t and vigorous
action.

Literary Editors:
Dear Sirs:

I have been very much interested in the clever work of Nancy and
Ernest Boyd which has been appearing in your magazine, and I
wonder if you could take the time to give me a little piece of
information about them. You see there was a Nancy Boyd (her
mother was Nancy Kroomen of Beaver Dam) and her bro. Ernest, who
was neighbors to us for several years, and when they moved I sort
of lost track of them. You know how those things are. But it's a
small world after all, isn't it? and I shouldn't be at all
surprised if this was the same party and, if it is, will you say
hello to Nancy for me, and tell Ernest that Ed. Gold still comes
down from Akron to see E. W. every Saturday. He'll know who I
mean.
Ever sincerely,
MAY WINTERS.

LETTERS TO STRANGERS

In writing to a person with whom you have only a slight acquaintance,
it is a sign of proper breeding to attempt to show the stranger that
you are interested in the things in which he is interested. Thus, for
example, if you were to write a letter to a Frenchman who was visiting
your city for the first time, you would endeavor, as in the following
example, to speak to him in his own idiom and put him at his ease by
referring to the things with which he is undoubtedly familiar. It is
only a "boor" who seeks to impose his own hobbies and interests upon a
stranger, disregarding entirely the presumable likes and dislikes of the
latter.

A CORRECT LETTER TO A FRENCH VISITOR

Monsieur Jules La Chaise,
Hotel Enterprise,
City.

MONSIEUR:

I hope that you have had a bon voyage on your trip from la belle
France, and my wife and I are looking forward to welcoming you to
our city. Although I cannot say, as your great king Louis XV. so
justly remarked, "L'etat, c'est moi," yet I believe that I can
entertain you comme il faut during your stay here. But all bon
mots aside, would you care to join us this afternoon in a ride
around the city? If you say the word, voila! we shall be at your
hotel in our automobile and I think that you will find here much
that is interesting to a native of Lafayette's great country and
especially to a citizen of Paris. Did you know, for example, that
this city manufactures 38% of the toilet soap and perfumery je ne
sais quoi which are used in this state? Of course, our sewers are
not