The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-12

They do, more the pity But not to have men fall in love with themf
 That may not be their purpose exactly, but the result is just the same.
 Do they want men to fall in love with themf That kind of homage some women must have l Don't their husbands obiectf Yes, but the flirt exists nevertheless.
 When the woman has captured the man what does she dof i Does as the fisherman does with his fish runs string through his gills and goes after more. i And catches themY ] Quite so. l But don't the men know betteri Oh, the men are fools or knaves. l Do the unn arried firts conduct their i proceedings in the same wayf 1 Pretty much so. 1 And the meni ! They are more excusable, for in the case of the unmarried the men may be led on i in the hope that marriage is to end the game. ] Does itf 1 Not often.
 You mean that firts don't marryi l No, but they don often marry the men 1 they firt with. 1 Why is thatf O..e comes along they can't hirt with, and in their endeavors to add him to the string, they lose their balance and fall in l themselves ] But if a hirt loves the man she marries, i how can she fiirt after she is his wifei 1 She doesn't, if she loves him; but it 1 isn't every woman who loves the man she marr es. 1 Is that sof l Yes; she may think so at the time, but l she changes her mind-a privilege trad- ! tion has accorded to woman. i Arent all women flirts more of lessi They are said to be naturally coquettish !; possibly they are, but coquetry is not lirt- l ing any more than a glass of champagne is l the jim jams. l Coquetry is permissble, thenf 1 In a mild form, yes; it lends sparkle to woman and an agreeble vivacity that af- 1 tracts men and women alike. l Is it permitted in married womanY 1 It should not be, at least by that name 1 A married woman may be attractive and have not the remotest touch of firt in her acts. How about the unmarried womsnY It is quite tolerable in the girl, but in the older woman, the old maid, we will say, ii becomes ridiculous. Do old maids fiirtf
 They try to sometimes. What ferf
 The devil only knows, and he won't tell Are the young women ever malicious firts Not the very young. If it possesses them it soon shows on the surface. Don't men make women first, whether they will or notf Once in million times, perhaps. Wouldn't woman be rather stupid if she were not little firtatiousf
 No, che would be lovely.
 Do all people think soi
 Pm afraid not.
 Are women the only fiirtsi
 No, there are men fiirts. Married or notf Both.
 You don t mean married men are firtsf
 Yes, and the worst kind.
 Worse than womenf
 A thousand times; indeed, that is the most despicable trait in man s character.
 Why is thstf
 We expect something manly in a man.
 Is it any better for the unmarried man to be flirt7
 Yes, for he is at least his own master. and he must carry the burden of his own offenses.
 Is the married man firt worse than the married woman hirtf
 No worse, morally, perhaps; but so much more to be despised
 But he doesn't mean anything by it.
 All the more reason why he should not do it.
 Win the unmarried man firt continue soP
 Not always.
 Why notf
 Marriage sobers him, as rule
 Then where does the married man firt come fromi
 He is most frequently an emanation from the married state That's why he is so much meaner than if he were born that way.
 Then the married man who Hirts may not have been firt before marriagef
 Not necessarily.
 What produces himi
 Disappointment acting on general cuss- edness that is too cowardiy to make he Iolc scouuufel or nun.
 Aren't you too hard on himY
 Ask the wife of one if am
 Don't women like that sort of mani
 Some women do.
 Good women7
 I'm sorry to gay some of them are good women. but they are lacking in good judg ment.
 Do men like male firtf
 Decent men don't.
 A man may be chivalrous and gallant. may he notf
 He should be SO, by all means, but he can be that and not be fiirt
 They call such man fiirt, don't theyf
 Yes, but women soon find out he Is uot.
 Howl
 lntuitively.
 Is physical beauty a necessity for lirtf
 It is a great assistance.
 What of personal magnetismR
 It is difficult for the personal magnet not 10 exercise it's power of attraction.
 Then are there unconscious airts9
 Very nearly.
 Aren't they exensabef
 To some extent.
 What are you going to do about thatf
 Consciousness always returns. and then the higher qualities should be exercised.
 And you think they are not, alwaysf
 know they are not.
 Wouldn't human association be deprived or much of it's pleAsurable piquancy if there were no firts.
 Yes, just as heaven would lose much of Its charm if there were no he'll
 Then they must existf