ed to draw her attention to Personal
column of --- in his hand, will oblige admirer by sending address to B.,
Box 102, --- office.

If she is a vile woman, undoubtedly she will do so, and that
establishment will deliver her letter, and do its part in helping on the
assignation.

A gentleman will bow to a lady, and she, thinking it may be a friend,
returns the bow. The next day appears the following:

TALL LADY DRESSED IN BLACK, WHO acknowledged gentleman's salute, Broadway
and Tenth street, please address D., box 119, --- office, if she wishes
to form his acquaintance.

Sometimes a man will whisper the word "personal" to the lady whom he
dares not insult further, and the next day the following appears:

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 4 P.M.--"CAN YOU answer a personal?" Fifth avenue
stage from Grand to Twenty-third street. Please address BEN. VAN DYKE,
--- office, appointing interview. To prevent mistake, mention some
particulars.

Others more modest:

WILL THE LADY THAT WAS LEFT WAITING by her companion on Monday evening,
near the door of an up-town theatre, grant an interview to the gentleman
that would have spoken if he had thought the place appropriate? Address
ROMANO, --- office.

It is really dangerous to notice a patron of the paper mentioned, for he
immediately considers it ground for a personal, such as the following:

LADY IN GRAND STREET CAR, SATURDAY evening 7.30.--Had on plaid shawl,
black silk dress; noticed gentleman in front; both got out at Bowery;
will oblige by sending her address to C. L., box 199, --- office.

Young ladies with attendants are not more free from this public insult,
as shown by the following:

WILL THE YOUNG LADY THAT GOT OUT OF a Fifth avenue stage, with a
gentleman with a cap on at 10 yesterday, at Forty-sixth street, address
E. ROBERTS, New York Post-office.

This public notice must be pleasing to the young lady and to "the
gentleman with the cap on." It is a notice that the gentleman believes
the lady to be willing to have an intrigue with him. If it goes as far
as that, this newspaper will lend its columns to the assignation as
follows:

LOUISE K.--DEAR, I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR letter, last Saturday, but not in
time to meet you. Next Tuesday, Dec. 7, I will meet you at the same time
and place. East. Write to me again, and give your address. Your old
acquaintance.

Or as follows:

L. HATTIE B.--FRIDAY, AT 2.30 P.M.

The personal column is also used to publicly