Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-10
nice fellow, bat that sort Of heroics Ia
al m r,l,r not In him

But, nTter I'LL, MlSS Al1Ce, WIlub ure
you besides u sweet writer of sweet,
notes, a dear and charm'
ing young woman, admirably gowned,
who looks forward with delight to
her trip to Europe, nor has a single
word of regret at parting with those
she ruthlessly leaves behind, although
she full well knows the bitter pain she
inficts.
SO Two burned her dainty scented
letter, and I'll take n trip up to the
Tennessee mountains this summer,
when I'll forget all about her, lovely
little humbug-if l can.
"What arc you doing, old man3 De-
stroying your correspondence" said
Cameron, coming leisurely in and
drawing n reading chair to the open
window. "Vcry sensible thing to do.
Nevor leave letters or bills scattered
about. Servants are the very devil
for prying into a mans letters. Must
have been scented, judging from the
pleasant odor OF violets around. What
malscs you look so blue? Light cigar
and moralize, and you'll feel better.
Guess that note did 1t. Now let me
give you tip about woman's cor
rcspondcnce and way of writing. 1t
might make you feel better.
"Something I've learned by expert
ence, and q pretty long and varied and
sharp experience mine has been, can
tell you. Whenever you get note or
a letter from a woman-I mean, of
course, a young and pretty woman
read it carefully, and, whenever she
expresses opinion or sentiment, then
believe the contrary of what she
writes. You have no idea what safe
rule that is to follow. A man is sure
to come out straight in her good
graces and to avoid n lot of unpleas-
antness if he will bear that in mind.
Personally I've found 1t to work splen-
didly."
Whereupon Cameron lit cigar and
took up palmetto fan from the
table.
"Is that so? Then you would not be
lievc that n young woman was de
lighted TO 60 of Immediately on a five
montha' absence abroad If she only
told you so?"
n
green, or very unsophisticated where
women are concerned, to believe that
II she wrote specially to tell him so
In that case she meant to say: My
dear boy, am desperately sorry to &c
away and leave you. can't say Sc
outright, so do the next best thing
1 wrote to tell you l am going, and
am glad, and if you are not fool 20,
will understand and do the proper
thing"
OF course, Cameron Is clever. ] havt
ALWAYS aid of him that he is egotis
tical, but have never denied hi
brains / don't know but what lool
upon him now as an unrevealed genius
Perhaps, if he had not been largely en-
dowed with the good things of thi
world, he would have shown his grea
capacities by some wonderful inven
tion.
"And in your opinion what would b.
the proper thing to do? What woul
you do?" ! asked, gathering up gentl
the poor little heap of ashes, the worth
less remains of Alice's sweet, misundel
stood and harshly treated note.
What would do?" answered Can
eron reflectively, tipping the ashes o.
his cigar with his little finger. "Yo
say she's handso me, and young an
rich7"
had not, but 1t was all true. Wha
had doubted was her sincerity.
"In that case" continued Cameron
"I would 60 to see her, with the inter
ton of saying good-by, and l woul
propose to her, and would go abroa
with her this summer on the san
steamship she crosses in.
THAT was evidently the invitatio
given you in that note you SO foolishl
burned. my dear boy. l suppose 81
wants to have you along while she e
plorcs the old cathcdrals and art ga
leries and climbs up the Alps. No,
don't fall over some prccipice or g
caught in some snowstorm in the ear
fall, before you get back to the
Shores" concluded Cameron, while
swept the ashes of my sweet, ill-ust
note with mingled emotions into {
empty envelope, which put in my We
pocket.
"And look here. old man." said Ca,
, eron, as / shook hands, having call
up coupe, "better not mention tn
! you burned that note. Women are 7
culiar in some ways. Don't like
have their letters ill-trcatcd. Loo
careless, and as If you had ug
thoughts about them. l bet "
thought that handsome young wom
was nn insincere little hunbug."
"Why, man, thought she wanted
get rid of me-" said II was puzzlil
over her meaning when you came il
!, !, $50 saw" said Cameron, with
amused smile, resuming his pnlmet
fan and pulling closer into the windc
to catch the south breeze. NOW j.
let me tell you'll have had large {
perience of women, rs said just no
Well, Alice Dacres is the sweete
: most loyal and most sincere woman
u ever came across. Her face, bcautii
as 1t is. can't compare to her soul,
J you'll find out for yourself some
these DAYS You are not fit for h