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.and, palaver, ! will understand, that she. has. good .sense. . . "Give av girl a nice, clean piece of -.paper, a bottle ot ink and a pen, and she seems to just go crazy:, if. she cares for. the man to whom he is writing.". v This man did, not tell me to Say anything about a man who would -read a letter written him' by a girl who had an idea not only that he cared for her, but also that he was worthy of her love and good opinion. A man who would read a letter of this kind to a room full of .his fellows should be made, to understand what a dispicable cad he is. This chap who writes 'to me, how , ever, is quite right about the foolish letter writuig habit. But it is ,not ,a habit to which; women areaddicted. Indeed, all .history, both ancient and modern, tell of the foolishlet,terthat men have written,, and you will, find more "loveyrdovies" and "X. X.X.," that mean 'kisses, and suly "baby talk'' signed by- men's names than you could possibly find in a woman's letter. "What is" there about love?" asks Heine,. who has been called Ger many's greatest "lover, '."that makes -the strongest ininded man into.the silliest"" fool?" And if you' Tead 'Ue daily papers, you will not wonder-that he asked the question. . Many "a man has had to pay and pay well, in dollars as well as in ridi cule, for the foolish letters he has written, and they are not always love letters. You can-hardly take up a newspaper without seeing .where the "deadly letter -writer" has gotten in' his work. 1 I do not believe an adult human being can be found who hasi not re gretted, at some time or another, writing' a letter. , It.may be one from a loving woman to an unwoAhy man who has taken the warm) tender words, which she put down on paper, straight from hfer heart and used, them to hurt her. - It jnayibe .ajetter .full of. harsh;6rds that would be better lef t-uhsaid. $ ;may be a.secret that shpuldrtidtJiave been told, arid putting it '.on .paper makes it much worse. It is better never to writea letter than to writejorie that will :send you five minutes'after you.have; mailed, it to. the box, tdrsee.'if .you can dig it out with your hatpin. ,; Letters,, my'jdear girls, and young men, are very ;dangerous things, with the awful propensity of 'bobbing Tip before your face when you;,leastk ex pect them and making;ybu blush with grief and. shame. ; - -, So, gfrls,;wheh you feel;likewriting a letter straight, from your.heart to your best young man, go. ahead and doit. Pourbji'typurvery soul. Say as many foolish, loviiiglittle things as you wish) "Get it oiittof rybur'sys tem,";and theni be, silre'an'd burn the letter up. ' , .. t Don't askj the man ,tb, whom you end it to "burn this." Remember, one pf America's 'gretest iSta'tesmen lost the; presidency, ' of, Vt.he United States becaus6',he1:asked 'the, other .fellow to- burnftbis" instead of burn-1 ing it before, sending ItJ. & 0 ' ' ;: Client So -the jury gave -me $20o. That's great, eh? Lawyer Yes, my" boy. You .don't know; how badlyj j.eeded.itl ;, )