New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-25

LETTERS Of Sentiment written for women Tuesday
call sENT 74tS 2S12l-- Foznf2. No - st
tt was Saturday. and just O'Clock, when a Trib-
une reporter. hot Cupids scent, ran up SENT
mental Tonmys steps and jerked Sentimental Tom
my's bell pull young girl, about old enough to
be in the seventh grade, opened the door When
asked for Sentimental Tommy her nose percepColy
assembled. She was not old enough to be send-
mental and she visibly scofed at those who We're
Pert little seventh grade girl Her time will come.
Upstairs there were three women in the waiting
room. One was not much older than the seventh
grade girl but she a trained skirt Monte
Carlo coat and a chrysanthemum Of saf1ron mar
under a picture hat Another a little, dark
woman, Of uncertain age who sat in a corner and
brooded. And the third was young woman IN a
mans coat, who seemed to be amused about some
thing. There another woman, in A gray dress
with silver snake around her waist, who was tell
ing Sentimental Tommy what kind Of a letter she
wanted
When she was gone Sentimental Tommy shook
UP crimson satin sofa cushion that was poised
on the arm Of davenport, and airily waited MS
next client into It
Sentimental Tommy a distinctly pleasant
looking young man. He was clean shaver, athletic,
with honest gray eyes-or they might have been
blue-sboulders braveIy squared, and teeth that
were eloquent for the denufrice he uses
mo, I'm not Sentimental Tommy myself, he
said. I'm only Sentimental Tommys business
agent. Sentimental Tommy is a novelist whose
books have been read from sea to sea and whose
love have drawn tears from the eyes Of thou
sands. He made a fortune out of his books. and
lost it through the publishing business
He is down his luck, you know" Went on
his representative confdentally broke, you
know-on his uppers. But I know what letters he
can write. and I furnished the idea and hired the
room. I'm just the man that takes the orders
You outline your letter TO and you'll get a bet
ter letter than you ever saw before in your life.
But since the man who takes the orders is the
only the patron sees, for all practical purposes
he is Sentimental Tommy
"Oh, no, you wouldn't get into the papers-dont
you worry that You see, what suggested
this thing to the letters that were read at
a great divorce case. There were q lot on both
sides. His letters were such idiotic drivel they
made the look like fool when they were
read out in court, and hers were as bad Now,
Sentimental Tommy engages TO write letters for
his clients that will be diguifed and correct-do
the business all right, you know; but gush. or
bosh. ootsy-tootsy business. Nothing that would
draw a laugh In a divorce court a breach Of
promise suit. New-York is the first city We've
tried the thing in. We've started in in a small
way. but although this IS the first week We've had
several customers already.
There are RATS Of people, went on Cupids
agent, who write good business letter, but
when it comes TO writing sentimental letter
they're Up against it They sOp over Now, r.
and he displayed his museum teeth in an enEag iug
way. while he looked his client straight in the
eyes with his honest gray ones-or they might
have been blue-'now. I shouldn't have much dim
Guilty in writing say the goods weren't salts
factory and would have 70 be shipped back. but
I'm hanged II 1 should know how TO write and tell
girl that I-oh well. you know the sort Of thing
I mean.
And now tell ue-ah-your story II you please"
We'll, him and Cooper Union a year
ago, and we've been keeping company ever since"
began Sentimental Tommy's client speaking In her
best Lower East Side voice, dead and sloppy and
nasal Sentimental Tommy listened with the
most delicate, respectful sympathy. He's sot an
aunt. and its her that's come between US. She's
real rich, the aunt IS. On, she's got nearly much
$4,000 and she don't like me cause / work FOR
me Twin. Hes been awful fond o. me- but now
he's tryin 10 shut or dis aunt's goin to leave
him her money, he expects, II he don't queer him
sek before she has a chance die. but it would
queer him for fair II ne hitch up to me,
and he darsnt-he thinks more OF the money than
he does Of me-and he's gtvtn' me the go by. Hes
shakin' me That's what he's after Won't you
bring him back MI Sentimental Tommy Write
letter that'u win him back to me-"
II see" murmured Sentimental Tommy, condoI-
ingIy. Now you come back Monday at noon
and that letter'u be ready for you. The attendant
will hand you It in sealed envelope. you viii hand
her your dollar in sealed envelope, and the trans
action will be over. Oh. no. don't assume any
responsibility for the consequences. Sentimental
Tommy only engages to write the letters He
doesn't undertake to you married and living
happy ever after. He isn't matrimonial agency
why don't yer advertise to write letters OF SEN
timent for men, as well women"
"Oh. we'll, now" said Sentimental Tommy. dep
recatingly. You know that will never add
NIT that there is anything they can't do. There
isn't living who doesn't think he can write
letters good enough for any woman earth 10
read"
Sure enough. Monday at noon, a sealed envelope
was handed out OF Sentimental Tommy's front
door in exchange for another that was handed in.
It a fat envelope Inside was letter, which
follows;
Network City. November %
My Dear George (or whatever name); Although
time has elapsed since your last engagement
with me, I have heard nothing from you, and
knowing that the mails oft prove treacherous,
going TO give you the benefit OF whatever
doubt there Is and write 10 you. Letters links
Of friendship that bind to those from whom
circumstance may separate but to whom our
thoughts constantly straying, and were it not
for the blessed privilege Of communicating in this
manner, many an aching heart would find no out
let l feel that some misunderstanding has crept
between US, I should have heard from you ere
now. and I sincerely trust that since have gen