Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-17
Love Letters

The writing Of love letters began nj
a very early period Of the worlds his
tory. We cannot bring documentary
ey dence to prove just where or how =
begun or who started II, for history IL
hasy when we undertake to get at tl,
acts, away back near the time OF tho
primal pa +; but inasmnch as love wal
included N the original outfit OF the
human family. it must have been talk
ed N Eden. aud inasmuch as writing il
merel, talking at long range, i follow'
the conclusion. We submit, Is ineyi-
table-that love letters passed between
the first pair OF lovers vino happened &C
be separated after the invocation Of writ
ing.
II Adam and Eve had known how 4
write aud could have guessed how muet
pleasure they could hud ia tho new
sensation. we have no doubt they would
have parted from each other u few days
just TO indulge ia epistulary commnnl
cat on. True there was no geneta
posl-Oflice, no fast mails. no carrier
system. no green stamps IN their me-.
but they have loft Their letters. As mil,
lions OF their descendants have done. IN
hollow Gree-an apple lroe. for IN
stanee-or under some loose stone on
top of tho garden walt. What rel ii
from eaaa they would have found II
such AN exchange Of VOWS aud cOmpll.
Dt,,ntS and lender nOthiugs
Why is il that the publication OF love
letters in courts VI law or the news
tpers sends snikeF across tho couGin,
emit. Why do people. old and young.
and Of all sorts and condition. rush Ia
crowds 10 tle courts aud almost travel
over each others heads 10 hear love
letters read and then 20 homo and
laugh al them rs i, thsy hal found
something uulgue in the way Oi fun?
Why do grave men aud sober women
skin all tile sensible reading ia the
newspaper i il happens % contain =
love letter. and. having read that.
laugh a. II a. II i were the latest aui
best Of Gtibert'a operate jOArs2 Ten
TO one il all the old TRUNKS ID tho old
CARROTS were called 20 give up lh5lE
treasures they would convict these grave
muu aud sober women % just such
stiffness Il the please To call il 50.
As that VIII ch cxclIrs lhusg F4siutvA
No man or woman WAS ever
thoroughly lu loye-aud not 10 hays
been there, wg are informed = tD have
IA ssed SONS happiness at lrast--W isu
dldu't suy '-li, ia ngs. Why. Ihga.
does every 0ols feel such "a irr s.sgtb.o
tnelinat On o. joku tun aE the mana.
script loye-maAlug VI an unfortunate
whose letters got into tho courts and
papers. II Is mystery wg sAAll NOT al,
tempt 10 explain
There IS one phase u this general
subject that seems 70 call for special
mention, tn.wtE: the inionst That an
aged swain puts into long range roagt
snip and thu peculiar ksaG with vii Cd
other aged parties get tigir full VI fun
out Of his written rareHscs. There is
nothing new In tlie IoTgtdtly II an old
mans ICyc, provided its object 10
damsel Of tender years II wu had the
social statistics OF tho patriarchs and
wa regruE our Inability 10 cite them on
this oCcasson-ws would prove that
December has always been falling In
love with May. Ani II mathematical
formula weru applicable 10 matter ut
this Kind, we could demonstrate that
the heat Ut An old mans love inr
young woman is ia tbe ratio OF the
square Of hts distance from hrr IL yCara
Why make fun ~ universal Irail2--
Washington Post