The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12


In the first place the individual men
TONED above generally belongs TO gooo
family has a fair education, and, Ias'
but not least, has been prolific letter
writer all her life
One day a well meaning frieno re-
marks: OH Alice. you do write sucn
lovely. interesting letters. 1 should think
you would write a story" Alice laughs
and bushes at the very idea, but the
mischief is done
= niue later the seed takes root, and
sne IS seen scribbling oftener than usual.
- any member of the family approaches
ner oesk she hastily covers the precious
papers with letter started some weeks
ago 20 Belle or Sue, as the case may be-
w ME the writing fit lasts she simply
ioatheS interruption and finds it difficult
70 bring her mind down to mundane
s-I,tiSs long enough to give advice in re-
sdro 10 a circular ruff1e on Ellen's dress
oI q crush collar on mothers new silk
Al last they leave the room and she
slNes Dig sigh of relief as she returns
20 ner story: but TO her dismay She
E hnuS llid1 every idea has flown from her
mead ana she cannot write
| When she commenced her MSS. the
Motes Ialriy flew from her pen, she de-
Sioeu tnat she really had some talent and
dlo not think that authors had such a
very hard time after all
| But nowl She reads over what she has
dIredqy written; sounds very nice SO far,
put Deyondi Her mind is an absolute
niank she thinks she is nervous and
tired and VIII wait till the inspiration
comes again.
/ The next morning she arises. full OF
acuVlty, and feels just like writing,
SO she assures herself. She refuses the
| Delights of a shopping tour, she must
absolutely write some letters.
| Seats herself and takes cut the precious
sheets and reads them over. AS she, does
SO the story sounds more and more IA
miliar; what is the matter with it, She
has always been great reader of all
matter, from scientific information to
love stories. The truth gradually dawns
on her that she has unconsciously abb
| sorbed the general style of the Ouch
| ess' and has put on paper something that
might be considered a hash of several
| OF her stories, combined with weak i'm
at once designated to the waste basket,
| for If there Is anything she takes pride in
1t is her originality.
She decides that love stories are not
her forte and she win try mild ad-
This time she succeeds beyond her ex-
| peetations, the ideas flow smoothly, and
| after many trials, ends the story IN a
| satisfactory manner
She copies it very clearly to induce the
Unknown editor to give II more than
casual glance. She feels sure that If he
once begins to read it his interest will pe
| awakened and the charm of the adven-
ture will appeal to him.
Takes the name of some long departed
| ancestor for a nom de plume, as she
thinks, in her beautiful ignorance, that
! the editor will be much impressed with
that fact, and imagine that she is an
| ''old hand" at the business.
| Reads it once more; surely there are
some fine points in it; it ought to be
| So she writes, Price $10,' and ties the
sheets with blue ribbon, so that they
will turn over easily She has visions OF
| an editor, rushed to death with Work,
| easily irritated by trifles, and Just sueh
a little thing as the MSS. being easy 70
read might decide her fate, she thinks
Now the question arises, shall she reao
| her story to the family or Just TO her
| brother or shall she wait till II comes
out in print, and surprise them all.
Pleasant little shivers OF dengnt thrlI
| her as she thinks OF this possibility, and
how they will praise her and marvel Al
| her long concealed talent
| The longing for appreciation concealeo
| in every Woman's heart proves too mucn
| for her and when fner young protnei
! stalks into the room alone she remarks
| in a nonchalant tone: Say, Ted. want
to read my story. wrote one 1or Luz LUZ
| this afternoon, just to see II L eoulo- 80
i begins to grin, but warned by her nelShI'
| ened color that this is dead earnest, SAYS
''Sure! What its name% and seats nm
self to hear it, with a polite air of resig-
| nation 80 -.
As She unfolds the precious thing she
! announces the title, and swallows hare
| before beginning There seems 70 %
| Something the matter with her voice, anc
| surely she has heart trouble. Ii never
/ hear in this Irregular fashion before. ShS
! feels as if she could weep, but gathers
herself together and begins
At the end of every sentence sne cast s,I
an anxious eve at Ted. Oh! joy! at tins
end of the second sheet, he gets up anC
stands before the fireplace. That's a gooC
sign. and when he rumples up his hail
she is delighted.
Alice. You're a brick. 1 didn't know you