The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-05-02


! for its lovely women.
There is an indefrable something in female
beauty that attracts with more than magnetic
strength the heart Of masculinity. IT'S the
only thing men should adore here below and
wherever civilization has refined the nature of
man he has elevated the position of woman,
and made her the divinity at whose shrine he
is ever willing and anxious to worship.
The one whose devotion to the sex stands
out most prominent in history was Marc Anto-
nv. who gave up all the splendors of Rome,
when Rome was mistress of the world, for the
mistress of his heart, the beautiful Cleopatra,
sacrificing on the altar of love, ambition, pow
er and magni6cence, coveting rather the smiles
of Egypts queen than the applause and admi-
| ration of his martial countrymen. His LIE
was q willing sacrifice to his love; equal in
her devotion, she allowed the venomous asp to
! curdle the blood that had warmed for lover,
and still the heart which had beat to the meas
ure of his affections.
But to my story. When Maurice first saw
Miss Howard he became at once enraptured
with her surprising beauty. He belonged to
the same circle in which she was the centre,
and expected in time to become acquainted
| with her but he could not brook any delay,
nor was he easy for moment until he pro-
cured an introduction. 1t was at a small party
of young people, and he was only one among a
dozen who we're as deeply in love with her as
himself He vas not in any way superior TO
the majority of the gentlemen, although it
| must be confessed that his knowledge OF wo-
man was greater than many of them. He
seemed to have an insight iuto the character OF
the sex, and knew how to amuse and interest
ladies where other young men would be stiff,
dull and formal. 1t is said that we inherit
| from our parents two distinct organizations :
| the mental of the one, and the physical OF the
other; a man may resemble his father in COM
plexion, strength and vigor, and yet have all
| the delicacy susceptibility, and intuition OF
his mothers intellect, and such men are gene
rally favorites with women, for they combine
all the gentleness and energy of the two sexes,
and are far more agreeable companions and de-
voted admirers than those who have the coarse
masculine minds.
seYou have beautiful surroundings here, " said
Miss Howard, after the usual forms of intro
duction had been gone through.
eyes, few places can boast greater diversity
| of scenery than ours, with the Green Noun
tains on the east, Lake Champlain, with its
placid waters and historical associations at our
| feet, while beyond the lofty Adirondacks loom
up in the distance, forming q charming picture
on which the eye delights to linger."
"rhat is one of the reasons why / like to
visit beautiful places" she replied, "for we
carry with us ever after the scenes firmly i'm
pressed upon the imagination, and it is like
| turning over a volume of plots to look back
| into memory and call up the pictures there
| carefully stored away"
"You must be great admirer OF the beautl-
full in nature?"
"Certainly 1 am nothing delight in more
| than travel, where can view the ever-chang-
ing scenes. I have already been through most
of the Northern States, and now l long to 60
to Europe, not alone to see its rivers and noun
| tains, but those works of art which have been
so long accumulating there"
"I am passionately fond of the beautiful, /"
! replied Maurice, "both in nature and art, !" and
his eyes spoke tio admiration he felt for her,
| although his lips dared not give utterance to
I the sentiments of his heart.
"Love of the beautiful" she answered,
"seems implanted in all our souls, and one
would be false to the teachings of nature, did
he not admire the works of its Creator"
"We are allowed" he replied, ito gaze with
pleasure, and even rapture, upon the produc-
tions of the painter, and go into ecstacies over
| the works of the sculptor, but are not permit
ted to give expression to the emotions which
the animated works Of God raise in the heart,
or should tell you how deeply am impress
ed with your dazzling beauty"
"Ah, you are inclined to be complimentary,
like the rest of your SEX" and her lip curled
with implied sarcasm.
"Do YOU compliment the artist when you
praise his creations? No, it is not compliment
but TRUTH" said Maurice.
"But there is an old adage that truth should
not be spoken at all times"
eff we do not give utterance to it, we must
at least be imbued with it."
Maurice quickly perceived that he was tres.
passing upon dangerous ground, and had said
more than his short acquaintance warranted ;
but so great was his admiration of the beauti-
full girl that he had lost sight of that decorum
which he 80 we'll understood, but in an unguar.
ded moment had forgotten. However, he had
not given mortal offence, for few pretty women
but are aware Of the emotion which their beau
ty excites in manly heart. Other parties
| Joined them at this time, and the conversation
becoming general he had no other opportunity
of conversing with her that evening.
| The next time they met, Maurice mad no
chance of speaking with Miss Howard in pri-
vate; he could only dwell upon her beauty
among the crowd, and we thought he drank in
with his eyes all of her radiant charms, yet
there is nothing more unsatisfactory to a lover
| than to merely gaze upon the OBJECT OF hls de-
sires; love is mania, or more properly speak
ing, disease. It creates fever n'the blood,
and sends it prickling through the veins, caus-
| ing the heart to beat faster, as il does under
other stimulants, and thus wears cut the very
organ that nourshes it; there is much truth in
the oft repeated saying, that persons die of
broken heart, for it will soon ianguish and de-
cline unless relieved from the torture it expe-
riences, either by securing its choice or by
wearing out the passion.
Fortunately for most of US, we forget, in the
busy whirl of life, the bright vision which once
entranced us, but there are many who carry
buried in the inner recesses of the breast one
fair face to the grave, and often, when sur,
think them light and happy, they are com:
muning with the lost darling, and are both sad
and wretched.
IF once love has entered the soul and buried