Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-21
NISCELIIANY.
WOMAN'S LOVE q,

fOcts have sung, rOllanclSts nave written,
and philosophers have reasoned, since poetry,
and romance, and philosophy have had being
of the depth, the truth, and devotion of that
exquisite and precious thing called woman :
love. And yet, though we have all reflected
IA lttc on the subject, we find il ever new
ever fresh, ever pleasant to think Of But
what we despair of ever seeing realized is, to
| behold 1t widely and properly appreciated -
Few men who enjoy the incstimahc privilege
of having one heart which knows no other
idol on earth but them, which looks up with
| admiration, and confidence, and devotion to
them. are thoughtful enough TO place at its
/ lofty hclght so rare and precious IA blessing
And yet. to be loved is the first JOY of earth
but then, woman's love is made up of such IA
world of tenderness, of srll-sacriicc. of de-
votion, of-lct them pardon US fer bctraying
them to the many-worship for the man of
their heart is composed of SO many various
and conflicting clements, that man in the or
dinary hurry and hustle Of life, can scarcely
/ md time to seize, learn, and understand them.
There arc, however. two loves in woman
, the maiden love, and the wifcs love- The
absorbing, fresh and pure love Of the maid
requires more to feed it than does the wife.
and hence she will rarely really love except
/ 1t he some one whom she can look up to.
whom She can respect, and whom at all
! in intellect general capacity The love of
the wife is more chastcn"d and made up in
! part of duty; hence will she pardon what
/ the maid never will hence does she stand bv
tho meancst wretch when he has fallen from
! has original high estate, and become perhaps
50 vile that all else dcspise and curse, save
only one whose love is perhaps even deeper
still-his mother. 1t is an innate conscious
ness OF this which makes the lover always
. put on his best behaviour before his mistress.
I when he is sensible and wise, and which too
| often prompts the husband to be careless and
thoughtless in his line Of conduct
Pierre Dupont was Paris workman Of the
| better class that is to say, young man with
a fair amount of education, some little expe-
riencc of life, and, like most of his fellows,
with no small opinion of himself By trade
he was printer, and was employed in one of
the offices of the Republican journals When
out of his apprenticeship, he began to work
with assduity and energy, Every day he
was at his post, and at last the editors began
to count upon him with certainty for he
readily worked upon a Monday, u circum-
stance OF very rare occurrence among the ty-
pographcrs. The consequence was evident.
When of an evening he left off work, he
would assume the garb of a gentleman, with
very nearly the manners, there being very
French workman of stud;ous bah'ts and tbo
professional and literary men around them
lhey want some OF the easy manners and the
polished address but even this many of them
waistcoats, and polished boots P;crrc r'ue Du.
pont was fortunate man. In addition to his
salary, he had a thousand francs of annual
income left him by his mother. :, that h,
could, with ease, indulge in his two luxuries
books and GOOD clothes
When II little more than onc-and-twenty
Pierre began to feel lonely. His neat, well