Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-17

those tears were In vain, and were the nu-
merous newspaper suggestions merely the
idle vaporlngs Of an editorial writer pound.
ing the sandbag Of timer '''
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81 see," remarked an observing gentleman,
"that The BEES influence is not confined
alone TO the west. 1t was the first paper TO
mention in its columns the candidacy of Allen
q. Thurman for the second place on Cleve-
lands ticket. 1t is certainly recognized in
republican councils as power, from the
fact that its vigorous editorial concerning
the nomination Of Depew had the effect
wanted Mr.. Depew stating that TuE BEES
article had caused him to reconsider.
Whether he is honest in his declaration will,
OF course be determined next week. Yet
it all shows that THE BEE in seventeen years
has reached an enviable position In American
journalism"
Have you got sister who is about 70
graduate from n female seminary this yearW
asked well-known society young man about
town Of his friend, mot Well, 1 congratu-
late you and pity you at the same time You
see, graduation is such big affair, or at
least it appears so down at our house. Why,
as long as three months ago they've had
dressmakers by the dozen consulting about
what would be best to wear. Everybody,
from the governor down to the kitchen girl,
has had his or her say on the subject. / have
heard more about polonaise and bodice in the
last six weeks than you have ever heard all
your life. Now, when l graduated from the
high school a half-dozcn years ago, / didn't
bother about dress, but put in all my time on
getting up a presentable essay. But it seems
all the other way with girls. The other day
l asked Trixy, my sister, you know, 10 she
had her essay prepared. She is an honor
girl, whatever that may be, and has been
selected by her classmates to read the class
prophecy. why no. said she; I've been so
awfully busy with my dress and with other
little things that l have forgotten all about
it, WE'LL sir, 1 could have dropped through
the floor; six weeks worrying about dress,
and not as much as thought of her essay to
be read in less than twenty days. If there
is anything in the world that would make me
feel bad, it would be to have sister Of mine
get up before fashionable audience of her
friends and make failure of it.
Icouldn't sleep that night for modification.
Although didn't say word to Trixy about
it / sat down, and in the course of three or
four days wrote out nice little essay about
orange blossoms, clouds with silver Innings
and such things which knew would be ap-
propriate for the occasion. | tied the cream
tinted paper together with a long cardinal
ribbon, the class colors, and determined to
give her the prophecy" when she would
come to me with tears Ill her eyes and dispair
on her face, and confess that she couldn't
write anything. But she didn't do anything
of the kind. Just five days before COM
mencement she came to my room about in
the morning, woke me up and hurried me
out of bed to look over something she had
written for the ordeal. You wouldn't be-
lieve it, would you, but that girl actually sat
up the night before and wrote the neatest bit
of conceit had read for many a day. 1t was
| capital, if say it myself. A sort of inspira-
tion written on the spur of the moment and
a sparkling improvement over the heavy
| labored prophecy" which l had ground out.
Well, sir, | never was so proud of Trixy as
on that commencement day when she came
forward in a poem of white tulle and lace
eh! Why, the dress, of course that took six
months to make-and read her prophecy
written in night. She made the hit of the
exercises. Yes, sir, was proud of her. But
| never told her of the cream-tinted rlbboncd
essay that wrote for her.