three boys
and three girls.
The twin girls died
at one month.