Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-04-29
THESE THREE.

OF authorship
If could find words to express my feelings
at heart on this subject, would either inter
est or tire you in few moments. have
selected for my subject Friendship and
Hope" considering them the two greatest
blessings bestowed on mortals. You may
say, "Why not love and hope? love is greater
than friendship" but answer, nay, and say
with the poet:
| Friendship is the JOY OF reason,
Dearer yet than that of love;
| Love lasts but transient season.
| Friendsnh forms the bliss above"
Love is the most exacting and selfish pas
sion of the human heart Allow me to illus
tate the fact. Take for example, the hus-
band and wife. Now, what wives or hus-
bands in this house would allow their other
halves to love another equally as well as they
are loved, or another to love them answer
without fear of contradiction-not one. If
you should find out that your partner for life
did love another, mot wisely but to well,'
what would he the consequence? A separa-
ton for life! Sorrow to the grave! This is
love! 1t is different with the holy sentiment
of friendship. If you have friend, you
wish every one to love that friend as you do,
your friend, wherever you may 60.
Remember when we say friends we do not
mean the causual acquaintance one meets
any and everywhere, shaking hands and
passing on out of sight and mind but the
person who will defend your good name in
time of need when you ale far away the
one who, when he hears you lightly or dis
respectfully spoken of-when he hears things
said of you he does not believe to be true, will
demand proof or silence in a manner that
cannot be trifled with. This is friendship.
Love wants the undivided heart or none it
wishes to be thought of first, tenderly caressed
and adored it claims you for it's slave. What
does friendship wish Z? A little corner way
down in the heart no matter how far down
or small the spark if 'tis only true. We can
love but one truly, but befriend thousand.
Lovers or sweethearts, when they hear the
loved one spoken of in MISUNDERSTANDING
terms, probably feel the waves of resentment
swelling high within the breast, and they
sometimes find an outlet, but this is not the
rule. This is how he reasons: 'Now, if
jump here and raise muss. they will say 'he
is dead in love- do not believe those things
myself, but cannot prove their falsenessb y
giving them the lie. Probably would get
black eye for my pains, and then I couldn't
60 to see her for week. Nobody else will
believe them. The fact is, girls will tlirt. She
may be flirting with me. 1t is time enough
for me to fight her battles when she says
yes" Then he marches straight to the girl and
tells her how mad it makes him. Why, he
got 80 mad he had to leave-if he had stayed
any longer he'd have killed somebody.
Not so with the friend. He steps forward,
asks for proof, and if you cannot give it you
are branded as liar. He, unlike the lover,
buries the case lest it should grieve his friend.
Should that friend learn what caused the
black eye Gf there should be one) what pleas
ure she would find in doctoring and dressing
and binding up the wound-a wound received
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feel an alteration. Friendship is loves self,
but it is very often abused. Some claim to
possess what they term friendship for you,
but in reality it is a shabby counterfeit.
Friendship is the pearl of truth,
The hidden fount of feeling,
Meath cottage thatch or palace root,
Life's highest charm revealing.
Friendship is not fimsy veil,
To hide the loved ones failing,
But compass needle true as steel
When past the rocks were sailing.
Friendship! truest hottest, power,
Richest blessing given,
You scatter through the midnight hour,
Holy dews from heaven.
Friendship oh, thou priceless gem.
Could every heart attend thee,
Then my sorrow had not been,
For friendship would defend me.
Friendship, be my guiding star,
Friendship near me hover,
Travel near and travel far
From shafts of slander cover
Friendship is jewel bright
That wealth can purchase never,
1t shines on rich and poor alike,