The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-15
LOVE LETTERS HER BUSINESS
CHICAGO GIRL AS PROFESSION
AL MATCHMAKER.
She Wrote Tender Billedeux For
Lovesick Maidens, Who In Turn
Sent Them to Their Admirers.
Chicago Chronicle.)

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In this very city dwells a woman
Miss Rose Norman, who, through he
cogent billet doux, has brought to {
happy climax, via the altar, not merely
one, but scores of pairs of hearts made
happy as a consequence of the episto-
| larry effusions of this mystic, cryptic
silent partner" No record has beer
kept, unfortunately, of how many un-
suspecting men have been influenced
by this clever medium to bestow them
selves upon feminine worshipers, who
like poor Cyrano's rival, could keenly
enough feel all the excrusiating de
lights. hopes and fears of love, yet had
not the gift of translating into rhythms
and jingles of winning words the dead
language of hearts"
Yes" said sly-looking Rose Norman,
gazing dreamily, the last match
made ruined my reputation and killed
my business. And l rather think il
Will incidentally be the cause of fewer
weddings and more old maids hereaf-
ter"
Tell me. please" was urged, about
your far-reaching insight; whatever
prompted you to adopt as means of
livelihood this psychological pursuit.?
why, it all came about in simple
way-the outcome of a favor granted
years ago to a dear schoolmate of mine.
One day this girl confided to me that
she had received letter from young
man of whom she felt the deepest re-
gard. Poor Elsie, l shall never forget
how troubled she looked. Beauty.
wealth. social position-all these were
hers; she had everything in the world
but brains. oh, Rose she pleaded
won't you answer it for me? You can
think of more nice things in a minute
than l could in all my life What could
l do? My letter brought second and
more fervent effusion. Then, in order
to prevent detection of fraud, l was
forced to repeat the favor, and from
time to time we continued our game of
duplicity. From the first that mans
heart was mine; soon he proposed and
in less than a year | married him off
to Elsie. Happy girl, Three months
later the doting husband went away on
business trip and, as | refused to re-
new my outbursts on paper, Elsie wrote
nothing but the briefest notes, eXcusing
herself in various ways for not writing
more. Afterwards she told me how
much the dear fellow regretted that
she had lost the 'knack of spinning love
letters Later she confessed the whole
affair to some girl friends, advising
them TO seek my assistancV as she had
done. But | failed to foresee any per-
Sonal advantage in devoting so much
time and brain tissues to matters which
in no way concerned myself. Then Of
fers of remuneration were timidly
preached and l yielded TO that temp
tation. Those girls. in turn, confided
their experience to their best friends
and in that way was created a demand
for my guidance in like cases, and by
degrees | became not alone a match
maker. but veritable perambulating
private history of countless lives"
How did you ever convince the ladies
with whom you dealt that one of their
own sex could prove herself an excep-
ton to the rule and keep secrets
BLESS, your innocence, woman. You
don't suppose they were silly enough to
trust their true loves to me body and
soul? Though. of course l could easily
have proved traitor had l not con-
stantly exercised over myself a men
tally avowed. rule OF complete self-for-
getfulneSS. With one exception. no
patron ever risked introducing me to
her admireT. Several times women
were rash enough to tell me the names
Of my correspondents, and they hap
pened TO be friends of mine, but usually
carried on cour;ships with men whose
names were never divulged. and much
preferred those circumstances. l found
could do more conscientious work
when | had no idea whether l was writ
ng to a man named Percival or Pete.
and whether he lived in Chicago or
China. There was no need of my
for all of my letters were
copied and sent by the other woman,
and all replies received by her. The
after were usually submitted to me.
however, for in order to successfully
AIRY on a deception it was impera-
tive that l be informed of all particu-
airs. From the very first conversation |
With a prospective patron | would in !
'ist upon a clean breast of everything
Up to date; l emphatically forbade the !
of future incidents also"
ASIDE from the remunerative point |
# view. did you enjoy your unusual |
Most certainly. The study of diff
erent characters and their vagaries |
vas interesting, and often educational. |
derived infinite satisfaction in scien-
ifically planning how 10 control var
Gus natures, and / invariably felt the
T people. Then there were all sorts of
diversions. Frequently l have been
Employed to inscribe tender tributes in
onor of birthdays. festal celebrations
and other occasions un-
orgotten. And have rhymed together
nany. many stanzas for ST. Valentines
ay and Easter tokens were always
opular. Oh" here Miss Norman rolled
er eyes ceilingward, Il could write