The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-10
Vassar Girls Discuss the Egyptian
Question.

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Question.
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At the last regular meeting of the
Blue-eyed Violet Club of Vassar Col
lege, the subject of the Egyptian COM
plications came up for debate. We
will explain that the Blue-eyed Violets
is a society composed of the more ad-
vanced young ladies of Vassar, which
has been organized for the examination
and discussion of The popular topics of
the day, and for mutual improvement.
After the minutes of the previous meet
ing had been read and approved, the
President remarked that no question
Of the present time exceeded in inter
est and Importance that of the
Soudan. The eyes of the civilized
world are at this moment turned upon
Egypt and the Nile, and the great heart
of humanity is throbbing it's sympathy
for the brave General Gordon shut up
in Khartoum.
"Will some one please state where
Egypt can be found?" asked the Presi-
dent bending her eyes on the assembled
Violets.
There was an embarrassing silence
for q few moments, when a young lady
timidly suggested that perhaps it could
be found on the map. Another said
she found it in the Old Testament; it
was the place where Joseph went to
buy corn.
81 remember now" said a Chicago
girl, whose father belongs to the Corn
Exchange, "it is in Southern Illinois;
General Logan came from Egypt"
"And he can 60 back again now,"
said a Mississippi girl, who wore o
Cleveland badge pinned on her shoul-
der.
Girls" exclaimed the President,
sharply, II must request you to avoid
political subjects in these debates"
well, I don't care, F" pouted the Chi
cago girl; "it's a downright shame that
Mrs. Logan isn't going to be the Vice
President. She is just as sweet as she
can be, and they say that she receives
beautifully"
"You are quite in the wrong, young
ladies'" said the President. "the Egypt
we are considering is not in Illinois, but
in Africa. Can any one bound Egypt?"
II can" cried a specialized young lady
from Boston.
proceed them" said the President.
Egypt is bounded on the North by
De Lesseps and the Suez canal, on the
east by the Red Sea, on the South by
the Abyssinia, and on the west by the
Great Sahara"
"B%ernhardt?" suggested q mischiev-
ous maiden near by.
cts productions" continued the Bos-
ton girl, without noticing the interrupt
ton, "are wheat, corn, camels, rice,
rhinoceroses, pyramids, obelisks, name
lukes and mummies."
"Bravo!" cried the President. "In
bounding it, however, you might men
ton Tripoli on the northwest, which
would make it"
More binding" put in a St. Louis
girl.
This remark brought a severe re-
burke from the President. She depre-
Gated in the strongest terms the m
ployment of slang. 1t wa unladylike
and detracted from the dignity OF their
deliberations.
"Iet us drop it from this time out"
suggested q Denver girl.
"That's the ticket" said her neigh
Dor, count me in on that"
"Now you're shouting" cried the
President, "let the show go on"
ct should like To sail on tba baar1tifu1
Red Sea" said a brunette from Calves
ton; red is so becoming to my complex
ion. And it is the fashionable color in
Paris now, I'm told" %
"She would like to paint the town
red," whispered a Montana girl to her
neighbor.
at must have been a red letter day
when they discovered it," said a Phila.
delphia girl.
discovered what?"
discovered the Red G.. of course"
A demure young lady who had been
silent thus far, raised her eyes from her
embroidery to remark that it must be an
o-pun sea Judging from the comments
upon it.
Speaking of De Lesseps," said an
other Violet, "they say his Panama
scheme will inflict great injury on the
United States"
"But We can collect damages from
him in the courts, said the daughter Of
a Washington statesman confidently.
SIN what ways asked the President
"Suez canal, you know was the re.
Spouse.
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