MEN WHO WRITE LETTERS TO THEMSELVES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 160, 27 June 1908, Page 3

MEN WHO WRITE LETTERS TO THEMSELVES.

r.c'i ! .IJ-ar.-ni iy he more allftUi.l than iin mim n[ jmojilc lialii;u:iiiv ur.uri-1 : iiii-ih-ifive-. Still, it ii* v.liu ii i- \,rv ;iv<|iirntu done. ;t "'' '<> pelU'etiv aud of «i -« tui,l «.< miu-1. ''IH- <M h,r i.! ,Ki -I. ill aiU'Cs |\ I'm! »f! u tilawi;..1 u-il kn.-.n Jo the W'itiT. i;< jli-ili.: ;he I,let that good i'i'f- ojii'ii a lit* t«» Mm at odd and isiiC\pC<tvd HMMILMU-. Vvh.il hi' a•» ponder ing owi lih* «»t a nvw ph-ce of work. da : a which the riiar.n-L«.*ri-ii.*- <»i rhi* dirt'-'ivnt peopi ■ in t lit l |*lly. thai i.«. nii.-H had "iu;ipy thought-" hit- .if a- rjpidi). he d'-b-noinnl pi uiaki' nnmoiaf»da ill them "i thai, he might pu-M-rve hi- liiiiN.

At liv-t lie Im'imu in iiie iiniiii.i: \ w.iv by \i'rit:ni,' liieu: down tea -i va>i> ,ii ],,i|icr. lie I'eilll.l. hisvevel. tiiat iiic-c precinlls I'il- OI iiMiiii-i-ritit -wiii/ii «i re written

ell .iM iett, 1- .mil c|,Vein];;'.- wliil'll !l.' foniiil in hi- pni-ke: ic- n.i tiic iiurj-iii of a nen-lmper whi.li lie h.-|:fiemil to lie c.i «,ie ai«,n~ ehher lust or were never i-i i:c 11.inn! ii hen he wanted tiicni. Then In- 'iad ve, ail-,, to the nnire orderly nutel Witt, a- mat wan often mislaid ami v.a- i;e.: r ia II- [iin-kei wh-n lie wanted it. U • ie-,i!ve,l to | M „t the scrap? of pajit r In hiin.-eli.

lie liit ivioiv ; r.i,if<l hiuwli uiut a lot vi .>lain|;\-l. In* <lulv iui<ln'—i'd to hiin>.'lL WhriievtT in futiuv In.- lia<i a h;q»|iy iiU-j ii» scribbkil i!h' thought down, siuck it into an envi'hrj'c. ami ilro|ij).-(i it into tin* lir>t pillar-lxi\ lie ['a— v.I. ll' in* i-vcr to wkv i.i- vnivl-«|!«s .villi him In- wmikl go into t!iv lir>t ii;> caim« mar. buy a ot }m-t -.Mnl-.. jot down hi* ideas on tln-iii a- liu-v nun:' tu him. an! go on. liappy in tin- know Ilia wlwii be arrived at h.unr !iU» thoughts—.Mid lh«'y \vl'm 1 juvfimin to liini --would Ik 1 auailini! liini. rival ly laid on lii> study ti» V pn! a«.i\ nith tin' others for Un' in th«* |t«irt icular art to wiiir-h tln-y Ixdon^fd. In way it \\a- n<» uiiu-'aal thing, if ht» wa- <>ut U>r two <»r tluvf h-'Ui-;. for liim t«i havt- oigiit. n i n. or mmc h't-ter-i or po-t card- wntU-u to liini by himself.

This idi a has heen u-ed hy llrwriter of this artwho oecasionallv renienil>ers, ashetakes lin walks abroad, that he lias furgott.-n to do sunn-thing which wants to do, and he ha* often -rnt himself a rviiuu<lxii*_r or letter. Now. however. he u-o-> the telephone to have a —|,U" delivered to hiuwdf on his return i«» remind to do what he had forgotten. The story ha- heon related oi a wellknown writer that, in order not to hoiiieihimself with carrying post-cards or ready stamped and addre»-ed letwrs. he goeto the extent of telegraphing to hinwd; hf U ]M>ndenng on hi* work, ami Ik- ha* often found a dozen telegram* from himself awaiting him when lie got home.

.S»im» eoiunierciai travellers are particular iv pumc to the im-tiMul of writing ii'tt'-r- to themselves, hut from an entirely different motive. Knowing they will'be in a certain t»»wn .»n a certain dav. tle-y write in auvamc for a room to he Invoked for then;, and a>k that any letters which conn- ?'■<»* them will he kept until their arrival. Then, in order I" ensure that theie >\i,\W a g-odly array of correspondence. i'«>r that -nggests the po-»i!>ility o: a px»i deal of bn,iue». t!iev -it down. an.l write several letteis to which they addre-- to that hotel.

Tin* theatrical papers alway p.} . .. iis-ts of the name- «.i" iho-<- ' >• li'lUT-i have U"*u addle--e«! . -ill- olilce. It i- a coimnn to which, n-tuially. - large niuuher of rea<ler- al :/■* lui'n . fi-v 'v i»y ;,ny chanie a torn ; cation iawaiting them. Actniv air in! of ing that it i- »omeli:i 1 * u->d ; y )»e«»ph.' who addre— let'.el -to ; ■-- > 1 n.'.r their name> may fre.:;a.4it in thi- u:iy t!it*y ci.-a; •* ... tlieir »vrvi<c- are in » inanap-r- in the and el-ev, ih r . line oi the -trange-t ca.-es tif ihi- peculiar hahiT va> th.it <-i a youth oi -!_»vciii«-eu. 'vho wa» well ku*o\n io a frii-Hit •>'" tin' ivtii'T. Hi 1 wa- -till it. tin- tiiui-. aii'i i»"-t ill" ciurni- hi t» rl;iin vmiiil' l;nlir- ;ii .1 \\ lii'iv t'VtT imi' "I tin-in |«nk'iil,uiy iiltrai-'u'il lii- ai'vniiMa. ami In 1 Iwcaun' -niitti'ii li.v lu r i li.iviii-. In' ii-ci) tn Ml ilnwii mi i wrii'-' iiiiU'W' ;t lnuri 1 nr ii'— pa-.-ioiiati' iuvi'-l.'tt. r. v.lii:-h ill' "illi H"' ii.niM'. 'Hi'- li'tfr In 1 lii"'" I"'" 1 ' 'l'll —i-'l witii lii- t'l'v'iu.i, .. !;nl> -kllli'l'. 'Pii- i-. iil.trk.il'l'' lliii-.' a'"'ill tlii- la.l w.i- tliai. !ri>m i-i'ii-'.aH'!" I W*--' lVnrr- u iiirlt mv.'.l t!».'ir ortii ri'". In' inlu.iiiv n-'-il l" I"'"'." 1 ' lirmlv iinl.ii..l »itU ll»- 1" r "' f Omt tin-y wvri' urilti'ii t»y tin- : (, iinu' laili"S ill nue-tiuii.