Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-09
DO MEN LIKE TO BE FLATTERED
The Opinions Developed in a Conversation
Between Two Girls.

between Two ElilS'
Two girls were walking rapidly
down the street in a whirl OF talk.
My mink cape, you know went ON
the tail one, is Il perfect sight, ana |
can never wear it in the world. DO
you know any remedy for moths:
yes"
well, give it to me-
tobacco smoke" chirpcd the short
one. Il mean tobacco smoke from Il
good cigar. | don't know as the smoke
annoys the moths any, only it acts as
a sort of charm. | think. | am always
very careful to-to provide the smoke
for my furS.'
THAT'S very sly in you. You tlattrr
the men and let them smoke lhAl :
why they adore you 81 vchrm"ntlN.
The short girl ignored the latter prt
of this sentence and asked:
DO you think it possible to Halter
man, my dear
DO T." responded the tail girl. with
a degree of compressed sarcasm which
was dangerous: "why if | ever run
across IL man who diSdainS iiattClN |
shall confess that the times are be.
yond me and quietly retire to top
shelf with other antiquities. II is the
breath of life to every son of Adam.
''Oh. no: their minds are occupied
with other things and they don't care
for such talk-thcy never pay amy at
tcntion to it. and kind of turn il off.
THAT is not my experience. i"r
when | have tried that soothing m".h-
cd of tanning the mogulS of orr world
they have swallowed it and begged fer
more
Some people say" returned the
either. thar il is women who live on
tattrry instead of the men.
''P>hAw. When | want Il new dress
| tel papa he gets younger every day.
ami that every one says Get my eyes
from him. and the dear old man gives
me Il nice large check. Men don't
know when they are being hrtt"r"i-
women always do because they kn w
exactly how much praise they deserve.
Sill THAT is. they like it, don't you
Think"
I'm sure | can't say, replied the
short girl, severely. Il always dis
courage such silly talk from mon"
How thoughtful of You to Spre
them 50 much brain Wcrk 1t is IN
awful. bore. too. to invent things"
Isn't it, Why. | noticed that the
doctor locked quite exhausted III"
ether night after he had been talking
To YOU. asked Inn what WAS the
M liter and he said he had been tllk-
ing to YOU about your grace "n morse,
hrck
THAT proves my theory" the tail
g'ri said. unexpectedly rAllyin%. "lir
told you that in 4 spirit of revenge"
'Nhy rcvrngrE
''R"rausr | didn't praise his articl"
on Haclli every one is talking of. He
mentioned it, and | said | hadn't read
it. oh. Il mans srlf-lov" is an awful
thing
Ace rdin" to that" spoke up the
small girl "complimcnlS ar" a mIt"r
of CIV" ANA takc-non" given untl full
value h" beer received from the other
side. nn' would almost have to keep
an account book in order To get the
halNmc" straight"
Cent Keep my balaII" straight.
yrWrrd til" tail girl. llngAIlN. lin
always hoprlc$Sly in drht-mrn VIII
pcrS'S st in telling Il person Pleasant
truths YEA know
Il don't know lately" rctor,rI the
small g'1i. lis >h" paused preparatory
t" diving INTO n store. "brrlurc | VS.
Sat:at"l with commitments AMI refused
t. hear any more in Sc ,f-dcfcn,r. Guo.i-
by love-
"AL.cu. dCary st"
And the buildings did not fan.