The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-23

self supporting rather than to lean upon
the arm of q timid girl
Sbould he be afraid of the dark and
again clutch wildly at your arm, call
cab and send him home. The cost Will
be but slight, and you Will never regret
it.
Flossie, Montpelier, Wifi you were
introduced to two brothers who were
called the Monteith brothers, you did
wrong TO address each separately as Mr.
Montooth. Offense might be taken
where none was intended.
Alonzo veritas, Hoboken, n. j.
When visiting a devout family as you
did and in the morning you were asked
TO lead in the devotional exercises, you
did wrong in practicing on your friends,
and when you balled up in the middle
of your prayer and got impatient you
made a sad mess of it.
You should have prepared yourself be-
forehand or excused yourself. Some peo-
pie think that the more a prayer is
butchered the more honest and success
full it is, but do not agree with them.
While / do not especially prefer the
Delsarte or elocutionary prayer, l believe
that all things should be done decently
and in order.
You should have said that You had no
command of language and would prefer
to join with some one more gifted.
Agamemnon, Berwick, Pa. You
should speak to the father Of your in
tended if you do not like to sleep with
her little brother when visiting there
overnight Instead of writing to me
and thus getting into the papers, you
should go right to the father out in the
field and tell him all about it.
Margaret, Peoria, Ills.-On a camp
ing trip you should be prepared to IN
dergo great privations. People who go
camping should expect, if necessary, to
live three days on lemons, fell trees,
help bury the dead, eat bark, scrape Gus
tard off the back Of the auntie mire
80 as to have them separate, sing college
songs, take care of the team and return
wild with delight, for that makes the
people who remained at home SO un-
happy.
You made a mistake in thinking that
girl in charge Of an aged authoress
could escape accidents. The COW that
chased you into the adjoining county
ought to be ashamed Of himself. You
doubtless frightened him with the ice
cream freezer.
Camp life is a hard life even for a
70 no
with nature and spread ants on his bread
and butter, but for the young girl who
starts out for week in the forest with
o sketchbook and half a pound OF
chocolate there are many cruel d1sap-
pointments.
Gomez, Tuckahoe, n Your verse
I cannot use, and think [ will do you
favor if / destroy it. He who pauses
one brief moment to strangle such chill
dren of the brain as that is doing good
to his fellow man. Obituary poetry Is
one of the most depressing features OF
death anyway, and it is undoubtedly
relic of barbarism. Why will you persist
In it? Life is none too joyful on oul
tourney TO the tomb. Pause, and Us you
look about you ON the suffering with
which the world is spread see II you flno
room for your reeking verse.
Here is little of the same KIND cut
from a paper published in Nevada, Mo-,
and sent to me by an outraged subscriber
Twas on that sad and early morn,
While the breaking of day was yet unborn
That our tried and true friend, Edwin Peel
I. .1,a.l
But now we know his voice is ringing,
As with the angels he is singing.
We prayed that God would spare
He who was friend most rare.
His companions are now all sad,
Yet they know that he is glad,
As he stands with his Aolian harp
Play for God with all his heart.
He has had q stormy ride,
! But now is safe on yonder side.
There are none but who viii miss,
He, who's now in holy bliss.
A COMPANION.
flow now. Gomez? What think yor
of that? 1t is better than yours fot
did not refer to the time when the break
ing of day was yet unborn. but you IN
troduced other little specialtles In youl
verse which would make a horse leave
his oats.
Send me no more poetry. don t wan
it. am no poet. don't read what Il
sent me except TO ridicule 1t to M.
friends. I have no honor or principle re