The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-20

way of your having been treated at
Dwight, Ills. In lis 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.
l know by your letter that You would
make any man good wife if you would
let liquor alone. Why is it that wom-
an will be her own worst enemy? Why
Is il, 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
aloner'
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 be breads
waiting in the long vigils of the night
for you to come home. Earnest could
hot do that He would get frightened III
sour 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
reed. For nay own part, Violet, do not
think You viii ever return to the false
joys OF rum again, bat evidently Earnest
does not share my confidence III you. Do
the best you can, Violet, and possibly in
the coming years some kind old widow
er, with SPAWN and twins, may pick
you up. 1consider you perfectly eligible,
bat SO far as l am concerned have ties
that | cannot shake off at the present
time, and hate long engagements.
Wamsutta, East Clambroth- by the
Sea. Long Island, n. Y.-Surely he did
wrong III 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 viii take your photograph unknown
TO you viii 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
oh u 10 aar Of
able larceny.
An ardent admirer once pillaged my
new plush album and took my photo
graph, leaving the volume sacked and
desolate- l never could enjoy that album
afterward, and Vet that was rot all
The picture was put into cigarette ad-
vertiser's magic lantern, and evenings,
when people are coming home from the
theaters III great crowds, he shoots my
portrait up against a nine story building
with a Sweet Lavender cigarette ia its
mouth.
Ida, Ninety-ffth street, New York
Yes, you done right, !" rs you say, in
breaking the engagement, though you
should have been q little more careful
IN submitting your engagement ring TO
the examination of a leweler. Your in
tended happening to be brother of the
Jewaler of course made ii awkward, but |
IN kicking You personally as a result of |
your Investigation be did an unwar-
rantable act, and you did right in break
ing the engagement
Arnlca Is as good IS anything, think,
for bruises Ike that.
Ignorance, Beacon street, Boston,.
Yes, where be comes from a distance
and visits you until the cars stop run
ming, Your mother could with propriety
ask him to stay ali night 2. No, would
not do that. But You might leave nice
clean one of your father on his bed. and
he coald wear 1t or not as be chose.
ASS your mother what she thinks about
Il. She is doubtless older than YOU ano
entirely unprojudiced
Sweet Thirteen, Hattertoyu. Conn.
Certainly your mother has a right tc
open Your letters for good many wears
yet. You must not think that at youJ
lime of life you can carry on claudes.
line correspondence with a 1niIitarx |
school CT an entire athletic association.
Your mother acted within the limits
# her rights under the constitution m
spanking you within an inch of fs.r life
Id putting ~ bad ~ ols sfs.sS h-aas, | ,