The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-04-02
Young Ideas.


At composition exercise in the Elko pub
lie school, the other day, the following stnti.
ments were expressed by pupils writing with.
out premeditation upon the subject OF Sup.
posed AHiuence." .--.. ,.,.-.---.-,.
One boy writes as follows: aIf I were rich.
Iwould leave this sagebrush country immedi.
Ately and 20 TO a more genial cline. After
seeing my family settled in some beautiful
valley, either III California or some of the
Eastern States, would go to some hrst.class
college and get good education; for q large
fortune and no sense DO not work we'll togeth-
er After having finished my education, |
could take n trip TO foreign parts, and see all
that could be seen. would 90 to Paris and
Rome. | would then return TO the United
States and settle down. | would have the fin.
est house, hardsomest carriage and fastest
horses in the country. ] would pet married.
and spend the rest of my life as happy as
money could make it. / would help the poor
to a certain extent, but would ne, give them
all my money, though no person should leave
my house hungry"
Another lad says: "If were rich. I would
see that all my poor relations were provided
for, and with what money had left would
get a nice pair of sleek horses anl a nice car
fiage, and have n house well furnished, and
then get married. / would 90 back to the
States and purchase horses and cattle and
bring them to this country, | would then
leave my house and stock in care of some
family and make II trip to Europe ! would
visit all places of interest, and then return TO
my residence and live happy :he rest of my
life
Another one says; "I would buy me nice
house and have n wife 10 cook for me, and
then would be happy would not live in
this country minute. would 20 TO the
States and live there. / would be President
II could. would have a black horse, like
Sheridan's." ...,. ..r... ..sr ... ...
A girls view Of the subject: First / would
make all my poor relatives happy. L would
help the poor because / would remember how
i would feel il / were destitute ] would like
10 live in New York and have a large mansion
built Of marble, and would like to have
country residence situated on some beautiful
lake or river, and would like 10 have n nice
flower garden filed with the choicest
plants in the world. ] would like a Weber or
Chickering piano and nice library of books,
all my own, and would like pair Of Shet.
land ponies and u carriage. / would like a
pink and blue silk dress trimmed with point
lace, and II great many other silk, satin and
velvet dresses trimmed beautifully. ! would
like tO 90 To Europe and visit France, Spnin,
Italy and Switzerland. | would like to go 10
the Holy Land aud visit Jerusalem, Bcthle-
hem and Cairo. ] would wish to be very
beautiful and have n nice looking husband
that all the other women would be Jealous Of
There are great many other things | would
like and j cannot tell you huff of them"
Another one expresse. herself ~ follows:
'Supposing / were II little girl jus, ms now
am. | would have a cunl-bnck pony to ride.
and / would have pair OF milk-whitc ponies
and a carriage, and | would have IA fine man
sion on Fifth Avenue, New York. and / would
have lots Of fine dresses, beautifully trimmed,
hnd made in the latest style. / would not
look down with scorn on those who did not
dress as well MS myself, remembering that
had once been poor myself. would have
piano above all things. After | grew up,
would travel in Italy, France, Spain, Germa.
ny, England, ireland and Scotland. ] would
have more beautiful and expensive piano
than before. would have "a country resi-.
dcnce as well ms one in the city. | would have
II located somewhere on the Hudson river.
would have a beautiful flower garden with
fountain in the center of it. ] would have a
beautiful little row boat to ride in when / got
tired Of other pleasures. would have it
named the Water Lilly. | would have
splendid library of interesting books.