Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-12
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ing bu, literary aud semi
EssD,s ledge Appears o. have gery little val
ne here. With the useinl arts have
theoretical bat scarcely any practical ac-
guainfance. and cannot. therefore, CON-
pete with the thousands in this city who
barely support themselves by manual Ia
Dor. As 10 my personal appearance dis
position and character. rather than be nv
own critic. i leave you to judge frorn what
you may see and hear of me.
Trusting that you are an honest man.
and that. II you pay II no other attention.
sou viii at least destroy this letter and re-
member il only a. thing TO be- forgotten.
! give you ms real name aud address.
Yours respectfully,
Careful inquiry proved this 10 be a case
81 actual and undeseryed hard-hps. 20 We
returned the letter t. Miss, inclo--
ing with II fifty dollars aud the advice
that she should not again te.t the my-te-
rie= Of tie personal column; and six
weeks later, through political influence.
VIII obtained position Tor her in the
public schools. aud ! believe she now
H't"7 D'fert Piat" iH L4i' 7dAf "'P*iie-
ment.
While glanciug over the second batch
Of letters. VIII suddenly cried out
by George, here's prize, and 4 jol-
Is one tor. after this alternate Of slu-h
and aorrow iu-t listen Ia it. will you and
bear ia mind it, my booty. ~ made the
find -
iIe then read ~ follows:
MnwArKER Wis, IL
ME. EDwAHp fLARKE' ? p believe
yon'rc n real humbug. Ned, and that
YOU re- not Ned at all. nor Il widower. nor
anything else stated in that personal. AZ
ter carefully studyiu. your little romance,
| have made up my mind that you are
one of two evils; either a designing
wretch Of 4 man who wishes to
laugh at and expose the iollies Of silly
womanhood or else. and that's great
deal worse. a scandal-loving female who
would tickle her eDssipy palate with
the discovered weaknesses of hcrOWn sex.
II YOU are thu latter dcspi-c Won. for
can't get any fun out at u Irritation with a
woman : hut If Ynu are the former. IN ex-
cu-c your cuormilies If you II only make
Yourself more amusing. What your time
may discover; What | am YOU shall now
hear. In the iir, place. --you men always
IKE them into consideration.-lm n de-
cided brunette. and better looking than the
average woman. at least. so my friend,
and glass to-. me- am in nv nineteenth
wear to- he exact. was eighteen last Jan
nary. and am not the least bit sentimental.
but full of mischief - any poor cooped up
girl you ever saw. Now isn't it "A shame?
I'm not out al boarding school vet-and
that's the reason Nou get this letter; for
! III older than most OF the other girls and
tecl like doing something that isn't real
bad Won know. but that, just n little reck
less. and they Il think its awiuly wicked
when they find out that I'm corresponding
with man don't know
1t YOU are woman-hut don't think any
woman could have published such u thing.
:" wc'l1 pretend you are not II woman-it
you are man then. aud put this piece in
the paper Just for a lark-s Mt that an
awful word for me To use why will
promise to answer Your letters 80 long ~
they are pleasant and polite for YOU must
not think am not u lady because | have
written this letter OF course | have no
idea Of marrying anybody aul especially
not YOU. for am rather fond of somebody
else. and he likes me: at least he sends
me boxes ofCaudv and the sweetest flow
ers but I'm tired of this pokcv life and
N"u can write to