Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25
FROM the Ohio State Journal.
Tw0 SIDES no sHE pICrURE.
BY LOIS.

!
/ Helen West, as she threw down the book she
4 had bee, reading.
"Why, what is the matter now, Caro-
line y said Helen, boxing up with quiet
j smile. G.u
am only wishing that there was some,
i thing new under the sun. These writer's all
seem to be cast in the same mould, so far as
gtleir ideas of literature are concerned; there
is always the same routine of love, disap-
pointment, opposition Of friends, seeking for
wealth, the bad ones found out, the good ones
mated, and SO on, and $50 forth. With the
triaiBg variation of detail, places and circum-
stances, it is always the same old story
You would have the~ Il TO nature,
would you not ?'' 1
! g would bu. that is no arganent fot
their sameness. Nature is endless in her va
rietes."
Yes, but they are varieties only, not OPP
/ postes ; and notwithstanding the difference
of detail, they are alike in their main features,
even as much as the stories Of which you
complain. Her days are all days, and your
nights all nights the one given for activity,
! the other for rest and her young men and
maidens are all made to love and be loved
A love story will be a love story in spite OF
variations"
Yes, but why can't we have something
else besides love stories ? Why must every
story we get, be mixed up with the tender
| passion -
! Because, the tender passion, as you term
| it, is woven into all the ramlhcatlOns OF soci-
ETY. but You are mistaken, when you say
| that all stories are love stories | write some
times, as you know, ard l have never yet
written one Of that class"
al believe you never have. / was think
ing Of that the other day, and resolved to
ask you the reason for such a departure from
! the beaten track
Simply because | never felt inclined t.
write a story of that class but if you can
have the patience to lsten l will tell you a
short one"
Indeed | will Is it about yourself
! Come, am all attention ~
"Please be patient, and you shall hear it pres
entity, but 1T is not about myself my hearts
history must remain untold, as well as I'll
written"
"Oh, oh ! Now have caught you You
| will not write love story for fear of colOring
| it with your own heart hues. Come, now, oWr n
| the truth"
|
story am about to tell answers a question
heard ayoung lady OF my acquaintance as
king the other day"
Indeed; and what was it 2"
" Why, | heard certain lady asking why
it was that William kinser remained bach
lor"
&C And you have ascertained, have you p
Now, indeed, I am interested pray com
mence."
And yet, Caroline, it will be only q
Glove Story" with the slight variations o
which you were just complaining.
Now Helen, don't tease me; the history
of ones friends is quite a different thing
But this love affair of Mr. Kinser, did Ire tel
you himself?" = -
.. Yes; you know that he sSsas always beer
like brother to me, and made bold te
ask him the other day why it was that he die
no make some woman happy with the offer
of his hand and heart, and what do you think
was his reply 2"
{" How can I tell ? But if he had said il
was because he had no confidence in woman
| should have believed him for ne always act;
as if be suspected we were trying to deceive
him.
II think, Caroline, yon Judge him too
harshly. IF he has, at times, appeared dis
tlustful, you will not blame him when you
have heard the story"
perhaps not. He has been very kind &c
yOu, know, Helen, but gratitude, as wei
as love, may hide a multitude of faults. YOU
must not expect me to view him through your
eyes"
Z" 60 not, only do him justice, and it is
| all will ask
g | viii try to do that though it may bring
down the wrong side OF the scalest suit you
but to your story
{" Yes but you must remember, while al
justing the scales for another, that patience
is cardinal virtue. William turned very
| pale, and then very red when | asked him
| the question. Fearing that had gone toe
far begged his pardon for being so inquisi
tive, and was about to beat hasty retreat
when he prevented me by saying
Don't 20, Helen, sit down here, and vii
! tell you all about it."
| BY this tine, he recovered his self-posses
sion, and iaughineIy continued;
You little thought when / was here last
| Summer, that expected to be a married
maa by this time, but it was even so"
You astonish me, | replied. | did no
/
ever entered your heal
g But it has though, and it came very neal
| having fatal termination he replied, "bu
| | was fortunate enough to learn before it wa.
too late that the girl that intended to mar
ry was in love- but not with me.'
| And yet she would have married you e
I exclaimed, holding up my hands in horror
ayes, it was even so,' he answered, will
something between sigh and smile.
And pray who did she love ?" asked
at length
| g. did not say that she loved any onen-
said he, with look OF mock gravity.
Z" But you said she was in love, pray ex
| plain yourself" said 1.
And so she was, with my purse Tn.
manner of his SAVING this was SO comlcal. tha
| [ burst into an immoderate fit of laughter
al understand" said |, as soon as ] coult
control myself, "but how did you unmask th
lady?'
Oh that was easy enough DONE" said he
Il mistrusted her all along, but knowing thai
was naturally suspo:ous.T thought It might
GA fudge for all that j. affected him; h,
has no heart to be affected, he only fancie
| that he has"
| be all in nv i'm agination. | iasolved to tes
the matter, hoping that should find mysel
mistaken for really loved the girl, an'
when learned th at she had no affection 70
me, il affected me mere deeply than / hat
thought it possible for thing of that kim
TO do'
"Please don't interrupt me if you are s.
anxious to hear my story"
Well, won't speak again till you ar
through if you are not too long about it,
You recollect when | went to Mississippi
/ three years ago" he continued.
oh yes" | replied, II recollect it yer.
well We were SO lonely without you"
Well, in my absence. 1 became acquaint
ed with family by the name Of Mensingtor
consisting Of father, mother, two lads of four
teen and sixteen years of age and daugh
| ter of eighteen. I boarded in the family TO