▁expanded ▁the ▁farm ▁to ▁a ▁da iry - f arm ing ▁enter prise ▁on ▁the ▁Wal db urg ▁estate ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁hom est ead . ▁ ▁Career ▁The ▁ill ness ▁left ▁sc arring ▁on ▁Sub urg ' s ▁face ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁time ▁forward , ▁she ▁never ▁allowed ▁a ▁photograph ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁without ▁a ▁scar f ▁covering ▁the ▁sc ars . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁she ▁had ▁recovered ▁and ▁completed ▁the ▁exam in ations ▁required ▁to ▁obtain ▁her ▁teaching ▁certificate . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁Carl ▁Robert ▁Jakob son , ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁ped agog ist ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁national ist ▁aw ak ening . ▁With ▁his ▁encourag ement , ▁Sub urg ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁story , ▁Li ina , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁life . ▁The ▁story , ▁which ▁evaluated ▁the ▁cultural ▁cl ash ▁between ▁Est onian ▁and ▁Balt ic - G erman ▁custom s , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁and ▁had ▁several ▁repr int ings . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁prompt ing ▁of ▁Jakob son , ▁Sub urg ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁P är nu ▁Post ime es . ▁The ▁paper , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁conserv at ism , ▁under ▁Sub urg ' s ▁influence ▁moved ▁polit ically ▁toward ▁a ▁more ▁radical ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Sub urg ▁adopted ▁Anna ▁W ieg