The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-20
A PRETTY SIGHT.

way of your having been treated al
Dwight, Ills. In his farewell letter,
where he says that you are as good as
gold, he doubtless means bichloride Of
gold.
Between the lines one can see his bit.
ing sarcasm, Violet
know by your letter that you would
make any man a good wife if you would
let liquor alone. Why is it that WON
an will be her own worst enemy? Why
is it, Violet, that it is always the warm
hearted, generous and popular girls who
get to drinking? How often we hear the
expression, "What splendid wife she
would be if she would only let liquor
alone!''
But Earnest, no doubt, has been over
persuaded by his parents to throw off on
you at the last moment. He has been
tenderly reared, as you say, and he breads
waiting in the long vigils Of the night
for you to come home. Earnest could
not do that. He would get frightened in
your absence at every strange noise.
Oh, Violet, you cannot toy with a
young heart that way, and he fears that
you may eat too much wine sauce some
day and cease to be your own sweet self.
Of course some men marry their wives
to reform them, but few, very few, sue
coed. For my own part, Violet, do not
think you will ever return to the false
joys Of rum again, but evidently Earnest
does not share my confidence in you. Do
the best you can, Violet, and possibly in
the coming years some kind old widow
or, with a SPAWN and twins, may pick
you up. Iconsider you perfectly eligible,
but 80 far as am concerned have ties
that I cannot shake off at the present
time, and I hate long engagements.
Wamsutta, East Clambroth- by-t the
Sea, Long Island, N. Y.-Surely he did
wrong in taking your photograph from
the album while you went down to the
branch to get him fresh drink Of wa
ter. If it had not been your first meet
ing, it would not have been SO rude, and
SO long as you refused him the picture
his taking it was doubly despicable.
Yet there are people who deem it NO
sin to steal a photograph, regarding the
matter as an evidence of fine animal
spirits on their part, whereas it is vege-
table spirits or bad breeding. A lover
who will take your photograph unknown
to you will surely come to some bad
end, or in your state get an overdose of
artificial lightning mayhap.
hate people who steal photographs
and think that their admiration for you
should make the crime an act of justif-
able larceny.
An ardent admirer once pillaged my
new plush album and took my photo
graph, leaving the volume sacked and
desolate. I never could enjoy that album
afterward, and yet that was not all
The picture was put into cigarette adj
vertiser's magic lantern, and evenings,
when people are coming home from the
theaters in great crowds, he shoots my
portrait up against nine story building
with Sweet Lavender cigarette in its
mouth.
Ida, Ninety-fifth street, New York
Yes, you "done right, as you say, il
breaking the engagement, though yor
should have been q little more careful
in submitting your engagement ring t.
the examination Of jeweler. Your in
tended happening to be a brother of tn,
jeweler Of course made it awkward, bu
in kicking you personally as result O
your investigation he did an unwar
rantable act, and you did right in break
ing the engagement.
Arnica is as good as anything, think
for bruises like that.
Ignorance, Beacon street, Boston.
Yes, where he comes from q distanc
and visits you until the cars stop run
ming, your mother could with prophet.
ask him to stay all night. 2. No, woul'
not do that. But you might leave a mic
clean one Of your father on his bed, AM