Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-05-01

TINS SKxxs Coxrsssrsp. Love has no
sneh sscredaess. il incapable Of such
exaliation ~ith man as il has and 10 with
woman. To Kim it is the srpanage Of
ceotism; il Is fs,tered vanity, II is selfish
ness glcssed with sentiment. He loves 10
be iosed. She lctes to love- Hence.
thrown together under favorable cifcam.
sfauces. without conspicuous impediments.
they are in peril Of eradication as the tin
der il n refil from contiguous sparks -
Ia,pressibliity and passivencss ara in rain;
imp1lee snd activity arc in her. He
analyzcs love-not difficult as il exists in
the sterner bosom-and to a certain ex-
tent. masters IL. To her il IL the cne
thing above all others ths, defes analysis;
and she yields 10 il in delicious abandon
mcut. Experience has made him sise in
emotions. Che is but slightly expert.
cnced. il at oil; and. were she thoroughly
50. where is the wondefful woman to
whom every experience is not . new re-
vea!nent. divina,ion 7 Romantic passion
is very serious with her at oil times
She is never quite prepared for it. even
though she believes herself an artist -
And when il comes to her early. il is fate
full often. formative always Much as
she may whecdle herself. she cannot play
with ERE without being scorched. She
can regulate her glances bat her blood
will not obey her The last act OF her
comedy rnay turn to tragedy. The smiles
Of the morning may set in bi,,erest tears
All about her basis If coluetry lies the
blistering sand ef desolation. Man ar
CUES woman cannot be trusted too far
Woman feels man may no, be trusted too
near All she says he knows. All she
knows he canno. guess. He il delighted
with her; she wonders q, him She is the
open page of romance: he is the last Of sy-
biline books. He is to her on vantage
ground. behind her. mask as she may.
is a fnod Of light. He sits half in the
shadow. and beyond is darkness she can
no, penetrate. There may be an equality
Of sex-can there ever be equality Of sit
uation? She fights unhclmeted; lie with
his visor down. Ere the battle has begun
he has won it half By his understanding 2
in her tactics; aud the o,hc. half she loses
through his imposing feints. Scarcely any
woman can absorb a man. He is ,ruant
al,.o>t always She who would keep him
must stay near. watch close. Even then his
thoughts may wander. Her kisses on his
lips may recall the kisses he has relin-
quished; may invite comparison; may. per-
chance. excite regret. He is born incon-
slant. Fortunate the Oriana who can
hold hin to The end. His hunger for ab-
s.rac. lore is nnappcasable, Ve.nesoan-
or sits al the banquet than he dreams OF
the feas,s that seem daintier because dis
,ant A morbid cpicurcan. he longs for
foreign fruitage when the board before
him is fragrant with abundance Man,
though fcklc by Inheritance. may be frm.
frequently is through discipline. No
finer models than he has set Of perfect
loyalty. Of absolute devotion. He has
been all that woman wantcd-would or
could have asked. He has been. il, and
will be an cxemplar Of fidelity. inspiring
and meri,ing implicit confidence. But
his tendency. his disposition. not his con-
duct. is here nt issue. lie is to be edged
as to stability. BY comparison with bis sis.
ter. made through mis-report the owner
of his peculiar weakness.-Junius Henri
Brora.