Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08
READING CHARACTER.

Companion.
READING CHARACTER
Tho Wonderfui Gifs or Bright swssts
vivacieos Young woman.
30. uncle" said the dear. vivacious
girl. "Tve got something I want to!
tell you so much!"
"Al right Isabel. all right; 60
ahead and tell it. T" and he beamed on
his niece fond, fatherly gaze.
"It's about your character; know
it just as well as if had known you .
long time. and here this is the first
day ever saw you!"
20, suppose your father"
ono, no one ever told me q word I
read it in your handwriting. You
know have learned to read character
in writing. and so l read yours and
know it perfectly"
"Indeed?"
30. yes Isn't it nice? Yes. you
see got a couple of your business
letters to papa down at the Office, and
your character was just as clear to me
as could be. Your down strokes
indicate great force and decision.
and your capitals are large.
which show lofty Imagination.
Then all the way through your writ
ing 1 could detect great benevolence
and love of doing good?"
"Er-um, "said the old man as he
rubbed his head. "Wen?"
"Then your RS and BIS and
.Ps' show great fancy and love of the
beautiful; and the decided full-stop in
dicates that you have no fickleness
about you; and the line of writing in
clines up slightly. which means lofti-
ness of aim and q high purpose in
life"
"Hah! Any thing more?"
20, yes;- your MS and 'W's'
readily tell that you have . fine poet.
ical and artistic feeling, and your
'D's' and SIS are exactly like those
of the most celebrated musicians; then
1 should judge that you were largely
endowed with reverence and tho love
of truth; and also had excellent judg-
ment and well-balanced mind"
"Mebby! That all ?"
"No, I read lots more. You have .
strong love of home and family, which
shows in your small letters; and the
way you round all your characters in
dicates much ability for organization
as we'll as great business aptitude; the
way you dot your rs shows liberality
and desire to give every man his due;
a certain :uhevenness to some letters
indicates humor and originality COM
bined with hearty good fellowship;
and you cross your IS 50 near like all
great orators and statesmen that I
really wonder you have never entered
public life and got into Congress
"Hey? Hey? Go on !"
"Wcll. l don't think Of much more
just now, except that your signature
seemed to me to vary rather more than
the body of your writing than most
peoples; but that, l suppose. is be-
cause you have to write it 50 often.
1 thought I detected little stubborn
ness in it. As we'll as shade of bigotry.
and some indications of . high and
quick temper. and perhaps little that
would indicate q lack Of appreciation
of other peoples accomplishments,
with faint touch of combativeness
and inability to grasp new ideas But.
then, that's nothing. o. do want to
show you the lovely Christmas present
papa gave mamma" and she tripped
away with an engaging smile.
Isn't it truly wonderful" said Isa-
bells young man. who sat across the
room on the edge of the sofa. ''how
Miss Isabel can read character from
handwriting? Really surprisingly
"Y-a-e-s-y-a-e-s." said the old
man; ..y-a-e-s. very wonderful remark
ably surprising! The dodgastedest
wonderfullest thing ever saw! And
the old man got up and glared over
his spectacles after his hat ''Y-a-e-s.
dummed surprising. l must say! l
hire slimpsy-legged. shallow-minded
young man that looks some like you.
and pay him eight dollars week to
write all my business letters, and all I
ever do is to sign my name to 'em! O.
yes, awful wonderful" And he went
out the front door and nearly sprained
his foot in boarding street-car. and
ripped and swore under his breath till
he scared of TWO lady passengerA-E
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