St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-30
4 SWEET GIRL GRADUATE.

apartment in friendly but some
what mystiiied manner.
"Cap / see the editcr?' she tim
idly inquired.
'.It depends on what you want,
replied the horse reporter. "If you
are ON wild and fruitless search
for piece of plum-colored satin to
match dress, or a new kind OF
carpet-sweeper, that will never by
any possibility keep i'll working or
der three consecutive days. you are
joyously sailing away on the wrong
tack; but ii you would like to see AZ
editor"
That's it, said the young lady.
Il want to see an editor; guess it
is the literary editor. l thought it
would be nice to meet the literarv'
editor and talk to him about au.
thors and poets, and everything like
that. Don't you think Elaine is
loyelya 1t always seems to me"
Now you're talking" exclaimed
the horse reporter. Five OF six
years ago, when Elaine beat the
three-year-old record, l picked her
out for Il pretty smooth article, and
told the boys then that she was liza
bic to beat 2:3o, if her off hind leg
didn't give way"
j didn't mean resty, horrid
old horse" !" said the yo.ng lady. 81
was referring to Tennyson's hero
inc. l am going to graduate next
month";" she continued, "and I've
got to read an essay. Isn't it
funny"
Perfectly side-splittins!' re-
sponded the personal friend of st.
Julien.
"And / thought" continued the
young lady, that perhaps the lit
erary editor would give me some
advice about the subject of my es-
say, and the general manner III
which it should be treated"
The Bud Of Promise racket is
a pretty good one. said the horse
reporter.
"The WHAT
! strhe Bud of Promise racket.
It's daisy scheme for girl gradu-
ates."
Gould you tell me" asked the
young lady, i'll tesitating man.
ner, about this"
"Racket," suggested the reporter.
"About this racket
| "On, certainly. You want to
start the essay with u few remarks
about spring being the most beau
tiful season OF the year-the tipe
when the tender blades of grass,
kissed by the dews of heaven and
warmed by the kindly rays of the
sun, peep forth, at first timidly, and
then in all the royal splendor of
their vivid colors, from the bosom
of the earth, that was such n little
while ago wrapped in Il mantle of
snowy whiteness, and fast-bound In
the chilly arms OF hoary-headed
old winter. Then say that as the
glad sunshine leaps through the
bits of foliage that begin to come
cut and cast their grateful shade
upon the earth, they fan upon the
buds that are, !ading the fuit trees,
aad soon Oh every branch the buds
ripen and burst forth in wealth OF
floral loneliness. Then compare
the maiden, just stepping forth
from the precincts of the school,
and gazins with wis;ful, eager eyes,
out into the world, with the little
bud upon the tree, and say that she,
too, bv the aid of the sunlight
which comes from education, sill
soon develop into Il woman, that
priceless gift pf Ged 10 man, and
ever cast about her the holy lieht
of love. That ought to fetch 'em.
ut sounds nice, doesn't it? said
the young lady.
"Yuu bet II does. sis.
"Thank You very much" said the
Young lndy. starting for the door.
Don't forget To tie Your essay
, with blue ribbon. said the horse
reporter.
NO sir, | won't"
"And tell your papa to buy q
bouuet to fire at you.
''Yes, sir. Goodbye.
"Bon soir. Come around when
you fall in love, and | will put yor
!, up to great scheme for making
Charlie declare his intentions SET
elal months earlier than woal.
Otherwise be the case - Catcdg'