Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29

kulecT LOT nHlI tne year, the scCOn0 naIf
Of which he spends in writing.
The following Is letter from O man
suffering the effects Of unrequited love.
Your very interesting 'ad.'" he says.
seems to offer the paradise of which
! have dreamed. I am suffering from
serious complication Of troubles, conse-
auent upon unrequitcd love and finan-
cial embarrassment. After three and
half years overseas service. first as a
private. later as frst lieutenant, your
offer sounds like heaven to me. II there
be no taboo against a pipe, a few books.
a dog and freedom Of thought In the fair
sex. think l am the man you are look
ing for"
In classifying the letters, it was found
that not a few of them came from men
who are in the service. Their letters
have peculiar, refreshing, straight
from-the shoulder tang. A captain in
the ordnance department writes: "If
have doped this adj out right, this Job
will suit me TO a t. I am a captain in
the army. but have long leave coming
to me this summer. Am a design and
experimental engineer know the woods
and the water; am physically very fit,
and my large government pay Is not quite
| sufficient to support me in the marts OF
men on said leave. Permission would be
asked to bring along about 800 books"
a boy in the aero squadron, in reply
ing to the advertisement, metculously
observes all the rucs of military corre-
spondence. He starts out with the three
regulation leads: From To, Subject
His annexation of the last Is interesting.
1t is: Subject: All alone on your island"
| Some of the letters written show that
the applicant is hard UP for work and
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Of work. provided that he gets some COM
pensatIon The majority Of these COM
munications show a highly unconvention-
al regard for rules Of diction and gram
mar. ITO whom 1t may concern" heads
one OF these letters. The rest Of the note
is in one sentence:
II would like TO know whether or not
you have a man to stay on that island
| for the summer II not will you let me
know and also let me know when you
would like me to see you and what you
mean buy no compinsation as I took It
/ for no pay then some one told me It
means II you get hurt you don't get no
money so I took It in my head to find
, out so will kindly let me know If your
got a man or not am (2D years Of age
this is all hoping to hear an answer
soon."
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application is apparently a believer in
equal rights:
There's nothing In your adj thai
doesn't appeal to me; here's hoping thai
my qualifications are equally pleasing tc
your eyes.
II am a writer. and wherever l locate
my typewriter and ash tray is home
sweet home, to me. I thoroughly enjoy
my own company to the exclusion OF
any one else's and would find long
sought-for opportunity to work out o.
sound of a telephone bell. I can swim
but perhaps you are not interested IL
the fate and fortune Of the inhabitan
Of that isle of yours so I'll come quickl.
to the anti-climax of my confession.
am a woman-I wish l could write it il
smaller type. but the fact remains
can imagine you would not care to hant
over the responsibility Of an island what
ever it may be to a flapper but to a ma
ture. middle aged woman there can b.
no objection. I can really think OF man,
reasons why woman would be prefer
able to man. and I should appreciate
an opportunity to give you my view
point"
There are other letters. hundreds o
them, from artists. from newspapermen
from ex-army men. from clerks. from
invalids and so on through the Who'll
gamut Of human types. professions an
trades. According to the man who mus
choose one from among all that noun
! tain Of information. the choice Is no
easy.
AS rule an elderly man is picked. Al
unfortunate experience with a young ma
who grew lonely after few days sta
at the island led to the formation of tina
a rule