The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-10
JOe's FIRST Love.

When Joe and MS sister, May, were
attending college, Joe became intimate
with a class OF young men noted for
practical joking. Among the lady stu
dents was one who had for several years
held filtration With every young gen.
tleman who choseto spend his time in
that way. She was wealthy, good look
Ing and fee, but lacking maidenly
modesty and nigh moral character.
Among the boys she was called my
julia" but in the doctors presence
iss KiDgsly,' for she WAS his niece.
oe soon iell desperately in love with
tFgirl, who came more than half way
tomeet hin, and, being only seventeen,
ApPper lip was pinched, coaxed, and
Hko make the down grow faster; and a
bunch of burDsides whiskers were
to tleir utmost to make him look
but N vain; his slight, boyish fig
kppeared to poor advantage besides
Y woman of twenty five.
Srs his senior, was daily
-. girls talking about
before is.s ssSl.ooi-
aid throw kisses toward
which she returned in
efSnief flirtations; and though May
her brother that no modest young
would wave handkerchief, he was
wise to see his own folly. The boys
BED him to marry her if possible be-
the close of the term, assuring him
ia stranger should come the next, he
Igld be Tilted, as they, to their sorrow,
II been. Blind to his own interest, he
opposed and was accepted; but when he
iatimated his engagement to his father,
lawyer Penrose was too much vexed and
astonished to reply. He wrote to May
Wiling her break it of if possible; and she
promised to use every effort, but feared
it was too late.
She now sought Julia's society, but
soon found herself almost a stranger
among her former friends. However she
kept her own counsel. Joe was delighted
to see May choose Julia for companion,
and soon told her all his plans. She was
glad to learn that no definite time had
been fixed, and that probably they might
wait year.
Julia tried to lead May into forbidden
pleasures, but after several Intellectual
attemps to lure her away to parties
secretely, she invited young men to her
room and had May there when the
conversation had to be carried on in
lispers, and the company trembled
hen step was heard in the hall. Mays
sense of right revolted at the idea
being identified with such class, but
"a save her brother she would run the
TX. But the end came when the term
osed. 1t was the night of the public
terary. Lawyer Penrose was there by
by g srecial request. She was on duty
'essayist. Her subject. "Youth and
"a Age" seemed q very dry one. Her
tce- trembled slightly, but soon grew
lady.
lling in love with feshy woman OF
Eenty five; loving her as he loved his
vn mother; obeying her mandates,
wing no thought of manhood reach
beyond her command, willing 10
ave his intellect bounded by her weak
lind, until a fully developed brain
would show him his folly, only too late
to have the fetters broken.
The woman was described ss fat, rosy,
insipid as poppy, and uncengenial as
a plaster OF Paris doll. Obliged to wed
a boy, that she might raise himself 8
man, and with principle low enough
to stoop to private, to forward he,
scheme.
Then, dropping her paper, and speak
ing appealiDgly to her schcol-mates, May
said; "For this, left your warm friend
ship. to save if possible, a beloved one
from the wiles of crafty woman.
"Schoolmates, 1 deneunce: will yer
receive me again to your true circle, anC
back to your pure friendship9'
Amid the teas of grateful school
mates, she was carried, almost fsinting
from the room. An hour later Joe press
ed kiss upon her pale brow as he said
May, you shall yet be proud of me-
de saw his folly, and ten years later
t1hen he married lovely woman, "M,
Julia" was still trying to pass for a younl
edy.
foU can never expect TO have all yor
eslre, go get what you can and b'
sppy.