The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-28
A Girls Point of View.

They sat together at a table in the CEN
ter aisle of the restaurant, three society
girls spending the day shopping. They
looked tired and all out OF sorts.
u declare" said the tail girl. as she
produced the remnant Of a bag Of choco-
late creams. Il haven't gotten along al
all today. Every body is talkin so much
about this dreadful war that it really
seems wicked to buy any pretty things in
the stores"
yes" said the girl with brown eyes
and dimple. and things never were so
pretty before. 1 suppose if we had enough
patriotism we would make over all our
last summers dresses and give our money
to the Red Cross society"
Cant we show our patriotism in some
of,Ysr way?" answered the tail girl.
Really, we could hardly do it, the styles
are so different. 1 might make over
hat or do. something like that, but skirts
O, no! 'twould never do. must have one
of those new founced skirts in spite OF
the war"
Il bought that lovely hat today for S25,
said the brown-eyed girl, because tomor-
row will be Sunday, and the minister and
the president of the Ladies Benevolent
society will talk so much about self-sacrl-
fee and unselhishness, and how much our
money would do in relieving the suffering
Of the wounded. and so on, that L should
feel too mean TO buy it on Monday so 1
just headed them off by buying it today"
whats the matter with you, Gracie?"
said the tall girl sharply 10 the girl with
blonde hair and blue eyes, who had lis
tened silently while her friends talked.
You don't say word, and you hadn't any
heart for the Shopping. One would think
from your woe-begone looks that all your
relatives were going to the front and leave
you behind"
20, girls, It's so dreadful" said the 1T
tie blonde, with a sob in her voice. Those
dreadful Spaniards. why couldn't they do
what President Mckinley wanted them to
without making all this fuss and killing
people"
Come, now. let's order out lunch" in
terrupted the tall girl. What viii you
have?"
81 don't want anything on this bill of
fare" said the brown-eyed girl, as she
helped herself to another of the vanishing
chocolate creams. IN just order some
strawberry shortcake and cup of choco-
late tea
I'm not hungry myself" said the tall
girl II think strawberry shortcake is all
I want"
And bring me shortcake, too. please.
and a glass of milk said the blonde girl
Papa would say that strawberry short
cakewasn't very substantial meal. said
the brown-eyed girl but this dreadful
war scare takes away ones appetite"
Especially when you've just finished
box of chocolates" laughed the tall girl.
well, if the soldier boys can live on
hard tack and black coffee we ought to
get along or shortcake," retorted the
brown-eyed girl
Brother Jack is going to the war" said
the tall girl. He belongs to the National
Guard, and never saw him so happy as
he was last night when he got orderfs to
report for duty"
ITS funny, isn't IT," said the brown
eyed girl, ''how boys like TO fight. They
don't think anything more of going to Gu
ba TO kill Spaniards than they would to go
on fishing trip-only they think it's big
ger fun"
And maybe they'll get shot by the
Spaniards or die~with the yellow fever"
said the little blonde, hiding her face be-
hind her napkin.
What are You crying about, Gracie?"
Brother Toms going" she sobbed, land
mamma is just broken-hearted.
Anybody else going?" asked the tall
girl, exchanging a significant glance with
the girl with the brown eyes.
YES" said the little blonde slowly,
Jack was coming to spend the evening
yesterday. but he only stopped on his way
down to say that he had to report at the
armory at o'clock. and if there's war.
he'll have to go and fight, o, 1 wish the
quetn regent would stop the war and let
Cuba be free"'
'Well, Oracle" said the brown-eyed girl
gently. you won't be the only girl TO give
up her lover You know Fanny CRANKY.
don't you, grls?"
Yes" said the tall girl. "She's going
to be married this month"
ITO Lieutenant Trenton. I was at the
dressmaker's this morning, and she is
making Fanny's rousseau Fanny be-
gan it away back in February, when no.
body thought of war. but now she is just
grieving herself to death because Lieu
tenant Trenton will have to go to the
front, and the dressmaker says she has
gotten so thin with worry that she has to
make her dresses all over again to make
them fit"
Are they going 10 postpone the we'd
ding until Lieutenant Trenton comes
back?" asked the tall girl.
20, no, r--sed. Just the other way
They're going to hurry it up, and Fanny
going to be married next week and then
stay at homo while her :.-shand goes to
fight the SDaniards-"
Poor Fanny said the little blonde sym
pathetically. I'm glad l wasn't going to
bemarried right away. I guess it would
be harder to send ones husband than ones
sweetheart to the field. But I'm going to
pray and work every minute Jack IS gone
and II he never comes back then I'm
going to be-maybe a nurse or something
like that, and devote all my life TO char
ity and work for the poor"
HIM" said the tall girl.
I'm glad l haven't anything to worry
about" said the brown-eyed girl. My
brother is a little brother that nothing
could KILL and I haven't any sweetheart
since ! quarreled with VIII. But il would
make me feel bad If he went TO the war.
because-well, just because We have been
such good friends"
L see" said the tall girl.
After the waiter had brought the checks
the tall girl said as she put on her
wraps: We'll If this war lasts I'm going
as a nurse. being its the fad for some wo-
men, and if your sweetheart gets wound
ed. little Oracle. I'll nurse him back 10
life and send him home 70 make you hap
Ply"
Prairie Philosophy.
Never daspair: but If Won do inst work