San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-07-06
HER GRADUATING ESSAY.
How She Called on an Editor and Received Some
Suggestions.

ouEteetohs.
Chicago Tribune.
II would like TO see an editor" said
n young lady Of rather prepossessing
appearance as she opened the door and
glanced furtively into the apartment.
"That is not particularly herculean
task, miss" said the horse reporter
"when the fact that within the precincts
of this room there are noless than four
gifted children of genius who fulfill
the requirements embodied in your re-
quest becomes known. 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:l0t smile, which
seemed to reassure the young lady
amazingly.
'"Of course" she continued, II don't
exactly know which editor I want to
see, because" .r.p r1I .r.e
"Oh, that's all right" said the advo-
cate Of the Saratoga scale of weights
for two-year-olds. ave don't expect
people who come around here to know
anything. They are pretty much all
in state Of vague uncertainty as to
how they got here, let alone knowing
what they want, or how they are going
to find it out"-and again the quarter
stretch smile beamed forth in all its
splendor.
"Well," said the young lady, "Pm
going to graduade next week, and man.
ma said that perhaps if I read my essay
to some editor he would point out any
little defects in it and show how they
could be remedied." .4 r.4
mamma told you that, did she?"
ayes, 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 correct pointer. What is the
title of your essay"
"Life's Possibilities" was the reply.
"That is certainly comprehensive
subject" remarked the compiler of the
2 80 list, "and in the case of lovely
woman may include anything, from be-
ing mistress of the White House to
hanging out red flannel shirts on the
West Side. You have got a pretty
good nerve to tackle subject of so
sweeping a nature"
would you like to hear my essay,
sir?"
SWELL" replied the young man, who
once began the report Of lecture with
the somewhat startling announcement
that Henry Ward Beecher, whose
name has been SO worthily borne for
several years by one of the most sue
cessful trotting stations in this country,
appeared before o large audience last
evening"" 81 can not allow lie to pass
my ruby lips, and am, therefore, con-
, strained to say that I am not wildly
infatuated with the scheme you men
, ton, but still you can read this essay.
, I am young but tough"
The coming graduate seated herself
alongside of tie horse reporters desk
, "Shall T begin at the begining?" she
+ asked.
, 81 think you might better" was the
, reply.
"Schoolmates, began the girl, eve
, stand upon the verge of a shoreless
q sea, the"
Hold on" said the horse reporter
= "Come back and get the word again.
o "Why, what is the matter, sir?" asked
o the young lady.
, "That's all wrong," was the reply
q GLOW can any one stand on the verge
G of q shoreless sea? If a seas got 6
. verge it isn't shoreless by quite con
siderable. You might rig that sentence
q up differently"
;. "Do you think SOP"
Certainly do. You might as well
a say you were sitting in the armchair
of chairless parlor. I suppose yor
. have been there"
The young lady blushed and saiC
q she really didn't know.
> 81 reckoned you'd grasp the smile,
said st. Julien's friend. Chicago girl
= nav not be beautiful, but they are su