Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-03-06
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Pshaw. Reader, do you know anything about
love? Don't BE- frightened, have no intetOn to in.
sist answer. and brs.d,s, II was to do II, you
could tell lie Just rs we'll aS Tot Cup d HhsOvcs
all such sinners fact Cupid Is lying little ras-
cal himself ! wouldn't give two cents for that vera
ciouS look OF his lie tells you love is inspiration,
and that love b, gets lrve aud all that sort ~ trash
that nobody with any ever though o believing.
Now think have the tTue secret and philosophy Of
the prOgentorship Of low. have seen pretty near
~ I'LL sorts Of love- and helicv they VIII all work
right into the same rule except the love OF whisky
and tobacco; they must h. distinct sort 81 institu
ton, and will require separate rules and explana.
tons, which could not pretend to furnish
The great grand PR grnitor Of love is service No
person ever loves anyb dy TyihirR that has not
may not have the power in some way or other TO
serve him. II wants he life wants our affections
are lasting if but temporary our most dev"ut anec'
ton for the friend ceases with vivid recollection
OF the favor received just HccOrdiIR to the mPor-
lance and extremity o. need. will BE- the intensi.
~ Of our r. gad. Don't say. OFT upon all such lave
that, would mt give pir "r il. II is the best
kind of love going. l hear d, Eens Of p plr In
year exclaim in utter dsp"'r Of ever finding true
fri nd rs they rim 1t. ~ here 10 nothing more We
can do for Them. so We nre u" account now, little
while ngo, would have thought they we're 10 eat
Up. but they ate up Ill had and then LEFT US,
that Is the kind ~ friends they were" That my
msanhropc reader Is just the kind al the world Is,
and the rest not very unlike IT, you aIe just such
another yourself 70 don't a. fault u you please
To say nothing Of friend, did you chOOse even
an acquaiI lance, without some idea asto what they
might advantage you, ether IN raising you IN 30.
rety In makiI good dinners, furnishing good wine,
charming company for lonely, idle hour, or may.
hap the number " votes they could influence. Nts
not this Il is something else just important
important, "a tie case may be. BE sure there 10
some motive relating to self ~ the bottom. But you
say you have d, zen the best friends In the world,
that never did you just get In need Of their
services and let them refuse II, how long will you
retain their name in the list? Your beautiful disin
terested affection will ethe ealEe with the electric
sparks Of resentiul anger quickly you cannot uD
derstand the transmutAtlOn suppose, then. instead
OF looking for an attribute which has no existence,
unless II be with Deity itself take the THU NJ It
stands expect to win esteem by deserving II, TO win
friends ny friendly acts and love by dutfl service,
and that extreme forbearance which 10 at times ne
Cessary In all the intimate relations Of life. man
will he very unreasonable who will not love thor
oughly good wife, whose study II 10 TO serve him,
even though she be not gifted or b autiful . wo-
mans dependence for almost everything IL upon her
husband support society, sympathy; then let him
show himself true to the confidence Teposed In him,
and there are few who will ever have to complain
Of the instability OF woman's love. Oh. but you say
what do love my children fnrf IL Il for any good
they will do me What do you love air for : Be-
cause you cannot do without 1t, you had better he
dead than to be without the gentle truthful love aud
confidence of the dependent beings you have nour-
ished the sound Of their voice, their step the
floor. their little arms twned around your neck
needful your existence. And what does the child
love you for? Because 1t IL wholly dependent upon
you. Why should We love God? Because he has
created and doth preserve US, and gives u all the
blessings we enjoy.