Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
A BURNED LETTER,

and few flutterinr. blnclscned loo~as
And this Is allthat romans 81 n oncs
!, crested sheet Of gray letter paper, cx-
haiipg 2 pcrfumo Of white violcts.
Wonder 70 what cxtcnt ID really
represented tlcs sentiments and
thoughts OF the charming society rjrl
from whom it came. a fascinating
young woman whose eyes are as blue
MS are the eiolcts whose breath seems
always to cling TO everything she
wears K s&tfi.,
what q pity women are not rs hon
estas are flowers. A man could then
reach to some satisfactory conclu-
SION about them and with them. A
hover may be beautiful but olorlcss,
like the camclia, in which it makes no
prctensc at pleasing moro than your eve.
ur, IL Is less perfect in shape and color,
Dut with so sweet a breath that one
never grows tired of having it around.
= There is no sham in ilower--but with
women I'm inclined to believe it's all
sham. Humbuggcry and sham! The
prettincss and outside charm arc ap-
parent enough. But when it comes to
the gcnuincncss of the perfume ofswcct
thoughtsanl tender grnces, and to the
splendid charity Of sentiment, which,
II women only know 1t, cnwraps them
around with an attractivcncss far more
potent than the most subtle and PEN
etrating perfumes, man Is all at sea.
lie can't for the life OF him tell the
honest. can't say whether they are
divincly constituted, or II it is merely
the initiation article. He Is charmed
laonc day by unexpected revelations of
4 deep feeling and an appreciation of
tho lofty and tho beautiful in
life,, or at least by what looks like
it. and he is. rcpcllcd the next by
clear and distinct exhibition of a
careless heartlcssncss which would
forever and day disgust him in
man, but which only serves to upset
him mentally by creating thousand
and one. .doubts as to which of the two
phases of character is the prepondcr-
nting ono in the complex feminine ma
ture he happens to have under consid-
Grafton. II she Is fair of form and
facc--as Alice undoubtedly is-hc gen.
orally gives her the benefit of the
doubt and rcsolutely closes the eyes
and ears of his better judgment against
those ugly, villainously small traits
which are as great Disagreement to
her mental and moral graces as would
be deep crack across some exquisite
Scvres porcelain vase, fatal blemish,
by which all the beauty and value are
ruined and destroyed.
That's where the constant and ever
lasting mistake OF mans life is COM
mittcd. He can never judge of wom-
an by the same standard, the same
clcar-sightcd mental gauge, which he
applies so easily to his fellow man. For
every one knows that to properly con-
duct any kind of business correct in
signu into character Is essential. That
we manage to acquire easily enough in
school, college and practical every
day life, and for the reason that we
deal with each other But defy a
man to be certain sure OF anything on
earth or in Heaven when his calcula-
tions must rest on some feminine basis,
where instability is inevitable.
But perhaps other men are cleverer
than am Cameron seems to get on
y swimmingly with all his lady friends,
and to understand them, too, which is
altogether another matter; even Alice
Dacrcs-that's more than | can do,
hence this small pile of burned letter
paper.
And now that I've destroyed the lit
tie girls pleasant words and sweet
scented missive, I'm fool enough to re-
gret Il. and to half-belicve she was gen
nine In her wish that call some even
ING. OF course, when she says must
bring her "Trilby," it is only femi
nine way OF helping me to an excuse
for visit. Then again, when mar
wants to have a friend around for
smoke and chat, he says; Drop in, ole
fellow, this evening at eight. Glad tt
soc vonp and there's an end to. Lie
wants you, and you go or you don't, a.
suits your convenience and fancy.
Little Alice being essentially ant
charmingly feminine, writes a swee
ripamarolc, very suggestive or mean
ing absolutely nothing. And yet, sh'
must know how gladly would call OF
her this evening and tomorrow even
inc and every evening OF every year
could. But she tells me to bring he
.sT.;,nyip' and winds up with stiff
oYours sincerely" and the information
.hot she Il $50 glad she leaves shortl.
for Europe
noes she or does she not want In
+oc,ll? Ii she does care to see poo
dovil whom she knows down IN I'M
hottom of her heart is infatuated witt
her Who is ass enough to dream OF he
sweet blue eyes, and to stun violets II
his coat pocket because they remin'
hiu ~ her. why does she write she |
$50 clad she will leave shortly 10
ruropc?, If/be docs not care RAJ
Eyhich Is clearly the case) whether
ta,lov cats his heart out in vain long
inrs TO be with her and TO near nc
careless, sweet laughter and TO wa.cl
al her dainty prcttiness ana propaoi
frivolitics, then why does sne crucii
throw the temptation in his way :
sai, inst to force him to undergo tn
henrtbreak OF telling her good-ny an
bon voyage2 -, ,.,
cameron goes abroad this summer
smnnose he will take the steamshi
sSs Goes on, and they will fiirt tr, ou'
rngeously on the way across; Inc Inc
are sure to meet in Paris and anon
% shc A,ps. and suppose will come hom
" ,nv the mf fail, engaged to each other.
Another forcgone conclusion oi
.aiipre IN marriage. They WIZ ne,.ne
~ " sbsm tolerate the others falling
81 OLA triyolitics after a few years OF er
snr sarccd j companionship. There's $ a vas vas
d,sfcrencc, little Alice can 'ell yo'
u'"0 a. : summer Irritation on the deck {
W VI accap steamship crossing to havr
an and ! lifelong companionship with
UNIV ,,,n.,, fellow, accustomed