Mower County transcript., 1892-07-27
WAYsIDE aLEAN1Nos.

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TAX. 4 little while ago they were COM. :.
planning OF the cold weather and wishing
II would get warmer. Now that their
wishes are Rratined, they meet you with
long drawn sigh and express their dis
gust with these awful hot days. ? though
they ought to know that the corn Is al.
most doubling its height every day, and
the grain upon which We depend growing
golden In the heat Of the summer sun. Il
cloud appears they are afraid II il going
to rain again, and ii 1t isn't visible they
are afraid every thing will all dry up.
Their eyes are constantly looking Tor
some terrible calamity, and sometimes
think these everlasting grumblers are un.
happy because their expectations are not
more fully realized. l don't know but
tornado or . good sized cyclone would
De the best remedy that could be applied
to such people. One thing is sure, they
wouldn't talk much while it lasted.
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Well. girls, did you all get acquainted
with the visiting militia? Ienjoyed their
drill. and the parade in the evening very
much, but somehow I failed to make q
mash." though wore my very prettiest
dress and curled my hair extra fine. You
know 1t wasn't good day for bangs. and
didn't happen to have any Of that pre-
paration which some Of the girls use to
keep their curls in place. and as couldn't
stand 1t to be over lamp fussing with
my hair three hours out Of twelve, I had
to bear the modification of wearing
straight hair. and consequently Of seeing
the other girls walk of with ell the good
catches" and some that weren't 90 good.
heard one Of our tall pretty girls express
her preference for the Fairmont boys,
saying they were the hsndsemest, but
think she changed her mind. for after
ward saw her keeping step with one of
the Faribault fellows, while one Of our
boys was looking jesiously sfter her
through . pair Of gold bowed spectacles.
l think 1t is too bad for some of the girls
to monopolize the town bevs aud then
take so much pains to attract visitors too.
1t isn't giving US timid ones fair chance
at all. I don't know what mother would
say to hear me talk about making q
mash." She always taught me that il
was unwomanly and immodest to a,trac,
the attention of any young man. and that
1t was better to have the unsought I'D.
miration Of q person than to seek it by
art and strategy. But then, begin to
think that maybe mother was q little bit
old fashioned in her notions, or else ideas
are changing as the years 60 by. Any
way, it seems to be the thing now for
young ladies to make "'mashes" and
"cstch on" and in every way possible
show the young men that they are in the
matrimonial market. This slang reminds
me Of one expression IN common use
among young people. which must have
been borrowed from some butchers vo-
cabulsry. 1t is ''dead stuck" and Al
though am getting used to almost every
thing, l cannot get used to that.
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But then; to return to the militia boys.
It seems to me there isn't an organization
under the sun which commands such
universal admiration, and at the same
time inspires so much enthusiasm as the
companies of our state militia. As we
watch the precision of their movements
and listen to the measured tramp, tramp
OF their feet and catch the glcam of bay
onet and sabre. our hands instlnctively
are raised in q hearty salute, while deep
in our heart throbs the exultation which
every true American must feel when he
looks upon our soldiers or our flag. And
yet feeling OF sadness steals over US
even in the midst of hilarity, for We know
that in the hour Of peril. should it come
to US as IN the past. these boys whom we
look upon with SO much pride. and who
belong to our own firesides. would be
among the first to answer to our country's
call. All honor. then, to the boys who
thus prepare themselves in times of peace
to be our defenders in the hour of need;
and three cheers for the stalwart, hand.
some boys of our own Go. G. a-
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Somebody has said that a five o'clock
tea is . ''giggle, gable. gobble, git," ar
rangement. and / half believe it, for |
have been to several and I never yet saw
any other program. One mustn't 70 q
minute too soon, or stay minute too
late, you know, so all the pent up feel
ings Of twenty or more feminine hearts
finds vent at once and each vies with the
other to get IN the greatest amount of
chatter IN the shortest possible time, un-
til, really, it becomes about as intelligible
as the gabble of so many geese. I think
somebody's five o'clock broke away from
rules the other evening and
got lost on the court house grounds
among the militia boys. Anyway saw
several handsomely dressed but bonnet
less ladies grouped together there in
some mysterious manner, and I tell you
they were as merry and ray as 9 party Of
maidens. had little fear for our