The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19

First two never wades, r pluDEeS.
The very nice girl indeed ot ye-ssg
DAY il the sum II perfection. the an
the adOred one Of TO morrow. A. 2
man grows older III falls III .Ut-. i 5
marrieS but he moves by ImpeFc-p--
bic degrees he Is drawn a. tie bee L.
was drawn from the door hy the >pi-
der: one slender. ilmy thread ati,1
another enwraps him until their mui-
tiplicaion and gentle contrac ion raise
and enyelop him in a web. Among
the modest and pretty girls in this
world the young lover, wiki a decision
he Is unaware of. influenced bN tht
instinct already noticed. chooses one
and. at a bound. loves her most de-
votedly; nor does ne ponder long ON
the consequences, before he u9folds
his secret and lays his heart at her feet.
His suddenness Is natural; young love
rides a hunter and takes hodges ani
bitches In his course; old love has an
ambling mount. moves more calmly
and prefers 70 60 around BY the uuob-
structed road. This Juvenile speed
generally gets through safe, and the
agony which prompts L IS always
beneficial for, by contrast. It ~ennohles
and sanctities the real genuine attec-
ii n of maturity.
OuIG |oIICDIiOii, tAt III. dtlt hFhi-
Chloe, the poor. love II peace awhile,
but the ardent youth is sent. for edu-
ca ion or occupa ion, 70 some place.
more or less remote, and the eve Of
his departure witnesses atouchinEa and
fearful scene Of parting. They choose
the usual wooded dell, the customary
m~urInuring brook, the ]favorIte twilight
hour. HeSperuS. ~twinkling through
the leafy spray has two more pairs Of
eyes to gaze into, at the determined
hour, every unciouded evening for
some time TO ONE lie gives her a
pretty opal ring; she, whose limited
capital never comprised 50 costly a
hauble, in trusts him with a ringlet Of
her golden hair. Both gifts 90 the
same wav. He wears the silken cutI
over his heart, because it is the proper
place for il To repose. She wears thr
ring over her heart. because to have
put it on would provoke embar-
RAISING inquiries. They loiter slowly.
hand in hand, down the dusty road,
in the shadow Of the gioamlag tina
obscures the last fond embrace attne
e~nyious gate He walks sprIngI y oil.
whistling as to lip and singing a. 90
heart while she. totr thnL, cries
herself 0 sleep IN her little UPS
| STATS. DtltiN II 1oti'' Igl bttN 49, I-lhe
and partly IL exuia ion OF q ilttie H..
she had been obliged to tell mothers
are generally 81 inqu sitive after oeve
O'Clock in the evening. lappeal To the
accuracy and con>cleatiousaes~ of nav
readers recollection to say whether
fhi~ is a wholly Imaginative Ga7ci.D-
tioa or whether IL is ing VI IA tla
color of his own eNperi-lI -, ASA
therefore. may be set down as u ac-
Compartment of all its loves which
flourish III other In III l~ncieuleAt sea
CONS.
There are two other sayin-s-par~
feet antitleses if accepted WltIous tne
qualification Of the II already quoted
which tell IL that "absence IS the
tomb of love- and absence makes
the heart grow fonder." Their con
citation with event and nature IS easy
enough III the light o. tile fact taai
mo man marries his first love- for j
is this primeval existence which is
entombed the succe ding, hardy,
sensible one finds nourishmsnt in the
hope. solicitude and anticipation
which absence supplies 70 It's roots.
When Strephon leaves his love he IS
confident Of the depth and Immortality
of his regard he fancies that the
name of Chloe" is engrdven on his
heart as indelibly as calais" was on
the heart Of England's Mary. But
alas he is hardly gone a short SIX
months. ere the golden ringleu il
transferred from his inside vest pocket
to his trunk the end of the year may
find it mixed with matches. pipes.
cork-screws, thread, and pins.ln the
Omnium g0therum receptacle Of a
bachelors quarters Chloe has grown
to have more claims on his
than his affection, and his letters to
her are distinguished by more OF rhe-
toric and less of rhapsody.
Conscience and Judgment co tlict.
The mistakes In photography. which
creep into her pretty expressions AMI
detract from the affection her letters
convey, are sources of ANNOYANCE,
which trouble him sorely, and c.us.
him to reproach himself for noticing
them. First love demands perfection;
Judgment is a telescope which directs
spots on the sun, but admits the I'M
mensity and power Of the luminary !;
with first love. every spot argues a
blemiSh and so much light lost. As
aft clDn WaneS honor and cOn5idcra~
ton are Iugsed in but. struggle a. h
will. his twlng S Of conscience are
ovarb rne by contrasts and second
thoughts the spots on the sun run
together and darkness ensues. He
meets with brilliant women he be
gins to perceive degrees in ltrimo-
nal alliance, and Chloe suffers OBJ
scurity IN dress, Intelligence, grace
and just as 50 u IS his frs
love its Object with any o i.
er than the celestial u becomes Il rirclv
earthly, and the patiens begins to re-
cover.
Strephon came home, after being a
year away ant his revolution Of feel
iag, which had been for some time
dawning on Chloe. became to apgar-