The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-22
Theory and Practice.


matter of convenience, matter that
can be perfectly well controlled as the
parties concerned desire. This falling
a victim of Cupid's darts, being NOR
tally stricken before you know it, being
irretrievably impressed at first sight,
and all that, is all nonsense, all fol-de-
rol-depend upon it p
Mabels clear blue eyes clouded over
as she earnestly listened to her cousin
Agnes's words, and she said with a
tremor in her voice. .'..-....
"7Then there is no such thing as fall
ing in love at all; it is simply deliber-
ate. sauntering around and about, before
and behind, slow settling down-not
even a soaring upward. Oh, Cousin
Agnes, you don't in your warm heart
truly believe this, do you? Do you
truly believe 1 can love any one I
choose, that 1 need not love one do
not choose?"
Agnes Hoyd's clear, sensible eyes
looked tenderly and firmly into those
of her sweet little cousin. She felt that
the time had come for her to say some
thing to her which she had been long
ing to say for two months, and now
that the opportunity had come, she, with
her sure, strong sense of duty, did not
waver, but went to the point at once,
saying in her direct way
HNnyU Mohol S%oornc xxo,, lo,,o
cracked the ice, and 1 am going to
break it. I know perfectly well that
Frank Gauss is in love with you; l
know you are in love with him; I know
you are dreadfully in love with each
other; 1 know, too. that you both
know this, or should not have spoken.
Of course, I do not approve of the
match at all. 1 do not think you in
your reason approve of it, and 1 want
you to assert that reason; unite it with
your strong will, and lay the whole
matter aside. l do truly believe just
what l have said-that there is no
sense in falling in love. I am twenty
six years old, and have not fallen in
love. have not chosen to. When
get ready mean to marry, but not for
the present. Now lay your matter be-
fore me plainly, and I will help you
diSsipate the whole affair I can tell
you in the first place why you love
Frank; it is the old story of why,
Mary loves the lamb, you known He
loves you-very right and proper; you
are loveable, sweet creature; how
could he help it, knowing you as well
as he has come to know you, seeing you
so often at his sisters home? But it
does not follow you should love him;
that is not right and proper, for he is
not loveable. sweet creature. He is
overbearing, stingy, selfish"
J.. "Agnes lloyd, stop! will not hear
you talk SO! You started by asking
me to tell you the whole story, and 1
will finish by doing it. l do love Frank
Gauss-oh, love him with all my heart
and soul am ready to do anything
in the world for HIM, and he-oh, you
don't know, you have no idea how
lovely he is with me to me. newell.
can't begin to tell you, because you
don't feel itI' And Mabel chol1ed with
a quick little sob while Agnes pro-
ceeded mildly
"No, 1 don't think l do feel it. He
hasn't cent in the world. and if a
man is ever going to have anything, he
ought to have made fair begin
ming at his age. He has no ambition
possesses nothing but pretty good style
and some sentimental twaddle. 1t is
very strange you cannot see him as L
do. Now l should use my common
sense an fling sentiment to the winds.
Let him GO, and marry some richer
man, and be happier woman"
agnes. am ashamed of you-or
should be if die not feel sure you are
so much better than you admit. am
sure shall see the day when you will
be-conquered, laid low by love. Then
you will know ana confess it's power;
then you will know that which glorifies
my life. Till then you must not, you