Deseret Evening News | 1890-11-18 | Page 3 | A Lesson in Telegram Writing

A Le'on iu Telegram Writing. The ilifficulty which boys and girls e-xperieuce In expressing their ideas in writing is x.oturiou. An examiner at a seminary for young laules requested one of them the other day to give him lit r notion of what sort of tehgram she would send to her father In the event of her having m.-t with a railway ac-cideut- it was a thing that might occur, of cnurse, nud the lesson prove useful; but, In any case, it would give an idiaof her mental rejourn-. He threw out uo hint, but, with the provision that it should tie as brier as Ksslble,left the wlmlo compo-ilion to the young lady's imagination. This is tbe tel gram: "Dear opa, dear mama skilled Jane (her sister) and I are In the refreshment roou.'" f.z.