Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-09
WASTED BRILLIANCY.
The Young Man Misplaced His Bright
Remark.
Uncle Sam Steps Girls Scheme ior savia,
I've Cents.

The young man had very detected
expression.
1T simply goes to show" he was
saying to a friend, "how mediocrity
often seems to prosper. while brilliancy
fails. AS long as go ahead and re-
main mediocre get along very well:
but the minute make an effort to be
brilliant become involved in DIM
Guilty"
''Have you said something you are
sorry for?"
II have. indeed"
Cant you retract it,"
II don't see how. had an oppor-
tunity to back down, but l failed to
grasp it. You see, happened to need
little money. and the cashier said he
would advance 1t to me IL would
make ont an application and get the
head Of the firm to o. X. it. So
stated the situation to the head Of the
firm and handed him the application.
He looked it over and reached for his
pen. l felt SO grateful that thought
ought to do something to amuse him;
something to tighten the dull monotony
Of business mans existence. He had
written the letter 20" when I broke
in with the observance, I assure you,
sir. that this is one Of the happiest Q.
K.-sions Of my existence.
What did he do?"
He threw down his pen and said.
Young man. wish you would put that
remark in writing.
And you did SOP
.Yes. / was so delighted over the
good time l thought he was going to
have when he eaw the joke that my
hand trembled. but as soon as finished
he put the application away and said
he'd take some time to consider
whether anybody with no more sense
than l had ought to be trusted with
money"
Two girls, both pretty as newly
blown rose, dressed fashionably, and
talkative as a phonograph. occupied
seats in an electric, yesterday.
DO tell me about Nell's wedding .
said the pretty creature in the military
blue suit. Did it go Off well? And
'Oh. beautifully" said the other
lovely bit of femininity, attired in the
newest of new stunning suits. my
dress was perfectly lovely and my hair
kept its curl as we'll as il it was at
tending only an old maids tea party"
MY, how nice; but tell me about
Nell: was She
"She was horrid. Actually wanted
me to help her dress for the ceremony.
as If hadn't my bridesmaids toilet to
think of! am afraid that Nell is too
selfish to make really good wife,"
Then she will naturally have an
unselfish husband, my dear"
Perhaps SO. Oh. it was delightful to
walk up the aisle feeling that every
body was gazing at you"
"Yes, l know But tell me, how did
Nell get through the ceremony"
Il really don't know. My mind WAS
full of one awful thought. 1 was
standing with my back to all those
people and there was no telling but
that my gown was crumpled after that
long drive to church."
"Oh. probably it was all right. Was
Nell's gown"
"And wasn't it too bad that Jack was
out of town and unable to see how
lovely looked?'
"Oh. well, you can send him photo
graph of yourself. suppose you had
one taken?"
mot unless he apologizes!"
For what-going away? But then,
even an engaged man must attend to
business, you know. dear"
1T wasn't only that it was his sub
sequent behavior. You see, l wanted
him to share some of the festivities. so
/ sent him box of wedding cake. And
you should have seen the letter got
in return 1t was just too horrid for
anything"
But perhaps the cake disagree i
with him?"
1T wasn't that. You know I thought
it would be nice to write him nice.
sweet little note and slip it in the bot
tom of the cake box. SO that when he
had eaten the cake he would have a
pleasant surprise"
Good gracious. do you mean to say
that you gave the box away and never
knew"
mo, 1 don't. The-well. the truth is
| that those horrid old postoffice men
actually opened the box and found the
note! Oh, how I do despise such pry-
ing inquisitiveriess! Not satisfied with
| that they"
Goodness gracious. can't they send
you to Jail for violating the postal