Make him wear shoulder braces.
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Dear Capt. Billy—In all your travels, where did you receive the most hospitality?—Al Hambra.
It was when in California. A gentleman called me into his room, handed me a goblet in one hand and a demijohn in the other and turned his back.
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Dear Capt. Billy—My dearest boy friend jilted me and now refuses to marry me. Please give me your best dope.—Sally Patica.
Dear Sally—Always hate him and bring your children up the same way.
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Dear Captain Billy—I am fondly in love with a young girl in our town, but also have strong sympathies for a dashing grass widow of thirty. My age, too, is thirty, and I would like your advice as to whom I should consider seriously.—Gloomy Gus.