The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-23
a man hes puzzled his wits

Inv man has puzzled his wits
~ ,ometimes o woman has joined
-iu wondering whether or not al
20 are airts.
!, an old question, and one tina,
;47 =, seems &c be answered IL way
;tactory to all.
suetimes quite q young bachelor
- lass HE Head and With r worldly
air assert, as though there could
be any possible chance Of mistake,
all women are flirts.' To say
Is to say that all women are vain,
8 8E.eited and dishonorable; for it is
,,;uly vain to desire to attract at
s;ou Just for attentions sake and
,]y it is far from honorable to win
s,;ratiop, and even love, with the
& ssberate intention Of throwing the
2 ,irer over when it suits whim to
60 Therefore, be careful. young
,Aelor. lest some wise maiden who
thought a few Thugs out for her
n will take you to task for this and
,sllow your remark to pass as light
| q you think it will.
at fhe older man is little more care
5ljn his accusation. Perhaps this is
because his judgment is more ma
n, but because he has somewhat
M y srted from the conclusion he jump
lin his youth, and is willing to
Knowledge that he really does not
w.
,lahis by no means true that all wo-
ID are firts. But it is TRUE that all
linen are born with q desire for ad-
ats.ion. 1t is this desire given too
- Iii b sway that leads 20 the Hirt.
Do you know the girl do-who
host Of admirers that she has
hercd about herself and yet who
SD never be 80 happy with any of
sn as she will appear to be with the
ile man who has devoted himself to
3ne sweet and sincere little maid
%il she has come his way and be-
Sied him with the smiles and pouts
bose power is not accidental? It is
b love Of conquest 1t is the Aattery
her vanity-that makes this pleas
b to her. No use to tell the honest
BILE girl that it is the best thing in
/ % world for her that she has learned
s4ss 44s's inconstant her sweetheart could
The drop of bitterness is added to
u cup for life, or. if not for life, it
fll be weary, long time until she is
Eiin quite certain that there are
bong men and true in the world.
Maybe, the fiirt does not mean to do
thing 80 unkind. I hardly think
PIE does, for she is often more silly
lan designing.
know a little story, and it is not a
33sppy littls story, you know that
flny, many true stories are not. This
! about girl in a small town and a
fau, who told the little town girl a
rs time ago that she looked sweeter
b her pink muslin frock than the
4a'sttiest rose shat blew In her small
}sen-hcdges garden.
The town girl entertained guest
BON nearby city. With. all her
|onest little heart, she wanted her
|isitor to have nice time. She was
|roud of the girls accomplishments,
nd would sit by as quiet as mouse
ad listen admiriDgiy to the girl, 8
night chatter and wish that she
could feel so much at home among
trange folk" All the, incest men
be knew were bidden to meet her
usst. Among them, Of course, was
be most desirable ''catch'' Of the
Own, the man who had told the little
III hcw much he samired aad osEea
't her. He sang with the visiting
III, and found it pleasant. He drove
ith her, and never did time. pass
lore quickly.
W course, the visiting girl was we'll
red. and she did not deliberately ap-
topriate the attentions that had al
ays been her friend'ss AT least she
ID not seem to. There was nothing,
fact, that her little hostess could
zine, and this is just the reason that
'fore the visit was over she town girl
und herself wondering, after she
ent to bed, Why she felt so miserably
'happy. Il was long, long time
'fore she realized what had hap.
med.
The city girl went back home. The
lrticular man Of this story missed
Or, said 80, and t.rned once more to
'e little fioSef-like girl. But things
'e not quite tho game. I wonder il
ey ever can be, don't your