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Show A WORD TO THE CIRLS. Young men aro not always absolutely abso-lutely rich. They havo not, as a general thing, more money thau they know what to do with. But many young ladies must be ignorant of the fact and believe all their beaux to be young millionaires. Of course, thoughtful, modest, well tan eh t ladies, even in their teens, quite understand how to behave to gentle men who ofler them attentions; but thcro aro others, who dress m wvli and are as pretty, who behave in mu:1i a way that after knowing them a iiule while, young men grow aluoluu ly afraid of girls. A young man wilh mo.leralu means will invite one ot these young ladies to some place of amusement, and afterward otler refreshment!!, in most countries he could not do this, but American parents h:ivo gnat confidence in their daughters, and here it is permissible. A Her tho entertainment ho generally asks her to take some refreshment. And now, rash youth, ha has placed hinueli entirely in that girl's power. If she is a lady, he is safe, for, having had the carle placed iu her own hand.-, she will signify her wish fur nothing more expensive than a cream and a cake; but if she is not a lady at heart, Bhc m.iyrun her eye over the bill and give an order that will empty his pockets. Tho thing has been done more than onco or twice, us many a young man can testily; ami it is an exceptional young man who has courage enough to my to the girl: "Phut is beyond my meann." Quite a scene occurred one evening even-ing at a fashionable restaurant, where two young lathes of good position Inul indulged in this sort ot vulgarity. The gentleman who uemrup.inied thorn had a ten doiUr bill m hi.i pocket. Tlicy ordered reh eahiii'MUrt which produced a twenty live dollar check. Probably thia combination of circumstancus occasioned temporary insanity on tho part of tho young man, lor. having looked at the check, ho remarked ho would sou whelhor it was raining, and went to tho door. Ho never caino back again. These two respectable young ladies were obliged to telegraph for their brother, who, having paid lor their supper, took them homo dissolved dis-solved in tours aud overcome with mortification. Tho next day tho brother prepared to horsewhip tho young man, but did not do it. Ho decided that though a man might not "luy his hand upon a woman huvo in tho way of kindness," the girls lrilth avenue girls they wore too desorved a Hugging mum. Another young mau ot whom I know, was forced in tho samo way tu pawn his watch. Of course few girls daro go quito so far; but IIiohc whose escorts areyouug men just struggling up tho ladder, do quite as inconsidorute and vulgar a thing whoa they force them to spend more than a few shillings on rclrenh-mouta. rclrenh-mouta. it ia always in a man's power to place more expensive things before a lady if ho desires to do so, and it ie never Jiulyliko to put a geullomau friend to any expense beyond tlmt which he insists upon. On tho whole, it would bo bailor fur girls, as a general thing, to declino refreshments oulircly, Tho uvuniug'u ontcrlinmont and tho walk or riilo home are quito as plesant without them. And "tickets" generally tux u poor young man's puree nutlieiently without a siipplemontary confectioner's confection-er's bill, iln knows it, too, hut ho would not bo thought mean; aud no, aomo time or olhor, bo in almost Hiiro to bo placed iu a mortifying position. A good many men have learned thin, and it is ono of tho reasons why "fttloiiiiuns" flag and gentlemen go by thenisulvds to planes of hiiiuai)-niont, hiiiuai)-niont, instead of asking their lady friends, who munt oftun bo HtuflVd liko a Hlnwhourg gnouo afterwards. |