The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-21
Copyright, 1895, BY Edgar W. Nyc.l

way of your having been treated at
Dwight, Ills. III his farewell letter,
where he says that you are as good rs
gold, he doubtless means bichluide of
gold.
Between tho 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 it, Violet, that it is always the warm
hearted, generous and popular girls who
set to drinking? How often we hear the
expression, What splendid wife she
would be if she would only let liquor
aloncv'
But Earnest, no doubt, has been over
persuaded by his parents to throw off on
you at the last moment. He has been
tendcrly reared, us you say, and he breads
waiting i'll 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 saucc 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 i'll 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. Iconsider you perfectly eligible,
but SO far rs 1 am concerned have tics
that cannot shake oft at the present
time, and 1 hate long engagements
Wamsutta, East Clambroth- blythe
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 n 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
whowill take your photograph unknown
to you will surely como 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 iustifi-
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 yet that was not all.
The picture was put into a cigarette adj
vertiser's magic lantern, and evenings,
when people are coming home from the
theaters i'll great crowds, he shoots my
portrait up against Il nine story building
with Il Sweet Lavender cigarette in its
mouth.
Ida, Ninety fifth street, New York
Yes, you "donc right, as you say, in
breaking the engagement, though you
should have been little more careful
i'll submitting your engagement ring to
the examination of IA jewelcr Your in
tended happening to be Il brother of the
Jcwcler of course made it awkward, but
III kicking you personally as a result of
your investigation he did an unwar-
rantable act, and You did right il break
ing the engagement.
Amica is rs good as anything. think,
for bruises like that
Ignorance, Beacon street, Boston i.
Yes, where he comes from II distance
and visits You until the cars stop run
ming, your mother could with propricty
ask him to stay Knight. 2 No, | would
not do that. But you might leave nice
clean one of your fathers on his bed, and
he could WON ii or not rs hn choSn