The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10
mMEO'S DILEMMA.

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n New York I.ady-kIicr Who Found E,r.
Waterloo at Srwark-IIow Tn. Relative
ora "shy Juliet" brought Hin 20 = h,sc,
Humiliation.
The City of Newark, y. j., was the
scene on Friday evening of an occur
renee the recital of which cannot fail 10
be of deep interest "to parents and
guardians" and which also constitutes
a salutary lesson To that large class of
young men who imagine that every
Young lady thev choose to approach in
the strcc.s or on the cars Is ready TO
fall an easy victim To their wiles. One
young man of this class has just dis
covered his mistake, and under circum-
Stances of a most humiliating and de-
cidcdly unromantic character. The
story run as follows, as recited to and
partly Witnessed by Il HcrdM reporter:
On the afternoon of April Go young,
handsome and fashionably .drcs sed lady
sal in the Jersey City depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, quietly reading
Il newspaper while waiting for the train
10 start for Newark, where she resides.
While she sat intenlly reading one of
the depot employees approached and
handed her an envelope. al nnpe NOV
ing away. The young !aay, who is
abodt twenty-five ycars of age, was so
confused at the strange proceeding that
she scarcely knew what she was doing.
Imagining that every eye was upon her
she thrust the envelope into her pocket,
and as soon as the train was ready hur-
rled board and reached her home in
Elm street, "across the railroad" i'm
due time. She told her father what had
occurred and handed him the envelope.
1t contained the following note, written
IN ink on regular note paper, the full
address being omitted Tor reasons which
Will subsequently appear:
"DEPor, April ;, 1850.
DEAR MISS ~ ! presume: If ag. ccablc, will
You intimate I" me II IN acquaintance would
not offend louE viii you honor me with
Nonr address hy sending Il noteto Il. II. Js,
care OF South William street, New York
CIV"
The young lady assured her parents
that not only had she not given any
young man the remotest encouragement
10 thus approach her, but she had not
even seen who or what her correspond
cnt was, whether young or old, home
ly or handsome.
The young lady's father, who is a
Well-known citizen of Newark, being Mt
present a member of the Board of Edu-
cation, consulted with his friends about
The case. All were indignant owe the
matter. EX-Alderman William L. Pine,
an intimate friend Of the family. said
the scoundrel who had thus approached
the young lady ought TO be thrashed
within an Inal &c L.. l,r, III. ID
relatives thought the saGle. Mr. Hen
ny, the Young lady's uncle, felt espe-
cially inceESed, and at once laid a plot
to entrap MIR. IT. NJ. j." and admin
lister Il severe floyging. The first thing
WAS 10 catch him. As a first step I'm
Gle Henry wrote the following letter,
asking his niece to copy it:
APRIL G., 1880.
"T. ". j.: How very bold You are. and vet
ma very boldness somehpw makes a tavora-
Die impression on me-. 1 did not even see YOU
when hat note WIS handed 20 me. How mad
my pa and ma would he ifthey knew anything
ahont II. You ask for my address. not
el'e you that, for then your Very boldness
would lead YOU to trouble. | would he willing
10 meet you If L only thought none of my folks
would lind II out; What an adventure. just
What we read about in books. | am rather
oira.d OF you. as ! have not even vet seen you
Isoinctiin : take a Walk in the evening in
Military Park, in Newark. where | live. If
Won could meet me there without any one
Knowing 1t | do not think it would he very
wrong. But | would not know YOU even then.
Have you any plan TO prop sc? OF course, |
Dare not send you my right NAME, but any
letters sent to Leonora TiChenor, Newark. y.
j.. Will reach me, as | have u friend by that
name in whom L can trust. and who will be
glad 10 he p me in ny adventure. tn nix
you VIII like her If you ever get acquainted
am very anxious to hear from you. Oh, be
he. loS CAREFUL Il on as my pa %onit be awful mad ii
No nam was signed. "Leonora
Tichenor" is Uncle Henry's wife, that
being her maiden name. The above
letter vas forwarded to IT. Nj. j.
under cover of a well-known South
William street mercantile house. First
it was submitted to General William
Ward, postmaster of Newark. accom-
panied by a note from Uncle Henry, hi
friend. relating the facts.
Within a few DAYS after the mailing
of Uncle Henry's decoy letter the fol
lowing came in reply. showing clearl'
that the gudgeon had snapped greedill
at the fisherman's bait:
NEW YORK, April s.
DEAR -ETC.-From your style of writin
should judge You TO be of rather a romanti
disposition and possessed of a liy ely apprecis
Iloh VI M aAtet VI u 1lSGt u Al
ways a joyous thrill or pleasant expecianc
experienced attending anything that We d
with the knowledge that il is not altogethe
right, but through the satisfaction of Oh
natural curiosity To see and know that whic
we are By custom and discipline debarIed fror
knowing we sometimes experience the grea,
est pleasure. The stolen apples are sweetes-
That 4 am or rather WAS, bold in opening on
CORRESPONDENCE in the manner which 4 Iii
,and L hope forming an .acquaintancesbip, [
he followed. IL mutually satisfied with eac
ofher. by a yermanent friendship / confess
biIt rememberfhe old saying, Nothing risket
nothing gained" and what keener or mol
penetrating pleasure is there TO sharpen til
wits of the poor male portion OF humanity tina
the gracious chances bestowed upon those WI
are daring enough to claim them:
That YOU attracted nv attention IN
marEed degree | must frankly confess, aud
will also state for your pleasure aione. ana el
f;relv devoid of fiattery, that as a rule | do n
get smirten with every prettyfacei nave seel
nor am / iured and attractei py co4uesF!; y
the contrary. il l. a face one meets WIN OF
seldom i'm the short time that we naNe
Iinper i'm this irsnsito-y sphere, ana one IA
combines intelligence with beauty: ana ino
cstes n fine yomanly feeling. coupled WIN
crscr pleasiny TO the eye that constitutes y
iieai al a wonau. Ard such was the ment
1eScriniion I formed of you whiie You :
rss ding il the depot. AID IL wasfhe coihueu'
! hsd i, nv Judgment of readiBg ela-act
II al prompted me TO seek your ae9u"h'a"
az ] did