The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-11
MODEL INFECTIONS.

male sex Tor this kind OF duty IS simply
appalling-to timid bachelors. Here
are samples, beginning with 'Portia,
who took the prize:
DEAR Ma: | am very eorry;
appreciate you Immensely, but eau.
no. give the cssket without the gem.
PoETIA.
DEAR Mn. CALIBAN: In declining
the honor OF an e6er from you. l an
constrained to own. in j1stice TO my
own judgement. that ! only refuse
such IN one because ! have accepted
such another. MIRANDA.
Friend ever; husband never
A. p.
No, thank you. SWEET PEA.
DEAR Mr.. Take back your
offer. I cannot send . refuasl to you.
the friend I 90 value aud esteem.
LAXARK.
Deeply sensible to the greatest COM.
pli'nent that can b paid to . woman. l
am yet unable to accept the offer.
ARUAL.
Your proposal honOrs me; but as
high estesn cannot give place to sin
cere affection. prudencs cOmpels me 70
decline. SUFFOLK.
Honor aud friendship you
gain unmarked; obedience and love
you will never win from
GLADYS AP TUDOR.
DEAR NJ: Believe m-. j am -
keenly alive to the value Of the love
you offer to me IS am to my inability
to reciprocate it. must ever regret
/ hat the pleasure took IN your society
should have led you to think that had
other feelings for you than that of ad-
mirstion Tor your talents and esteem
for your Character. Those feeling. l
must ever retain, and l trust. therefore.
that when you fini one who will re-
.pect you as do. and love you as you
Deserve to bs loved-wbich you surely
will do some day-you will regard -
ons OF the tru's: of your friends your
much honored
ZENoBIA BARRAGwENALT.
Please believe that. though cannot
accept your offer Of marriage, / have .
higher opinion Of myself in having
been able. even uniuten.ionally. to win
the affection Of one SO worthy OF wo
mans best love. HAMMOND.
No. dear; mother says mustn't!
Poor Polly.
DEAR SIR: In declining proposal
which l trust you will believe l sppre-
ciats - the highest compliment you
could have paid me. beg to assure you.
in oil sincerity. that upon q review Of
ny dement's. it 10 my belief that my
refusal to your offer of marriage 1, the
best and most uasel6sh return l can
make you. Believe. dear sir. yours
sincerely. PINK DOMINO.
DEAR MR.. JoSEs: l received your
letter this morning am deeply
gricvcd to think that should have led
you TO believe that / entertained for
you feelings warmer than those Of or
iinarv friendship. l assure You that l
have done 90 quite upconsoiously. Most
humbIy do ask your pardos for the
pain which I fear l shall cause you
when beg you not only to forgive me.
but s!so to forget me. II you should
ever think Of me. please do SO as your
sincere well. wisher,
MARY BRowN.
My DEAR EDWIN: There 10 nothing
in the world value more than your
,incerc friendship. You suggest to me
tho adoption of course by which
.hould most certainly lose it. How
cruel! how unkiud! But the strength
of my regard makes me invulnersbls
10 temptation. am too much your
friend to marry you aud such l hope to
always remsin. Ever your sincere
friend, ANGELINA
l can hardly Say whether am more
surprised. plee sed. or panied by this
most hstterin: expression Of your feel
ings for me. Surprise is dominant
when think Of my own unworthiness;
pleasure. when reflect that one whose
opinion value 20 much pays me the
greatest compliment in his power; but
pain is finally predominant when feel
hat my seutimsnts in return are those
# esteem and not Of love. Forgive me
{ l cause present disappointment or
,ven unhappiness. l cannot offer you
lross In exchange for gold. and ! hope
rou will feel in this that ON now act
ng both for your happiness and my
oWu. 0ARXIrI.
l would that could answer your
proposal in tho af6rmative; but this
limo 1 must be cruel only 70 be kind.
'sr ! like you too veil 70 let you ex.
change affections link for matrimonial
etters; and for myself. am already
:oo happy to risk losing . lover for .
husband. EDIPUs.
DEAR SIR: You CHANGED to state.
in . recent conversation,
hat your digestion VAS not good. This
being the case. feel it would be
,nwise for me TO accept the proposal
rou have Just made; for amiabili,y of
emper and chronic dyspepsis, as l too
veil know from my dear fathers case.
Ire utterly incompatible one with the
,ther. A uan with . bad digestion
an, alas, never make = good husband
sympathetically.
SARAH ACTON.