The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
FROM WOMA MS
POINT OF VIE w

A young woman can not be too partic-
ular in making acquaintances. for there
are plenty Of unserupulous men about
and not always a friendly voice to warn
against them Summer is an easy season
10 md trouble. for there are strangers all
about and the uncOnvenu0nality Of vaca-
ton life In the country or at the seashore
is hard to combat.
A neighbor of mine IS trying to save a
girl from the consequences OF believing
in a stranger. She is a maid in the fam
ily Of a doctor. and has been receiving the
attentions Of a man who did not tell her
the truth about himself The doctors
wife had an instructive dislike for the
man. and when a few inquiries fold her
the story Of a wife and small children and
not enough money to give them hair the
ordinary comforts OF life, she warned the
girl. Who was really too much infatuated
with the man TO believe anything but
what he told her. Il is 70 be feared that
mischief will come 10 her unless the neg
lected wife happens to hear Of the affair
and takes a hand in its settlement
The girl is good and attractive, and It is
a pity that caSeless acquaintanceship
should have led her into trouble. Some
times summer acquaintance can be
dropped, but even with that knowledge
one should be rather careful know that
IL IS pleasant TO be on speaking terms
with ones neighbors but the limit should
be a restricted one when they are stFan-
gers. Men. particularly. are rather cruel
I'm their amusementS and consider the
heart Of any woman a legitimate play
thing
There is a heap Of double dealing that
affects women. We take impetuous WOO
ing IN the serious way that means a long
heartache when it turns out false There
are faithful husbands in the world, but
there is a large number Of the other kind.
and they stop short of nothing when they
become interested IN a pretty or attTac-
tive woman. There is a law 10 reach them,
but It must be invoked by the wife as long
as a man keeps within the pale Of the
law. and the wife is generaIy the last per-
son to know OF the detection Of her mate.
have made acqUaintances In the past
that would have been glad TO forget but
they were always bobbing up at uncom-
Portable moments. One Of this class halt
ed me on the street recently and regaleG
my companion with a few "reminiscences
that / would Ike to wipe out. The woman
was an acquaintance made IN boarding
house, and has drifted through some pc
.,~--ew-fa4,nac I rnr
nothing in common with her. but she has
kept track of me with surprising patience.
have often pitied men who have strug-
gled from small beginnings 10 big sue
cesses, because they are daily subjected
to this kind of annoyance All the ac-
quaintances Of the bitter days they would
like TO forget keep striving TO get in
touch with them. and always they are
gifted with unpleasantly long memories
The world has an eager ear for stories
affecting such men, and the undesirable
acquaintance supplies them.
A friendly type of woman took a seaside
cottage one summer, and in less than a
month was on speaking terms with a lot
of new people One day a man whom
she had met many times on the car and
with whom she had talked walked by the
house with the evident intention of being
noticed. A few days later he ventured on
a call, and finally became such a nuisance
that she cut short her stay at the shore,
but did not escape him for some weeks
later He was married and had go bust
ness to let his fancy wander.
BETTY BRADEEN.