The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
ATTENTIONS THAT GaaLs LIKE.
A Lecture rpon Little Thinos That
G0unt IN Life.

A Lecture Iron Little Thi0os Tbat
Count IN Life.
New York Sun.
There were two Of them In the smoking
r1sm Of an uptown eiup-two young fe.-
Iows 20 detrimental! in the eyes Of chap
srons that, IL they ever marry. II VIII be
because girls are sooltsh enough 70 fail In
love. The canssrsa ION started with dogs.
bat in ,hs natural course OF events got
around 10 girls
80 Gosrock. Is landed at iass?. said
No. i. who was iansa.d and cynical.
Yes: that little Dessncy stri found him
easy I don't blame him. She IL q dar-
ling No. was athletic and enthusiast
tie.
Nov, I don'r zee why the fellows al
went silly over her" the cynle objected
She's not pretty and she's not rich
"oh, don't know. IRIS the fetching
wsy she has" And the enthusiast xrinned
In memory Of the time when no vas
fetched.
Ibid you read that story Ia the Sun
about the way the girls can make them-
selves liked by mem" said the cynic
No: didn't zee II. Ia rather have the
girls show me how they do IT."
''Weis. / tell you a maa's fool to let
himself be worked
Nonsense. He'd he a fool no. 20. It's
the incest thing In the world. Now what
j
the men how TO make the girls like them.
That would ne more To the point
The cyn!c ratasd his eyebrows-
You're too young. old chap. and too
modest. All fellow has TO do IL to be
born masculine"
The enthusiast blew smoke rings and
looked skeptical
II haven't found IL that way. Say, Billy,
what are the little things?''
What do you nsany''
That's just IL. / don't know. and she
wouldn't tell me-"
oh. she wouldn't"
They both smoked silently for a while.
The synic knew II would come II he wait
ed
''you see. {, wa. this way" the enthu-
sisst began. II made all the running
could. and at frs, she seemed TO like II.
We goifesi and sailed and danced. and we
came back to town a. good az engaged
probation. you know. went on being as
decent an I could. but after q while she
began TO act funny. Shed have fits Of
blues and be hart without any reason.
and say didn't really love her: and some
times We were happy ard sometimes we
weren't. I'd ask what was wrong with
me. and she would look hopeless and say
that she couldn't explain IL didn't feel
myself. and that men never UNDERWOOD
tho little things that make women happy.
] got so that those little things kept me
awake at nights and fairly drove me 10
drink: but / couldn't do anything when
didn't know what TO do. Girls are so
blamed unreasonable
lie stopped and examined his cigar crisi-
only.
ITS all up" he said at las.. II wisi,
! knew how 10 FIX IL; but how can a fellow
find out abou. these COMPOUNDED little
things?'
The cynic looked at him pi,yingly.
You're n fool who doesn't know when
Providence is good to him: but 4 want
ed TO know what the girl meant and to
make an idiot OF myself I'd 20 and ask
some married woman who Is happy-!f
you can find one
The detected enthusiast frightened up.
by Jove. that's an idea. What'n you
havse' The cynic took 1.-The same" and
then the seeker after knowledge looked
for his coat and hat and hurried OF. On
the corner he stopped and did some think
Ing. Then he called cab and gave the
name of modest apartment house Tween
~ minutes later he was shaking hands
with cheerful little woman who tried
not 10 look surprised. He dropped among
the divan pillows and chewed his mus
taehe while she made a remark about the
weather. Then he blurted out: "Mrs.
Burton. what are the little thingsY'
She sat up straight and looked a. him
susnic.ously,
she SAYS that fellow doesn't understand
the little ihings?''
Mrs. Burton dropped back in her chair.
orr she said. with an air OF COM
p'ese understanding. Then she leaned
over and patted n cushion for him. and
pushed the smoking taharet where he
could reach IT, There was never a wom-
an who didn't enjoy talking about love
affairs.
Poor boy. So she won't have you,r
she said with sympathy. "Oh. well. YOU
mustn't give up, I've known scores o.
girls like that. She'll probably think az
ter while that none OF the men do the
little things. and then you viii stand as
good chance as any one"
But ] want TO learn to do them" he
said very humbly. The little woman
locked at him speculativeiy.
1T Isn't In most men," 'she said ''They
couldn't do them II they had a diagram.
When one OF them does know BY instinct
he's the most splendid lover in the world !:
but. II l hadn't met Tom. I'd have gone
20 my grave thinking such lovers didn'.
exist outside OF books. Now. In the first
place. you mus. think oil the weird Of
the girl"
bat I do" murmurs tho attentive
young man on the divan,
Perhaps you do. but most men don',
They think a good deal more of their own
comfort. and they haven't any idea Of be-
ing really unselfsh. However, we'll saw
that YOU do love her enough The next
thing II TO show her that you do"
The lover looked injured. ''Just didn't
t. he protested II spent every cent I
had on her.
Yes. that's all a man thinks nee.s-
sary," his mentor said with fine con-
tempt. ''of course. girls do like that.
but It isn't the essential thing. Tire little
things"
The listsrer groaned dIsma.ly
But wait" she wen; on. I'm Just 70
ing to tell you about those little things :,
He sat up and looked resolute
1T isn't easv 10 explain she safa
thoughtfally, "eut may be can give Won
some idea A girl loves 20 feel that she IS
absolutely necessary 10 her swee theart.
that nothing else pushes her aside for a
moment. II he goes out with her Re must
not lose sight OF her. He must know she IS
having a good time. II she Is LEFT alone FOR
80 snssan; he ought TO be their. IL she
seems bored by some cne he mast residue
her. IL her bouquet or I'm Is missing re
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