The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-06-15
Lutte TAYLOR's REGRETS.
LsADsR OJIrcI, La Caosss, Wis.,, III
H. -. June 4, 1871. ,%@.

: boy, and having bsen promised that
you should go to the next caravan or
circus which vas to show in a village
ten miles of, and having for weeks
daily admired the wonderful pictures
in the paper, aud studied tho startling
scenes 60 wildly portrayed upon the
gorgeous posters j.; after having dis
oussed with the other boys tho merits
OF the trick pony, and tho beauty Of
the g'rl Who was to rido the running
horse batebaoked around the ring, and
dive through elevated hoops, .lishting
safely 90 the flying oourser just in time
to smile like ! queen aud kiss her
hand toyou aud the other delighted fel.
lows; after having, I say, thus worked
yourself up to fever Of expectation,
did you ever, on the eventfal morning
when you were to start "bright and
early" after getting the steady horse
harnessed to the substantial buggy,
have sour father suddenly discover
that the horse way seriously lame, and
authoritativelg Inform you that it was
impossible Tor you to go to the circus,
and that you must take off your good
clothes and hoe sod corn all day? Did
you ever?
You have, have you?
Well, then, you remember how you
felt about it.
1 fesl that way now. For three
months I havs anticipated the pleasure
Of attending your editorial convention,
aud now-no use in talking about it
al that can do is to ask you to pre-
sent my regrets and regards 70 the a.
semb)ed ''boys."
/ sometimes think that nv con
nection with your association Is 4 more
pleasurable one than that Of apy Min.
nesota editor can be. Dating, q it
does, from your first organization, and
being indebted entirely to you, I feel
oil the freedom Of homo, With al tho
immunity from cares which = guest On.
joys. The relation is something like
that between = boy and girl cousin Of
about the same ago, and this I take to
DO the most comfortable relation in
life. The little acts Of attention which
would DO 4 duty to ones sister, take On
an added grace Of courtesy, when *.
tended to ones cousin, and with her,
the little innocent familiaritios which
youth Is fond Of, may be safely indulg-
ed in, with no fear Of 4 suit for breach
Of promise following the fao, as a coral.
larry follows geometrical demoustra-
ton. This cousinly freedom 1 feel with
the association, and am happy to be.
lieve that the pleasure Of the relation
ship is shared from your side also.
Before closing let me say that I
look with pleasure uron the growing
practice Of courtesy amosg the members
of the press Of the northwest. I 90
nos know whether this is because We
more justly appreciate the duties and
demands Of our position :; moro fully
recognize the fact that an editor i,
not absol'ed from the obligations Of .
gentleman or whether it is because,
like summer fruits, We are necessarily
pungeat and bitter while uoripo aud
young, and only become sweetened and
ripened by the passing years. But
whatever the cause may be, the feet ID
one to congratulate Ourselves upon
and could l be present with you a,
your anoual press festival, when my
turn came to rise from the table. ]
would propose as sentiment:
EDITORIAL CounrEsY-It lends an I'M.
bought grace to tho most vigorous pen,
wreathing it with bssuty without abatinR
Its force or quenchipg its fire.
With assurance IF my personal es-
teen, I Re- maio very truly yours,
Lutte A. TAYLOR.