The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-08-13

When you are reaQlng winter She
allowed me to call her CIymene, daugh-
ter of Oceanus, and ! was to her an
Iapetus. Neat idea, eh | asked no
other name. To others she might bo
Johnson, or, alas Brown or Muggins.
To me she was Clymene, sea~b6fn, my
own"
Eyes, yes" said Culbertson; 81 under
stand all that What sort of a looking
woman is she p
Radiant, radiant; mature, but tender;
womanly, but overfowing with the
grace and enthusiasm of youth; tall,
queenly, vOluptuous, magnificent"
"WhO does she look like ?"
Helen of Troy"
Don't know her" said Culbertson,
mention somebody in Albany.
Jack" l cried, 'she is peerless. Com
parison is out of the question. The
whole amount oft is that I've met the
finest woman in the world, and I've
got to make her mine. think can do
il.
"Who's her father"
"a heavy iron man that's all ]
know
whats her prospects ?"
"Undisturbed devotion, if she listens
to me-"
"How much is she worth 2"
"Intrinsically, Ind on Australia
Commercially, never inquired. Per-
fection is not quotable'
What's her disposition p
'Angelc, with dash of tigress in it
to make one remember that she is a
woman. III show her to you one of
these evenings introduce you, if she
will permit it..
Culbertson promised to keep my secret
to himself, and then jumped into
pbae-on and, driving to every hotel in
the place, told all my acquaintances
that Nym Crinkle was spOOny clea n
gone up; had bargained for a ring; was,
in word, in the last stage of amorous
idiotey.
"Clymene," I said, 1--WE are the OBJ
served of all observers, phrase that
you may have heard before Let US be
circumsVect."
Shall l ever forget the majesty of her
reiolnder: "Haye no fear, sir; we could
not be otherwise.
A tlibute at once to my sincerity and
her modesty.
was surprised at my hernism in the
face of so much curiosity. Bat the fact
is love makes a hero of man when
nothing else will, | began, as | said, to
admire Long Branch. All at once the
afternoon drive along the bluff appeared
in its true colors The women Iooked
happier the men appeared more con-
tented | was sensible Oea burning de-
sire TO do something rash and dangers
Gus. | noticed too that | sang when |
got cut Of bed in the morning. thing
] never did before in my all life. Then
it appeared to ne that it would be doing
psy ychology a service if | kept a record of
my feelings. | remembered that brave
men had written down their emotions
with poison in their stOmachs. | at
least could do as much with an elixir in
my blood,
/ bought an album,
Some of its iGstings are star ling for
fervOr-such is the impetus of the divine
flame.
Man is an animal snd Iovs is the tir
kettle which destiny ties to the animals
tail
That is not pretty sentiment, but il
Is f0rcib.e Besides | am quoting from
the albnm now.
d" How beautiful are the children
playing on the grass They are the sem
rient flowers worn in the button-hole Of
true manhood.
" Long b anch Is truly a delicious
spot. Such repOse. Such eternal melody
of winis and waves. Suchsylvan groves
with the ocean always murmuring in
them, and never wearying one with its
inteli2ibility.
Benson says he would have known |
l. 4 l. A.
paragraph.
| didn't believe Benson had so much
appreciation of the beautiful still he
right. | never contemplated the posi-
bility of groves not being sylvan until
got so.
"CIymeue sent me a spriS Of sweetbri'
ar to-day. God bless her ] | am haV-
ing a locket made for t. How inferior
all the other women Of this place look
when she mingles with them. Let me
not be cruel, however They can not
all be Clymenes."
Aud so on
The skilled psychologist will be able
to detect by these pulseSbeats Of style
how low | was.
l made a diagnosis myself at the end
of a week. / said, there Is one chance
lOE ulO I4)N6 - lthG opium fo CUM
tracted the habit and Can t reform. I've
got to increase the dose.
| thought over the perils OF female
wardrobe, the terrOrs Of rVan tgalis IN,
the difficulty in fading schools for
was not blind to the fact that all these
things grew outsof love as inevitably as
the gout grows out of Green seal
But they were insufficient to frighten
me. Love is magnanImous. Is it not
a shame, | said to myself, to pluck this
royal rose, and plant it in my small con-
servatOry? ? Now it blooms wildly and
gladdens the world. Would | have the
Venus Of Milo saut up in a niser
back room
But love Is also selfish. What was it
made for but to gladden. some fellows
home After all, it was a double duty
to possess her. Nature was the best
guide in such cases.
/ thought I'd consult Uulbcrtson again
He vas a level headed fellow. H. had
Just come down again for a day. lie
vas a married man (thOugh | hal new
er seen his wite) lie shoud advise me.
Or course Clymene fought shy. She
would not have been woman hal she
done otherwise. | had written to onsS of
the weekly papers, and received full IN
structisns how to proceed, | was 10
press her hand said the answers to
correspondence" To appear distressed
women desired pain z he more agony
they inflicted the more pity they besto -
ed. If / couli writhe at her feet, 1t
would enhance matters. 4 tear or two
a