The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26

She wants TO be beautiful and good. and
without flaw or blemssh for his sqke.-
\ This regeneration is tho lovers special
Imis-ion. If he fail to make the woman
better nober, irucr, and more beautiful.
his loving j. a failnre.-there isa lack Of
sympathy or genuineuess.
"IIow easy il is to be true woman! ="
fell almost uuconsciOusly from the lips
'of man IN the presence of woman
whom he .elicVcd 10 be true. and whose
truthinlness seemed to lie simply in be-
ing her natural aud frank self lie was
'a true man. and ii seemed very easy
thing for him so TO be. lie had been a
lover half his life. Love in its best and
highest phases had purified him as bv
summer showers. Ii had developed him.
"A, by sunshine. 1t lifted him above the
inspired plane Of sentimental dawdling,
simpering speeches. and mock agonizing.
lie would have been no cringing. fawn-
ing, trembling askerof a woman's heart.
but having won il, might have gone
down on his knees 10 thank God for it.
v Had he failed. and such soul could
hardly know other than viciory.-he
would neither have gone 10 ruin. nor
put on an air of don't-careism. He
would have accepted il as one of the aids
given him Tor self-elevaton. for mar
riagc need not be the only blissinl fIui-
tion OF "A great love. There may be help
gained, ambitions rightly grooyed. self
reSpect won, love for all human kind
en ngendered. God brought nearer. aud
all OF life sweetened and enriched by the
lcNcrcise and development of the whole
p Sympathies Of the heart. without ever
winning or wearing the crown. that
most people deem the royal Insignia of
happiness Ii might make man better
TO worship at tie outer shrine of some
lone woman's heart all his days. than 10
lcnter into the very inner temple ct am
Others. Washington Irving loved one
woman an his life. - one who passed
from his human keeping before he called
her wife. But the beauty OF bis life. The
ilovclincSs ana charm of his character
iaitested 60 the vital and enduring rcli-
lgion OF his love that entire absence of
tangible life could not destroy.
All honor TO the lover with whom
woman dare not trife. = one with so true
land firm sense of right a. TO put the
bare idea Of deception or trickcry in
~corn, one too Just TO be obstinate or
Iungcnerou-. and too thoughtful and
tender 10 let an unkindncss slip from
him.
A man attwcnty. without defnitencsS
or aim, without money, trade. or pro-
lfcssiOn. loves II woman and asks her to
, bc his wife. For WHAT lie could not
tell. To make her miserable perhaps.
| lie would not 80 intend hui II he look
cd the matter over. he could see no oth-
! or result lie j. Ike a child or, ing tor
sugar-plums. AttWcniy-fivc. he " oula
laver he needed her for his salvation. At
Twenty or thirty there j. an cNpan-
-ivencS~ about man that seems conn
inrehen~iye enough To- include woman.
I There j. enough of fiber and piih in bis
ISNmpatlios tO care for and cherish
" oman. and hi- whole being feels the
lnecd and necessity OF some creature To-
I ill his heart aud keep li- sympaihies ia
exercise. He appreciate, lis own dcfi-
Icicncie~ and understands how II woman
ican supply them " iih her diverse yct
hamoniOu, mature. lie j. the strong.
I wcll-halanced. educated man. having
seen enough of The world 80 alloN HIM
di>pa~~ionalc Judgment I'll, arlor and
passion Of youth is not lost. only modi-
tied and intensified into richer deeper.
and more quietly dcmcn~tmtive cl'.-
mcnis. lie j. seii-po-sc~scd. tho awl,
wardnc~s OF early manhood toned down
10 smooth pleas siugncss. ana the siiliuc~-
Iof trained good manners has become ilr
graceful med um o. natural repression
laud acting Iruo, lac has lost much Of
this universal faith ia mank ind thnf was
such beautiful phantom OF Iii youth.
and 80 he prizes the loyalty anf truth
lthal he iind~ with the deeper thankful
moss. Iii. scii-po--e~sion breeds fifth
Hand confidence IN biz strength and iudg-
lment. lie seems to carry about him
license 10 assume the care aud happiness
ot others. lie j. not pompous. cgoti-iir.
or scrNiic. lie commands sclf-rcsperi.
land creates scii-respect in Others. lie
lrccognizcs his queen. although she
shields herself behind the bayonctcd fort
Iuf sarcasm. or uncoufh garb OF showing
her worst p'a.ns most prominently lie
woos, and wins
'ihe iafv's frfh
I NohiN iae thing high"
MARY A. y. WAGER.