Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-03


and only long practice in this delight
full art prevents man from making
mistakes. In general conversation,
tho Decoy takes pains not to make him
self in any way prominent, though for
his profession he must be thoroughly
educated, of strong intellect and n
brilliant talkcr; but when alone with
the woman upon whom his operations
are directed, he works with lightning
rapidity aud rcsistless force Not at
first, however. Oh, mol Then he is
| quiet, reserved, almost diilidcnt invit-
] ing his victim to draw him out Wo-
men are always kind-heartod, and am
inclined to think that, in matters of in
tellect they are more concoited than
men. As the campaign proceeds, and
the Dccoy develops into something lit
tie short of n genius, the woman begins
to be profoundly Interested in him.
This is the particular time when she
should hunt cover; but does she
ever do itP OF course, l need not
say that in every social accomplish
ment ho is perfection itself. Take
WnutwOrth fpI, nxnpn nlo hn is like Onn
of Oni1o,s hcroos. bo docs oycrv tbinr
and docs II bcttcr than onvbodv clse'
His music now is a great card, though
be seldom usos II. and bo writes do
licious littIo love noems which oftor
they have done duty as skirmishers in
one campaign, assist the commissary
In tbo ncxt Inv onpeorino ot so mpcb n
line in "Tbo Decodon Tn tonnis
dancing rid;nr rowing bo il all that
conld bo asked and in tho most deli
cate matter OF etiouette he Is never
known IN mako n fanx nos-unloss II is
solely for Tho nurnose of nroducino
sonc ofrcct Ua nnssossns moroovar
n ouict cool ncrve. which carries him
tbroucb scenes os intense os onv that
Sordon over imoginod Ue ncvcr,osos
his head, though he often pretends that
he does He docs notbinr in n hurry
Before hc opcns the s;ooe he studies
the situation carefully from every point |
of Wow. and rains n completc knowl-
odoe of the Notifications. OF course
his system of polemics varies 10 suit |
tho occasion. Sometimes Inv n hold |
brilliant dash. he storms the barriers
and fakes posscssion. but moro often
after bovinc carefully placed all his
forcos bo mokos tbo attack onroroptlv
AGAINST his will. He is easily routed
with fearful slouobtcr Then. ne tbe
enemy pnuses. Mortified. perhaps. Mt the
carnare she has wrought by nm unex-
pccted flank movement he CAPTURES tho
NEGLECTED. citadel. and looks smilinolv
down upon her 1t is one of his opbor-
isms. that with n woman Won may look
for failure ont of success and success
out of failure"
"But holdrr I said. "What is the
rirhtful heir doing all this timep Does
not he oppenr in the affair Mt allpm
Laurie homme?" saws the Colonel.
"Certainly he appears. 1t is usually
one of the stipulntions which the Decoy
puts into the treaty with the parents,
that perfect freedom be allowed the
lovers on their agreeing to postpone
the marriage ceremony.
But YOU must not imagine the Decoy to
be merely ladies' man. He is very
among men, also. When he
makes n point of becoming thorouphly
with man. he usually can
tivatcs him in much the same way that
he does n woman. 1t is pretty much
The same TO him whether the Orlando
Of the affair wakes Jealous or remains
he will manage to turn
either to his advantage. Tho fact that
n man loves woman does not insure
his understanding her. The secret of
the Decoy's success lies in his compre-
hendinp the girl better than her lover
loes, and in making the latter ALWAYS
nppear Mt DISADVANTAGE. In most re-
,pects few men can stand comparison
with the Decoy, and in the matter of
owe making he is without n rival. If
mis- opponent happens to be a fortune
hunter, who possesses considerable skill
in the art, it is Greek against Greek"
"Then he does not always succeed?"
"Does the LAWYER ALWAYS win his
,ase or tho nhysicinn save his potientp
The Decoy occasionally fails. but il is
more often. | imagine. throuoh the
clumsiness of the parents than his own
mistakes. never knew of case where
failed. He undertakes no
forlorn hopes. you understand. Once
[ knew him to refuse n lob ON the
that the effort to break the en-
rarement was not iustiiiable (for he
has n conscience, YOU know, lust like n
character In n storv> and understand