Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-18

-dIlufe IN marriage 1ney VIII neither
of them tolerate the others failings
and frivolities after a few years of en-
forced companionship. There's a vast
difference, little Alice, I can tell you,
IN summer Irritation on the deck of
an ocean steamship crossing to Havre
and lifelong companionship with
nice, shallow fellow, accustomed to
have his way in everything, and to
consult his own convenience first and
foremost AS for that intense devo-
ton which makes all sacrifice of
oneself a sublime pleasure. you need
not expect any manifestations of the
kind from Charlie Cameron. He's
nice fellow, but that sort of heroic Is
simply not in him.
But, after all, Miss Alice. what are
you besides a sweet writer of sweet,
unmeaning notes, 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
infiicts.
So I've burned her dainty scented
letter. and I'll take a trip up to the
Tennessee mountains this summer,
when I'll forget all about her, lovely
little humbug-if l can.
What are you doing, old man? De-
stroying your correspondence" said
Cameron, coming leisurely in and
drawing a reading chair to the open
window. Very sensible thing to do.
Never 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 viole.s around. What
makes You look so blue? Light cigar
and moralize. and you'll feel better.
Guess that note did it. Now let me
give you tip about a woman's cor
respondence and way of writing. 1t
might make you feel better
''Somet thing I've learned by expert
ence, and a pretty long and varied and
sharp experience mine has been. 1 can
tell you. Whenever you get note or
letter from q woman-I mean, of
course. d young and pretty woman
read it carefully, and. whenever she
expresses opinion or sentiment. then
believe the contrary of what she
rule that is to follow. \ man is sure
to come out straight in her good
graces and to avoid lot Of unpleas-
antness if he Will bear that in mind.
Personally I've found it to work SPLEEN
didiy."
Whereupon Cameron lit a cigar and
took up 4 palmetto ian from the
table.
lis that SO? Then you would not be-
lieve that young woman was de-
lighted to go off Immediately on five
months absence abroad if she only
told You SOP
..Of course not. 4 man must be very
green, or very unsophisticated where
women are concerned to believe that,
if 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. l can't say sc
outright, SO do the next best thing.
/ wrote to tell you l am going, and
am glad. and if you are not a fool you
will understand and do the proper
thing"
OF course, Cameron is clever. ] have
always said of him that he is egotis-
teal, but I have never denied his
brains. 1 don't know but what l look
upon him now as an unrevealed genius
Perhaps. if he had not been largely en-
dowed with the good things of this
world. he would have shown his great
capacities by some wonderful inven-
ton.
And in your opinion what would be
the proper thing to do? What would
loC erarflr
the poor little heap of ashes, the worth
less remains of Alice's sweet, misunder-
stood and harshly treated note.
What would / do?" answered Cam
eron refectively, tipping the ashes off
his cigar with his little finger. You
say she's handsome, and young and
rich?''
1 had not, but it was all true What
1 had doubted was her sincerity.
I'm that case" continued Cameron,
"I would go to see her. with the inten-
ton of saying good-by, and 1 would
propose to her, and 1 would go abroad
with her this summer on the same
steamship she crosses in.
THAT was evidently the invitation
given you in that note you so foolishly
burned. my dear boy. 1 suppose she
wants to have you along while she ex-
plores the old cathedrals and art gal
Ieries and climbs up the Alps. Now,
don't fall over some precipice or get
caught in some snowstorm in the early
fall. before you get back to these
Shores concluded Cameron, while l
swept the ashes of my sweet, ill-used
note with mingled emotions into an
empty envelope, which put in my vest
pocket
AND look here, old man." said Cam
eron, as shook hands, having called
up a coupe, better not mention that
you burned that note. Women are Pc
culiar in some ways Don't like to
have their letters ill-treated. Looks
careless. and as if you had ugly
thoughts about them. l bet you
thought that handsome young woman
was an insincere little humbug."
"Why, man. thought she wanted to
get rid of me-" / said. Il was puzzling
over her meaning when you came in
so saw" said Cameron, with an
amused smile. resuming his palmetto
fan and pulling closer into the window
to catch the south breeze. Now just
let me tell you'll have had large ex-
perience of women, as / said just now.
Well, Alice Dacres is the sweetest,
most loyal and most sincere woman 1
ever came across Her face, beautiful
as it is. can't compare to her soul, as
you'll find out for yourself some of
these days. You are not fit for her,
old fellow, 1 must say. But she fancies
yor, so I Sr1ppoSe it's all RIGHT Go and