The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-30

1t has been our privilege and our delight
to smooth and clear the rugged and thorny
pathway Of many lovers who are counted
among the readers Of The Sun. Such sue
cess has encouraged the enamored to come
to us In great numbers and in an unbroken
procession, to lay before The Sun the story
Of the struggles and anxieties to which the
tend~ passion has subjected them.
What qualification there is in the renec-
ton that our words have allayed the pangs
Of jealousy, brushed away the obstacles to
true love raised by acutoly sensitive hearts.
repaired the disrupted bonds Of betrothals.
and brought back to peace and harmony un-
happy pairs in whom the sweet flower Of
faith and trust seemed to be fading away :
Alittle straightforward, level-hcaded advice
II 1t Is taken, Is worth a great deal to a dis
traught and doubling lover
short time ago young girl Of this city
told us OF her distress at having so coldly
treated her admirer that he left her In n
hun, and she saw no more Of him. Though
burning with love, she had put on chill
exterior lest she might be deemed lacking in
maidenly reserve. She was merely fencing
little, preparatory to unconditional sur
ignorant Of the strategy of q sentimental
campaign, gave up the battle as lost when
he was Just summoned to the conflict. OF
course, she wasn't going to give in without
his laying himself out TO conquer. But in
stead Of her reserve increasing his anxiety
to win her, 1t stung his vanity, and he de-
parted in i'll temper
Our fair friend naturally hoped that the
publication Of her letter in The Sun would
lead to its reaching her angered lover, as OF
course it would and did, A young man
writes US under the impression that he Is
the foolish individual referred TO; and per-
haps he is and perhaps he is not. Still, as
he Is lover in the same fix, his letter is
worth printing:
"sm Part your Advice to Lovers in your issue Of
last sunday advised young return and gladden.
the heart OF the young lady who had repealed his
advances
Being victim in point and rs a sentence in Re.
penianrs letter or my eonceiu leads suppose that
] am the injured AMI iUurnI write To YOU Tor the
Information which will prevent me making a terrible
mistake. II the young adys name and address be .--
--, will soon perform the feat OF heart gladdenng
Al any rate simple yes OF would lasting obl
gauonon. DASn,so
We cannot give our correspondent the in
formation he desires. The best way for him
to satisfy himself as TO the matter is to 20
to the young woman of whom he speaks and
ask her, or at least watch her 20 see If hcr
heart is in the state described by our fair
Inquirer, 1t ought not TO he hard for him to
find out whether he made fool OF himself
in running away, or Is now only vain fell
low in imagining, because he was not at
once and openly preferred, that he has been
rejected when he is really the master of tho
affections which were In cautious words and
actions denied him.
Let him try his luck; and so lot all the
loyers-and thore arc many OF them among
the readers Of The SUN-who have relaxed
endeavors to win sweo'hoarts because thoy
appeared 10 fail in Immediately kindlng re-
sponsive fires, test the question rs TO who
is the happy man in possession OF this de-
voted girl
Who she u.s. mono OF them knows. Each,
therefore, may have reason 10 hope that she
may be tho one on whom his own heart
rests We urge seemingly rejected and
spurned swans " push forward TO get this