The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-28
A FRISCO LOVE STORY.
SAB FrAns ..se Arruaaui.

side cs her natural charms. A woman has a certain aeSnefic will-tcrce to bt,ng ,o beaI on man which k dangerous to hls welfare. There ase critical moments ln d mans eatees when t will take all the resolution he can muster ;n retrain from himself for lite.
 wss naeh amused ~;h the expert. enoe oi isiena oi mlne who short tune ago teeeHea hts ats, lesson in what may Dc called bachelor prudence. |, seems ,ha, the aftaif commenced in good nature. took llttle cfeseendo, A the musicians would say. and finally ended si,h an allegro ma,uale.
 My friend ,s one oi those good-natuted men who look d, everything from a sem smcatal pom, of v,cw. Overlooking the excellence of hls motives, he is the most uncomfortable being tc get along with possible. In his head arc all the virtues oi the ialadin, the ch,yAly of A Sidney. and the heroic sest-abneH nion ot So- crates and ~i,h every ne~ book he reads he adds new ideal of conduct. IL is sot surprising that he sometimes prom ises more than he can perform, and under takes more than he can carry through.
 He se,s into trouble n the most na- ,gral way ,n the world. and indeed the thing has happened 10 others than he. \ young man has been grossly ,mpef- unen; ,o Eisl friend. but ln order ,o save tha, eitl friend | scandal the matter hal been overlooked. The cub who did, the deed. however. Is fleh and marriage able, and consequently ssill has footing III society. \ gull. stranger io my friend be II sad. snabs the oae. Intense enthusiasm ot my trend. Noble and dis erning girl. etc, etc, ~ill be iu,io- duced d, once 1What a dangerous ,h.ng |, IS to be introduced q, once Mem. Always make ,, later II you can ] My friend Is introduced in due fofm In tense improvement on the part ot my friend gracious reception on the par, ot the gii. one dance, and then another \ german favor. which is returned an invitation to call. which IS accepted with alaerty The esli IS made and proves agreeable. Further invitation to call. and then ptomise lo read from those authors who combine beauty of thought wi,h weight of meaning to~a oi pla. ,onic friendship. e,e. Wha, dangerous thing Vo~s oi platonlc friendship arc . Mctl NcAct make thcni
 The dtams moves on. oae evening my inead eallcd with a particularly we'll chosen assaf,nen, from R1skin. Inner. son and D.slalncy. as pieces de resist. an C, and ilt,le oi Barry Cornwall and and Ms Bfo~nings Portuguese Son nets as plsis sncres. The fire was burning brightly on the dogs, X ie~ flowers were arranged Tn a slender sllvet vase. and an alfaos, impefoep,ibIc per. tune peEyadcd the room. As my iIiend threw himself back in the long easy chair and eSpeneneed the exquisite mss6 aline thrill oi pleasure in running the lace tidy ' he fell 10 thinking wha, an agreeable duty was h,s to All fresh. pure mind, wl,h angel eyes and sylph.ike form, ~ith far thoughts taken from the mas,ets oi prose and song Thus train of thought ~aa pccehsrly agreeable from the fact that II was quite disiniesested posue day" though, my friend, some good fellow will be made happy by the in- 'iaence of thu, ,eAc hing" These delight. ful imag,nsl,ons were bsoagh, 10 close by the appearance of the lar pupil her sell. Alter chatting pleasantly for s little while, my trend asked whether he should begln reading
 should nke |, very much. she said qa,s,ly-
 70 ne began. FifG with Emerson' < apo!con then with Ne Quincy, ,oAn of Aft then followed a sonnet or ,wo, and then love song by b4uy Cornwall. And AS my friends voice ross 4 i fell and became strong snh noble soofn. awful nth elevation. qa,ei wiih re. served strength. and melting with ibs act en, oi pAtnos and love, he could noi heip thinking Hos much 1 am dolng ! to be sure. for the other fellow The reading ~ss concluded with the faps all of one ~nose thoughts were too fall foi u,tefsnee. He closed the beautiful bound i volume of kuskin's ' Queens Gardens. and looked vaguely up from the glowing iogs 10 the maDsie-piece above How beautiful 4 is. finally said ihs pupil
 Yes, t IS very beautiful" replied ths i master
 The latter now rose to take his leave when the fair pupil herself rose, an | seemed to him. fAirly planted herself be fore the door. Without the slightest poss l Of warning. she thus sddEessed h,m: ~!sh. said she, si,h a sentiment ally desperate ais, you would no, cal i any more.
 My trend fs.; cold chiil ot horror s,eAlisg over his members. His xnees ,remoied The eyes Of the young ladj ~ere firmly iiaed upon hifu. lie sas es l pected 70 do sone;htpg he knew he ass i Wha, sssa:
 CenAlGiy,T he managed finally ,s s.amfner oDt.
 foa know l: is different wi,h gir than with 4 man" she continued, sadly you have been coming here 90 offer that people are beginning io tall
 He now knes too well what vas ex ps ted of him, and for s moment hs iel, an overmas,efing impulse to comply
 lie oserc anne il marfuliy. and zs he re. covered his seii-controi, and managed if some neasute 10 meet those seas6hina eyes. he became, zfter the manner o l s~sSn fxszs1l