The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-19
SOME DON'TS
FOR LOVERS.
Nv EVERETT MCNEIL.
| For. the Girl.

Il III For the Glrl-
Don't attempt to inonopollze your lover.
Give him plenty OF rope; but bring Kim
up with a short jerk once In awhile.
just to let Rim know how firm a hold
you have Of the other end.
Don't g,,sh over him. Too much sweet
ness clogs tho appetite. Always let
him go from you hungry to come again.
Don't be cold. II 4yon have a lover
worth loving, and sou love him, don't
be afraid nor ashamed to let him know
that you love kim; but don't Stop over.
q Don't ilirt with other men. Most men
look on a flirt In much the same way
that n baby does rattle-box something
to be played with and then discarded.
A fool Is the only man who knowingly
will marry aeflirt.
Don't quarrel Quarrels are said to
be loves condiments; but true love
has no more need OF condlment than
has piece OF 1cinDn-plc Of salt and
pepper.
Don't attempt to measure the love Of
| your lover by the depth OF his pocket
book, especially II he happens to be a
man whose only asset Is a moderate
| salary. An cxtravagant wife hangs like
| d milestone around a mans neck. The
l{sensibe man knows this. and will cut
loose before 1t is too late ii
Don't advertise your love to the whole
| world. 1t is sufficient to convince tho
| man most concerned.
Don't measure your lover with a tall
! ors yardstick. It Is the man in the
clothes and not the clothes on the man
tllat you are to marry.
Don't idearzc your lover. Hs prob
ABLY is neither better nor worse than
| q million other men: and your loving
shim Will NOT make an angel OF him.
Don't forget that rnodesty at all times
1 and in all places Is loves most sacred
crown Don't tarnish that crown.
/ # Don't imagine because your lover tells
/ you that you are the most beautiful
| woman In the world that he Is telling
i the truth. . Love is blind, and never more
Ifblnd than when estimating the charms
i of his beloved.
Don't expect your lover to be a saint.
i Few men are.
Don't let your love blind you to all
I the rest OF the world When in love
\ YOU need to SEQ what, you. are doing even
i more clearly tia n When you are not III
Hove. M
Don't love where reason cannot Join
4 hands with the heart
Don t. marry IA man to reform him.
. Reform him before arrying: and be-
sure that the reform goes clear down
to the everlasting bedrock. Al girl
lis fool who thinks that man will do
for her after marriage what he cannot
or yyill not do before. When a bird Is
4 In n cage, W no longer fears Its wings M
\ Y Finally, don't forget that love is tho
4 sweetest and mos blessed gift Of God
4 Ito mortals: and that It should be kept
pure and white. free from lust and ava
rice and sordid .anbtt ton; for the GOD
4 Of love is a jealous god and gives to
i drink OF the blessed wine Of his rich
4 vintage az happnessp only to those who
i worship at his shrine truly and unset
nshly II ls 2 8
& For the. Man.
/ Don'tvisit your sweetheart oftener than
4 three times a week. Give her a chance
4 to miss you a saH 5:s si5
Don't attempt stoFihuy her love with
I costly presents, ti1eaters. flowers, bon
bons etc * on Wish her to love you.
l8not your pocket book.
fs Don't be stingy. Give freely what
You an afford TO give. and no more;
i ana II she is the right kind Of girl she
vii. understand and appreciate you all
j the better. 8
a Don It think that you own the girl the.
moment you become engaged to her
f,.srheres many a slip 'twixt the cup and
i the lip.'' # Besides. modern girls do not
like to be owned 4 even by the men
they love. # ZEE
Don't forget to make a treaty Of peace
with your weetheart's small brother or
! sister A 1ittle candy and a few dimes
/ judlclously bestowed will win you an ally
whose value Is out Of all proportion to
.isize.S That lover may well tren1bl "a
for his cause who has not won tue
friendship Of the small brother or sister.
Don't be Jealous of another man q II
tentions to 6 your sweetheart. II she
encourages them undulys she is unworthy
| of you: Drop her If he gets encourage
ment from her you have¬hng to fear;
Rejoice! If other men find your sweet
heart attractive, It Is a. eomplime emf TO
your good taste: Be \, glad! !, {. =.
Don't forget to tell your sweetheart
at least d dozen times every time you
| see her that you love her, A woman
l5isfneyer6 tired Of hearing the words =
love YOU from the lips that she loves,
DON'T, when attending a social ga {
erng, stick to the side OF your beloved
all4the time Give other. men q chance
to talk to 4 her, and yourself q chance
to talk to other girls Return to her
often; and thus show her the strength
3of her loyh. that will constantly draw you
back to her side, Il, .5
DON'T, when you call to see your sweet
heart. and her father and mother persist
many bored you. You may wish them
buried seven miles under the. Dead Sen;
but don't let them know IT. Treat them
with the most deferentinl polit as "
they were the only father ana mother. 10 4
the universe-and trust TO K you . "ee '
heart. ,sJ =, W
Don't be one OF those knowing men VINO
think they understand womankind. Only
omniscience can comprehend q woman
You know Just about as much about your on
wea tier WIN .bc next April. Don't try to
comprehend her. Love her; and thank
God that she is no worse:
Don't expect your sweetheart to be an q
angel She Is not: and i she was sl'e
would DO altogether too good for you
DON'T fall in love with q beautiful form
and saoa, II ,ove should look deeper than
tho the skin and bones. God sometimes puts
d beautiful soul behind a homely face !, ana I, ~
conversely. BETTER be dead than wedaon