"Captain Jack.

"SIR:--I have perused with entire satisfaction your personal in
'The Times.' I should like to know more of you. I read between
the lines, and my perception ineradicably convinces me that you
are honest and respectable. I do not believe I should compromise
my self-esteem at all in granting you an interview. I shall be at
Luna's restaurant at seven precisely, next Monday eve, and will
bear a bunch of white marguerites. Will you likewise, and wear a
marguerite in your lapel?

"Trusting this will find you in health, I am

"Respectfully yours,

"K. D. B."



"Miss K. D. B.

"DEAR MISS:--From the modest and retiring description of your
qualities and character, I am led to believe that I will find in
you an agreeable life companion. Will you not accord me the great
favor of a personal interview? I shall esteem it a high honor. I
will be at Luna's Mexican restaurant at seven of the clock P.M. on
Monday evening next. May I express the fervent hope that you also
will be there? I name the locality because it is quiet and