San Francisco, December 12th.
Editor New York newspaper who enjoys great delight while reading all poetry & story writings which he send back to Author with smiling excuses:
Dearest Sir—What say that great poeter, Hon. Sir Walter Scotch, about ladies? He say as follows:
“O ladies, during idle moments
Inclined to make coyness with giggly expression,
Yet when sick-sorrow time of brain-ache come along
You are very skilful about being an Angel!”
Since my loving engagement to Miss Alice Furioki I got good chance to study them Ladies.
Ladies, Mr. Editor, is nearly always female by sex. This is a very universal custom. Therefore, since original date of Eve & Adam ladies of female gander has been accustomed to drudgeness and downtroddery all time. Ladykind has been slave of gentlemankind from 1 o’clock of history to present date; they has been personal dry-goods of them tyrants of male descent without no privileges except following:
1. To tell husband what-time to get up by morning.