Smyrna times., 1874-01-14
The Vagaries Of Love.

1t is pleasant to see "spooning" On the
stage Ths love-sick heroes and heroines OF
certain comedies when they are represented by
clever aud agreeable actors and actresses, rarely
fail to make people sympathiZe with them.
The assumption is that their billings, and COO
ings aud caressings pleasantly remind those Of
mature years of old times and excite spirit OF
emulation, and desire to become slaves OF the
tender passion in the young. But 1t Is only on
the stage that most persons care to contem-
plate pronounced love-making. This is not
surprising, for of the stage it becomes very
different and, all thiagS considered, much
less agreeable preceedlng-at least so far as
spectators are concerned. Perhaps the actors
themselves think differently, albeit that their
appearance and demsauOr lead to the conclu-
sion that theV are often in a state of what may
be best described ia the contradictory term,
a. delightful misery" As matter OF fact, the
love-msking OF most individuals is a very com
monplace and stupid proceeding, 1t it is not
something worse. Many men never appear to
less advantage than when they are in love
Graceful pOsturing aud flowing rhetoric do not
come naturally to them at such time. 1t is
true that the heroes who figure on the stage,
laboring under the wounds inflicted by Cupid
honey tipped arrows, are the personihcatIons
of easy con6dence and elegance, but TO this
they are true to an IDEAL not a reality and the
probability is that when these self same Ron.
chalaut customers retire into private LIE and
endeavoc to do little business of similar
character on their own account, they do not ap'
pear to 30 much advantage. 1t an actor were
20 venture to represent commonplace love.
making exactly as it IS, with Its Intervals OF
yacuity and its periods of clumsy boldness, he
would very soon discover that it does not pay
to be natural, aud that If he wishes to succeed
he must content himself with presenting fan
cifal and highly-colored portrait, and speak
his authors carefully rounded and eloquent
sentences in that manner which he has reason
to imagine will render them most acceptable.
History affords many examples of the fact that
lsye making is not an sdifying thing TO gaze
upon. A very large proportion of our great men,
fer instance, have seriously married their rep
utations by the vagaries aud scts of idiocy into
which they we're led whilst suffering from the
tender passion. Were it not prohtless task
many eelebrated names might be cited to prove
the truth of this.
All things considered, then, it 10 evident tha
actual love, making should be conducted on th'
principle Of The right hand not knowing Whs
the left hand doeth. The amOrous swain. wh'
is longing to initiate the successful and taen
ted woOer whom he has sesH at the theatre
would do we'll to make the attempt IN as unos
tentatious manner as possible. The proba
bi1ity is that when he comes to offer his nan
aud fortune to her for whom his soul Is wIther
ing, he will succeed in getting into quandar
and making sad mess of the whole affair
and it is certain that the preliminary bus
mesa" In which he will, probably. deem It ne
eessary to indulge before taking the hn'
plunge, will compare most unfavorably wit
the preliminary business INDUCED IN by To
individual whoselot it Is TO unburden his mind
In general way, at least once day. Bu
many amorous swains have not the good sens
70 refrain from obtruding upon public notice
There is q stealthy opsnness about their ogls
and murmurings which never fails to comman
attention. Their bushes, their swkwardnesse
their occasional lesrs OF triumph when the
imagine that they have, as the Americans say
struck lie, are neither amusing, artistic, nt
clever, but they are very apparent. Their II
attention 10 everything but one special obIe
is too well kaown--as is also the mystery
which they try to enshroad themselves-t
be commented upon. Suffice 1t TO remark thi
fhsv can he seen through as easily as can
piece of crystal, aud thst it is the reverse
diyerting to watch their proceedings, as 1t
unhappily, the fate of few people some TIN
during the course of their lives TO be cempsil.
10 ao There In. however, some excuse for d
unpleasant line Of conduct adopted by the ella
under notice. Howover disagreeabls are Il
doin0s IL cannot be forgotten that they az
probably. the result ot real feeling, and th
they will cease to be praetissd after the lap
of 4 certain time. n Y - ~ -,
The case is different, however with anotn
class who 10 in very extensively for the mJ
terry Of love. Il is composed almost entirely
young ladies' who have not entered upon
real busiucss Of fife. These young ladies' ma
a point of contracting With one. another vh
they describe as eternal friendshlps. A.
matter Of fact, these I. eternal affairs last,
q general way, until one of the contracting p'
ties marries their ideal of . man--and 90 10
ger. But while they do eontinue in full bloc
they are thiagsl not to be spoken lightly {
fhe "frisnds" are frisnds TO . positively als
ming extent. Many and desperate are tn,
vows, and Declarations, No man shall scy
them d ths burden of thsx song. Admittil