Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

tSYlN4E1 pay d BIedI pdIJ III lOVeHldhlIlg, anu
that more than one woman has been
captivated by the poetic and romantic
writing of the man she loved.
A love-sick Frenchman, writing to Suzanne,
for instance, will begin his letter with "Ma
petite Suzanne cherie." or "Ma mignonne
adoree," mon petit cat' (cat here has not
the same sense as the English 'cat''), or "My
sugary Suzanne" Rat, poulet (chicken), canard
(duck), but never goose" are the pet names
usually employed.
At the end of his letter, in which he has
sworn to love her and be faithful to her forever,
or has threatened to commit suicide by drinking
a mortal mixture Of peppermint and water, the
Frenchman will embrace" Suzanne with all
the strength of his SOUL" or "devour her with
KISSES" or send her "a thousand caresses from
her wicked X" and poor Suzanne will imme-
diatey answer and yield, because she will be
afraid of being the cause of a suicide, and above
all, because she finds that after all, he is nice
fellow.
All! If we were allowed to have look into
the letters addressed "poste resante" in Paris
we should be edited, without exaggeration six
out of ten letters sent to all the postoffces in
the gay city are love messages.
It is extraordinary how many kisses the post
men carry. 1t is kind of modern torture of
Tantulus for them.
In France, where breach of promise cases are
almost unknown, people have not the same op
portunities of amusing themselves over love mis-
sves read in court and printed in the news
papers, as often happens here. But compen-
sation may be found in the Petite Correspond
ence' of certain French journals.
The lines printed there sometimes extra
ordinary, and it is easy to divine what exciting
love adventures passionate dramas lurk behind
these public love communications.
A few examples will prove that I do not ex-
aggerate The following lines appeared in
Parisan paper, and / translate them literally:
"I suffer too much! l adore you, and can
not think you love another man. Your letter
gave me confidence in future happiness.
am mad / shall love you forever! If you are
happy forget me, but shall always be yours ii
you in trouble. Despairing kiss from your
slave, X
The Riviera being an ideal place for love.
making one can sometimes find astounding dec
aratons of love printed in the papers there.
Has not the sun of the south badly struck the
brain of the man who wrote the following lines?
Ideal and captivating unknown goddess whom
meet every morning on the promenade des
Angais when will you allow me to lay at your
little feet my desperate heart-that heart that
beats for you alone, that has been bewitched BY
the unspeakable charm of your eyes, blue as the
immense Mediterranean? The Gentleman With
the Gray Top Hat"
Imagine the shock this unknown goddess got
when she opened the paper and happened TO
light on this effuson-after her prosaic break.
fast
Whether this other petite correspondence"
can be called love message is a matter of opin.
ion:
"Gontran, 1S c. d. went yesterday even
ing to the rendezvous. l waited for one hour and
a half. I thought you were i'll, and was in a
state of extreme anxiety when saw you driving
in Nine. Ms carriage. It's very nice of you,
indeed. l know what your love is worth
Don't endeavor to see me again, because am
disgusted of you. LOUISE"
The clerk who received this advertisement
must have enjoyed it thoroughly, although it
might have been at the expense of poor Louise.