The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-25
MISS PENELOPE, OMAHA

castor oil - "Oh." blankly returned the
dainty maiden. to whom any flavor more
common than strawberry or blood orange
was foreign. "Well, don't know that we
are serving that, but guess the man
will attend you" Fortunately the man
was not 90 easily phaaed, and furnished
the oil. 1t was really rather amusing to
see the women with their seal skin
sacques and fur boas on. coming in and
demand for sweet chsrity's sake. that
you give them the least chilling thing
on tap. IAN egg flip. perhaps Madam
vouchsafed the gentlemanly mixer?
"Yes. ! guess so," replied one lively
matron. unless you could manage fried
egg" have not found out how much
they made. but will let you know il you
are interested. do know that Dick
Berlin in bis usual generous style.
dropped in a whole lot OF nickles, OF
which the omniverous newsboy reaped
the benefit.
Ob0 yOu OvCi hC0A th0t VIC noAioWly
escaped a completed Ecclesiastical
Romance here? No? we'll we did, and
like all such romances which are worth
printers ink, it ended badly. What is it
to ne, If John Smith courts Mary Jones.
wins and weds her, and eats her salt
rising bread to the end OF her life?
Nothing, absolutely nothing; the ele
ments which concern us are lacking,
but should he fail to win her, shoot
himself, or stick knife into his success
full rival, it becomes emphstically our
very particular business. In this case
it opened with proper scenic effects.
The principal was Rev. Paul Matthews,
q shepherd over a missionary flack here,
but most interesting he was son Of the
late Justice Matthews. We were in
clined to allow him to work out his
destiny. until We learned that his eyes
had wandered frc m the litany. in fatal
moment, and Daughter Of Heth had
ensnared him. Surplice and stole, beard
less face and rosary, but after al man.
and what is it distracts the average
man, be he priest. saint or sinner A
fluff OF golden hair, round pink tinted
face, blue eyes and baby stare. and all
the 80 forth and 80 forth which consti-
tutes the up-to-date society girl. You
know a minister's wooing speed? He is
impressed with the brevity Of life and
he does not daily long over the garden
gate, so the engagement was announced.
1t brought the usual congratulations in
its trail, and suited every one well
enough, except some members Of the
young mans family. l don't know
what their objection was. but it won;
there was no engagement, no
man, no maiden. She went south, and
he, / guess, went home to mamma. Now
he ,js engaged again. So is she for the
matter of that, and now this vacillating
lover and dutiful son is here on visit.
1t is safe to suppose the present incum-
bent is acceptable to the Matthews
family; in the meantime our own candi.
date for churchly preferment looks as if
she believed she had made a lucky
escape, it would surely be terrible re-
for the average western girl
to attempt to support the dignity Of 80
highly colored a constituency.
Undoubtedly you have noticed the
Of the engagement of
Miss Nell Moore, daughter of DR.. Moore,
10 Mr. Harry Jordan. l really don't
know how to tell you who he is, except
that he is brother Of Mrs. Lyle Dick
~; that is no worse than the case of