The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-23
A LITTLE DIPLOMAT.
How a Clever Little Girl Won a
New Pink silk Dress.
Mary v. WorstsII, In st. Nicholas.

While Eloise Dwight stood we'll in
most of her classes, her best friends
had to admit that mathematics were
not her forte. She attended large
public school in a pretty town just
the right distance from New York,
for it was far enough away to give
one the feeling Of going on quite a
journey when starting off for a days
shopping, yet near enough to make
the great, fascinating metropolis seem
part of ones life.
Mrs. Dwight was openly disturbed
by the thought of the stumbling block
which her small daughter encoun-
tered in her school work, but she
was wise little woman, and, instead
of fretting in secret or discussing 1t
with other grown-ups, she talked it
all over frankly and hopefully with
Eloise, who Faithfully promised to
apply herself as never before to the
only study that had proved really
difficult.
One day came letter from Uncle
Billy, who lived on big Montana
ranch and only came East once in two
or three years He said that New
York was too stuffy and crowded, and
that the skyscrapers made him dizzy.
He declared that he would rather set
caught in bunch of stampeded cattle
than cross the Brooklyn Bridge dur
ing the rush hours.
SO it happened that after Eloise
and her mother had been talking over
the matter of the troublesome mathe-
matics, the latter showed Eloise the
letter from Montana.
Three months, Eloise,' said Mrs.
Dwight, "only three months, and
Uncle Billy will be here for at least
fortnight. Listen to what he has
written about you: So our little girl
finds her main difficulty in mathe-
mates? Too bad, for tina was my
weak point. But tell her to brace up,
study harder than ever, and If study
can help matters she shall have suit
able reward. when l come on, in
June.
"Oh, mother, dear, isn't he jewel!
To offer to reward me for studying
hard What do you think it will be?"
Listen" continued Mrs. Dwight,
turning again to the letter; she read
on: / shall depend on you to give
me a hint as to what this would bet
ter be.
"Oh, mother, do you think / could
have one OF those pretty pink linen
dresses, embroidered in white? Sew
eral OF the girls are to have embroid-
cred linens this summer"
The very thing, Eloise. was
wishing that could buy you one.
BY June the whole Dwight house
hold had forgotten everything but the
coming Of Uncle Billy--dear, big.
clustering, handsome. generous Uncle
Billy.
And Eloise had no fear of her trou-
blesome report, for conscientious
study had done wonders, and mathe-
matics were triumpnantly marked
"ninety-five per cent. /"
Then came the day of days when
Eloise and Uncle Billy were to 60 to
the city for a royal good time. He
must have learned, somehow, of the
coveted pink, embroidered linen, "
for together uncle and niece went first
OF all to one of New Yorks great de-
partlnent stores
On their way to the city, Uncle
Billy had confded to Eloise that he
wished to get something nice for hel
mother.
sAnd what shall it be?" he had
asked.
Eloise suggested writing desk and
he had exclaimed, Just the thing!
In fact, the matter OF this wonder
full surprise for her mother quite