The courier., 1896-04-18

pen 10 see q little poem, the nrst line OF
which reads, There is no crown in the
world 80 good as patience" That is no
doubt as perfectly true as it is exquis
itely poetic. but it is equally true that
there are q goodly lumber OF uncrowned
queens being showed along the checker
board Of life. and / am one OF them.
heard an irate ornament OF high life
say: "l've great mind 10 write letter
myself, and take down that Eleanor and
Penelope-they think they're so smart.
and they are simply mean; jealous l
suppose. / looked at her, physically
figured her up, and mentally ciphered
her down. and concluded il she invited
US out to hand to hand combat, we
better take to the woods. but il she sim.
ply meant to write a letter -
have had rather barren field to
CLEAN in since wrote you last. Its very
stupid OF people not to do or be or have
something interesting. l am quite con-
fident the supply OF adjectives has not
failed. but sdjectives are sort of drug
in the market when names are so scarce.
The Mondamin concert took place
last Thursday night, and was quite an
event; the Choral society numbering a
hundred and twenty five voices, under
the able leadership Of Thos. Kelly, and
the orchestra Of twenty-five pieces d.
rected by Franz Adelman furnished
real musical treat, to very fair audi
ence of folks, and generous sprinkling
Of the best people,, if you know who
they are-who went in to leaven the
lump. Miss Dickinson gave a box
party. She looked especially attractive
in a costume of black, while Miss Sloan
in dark red was fitting foil. as l think
they are our two prettiest debutantes.
l also saw Miss Squires. Miss DR. AXE,
Mrs. H. w. Yates, Miss Yates. and the
Boyd box was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd with Mr.. and Mrs. j. r Sohmer.
1t was amusing to hear some people
near me. discussing the occupants Of
the boxes,they knew all about them and
found them much more interesting than
the music-it is too bad. but cat may
look at king, and if society doesn't
wish to be gazed at, talked about or
written up, society will have to take it's
tea things. and saw dust dol Is. and get
it to nunnery.
Homer Moore is coming back. Or
course you will say you didn't know
there was such person, and did not
know he had gone away, and so cannot
be expected to enthuse over his return.
Naturally not, but l am going to tell
you who he is. To speak in the language
OF poesy, which is easy for me. He is
large and scint illating star, which
dropped in on us last year. and did
little missionary work by wedding the
false notes out of our particularly dread
full voices, and then dropped out again
it transpired in the course OF human
events that we found he came here to
obtain a divorce from Mrs. Homer
Moore. She had contralto voice, be-
lieve. and he wished to marry a soprano.
Omaha has great perchant for run
ming after strange gods, and there was
quite Homer Moore craze. Absolutely
Eleanor. it would have made you tired
to see pupils desert teacher like Mrs.
Cotton, who had done everything for
them, 60 to this new divinity, and after
two or three lessons, say: Really, you
should just hear how Mr.. Moore has
brought my voice out. it's just wonderful
why he says in a short time l will be