Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-30


Mamie RAYMOND was visiting her
school friend, Kate Moore. The former
had been making prolonged trip
through Europe. and on her return was
spending little time in New York be-
fore going to her Southern home. While
at school Mamie had formed strong
friendship for Kate, but had not met
the rest of the family. On the steamer
she had often speculated as to what
Rates home would be like. She knew
that Mrs. Moore had died when Kate
was but child; that MI. Moore had
been very successful in business, and
that his son Sidney was an editor on the
staff OF prominent magazine. Conse-
quent]y, he must be very learned, very
near-sjghted and quite old. So often
had become reality.
At dinner, on the day of her arrival,
Kate said: mamie, want to Introduce
you to my BROTHER
Mamie looked up at the handsome
man who entered the room, and after
greeting him, turned quickly to her
friend and said, with comic dismav ::
why, Kate, you told mo he was an ed
tori"
Mr.. Moore was very much amused at
NannAe' evident surprise and embarrass-
ment, and bantered her about it merci.
lessly.
Several days later Mr.. Moore was tell
ing Mamie OF some of his experiences
as an editor, among which he mentioned
the numerous letters that he received
from people who offered to give him
their history, providing he should write
it up for the magazine, they having the
pecuniary help and he the glory. He
then added: elf these people would only
become photographers or type-writers
they might be of some use to magazine.
Why, only to-day I advertised for stem
ographer."
Mamie immediately conceived q
scheme by which she would punish him
for the discontinue he had caused her
on her arrival. She would answer the
advertisement. He had told her what
kind of letters we're most effective. and
she could not doubt but that he would
give her appeal some attention.
Mr.. Moore began receiving innumera-
bic answers to bis advertisement. One
aspiring stenoerapher assured him that
she was very pretty, and could play on
the piano. Another said that she could
not write very we'll, but would soon
learn. One morning Mr.. Moore came
up to the desk of another editor. and ex-
claimed triumphantly.
IL have it, Frank just the kind of
girl one likes to help, too"
"Nonsense, Moore. You're entirely
too sympathetic. You have been kept
in q state of chronic disgust all the week
by the epistles you have received, and
Gust read this letter yourself" and
he handed it to his friend:
To the editor of--Magazine:
DEAR SIR saw your advertisement in a
New York paper, and hasten to answer it, hop
ing that may obtain q hearing. fear I an
but one among many applicants, but it is so i'm.
portant that must have work that I must moi
lose the slightest chance Of obtaining it. have
met with severe losses in friends and means
but will not lnflict upon you my sad personal
history. It is sufficient to say that circum.
| stances make it necessary for me to support
myself or become dependent upon charity.
ina fact gives me no claim on your time, but
in vew Of what might happen, have perfected
~ say that could do the work you require.
am, very respectfully, MARY RIVERS.
"By Jovel Moore, you have, indeed,
been successful envy you the oppor.
tunity to give such q girl chance"
"She's trump! Her letter interested
me Immensely. Them" he added, see
ing his friends look of amusement
you can not doubt her ability. Oh, BY
the way, Kate wished me to ask YOU K
dine with us on Sunday. Miss RAYMOND
is visiting her, you know" :.
"Thanks. Tell Miss Moore that it vii
give me great pleasure to accept her in
And Frank Hunt started oft in search
of some dllatory artist, ieavinhisg frient
to congratulate himself on the success o.
his advertisement.
That evening he told Miss Raymond
Of the letter he had received and hi
intention of giving the place to tho cir
who had SO strongly enlisted his sym
psthies.
'You had better answer Immediately
as no doubt the poor girl is anxious I,
hear from you," said Kate. II inten,
to write some letters, and it can be poste,
with mine this evening.
Mamie and Kate exchanged signif
cant glances.
Later in the evening the two girl
held q council of war, and Kate tri
umphantly produced her brothers let
ter. .....,-.,.....'.0.
Mamie seized it, and hastily teari6I
t.open. read:
'sDEAR MISS R1vERs-I received your letter
answer to my advertisement, and would |
pleased to have you call on me Saturday morn
ing. Yours truly, SIDNEY MOORE"
''Oh, cried Mamie, dancing aroun
the room with the letter in her hand
ito think that an editor could be so aw
fully fooled! What do you think of m,
answer, Kate?"
| The girl had seated herself at tabl
and was carefully writing in her az
sumed hand:
To Mr. Sidney Moore, --Msgazine, City
| Remember me
| 81, When this you see."
80 MARY RIVERS.
| ''He will get that on Saturday, April
Fools Day, you know. Heigh no
Mr.. Sidney Moorel Now We are quitsi
Saturday evening came, aud with !
Mr.. HUNT. After little pause he ex
claimed: Have you heard abou
Moore's stenographer ?"
'Oh, she was to call to-day. Tell u
about her, cried the two girls.
Instead Of the visit Moore was 9,
ardentJy expecting Q messenger DO.
came, bringing most touching billet
doux, in the fair stenographer's hand
writing. reminding him that it was AL
Fools Day, and that he was one of th,
fools. You can imagine his disappoiut
ment."
| - had every reason to be disap