Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1886 — Misplaced Sympathy. [ARTICLE]

Misplaced Sympathy.

“I am sorry you two ladies are going all that distance alone, ” I said to some friends going east some time ago. “If we see anybody on the train I know, 11l put you in his charge.” “Don’t—l’d rather not,” one of them answered. “Why?” “Because you always get more attention from strangers. We are all right. If we have any chaperon he’ll be bored to death and he will be disagreeable all the way. If we have none, every man on the train will be at pur service and he’ll only be too glad to attend to us. ” “That’s queer. -1 never -thought - of that.” “My dear boy, men are always in search of adventure, and a formal introduction or an intimate acquaintance makes it duty, and duty ia always disagreeable. ” “Well, I suppose you are right.” “Do you see that gentleman there ? He’s been quietly looking around to see what pretty women are on the train. Before we get to Port Costa he’ll be asking my sister if he can do anything for her. She’s prettier than I am. But what he is willing to do for her hell do for me to keep me sweet. ” “I don’t think vou’ll get left yourself.” “Between you and me and the window I don’t think I will.” And I left them with their arrangements all made as to how they were going to treat every man on the car.— San Francisco Chronicle.