The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-07

dream oil my lie, the idol before whose
shrine / have eyer bowed but feelings
have been awakened in my nature,
in this case, that l have never known
before. have discovered, at last, that
real love is not the idle dream cherish
ed only while the romance OF passion
and imagination fingers around 1t. 1t
is OF noble birth and eternal lite. Let
it come when it may-when the purity
of our virgin-truth is, as yet, ,tnsull'ed,
or when the heart turns, weary OF its
own fickleness, from many shrine it
has worshiped, to seek some pnrer foun-
tain at which to quench the unsatished
soul-thirst there can be but one real
love to life. You must see Eleanor
"What ever pleasure I may have
felt at this suggestion was Immediately
| dispelled, as his next words re-
| vealed his intention that this seeing
| was to be vicarious. Il am going TO
call on her tonight and viii drop in
and tell you about /: III the morning.
lie added, upon leaving me.
| "I lost all interest in the matter the
moment after his departure. In fact,
| did not place much faith in Franks
| description o. his lady-loves. / recalled
| his impassio.ed dissertations upon the
loveliness of young widow-a perfect
/ Hebe-whom he Lad met at Cape May,
and how had journeyed, on hot
summers aay, 20 that sea-coast nook
to see his gem of womanhood. l was
introduced to the gem in her bathing
| suit, as she emerged from her bath, and
fairly recoilcd from two hundred pounds
of dumptiness, sunny as to hair and
moonv as 10 face. Franks love went
out with the tide that day and never
| returned at least never heard him
mention her again.
"As my health improved and | got
about among mutual frien1s, | learned
that there was something to account
for Franks present passion. All the
| men in our set were talking OF the belle
and Eeirezs, Eleanor Edison, and all
agreed that she was very beautiful !,
very fascinating but very proud and
cold hearted.
"sWhy said one da<hipg fellow
who was sort of oracle among US,
shat girl was born to illustrate Tenny.
son's Lady Clara Tere de Tere
Love is impossible TO ler, and / pity
the man who fails TO make that discov
cry in time 10 save his faith in worDan'c
love and truth
AS the oracle's discovery was suppes
ed to have been coincident with Ger
tain day, when, very pale and very
excited, he came away from an inter
view with the fair Eleanor, which mac
been very vehement and affirmative OIL
his part, and very calm and negative Oh
! hers, we promptly offered him our con
) dolence on his evident loss of faith il
: these two triies.
81 had heard enough TO make m
iorg for sight of this cold and haught.
beauty. Forewarned aud forearmed,
resolved to place myself in her way
t in the hope that she might be induces
! to select me for victim-don't laugh
: Tom, that hope was born of her vanity
:, not mine-when would prove to he
s that beauty, without qualities of tru
e wcmanlood, would not move all me
l to alteration.
ssOne morning, soon afer, Fran
came early to my room and gave me
, glowing account OF his last call. II
l declared be Lad discovered, tor th
j first time, what love really was, il
: proof of which he described the usua
symptoms of loss of appetite, inabilit
D TO sleep. distaste of business, etc, etc.
} 80! Jack, you were never in low
> and cannot sympatnize with me nov
HOE huOW Sb9G "a @bA AS&1
, | In my heart. She is beautiful 70 an
! he bowed his bead Oh bis hands an
n sighed. | should have thought hir
e really in love aud aympathized wit
I him as q victim of Eleanor Edison
e wiles, had not seen him survive pr,
d cisely the same situation several tim'
before. Asit was, suppressed yawl
/ and said:
d "Well, Frank, my boy, when am
II TO see this wonderful damsel 70
q "This very night he replied. eagerl
" Il have brought yon card for Ma
Bells reception. She is TO be tier
2 and want you TO meet henry pee
of less Eleanor!
. tsThst evening found me in state
= expectancy at Mrs. Bells where / w