Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-22


Indiana, and Miller of Pennsylvania.
These fifty.six congressman refused to
be parties to fraud OF the treasury.
GRADUATION ESSAYS.
somo Valuable HINTS On u Timely Topic.
Chicago Tribune.
81 would like to see an editor" said
lady of rather prepossessing appearance. as
she opened the door of the editorial room
Yesterday afternoon and glanced furtively
into the apartment. "That is not par
ticular herculean task, MISS" said the
horse reporter. "The Tribune has now
on draught almost any brand of editorial
thought that you can call for" and the
adherent of Iroquois smiled a bland 2.1Ol
smile, which seemed to reassure the young
lady amazingly.
SWELL" said the young lady. am
going to graduate next week, and mamma
said that perhaps if l read my essay to
some editor he would point out any little
defects in it and show how they could be
remedied."
Mamma told you that, did she:'
Yes, SIR"
"Your maternal ancestor" said the
horse reporter, 'is evidently a person of
great mental fertility. She could not by
any possibility have given you more COL
rect pointer. What is the title Of your
essay 20
"' Life's Possibilities, was the reply.
"That is certainly comprehensive
subject" remarked the compiler, of the
2. 80 list, s:and in the case oflovely woman
may include anything from being mistress
of the White House to hanging out red
flannel shirts on the West Side. You have
| got pretty good nerve to tackle subject
Of so sweeping nature" :.
| The coming graduate seated herself
alongside of tho horse reporters desk.
"Shall begin at the bcginning"' she
asked.
81 think you might BETTER" was tho
reply. 49, , o
stand upon tho verge of shoreless sea,
tho
"Hold on" said tho horse reporter.
"Come back and got the word again."
"Why, what's the matter, sir ~ asked
the young lady.
"That's all wrong" was the reply.
"How can anyone stand upon the verge OF
a shoreless sea If asea's got verge it
isn't shoreless by quite considerable. You
must rig that sentence up differently"
"Do you think so:''
"Certainly do. You might as we'll
say you were sitting in the armchair of a
chairless parlor. Isuppose you have been
there.''
The young lady blushed and said she
really didn't know. "Perhaps, then, you
would be kind enough 70 suggest the out
line of an essay for me. hardly think
tho one have written would suit you
"Well," said the horse reporter, ''you
want to say something that will catch the
old men that have nico sons something
that will carry the old tonghs back into
the misty past lwi it'll it's food of tender &c
collections, and mako 'em feel as il they
ought to have died early. Tho Ship of Lie
racket is pretty good one
"Thc what" asked the young lady.
"The Ship of Life racket" replied the
horse reporter land seeing that you
have started out on a sort of marine
essay, perhaps it would be the best way t.
have it head. You take that sentence
about the shimmering sea being kissed by
the horizon for 4 starter, and then you g
ahead. You want to describe the squal
in all its dreadful splendor, and tell nice
easy lie about stately ship that has come
from the far-away islands of the Southern
seas, where tho breezes arc laden with thu
balmy OdOr of spices, and all that kind O
rubbish, you know. Then work up th'
peroration. Tell how the good ship, almos
in sight of home, is attacked by thu
tempest. Give EN- Il great talk about thu
erstwhilc placid surface Of the might!
deep being lashed into ungovern
able fury by the fierce winds tina
seem to laugh 4 wild, demonia'
laugh in very glce at the destruction the,
are causing. And then, when everything
: looks as dreary, and desolate, and hope
less as the editorial page of milwaukee
paper, lug out the light cleaning in all it
pure radiance again, and have the ship ge
safely into port. Then say that the shil
is the Ship of Lifc and the light the ligh
of mothers love, or something like that
and sit down. You'll be sure to hit 'en
hard if you do this
"Do you really think so:''
"It's dead certain.'
) "Then I shall follow your advice ant
, let me thank you for your kindness, .
, said the girp', as she started for the door
, eau revoir," said the horse reporter
) "Come in again after you arc married ant
will put you on to a nice name for you
Il a l.