The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-21
Anent The Social Bankruptcy Act
PLACID PERSON IMPROPER THE PRoPos
 ENACTMENT, GIVEN ASSURANCES BY THE IMPRACTICAL PERsoN.
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 years of my life to a study of every- thing in the world am not yet in- fallible. fancied that the social bankruptcy act would not be fgura- lively an administration measure. But today have been beset with so many inuuiries that, If did not like you we'll enough not to be envious of you, I should quite desire to have been the author of the act"
 T am sure that to you belongs more than half the credit" said the Im- practical person, with warmly emusive generosity. T have myself been grat- filed by the enthusiastic reception of the measure. if not of the men who made 1t, as The Person with Politi- cal Past would say. Hence this deli cately perfumed cigar. whose bouquet is peculiarly appropriate to social bankruptcy act; hence. these others which seem to have reposed in the same sachet-sack. Hence this lowered silk ped, gold embroidered cigarettes, hence this boutonniere of dyed feathers"
 You seem to be the first beneficiary under the act" The Placid Person said very pleasantly indeed.
 'fWho with more right?" asked The Impractical Person, laughing. "The Person Who Periodically Appears at Polite Parties. told me today with de- licious naivete that he had not hitherto known how The Other Half Lived" It seems. that the poor chap is not alone in his misery: hundreds of sym pathetic sufferers, he exclaimed emo- tionally this morning after he reitera- ted his thanks to me, had come to him and wrung his hand. which is doubt less quite romantic but not physically grateful to the person thus manually l. planatory euiogies of me that I awoke Byronically to find myself famous. with a world of scented cigars and other useless bricsa-brac at my feet, or my hands. If you please"
 My Dear Sir" The Placid Persons manner was omlnously grave and his gentle voice was impressively pitched in the lower octave: you will not, hope, suspect me of petty jealousy when I remind you that your present popularity has a consequent, or, at the least. subsequent responsibility not to be frivoiously or facetiously considered. Have you thought out carefully the effects which may be re- sultant from the utilization of the pro- ceedings in involuntary bankruptcy by unprincipled persons?
 My attention was directed to this phase of the proposed legislation by
 
 implied by innuendo of admirable deli- cacy that woman, jealous of another upon whom former suitor of her own was now bestowing attentions, might conspire to throw the aforesaid suitor into involuntary social bankruptcy. have devoted two years of my life to a study of femininity and tblnk not many women would do this: perhaps Anne Whlteheld in Man and Super man or Julia in The Philanderer' would take advantage of such legisla- ton. but 1t is not probable that wo- men in real life would. But 1t is pog- sible, Sir, 1t is possible. The Perfect ly Appareled Person, am sure, must have been threatened with srch Iiti- gation; it Is not probable he could have thought 1t out for himself.
 My dear Personification of Placid ity, have no fears upon that score" the Impractical Person replied with as- surance. '"The schedule of assets in any social bankruptcy case is so de- void of any alluring indication of value that no involuntary bankrupt would possibly lose anything except perhaps his social credit, which must already have been seriously impaired or the proceedings would not be brought. As for the Perfectly Appar- eled Person, well--"
 ssPerbaps," The Placid Person, after waiting a short space for the Imnrac- ttcaI Person to continue, continued for him, perhaps The Perfectly Appareled Person Is like me- have always be- lieved that should be an ideal indi- vidual to have affairs of the heart The ladies could firt with me with perfect assurance: my inconsequential position precludes the possibility of an actual result. for I am sure that I am most eninently ineligible. Yet could wish that | had had an affair to complete, to round out an otherwise perfectly symmetrical character. But am per hitting myself to be diverted. And here is The Person with Political rao