Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-01-25

Tom Fitch, in with her this afternoon.
l call him depressing, for he lately has
such woe-begone look and I'm-
tired of the-world tone to his voice,
that he comes like q damp log to my
bright fire.
We drank tea and then when twilight
came, with its insidious dimness,
Tommy waxed confidential. ~ know
you think I'm no end Of bore, giIls,
and it's awfully good of you to lei me
come in nnce in while. 1t brightens
me up, and | go away, Portia, with
Whit of your philosophy IN my lungs
that makes good bresthing for days. "
Then he began to talk about women
IN general, and when boy as young
as Tommy does that-Tomnly is 24-it
| argues that some woman an particular
is in his mind.
"a girl told me at the dance, last
night, that if men understood the
| little things better they would have
more success with women,'' he began.
! Then, looking straight before him into
| the fire, be said soherly, How am l
to find out what the little things aref"
and Tommy looked the picture of
despair.
Poor boy! am afraid if you have
not been born with natural aptitude
for doing the little things, you
will find it difficult to learn them. :"
"But / want to learn them," he said.
/ looked at him thoughtfully. 1T
is not in most men, said. They
could not do it If they had guide
book, but if you really want to try /
will take you in hand. Now, in the
| first place you must think all the world
of some woman"
II do,' muttered the young man on
the divan.
"Well, maybe you do,' / said.
"Most men don't. They think they
do, but they care great deal more for
their own comfort. However, we will
begin with the premise that you do
care enough for some girl. Now, the
''Well, don't II" said the young
man. 81 take her every place. and
spend all the money have on her.
"Oh, yes;" | interrupted, THAT is
all man thinks Is necessary. OF
course that is very nice, but it is net
the essential--the little things !"
The lovelorn young man eroaned.
sit is those little things said,
THAT tell. They are hard to explain,
but maybe can give you some idea
You know her iavorite howerf''
"Well, yes-well, don't know; /
suppose she likes roses, all girls do. -
"Oh, you stupid boy; don't you
know that all giils, that is girls with
any feeling, affect or take some par
ticular flower for their own and attach
no end of sentiment to it2 Now, if
you knew she IL not feeling we'll today,
and you would send her tiny punch
of her favorites, with tender word,
they would bring some sunshine into
her room, whereas whole florists
array of some other blossom would only
bring forth. 'eh. we'll, what is II
James? flowers? just put them in the
drawing room.
"Then, do you remember any date on
which something happened? Some
little tender episode in your friend.
ship?" Ard 1 smiled sympathetically
Tom blushed and stammered 'Yes, by
Jove! the day she-well, hang it.
can't telEyou all she said-but | will
never forget that day and how pretty
she looked. The exact date? No,
don't know that. Sometime in August.
What she wore? Oh, some light
colored thing"
1 smiled conremptuously. 81 an
afraid you have a great deal to learn,
Tom. | am sure IL that girl cares fol
. you she knows the day and the exact
J hour of that little episode, and every
time she wears the gown she wore ther
she feels something tickling at tht
remnant of the heart that you have
J left her. A woman harbors in her mos
sacred hearts memories such anniver
saries. They are so much to her. Sht
says. next week. or tomorrow, it viii
lie the Goth of June; that is the da,
: he first gave me that rose between th'
| leaves of book, marking story HI
had read. l wonder If he will remem
ber?' And If she is real womanl,
woman, with all those weaknesses tina
the daughters of Eve are prone to, sh,
will probably read over those self-sam,
stories on that day, and of course sh
will wear rose. The man might 6,
through bower OF roses on the 29tl
of June, and never think of il !: and ye
he loves that girl Just as much. oh
no, Tom; know, men do Eot renem
Der the little things. They will rernem
ber to send carriage for you il it is
|. pouring rainy day, hut if when yol
!. meet them you have on some violet
that you have been trying TO keep owe
! from the bunch he gave you the nigh
: before, he will never notice them.
"And music! How often it bring
back lot of associations. know
woman who never could keep back th
tears when she heard The Angel
I Serenade. She at first heard it whel
she had been with man she love,
t dearly. 1t had been played often at
{ place she dined and lunched with him
And the strains of it were always asso
ciated with some sweet memory in thei
love. They are drifted apart now, bu
{ that music strikes the old chords i
her heart just the same. Do you sup
pose the man ever thinks of itY No.
doubt if he would know it now if b
: were to hear it. Oh, Tom, you hay
Q lots to learn. You need not be cripgine
: women like a masterly man. In fact
Q most women, though they wont admi
: it, like to be ordered about But the
\ like to be loved, too, and they like t
a have their whims and tastes remem
! bored. Now, if that girl you love ha
ever said she cared for certain book O
place. that ought to he enough to max
Q you always think of her ip associatio
q with them. ii she likes certain dish
d don't you think OF it at luncheon ID
/ you love music? Classical music,
!, mean? Well, if I were you and m
sweetheart liked Wagner, would lear
to like him il l had to go through toi
= lures doing it. would manage to assc
ciate my self so thoroughly with all tina
l. my sweetheart liked that each thin
IF would make her think of me. No, yo
| need not shake your head, it can