Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11

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remember? That would giye-your friend
too much honor My words are not class
zeal phrases, which can be applied to occa-
sions, fitting or uniting. If person
wishes to retain anything of the sort. it
should be his first duty to select something
which is worthy to be snatched from obliv-
ion. That you " are sorry" for what you
are pleased to cali my inexpressibly
foolish dealing in mortgages, is very
kind Of you; but your compassion for me
in the corruption of my morals | confess |
could have done without
You accuse me of wanting to basely sell
myself to a rich wife, who is willing to
give herself the luxury OF useless hus-
band. in just the same way that she would
crafty any other whin To be sure, even
you will grant that this happens daily in
this practical and commonplace age, vet
you cry, striking your Pharisaical breast ::
ave must be better than the rest Of man
l1indp' Dear friend. a am only an every
day Pubican-a veritable toll -gatherer-
and am willing to take my toll wherever
can find it. Your poetic illusions about
"loYe" would scarcely be noticed except
by some foolhardy publisher; on me they
| are lost entirely.
You were ever singular, often most
charmingly so; but even | am not bold
enough always to state your ideas cor
rectly, or, rather, Justly They are, to say
the least, immoderate, arrogant, shock
| ing. "The husband should never allow
| himself to be supported by the wife. This
| is" so YOU write, "a moral law, recognized
by the whole civilized world Pray,
whence did YOU derive the information?
| Our day has long held another opinion.
| Woman ought to be so educated that
| she need not be dependent on man."
saws the so-calied moderate fac
ton of the champions of female emanci-
patton. The ladies have entered the ranks
| in the struggle for existence, and have be-
come our emulators. PoliteneSs and the
respect which the fair sex exacts from the
sterner one demands that we do not make
this emulation too difficult of attainment.
am the courteous strong one who cour-
ageously yields. From my earliest child
hood have ever heard: A gentleman
should always offer his seat to Il lady who
is standing" shall offer her not only
my armchair, if she wishes it, but also my
foot-rest. "Please take a seat" say |, with
bow most profound; q leave you the
field of labor, which you are anxious to
cultivate; still you compel me to keep a
sharp lookout for some calling which no
one of your sex is DESTROYS Of following. |
shall marry This year will, of course, also
do but here our intentions diverge the
emulation ceases. You are looking for q
man with small capital for a girl with
large rent-roll' Thus would my speech
to the ladies read. To you this will not
/ sound edifying; but here the wordly-wise
are ahead You know "To the honest
man one gives one pillow, to the rogue
two" And now farewell The fracture is
cured, my step is certain, the mortgage HIS
been taken, my will is strong, my hope
sure Thus equipped go to that famous
country about Lake Geneva. As ever,
RUDOLPH
/ have arrived at my destination with
out accident of any kind and feel confident
of the success of my undertaking, under
present conditions. Good fortune led to me
the retired list He has lived here many
years and is perfectly conyersant with the
customs of the people
Some days since | was telling him at
the table dhote how an insoient waiter
had nearly knocked me down with a tray
full of dishes / wanted to cuff him
well ~ said /. 1t was very judicious in
YOU to refrain" said my friend, "for he
would have returned the compliment"
''What. A waiter? p asked |, astonished
Certainly, free .Sgjss waiterw replied
he, with an air of certainty, so evidently
drawn from experience, that further dis
cussion was precluded.
Ny friend is my model in dress. A
high "stove-pipe" hat, a rose-colored neck
tie, light gray trousers, an extremely strik-
ing overcoat, and blue silk umbrella con-
stitute my usual array Rather high
colors, but the English fair have fine
appreciation of the glory Of masses of color.
And, again, Dame Fortune has been kind
and ] have already chosen a lady. Such
a charming creature. Young, pretty and
without relatives; one and twenty, and
! therefore, since the law Of 1888, complete
mistress of her property. Ravishing blue
eyes, some of her capital invested in bonds,
| her figure magnificent, her mien gracious,
and such an account at the Bank of Eng
| land She is always bright and interest
charming toilets, speaks English, French
and German perfectly, wears remarkably
valuable ijewelry, plays the piano and sings
like a nightingale. Oh but am in love !.
And she seems to favor me, too.
| Not long since we went fishing on the
lake at twilight; she sang an exquisite
barcarole as we SKINNED over the blue
waters, and | cast out the net we had
! splendid haul You are lucky fisher
man" said she in her naive way. | felt
| hidden meaning under the commonplace
words, and my spirits rose. As we turned
| shoreward the moon was rising and in
closing us in her net of beams the waves
! FLASHED melodiously; | took occasion to
| say that the waves murmur ever a love
| song without words, and limited that
though | felt supremacy happy, | was also
| supremely miserable. She looked at me
| in charming innocence, and said, with an
amused smile, Yes, ! have noticed before
| what a strange effect moonlight on the
water seems to have on some gentlemen;
and that reminds me''-here her silverv
| laughter interrupted her gentle voice for
some moments" once was sailing with
! pleasant young gentleman in 4 rather small
| boat, at just about this time suddenly
noticed that he was looking very
strangely at me; he seemed to have
lost his senses; in my fright and excite
ment;" here she laughed again ~ pushed
against him and away he went over the
side Of the boat after he had been in the
water, strange to say, he seemed himself
again, and reached him a rope, to which
he clung, while | rowed to the shore:
felt sorry for the poor gentleman, for here
was crowd at the landing and they ioked
him cruelty but latter felt still more
/ sorry, for he never forcave me, though
even wrote note, saying that ! was sorry
for the accident OF course, could do no
more, but this did not appease his wrath.
Ioa would not be 50 implacable now,
would you? You are reasonable and APP
preciate the adage Tout compeEdre.
| c'est tout pardonner As you may guess,
dear friend, assured her OF my forgiving
disposition, while added that my bring
ing-up hoped, would never permit me to
lose my wits in the fashion of her I'M
fortunate escort not even-this to myself
Under the combined influences OF moon
light, love, the Bank Of England, and the
FLASHING wavelets Farewell Your
RUnoLPu.
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