Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-18
A PRETTY SIGHT.
ICopyright, 1895, by Edgar W. Nye.I ]

Dwight, Ills. In his 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.
 know by your letter that you would make any man good wife if you would let liquor alone. Why is it that a wom- an will be her own worst enemy? Why is it. 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 he if she would only let liquor alone!"
 But Earnest. no doubt, has been over persuaded hy his parents to throw off on you at the last moment. He has been tendcrly reared as you say. and he dreads waiting i'll the long vigils of the night for you to come home. Earnest could not do that. Hcwould get frightened in vOur absence at every strange noise.
 Oh. Violet, you cannot toy with 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 coarse some men marry their wives to reform them, but few, very few, sue ceed. 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 CT, with Spavin and twins, may pick you mp IcOnsider you perfectly eligible, but so far as 1 am concerned have ties that I cannot shake off at the present time, and hate long engagements. Wamsutta, East Clambroth- blythe Sea, Long Island. N. Y.-Surely he did wrong ill taking your photograph from the album while you went down to the branch to get him a fresh drink of Wa ter If it had not been your first meet ing 1t would not have been so rude, and so long as you refused him the picture his taking 1t 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 will take your photograph unknown to you will surely come to some bad end, or ill your state get an overdose of artificial lightning mayhap.
 I hate people who steal photographs and think that their admiration for you should make the crime an act of justifi- able larceny.
 An ardent admirer once pillaged my new plush album and took my photo graph, leaving the volume sacked and 1a-,,l,ra T ,ovor cD,, l,l oni,y- tl,ot a 1I,u,,, afterward, and vet that was not all The picture was put into a cigarette ad vertiser' magic lantern, and evenings, | when people are coming home from the 1 theaters ill great crowds, he shoots my portrait up against nine story building with a Sweet Lavender cigarette in its mouth
 Ida, Ninety fifth street, New York; ! Yes, you done right, Us you say, in l breaking the engagement, though you | should have been a little more careful ill submitting your engagement ring to the examination of a jeweler. Your in tended happening to be brother of the | jeweler of course made it awkward, but i'll kicking you personally as a result of I your investigation he did an unwar- rantable act, and you did right in break | ing the engagement.
 Arnica is as good as anything, think, 1 for bruises like that
 Ignorance. Beacon street, BoSton.-1. l Yes, where he comes from q distance and visits you until the cars stop run ming, your mother could with propriety ask him to s;;.y p.ln'2ht. ,. No, would not do that. But you might leave nice clean on"ri :. f,ther' on his bed, and he could vo.. ur not as he chose.
 Ask your T.: Q, Y, hat Shs thinks about it. She is doubtless older than you and entirely appropriated.
 Sweet Thirteen, Hattertown, Conn. Certainly your mother has a right to open your letters for good many years yet. You must not think that at your time of life you cap carry on clandes- tine correspondence with a military school or an entire athletic association.
 Your mother acted within the limits of her rights under the constitution in spanking you within an inch of your life and putting you to bed right after break fast. You must not think that am go- ing to assist you in overthrowing paren- tai authority. Scarcely! Parental au- thority is perfect boon. It is a palla- dium. Also a benison.
 You should also return the widower' s ring to him. It is evidently too heavy for you, and he might need it in fight.
 Truth Seeker, Indianapolis. - You may thank your escort as you reach the door of your own home, but you made l a mistake in offering to remunerate him That is not all Twenty five cents was not enough anyway. Of course admire your independence and can see how you hate to think that you are indebted tC an entire stranger, especially as he is oi a sex so different from your owni but
 his return of the money was perfectly natural, think
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