The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-26

a mans respect, and when one ceases 10
respect her, that in my opinion, will prove
him no man."
He paused. There was nothing for me to
do except to listen and be perplexed.
Hearts said BroeAer ARE, as l see
things, indispensable articles in matrimony.
A wife should always bring heart to her
husband. Husband vice versa heart to the
wife Some couples think differently. Some
wives bring only Saratoga trunk to the
husband; the husband brings money to fill
the trunk, and IA reverend pronounces a
blessing over this union of cash and trunk
Miss Seton is remarkable girl. The one
thing lacking in her is she has no hearth
What" | exclaimed
'For me, mean" replied Broener
"For heavens sake! Broener,n | said, 'do
stop this twisting fashion of telling things,
and say what you have to say in plain words
without going round so many barns
"You want palmer EnglSh" he said
"Well, here it is: Miss Seton loves another"
"Anotherm
"Of course. When say another Imean-
another man. Now, have patience with me
for few minutes, and let me finish my
original proposition. | can't get hold of 80
appreciative a listener rs You every day, and
when do want TO make the most of him.
| Peop'e to-day have various ideas concerning
marriage. Some look ut it IL one way, some
another; but all come to it at last-or want
! to. As an experience with a large proper
ton, don't think, when it, tried on, that il
! iu~t'nS the antlCipations set forth before the
! honeymoon That may not be the fault of
the institution. | believe that TO he n solid
affair. The fault may lie IN this: that the
parties may not he solid who euter into it
! solid. say, rs to health, adaptahillty of tenn
| permanent command over themselves, AMI n
common purpose in life. If they come to-
| gether without these, you see, they may be a
| an unmatched pair of hinges, or pair of
! hinges with broken joints. Result: tLe mat
| riuonal door does not swing WELL creakS,
groans, slams, bangs, AMI let's in all mannero of
stormy weather. doubt, sometimes, ii there
be pair Of really matched hinges in the
| world
"Nli,s Seton loves another" These were
BrOaucrS words that made The strongest I'M
preston upon me
Had Miss Sc tons heart been free, said
he, 81 should have devoted myself to her
But when find any woman having a prefer
ence for another man, always rJtire into the
ba kground About the last situation in this
world I care 10 figure in is that known in
common parlance rs trying to cut another
fellow out; and for me, about the meanest
maxim Of modern times is that ANS fair in
love except the last two words,
and war, though il seems "A fit
ending 10 the phrase after all, that
anything which may be justified in
the trade of killing is equally applicable to
the winning of a companion for life, But
you want to know whom Miss Seton loves
Well well end this sermon with short ben
edction. II is yourself"
Im
yes vou discovered that the morniny
| found Miss Sef on Mt Pratt's house You
see the elements in the affair were too near
together to prevent hlt disclosure. When a
womaus heart is in the house next door no
matter where her body is, its absence will be
soon felt. | guessed at the secret, and, to |
get rid Of suspense, asked Miss Seton if it |
was so. Sensible girl that she is, she saw my
motive in so doing and instead of simperny |
over it, or doing the indignant in telling me
it was none of my business, or doing the half /
and half business saying neither yea nor nay /
direct, she said yes and. that ended the |
mnttor'
Some minutes elapsed before a word was |
spoken
II have TO ask your pardon for my manner |
toward you of late" | said. That WAS jeal- |
Ousy.
81 knew that" he replied, $50 soon as you |
let out your secret You know when |
Jealousy is simply n disease-runS in the
blood and must come out like measles and |
whooping cough, though much harder to get |
rid of, and one attack won't bar the door to |
others with most of Us. But you suffered !
more than l."
Can you be jealous thenF I asked,
"Oh, yes! Don't take me for demigod |
and above all these emotions, because spout !
philosophy
"Ilow do You get rid of it" inquired.
Partly hy doing the magnanimous, when
there's nothing but the mag left tc do
Virtue oat of nccesh, you know"
Il don't think I'm worthy of Blanche
Seton, anyway said.
"Wcll, as to that he replied, sit may not |
he SO much question of worth as of
destiny
This made me vince Self accusers after
all don't fancy much outside backing III self
condemnation,
There's tradition, theory. call it what |
You please he said that's been out long |
Ilt, 10 the tIttIl lIllJ ttleft Is some one par
ticuar woman i'm the world, here or else |
where--wherc, don't altogether know-for !
each particular mln-mind what | say |
mani IN AN man not an animal-and !
that she will meet hun here or hereafter, or |
elsewhere, and love him, partly because she
can't help it, and partly because she sees
something worthy of love in him-that is to |
say, something now that may turn out much |
more hereafter. Tho man, her man. when |
first met, may be-well, unrIpe, green fruit, |
bad to taste, perhaps; but the woman, his |
woman, sees the fruit it will be when |
ripened though his present unripeness may
cause her many pang SO she may love
him, marry him, stick to him, and get little |
comfort and good deal of misery out of
| him.
We'll, is that the relation in which stand
with YOU regarding Blanche." | asked
My dear boy you must decide that for
yourself. I'm only citing dream perhaps
| n fabe--one which like to believe in, how
ever, since | have a notion that believing in
ones day dreams makes them como to pass y
Come to pass!" | said THAT is, you in
fer the misery shall bring Blanche by mar
rymg her."
no. ! didn't mean that" he said "In-
deed | never thought of it in that way be
fore; hut now, since you've put the clause in
| Yourself Won might let il remain inst MS n