The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-21
CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING.
a Dear, yiyacious Girl Secs Much In
Her Well-to-tlo Unclc's Fist. #fr

Her Well-to-do, Unclc's Fist. as
a"Oh, uncle" said the dear, vlvacious
tell youl,' ..a. III g.,',
and tell, !" and he beamed on his niece
a fatherly gaze.
'It's about your character; I know
it just as we'll as If / had known you a
long time, and here this is the first day
l ever saw you.
'Oh, I suppose your father-n
mo; no one ever told mo word I
read 1t in your handwriting. You
know / have learned to read character
in writing, and so I read yours and
know 1t perfectly"
"Indeed.''
SO; yes. isn't it nice? Yes, you see
I got 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 cap
itals are large. which show lofty imag-
ination. Then all the way through
your writing / could detect great ben
evidence and love Of doing good"
"Er-um," said the old man as he
rubbed his head. "WelI'
"Then your sR's' and sP's' and sB's'
| show great fancy and love of the beau
tiful; and the decided full stop indi-
Gates that you have no fckleness about
you, and the line Of writing inclines up
slightly, which means loftiness of aim
and q high purpose of life."
"Hahl Anything morep''
"Oh, yes, your 'M's' and sW's' read
| lily tell that you have a fine poeticai and
artistic feeling, and your 'D's' and sS's'
| are exactly like those Of the most cele-
brated musicians; then should Judge
that you were endowed with reverence
and the love Of truth, and had also ex-
cellent judgment and q well-balanced
| mind"
"Mebbel That allP"
"No. I read lots more. You have
strong love Of home and family, which
shows in your small letters, and the
way you round your characters indi-
Gates much ability for organization as
| well as great business aptitude; the way
you dot your 'I's' shows liberality and
desire to give every man his due; GER
tain uneyenness to some letters indicate
hunor and originality, combined with
hearty good fellowship; and you cross
your 't's' 80 near like all orators and
statesmen that I really wonder you
have never entered public life and got
into Congress-
''Hey2 Hey? Go onp' l
tWell, don't think of much more
just now, except that your signature
seemed to me to vary rather more from
the body Of your whiting than mo +
peoples, but that, I suppose is because
you have to write it so often. I thought
l detected 4 little stubbornness in it, as
we'll as - shade Of bigotry. and some
indications of quick and high tenn
per, and perhaps a little that would in
dicate lack OF appreciation Of other
peoples accomplishments, with o fair
grasp new ideas. But, then, that's
the lovely Christmas present papa gave
mammal and she trlpped away with
an engaging smile.
sIsn't it wonderfully said Isabel's
young man, who sat across the TO I'm on
the edge Of the sofa, chow Miss Isabel
can read character from handwriting2
Really surprisingly"
"Ya-e-s-y-a-e-s," !" said the old man;
s'y-a-e-s, very wonderful. remarkably
surprlsingl The dodgastedest, woader-
fullest thing ever saw ~ And tho old
man got up and glared over his spec
tacles after his hat. "Ya-e-s, durNmed
surprising, must say L hire slimpsy-
legged, sliallow-minded, young. man
that looks like you, and pay him eight
dollars 3 week to write all my business
letters, and all I ever do. is to sign my
name to 'em! Oh, yes, awful wonder
full" And he went out the trout door
and nearly sprained his foot in board
ing street-car, and ripped and swore
under his breath till he scared off two
lady passengers.