Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-02-06

SSucIdi iCOufcTsdtious virgin sdtus
''Dr. Leigh I have thought yer,
much on what you were saying to m,
the other day and have been yer.
anxious to hear you again."
You fatter me, Virgin. I did no
think you would bestow thought up.
on it after we separated"
DR., please never use that word to
me again. 1 am a plain, simple wo-
man, and never say anything that
do not certainly believe, and I hope
have not been in error when endow
youin my mind with the same candor.
Il believe you, Virgin, and thank
you for your good advice. Let me see,
where were we when we left Off"
"You were speaking of the passions
being located in the brain and not the
heart"
mo, no; 1 do not believe the heart
has anything to do with our motives ;
it is the brain, the seat of our minds,
that presents the object in its varied
state or condition for us to advise, res
pect, venerate-love, if you please" !"
"Dr. dc you think we have any pre-
conceived idea of the one whom we
could love?"
Most assuredly. As soon as we
have attained the age at which the
mind can balance itself between the
varied passions of purity and darkness.
truth and falsehood; or, in other
words, as soon as we have received the
stamp of manhood, it involuntarily
seeks its counterpart or affinity, the
mind being of such nature that it is
capable of filling all space with its
presence, finds or seeks that condition
of things on which it rests after hav.
ing busted and tired itself laboring for
the will. It is in this rest that it seeks
its congeniality, and when found, then
commences spiritual or mutual ac-
quaintance. 1t may be long before
the individuals are acquainted in per-
son, which acquaintance we in the
body enjoy so much"
"You believe in spiritual communi-
cations then"
Probably not as you understand it,
at least not as it generally expressed.
[ believe in mental affinity, which l
will illustrate by common simile.
When our bodies are in that state of
waking somnolence-called brown
mind is then basking in
the smiles of its affinity"
Your ideas are strangely new TO
me, DR.. Leigh. 1 am not prepared to
receive or discard them. Let us
change the subject. Now tell me
of your travels in the old
world. and what you saw"
Il saw so much that if l were to
attempt a. description 1 fear l would
tire you"
mo, Dr., l can listen always to des-
criptions of those grand old countries;
in reading their histories I always set
for hours and recall their great men,
both christian and heather, and in i'm
agination see them in their pristine
glory. To hear one speak who has
been on the soil, whose feet have trod
the streets of those old cities is
pleasure of which | never tire. You
we're in Rome?"
Yes; and l must say I was disap-I
pointed in it. 1 had expected to see
grand for its sublimity from
he fact of its being the eternal city. :
Did not the scenes there give you
IN idea of its former greatness?"
"Yes, its coliseum and ampithea-
re, and other views give token of its
lneient grandeur and glory. As l sat
IN the hills of Mars and called to mind
is past glory 1 could, in fancy, see the
lingly form of Romulus, and talked
With him of his rape of the Sabines ;
Jaw Numa give his laws to the people,
md thought of Caesar, Fabius and
many others whose names are famous
n Rome's history"
did you visit Greece?"
Yes; and found the land that had
,een made illustrious by Solon Pericles
md many others, now without trace
If what had once made her the ac-
mistress of the world"
What a pleasure it must be to
ravel over all those old countries" B"
The pleasure is very great if one
:an appreciate the privilege, but many |
70 just to say l have been"
Here We are at uncles; you will |
hardly have time to get ready for the |
,arty," said Albert, as heassisted Vir-
i'm from the buggy. Mrs. Leigh, !
Gstie, Dick and Nelson stood awaiting |
Ter at the hall door.
The young ladies soon made their
oilets for the party, aud as it was only |
square off they determined to walk.
Nelson escorted Virgin; Dick, Este,
md Albert followed alone.
Mrs. Daney had used every possible
means to make the party grand af-
air. The parlors were large and
Iiry, and many guests were assembled.
50 we'll did Mrs. Daney act the hostess,
ZACH one was made to feel that he was
he especially honored guest. Hour
lfter hour was spent in music and
iancing. Dick danced for sometime,
hen strolled out of the room into a
pack parlor and took seat in one of
he windows-he wished to be alone.
He had been there but short time
when he heard some one enter the
room. He recognized the voice OF
Nelson as he was addressing some one
!, n,rob aarnaSfpess His first i'm