Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-20
Getting Ready

It's a dream" wrote Dorothy 70
her girl friend. MY graduation dress.
I mean. You viii rave over II. /
know. or course. I had to pay for IL
with many a sleepless night that was
devoted 10 plotting and planning. but
II was well worth all the exertiOn.
II is a perfectly sweet dress. love
Il. that's all.
Father ID 80 peculiar. IL Ia most
amazing. think Il Is a sign that he
Is getting old. lie looked like a thun-
der cloud last night when ! was just
talking about my dress. Then be
said: 4 forbid you to say another
word In my presence about that tire
some dress. I have heard nothing
flse for a whole month NJ patience
u completely exhausted. II you
thought more OF your studies and lees
OF style and the clothes you wore. Il
would be more profitable 10 you
Wasn't that unsympathetic OF
father? Why. I felt perfectly dread
full about IL But men are queer. ali
except Bob. He understands me per
hctIy. thank goodness
my graduation essay Is Just M
beautiful as Il can be. even II | do
say 30 myself.
Mrs. Dlmple helped me write H.
She Is our dressmaker. you know. but
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teacher. SO she knows an awful lot
about essays n things. While ]
erammed for my Latin examination
last week Mrs. Dimple worked on my
eEBay. IL is entitled The Categorical
Imperative
-Mother says that she canr under
stand at all why Mrs. Dimple accom-
pllshed 50 little sewing this time
while she has been working for us
! should have explained the matter 20
mother. for I'm sure n she knew she
wouldn't object
4 read my Categorical Imperative
20 Bob. After he had listened 10 the
whole fourteen pages be said: Be
lieve me. Dorothy. that's some com-
position Isn't he a dear7
Il am trying 20 memoriEe my essay.
but It Is q very dificult task. espe-
eially when one gets no encourage
ment from ones family. was recit-
ing II out loud while taking my bath
last evening. and father pounded DID
the door and fairly shouted: Dorothy.
It's IL o'clock Has all this gradua-
tion stun turned your head complete
lyg Your mother and I want to 20
10 sleep. I'll see you In the morning
about all this noise Isn't father
peevish? Really. I pity anybody who
makes SO much fuss about nothing.
Our graduation exercises are 20
be held IN the Masonic hall. There
are only four graduates-Tony Tyler.
Sue Perkins. Bob and yours truly.
Sue and I are Wild To know which one
Of US two will have 70 walk down the
aisle with Tony. He's a nice boy.
but ! can't forgive him because or his
stin. stick-up hair. Then. besides. he
has frcckles. he lisps and hes cross
eyed. StiIl. he Is an awfully nice
boy. Don't you think that Sue ought
so let me walk down the aisle with
Bob?
4 mailed l26 invitations to friends
Of mine for our graduation exercises.
Father said: Il don't approve OF that
at all It's like begging for presents
% send ont invitation cards. Why.
IT'S no better than highway robbery.
But that's Just nonsense.
II would much rather receive flow-
ers than presents. anyway. You see.
I am 10 have four flower girls. and
think how humiliating II would b. N
they had no flowers 70 carry You
understand what I mean. don't you.
Mar1oFyf Men are 70 dense.