The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-30
THE JEALoUsY OF LOVERS.
From Temple Bar !

The phrase "a jealous woman" is much more
| frequently used than "a jealous man." aud ye
one more often meets with jealous man thar
with jealous woman. Perhaps women have
a greater faculty for the concealment OF theil
| torture but ut all events, where two lovers
are concerned, it is the man who is almost Ger.
tain to be the more jealous Of the two. This
proneness to jealousy on the part Of the male
sex is the bit which the coquette places in the
mouth Of her victim for the time being. The
girls who regard Irritation as the principal
aim Of their stupid little lipes-the vam.
pires Of sweet eighteen who prey upon the
souls and bodies Of men-!are delighted
when they fall upon subject who is likely to
be frantically jealous. They regard him as O
| professional mesmerist regards youth oi
neryeIess intellect and fabby constituencies. Il
the Young woman be mistress in her art
and tho time spent in acquiring proficiency IN
the business ought to produce good many
experts she will have her victim secured IN an
unconscionatlY short period; tor, even as love
ordinarily begets jealousy, tendency towards
jealousy Is o wonderful incentive toward love.
Lady professors know that nothing is so sue
oessful in provoking proposal as the adoption
of rival. When Edward was dilatory, Frank
gets some special sign OF favor shown him; and
10! Edward, suddenly awakened to sense Of his
danger, rushes in with an eager preference OF
his suit. And once che victim is secured, now
allows him-now letting him have little run
up against the stream, again turning his head
delicateIy to her. then induleing him in another
playful little excursion, but taking care never
to slacken the line The tragic element in the
case occurs when the victim comes near enough
to see that the creature at the other end of the
line is only playing with him. Then he goes
for the haunts Of his old companions. But not
the less does the influence Of that tightly
drawn cord reach him there, gently compelling
him from his sulky refuge, tenderly guiding
him once more across the stream and into tn @
bank, and he is finally deposited at the anglers
feet. =. !,
What does she do with him then l.? Why she
pays no heed to him whatever. Perhaps she
takes him up and fings him into the river,
bidding him 20 seek his old asso 'iates,
while sbe floats her lurlng fly along the
rippline surface in search Of other fish.
And som etimes the old fascination js 80
strong upon him that he will again swallow
the hook, and be content to be tortured as be-
fore.
The wording Of the French proverb-that in
every pair Of lovers there is 'run qui dinao, Ell
rnare oui Sc la,sse diner''-is significant. "L'un
aul anne" is never printed "pune qui Gi'ne. u
Il is taken for granted that it is the man who
loves. and the wom IN who allows herself to be
loved. And whtn this conjunction occurs, the
woman has tremendous advantage on her
side. What the advantage sometimes is may
be gathered from such case as that which
We have partly described. What does Lucasta
care il Edwin tears his hair, and weeps and
storms? That, to her, is part OF the play.
Or Edwin sulks; but wnst effect has his sulks
upon her? She can amuse herself with fresh
companions until he has grown complaisant
again. LIZ he accuses her OF Inconsistency, she
bids him 60 aud find sweetheart more to his
mind; if he grows proud, and will not speak,
she laughs with some one else; if he becomes
tender and implores her to be merciful to him,
she tells him not to make fool OF himself.
She knows he will continue to be her slave,
whatever she does; and as slight show oil
preference for any one else proyokes IN him
transports Of jealousy, which are quite an
amusement to her, she sees no reason why ahe
should not 80 enjoy herself He calls her
heartless; she replies that be need not expose
himself 10 her heartlessness unless he chooses.
Perhaps her friends demonstrate with her; she
answers that no woman could bear his absurd
jealousy-out of which ha pless imbroglIo there
ar5 two outlets. e Twin ei hor shoots himself
co@edy co by marrying tie weaIlhiess 9: the the
men whom she has had lowering around her.