Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-09
5 Whole No. S35.
Gclcrtc0 Gales.
From the Ladies' Wsrh Of Fn,hian.
THE MALE FLIRT:
by Allen Ashton.

\ nave yon seen Mrs. Gordon since
she returned from Europe, >" said Jane.
Ewing, to his friend Henry Afford, as
they stood on the steps Of The Asiol
House, Her widowhood has not i'm
paired her charms she is even more
beautiful than when she left here two
years ago
4 Indeed and she has returned, I
/ presume, immensely rich. Her hus-
band was, yon know, Millionaire.
/ 'les he died bn, short week after
they landed AT IIavrc, leaving her all
his immense wealth. lie will be a for
tunaie man who wins the widow and
she already has crowds Of suitors. III
remember right, Harry, you once had
sort Of Irritation with her, and was one
among those who thought you rather
than the rich Powell, the favored one.
Why the deuce, didn't you perse-
we're =
was too poor, said Afford, with
shrug OF the shoulders, 'and she was no
richer. !, would have been madness to
marry
'Then why did YOU pny her such nj
tention = asked Ewing in some sur
PRISE, loI many months you were con-
stanlly by her side. always thought
that some liule dIdrrenre--a lovers
quarrel You know-had separated YOU,
and that each was too proud 10 make
any advances subsequently,
Let us step into nv room, and
will tell you, Egnd, its y wonder you
hav'ni seen the truth long ago.
thought you knew more Of the world
The two companions were soon seated
in Alford's room when he brgnn
Emily Maxwell was, yon know,
splrndld girl Bat she was p"or-i saw
aud admired her. Yet nv circnmslan-
ces would not permit me to marry
Now young fellows like myself, WHO
have access 10 good society, and are
yet without The means To support wife,
must either fly from the company of the
lear creatures altogether, or else in
luge in wha, | call innocent hlrta-
ion
Innocent y
Yes innoccn'-mhy, my dear fcl-
ow, you start as if bomb had rolled
lnder your chair. YOU needn't be so
Harmed nj nv words. All | mean tc
ay is this that, because one can't
marry one ism therefore to be deprived
# love, don't mean exactly your sc-
ious love, but sort of half real, half
esllng feeling, such MS one experiences
oward "A girl he is flirting with You
ak with her, You read with her, sing
With her, and in short pay her pretty
devoted attention Tor n while, but when
'ou find You are in danger of getting
eriously in love, then you back out,
md seek some new beauty 10 hrt with.
)ne may thus have all the little excite
nents of cobrtship-.lhc plque, the
oothing, the hattered variety, the one
PARTICULAR angel to whom you chat in n
lalf Misrepresentation the danger of IN
olving your honor by an engagement.
But surely there is danger in this, lf
ot 10 yourself, at least TO the lady
Oh ! no--you are novice, | sec
n these matters. The lady has tho
ense to SEQ that you are only flirting,
ince YOU never seriously make love TO
Ier-ihat is you do not tell her YOU love
Ter, for when man does that, ! hold
&c IS as much bound To go forward aud
marry her as h- is to pay debt of
,onor II | promised To MARI, girl, !
would consider II binding, and keep The
'romlse rellglousIy. have u" charity
or a scoundt,l who breaks an engage
rent. But these innocent hiriaiinus nr"
lillerent things. Why--what would
he world be worth If one couldn't take
walks with the girls, ar have
ome one whom YOU visited, you know,
specially. II YOU think the matters
getting serious for her, al course youl
,ack out. Meantime, however, mans
fool II he don't have some one with
whom he IL A'riing--.iis better than
emouade, however spicy--it gives one
/, sort of poetry of feeling, only surpass-
ID by howe nsrH aud that YOU know ~
, luxury ~ which poor d"g, llke uul
'onng professional men, cannot indulg'.'
And goo mean To say that you car.
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