The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-02

ring the conversation he said, il not
satisfactorily explained and settled
he would go to see her no more.
They parted at the gate without a
satisfactory explanation. Edna was
so agitatcd she was almost beside
herself. She knew not what to do,
and she disliked to leave Snap feel
ing that she would not have the
pleasure of his company again. But
as she could not help herself she
concluded to assume the character Of
firt-of what was little. Oh
shame! After night too restless for
a genuine airt, she writes and sends
the following to Snap.
AT HONE, =, rs.
Mr.. ALLwEYs, or
Ny mysterious friend-Though
not so mysterious as you were in the
long-aso, | think | understand you
now, have seen through the little
game YOU have been playing for a
long time. But remember, my friend,
two can play at that game quite as
well as one. You are most too big a
coward to be u professional. .firt.-
You are too much afraid of commit
ting yourself by word or action
;;sE'assSaa shiiil Of is
q k.ts.l = nadine
ped. Yes. you aRad hoped" to have
great deal more fun than YOU did
have. So did I. You were talking
last night about fiirtations. be-
lieve you said you did not like them.
But, that is quite natural; no firt
ever does enjoy flirting. Do you
think they do? l don't know but
what vou do deserve a great deal OF
credit, for most assuredly yon are an
accomplished tiirt. / have seen ma
nv men much more accomplished in
every sense of the word than You are,
and as | then thought accomplished
firts; bu: YOU could eclipse them
with one look of those beautiful de-
ceitful eyes. BY the way, that brings
me to the object l hadin writing YOU
this letter. Last night you tried to
see how big a fool you could make OF
me. think we are about quits
Don't YOU? One week ago was go.
ing to discard you, and then changed
my mind. was not quite ready
then. | was not looking for you
last evening; but l was looking for
what you said. You. know | almost
begged you to come back. l wanted
to pay you back in your own coin.-
l do not know whether you intended
to come again or not, but you are not
to come. l am sorry, but cannot
help it Do YOU suppose that I for
one blissful moment thought you To-
we'd me? There is too much deceit
lurking in the liquid depths OF those
soft brown eyes Of yours. Do not
fiatter yourself that I am going to
sit on the banks and weep for the
glory that has departed. Not much
Iy. I enjoyed your sentimental non
sense hugely. You think you are
having lots of fun at my expense,
but enjoy it quite as well as you do
remembering you to be perfect gen.
tleman, ! admire and respect you
very much, and demand the same re-
spect from you. Mr.. Allweys, how
many points do you think you have
made? You promised totell me why
you took that picture. Send it back
and tell me now;yours will be accep-
table also. Please remember me
kindly. Respectfully yours,
A FLIRT.
Asa piece Of epistolary literature
the above is curiosity. Compli-
ments, ,benedictions, andmaledictions,
blended curiously. Part Of it is not
pertinent to my purpose, but l be-
lieve it will pay anybody, especially
young man, to read it.
She, Edna Green, acknowledges
herselfa firt, and thereby, in the
language of Webster, acknowledges
herself to be ~ vain, airy, trifing
girl, in love, from a desire to crafty
vanity, and then rejects her lover"
This is your picture, Edna, drawn by
Webster, but it does not do YOU just
ice, though in Snaps mind it is aw-
full. Flirting implies lying, decep-
ton in allits hateful phases, and dis
honesty. Snap remarked to me,
that be was sorry to know these
things, not that he cared for Edna. at
all, but it shows depravityo Of mind
and:soul worthy The lowest infdelity.