River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-28

eeiving new impressions. meeting ones
feilow-beinSs with sympathy, and I'M
dertaking new enterprises"
Some people must then DC born with
more capacity for youth than Others
''Tc BE sure"
And /, who have BY sex and nature
less youth than you. and vet have
wasted ten years moro Of II, must sooner
become like those horrid middle-aged
people"
II am not speaking of YOU
you are not speaking Of me? How
inc onsequent! sat down here to listen
to you talk about me. Let Us begin over
again. You have said that YOU DO not
like my name and that am too old"
oh. jacob
''Yes, am too old, and am to grow
older. You have defined youth-what
is age2"
oh: 1t is tn enemy of the human
race. Let us ne -er grow old, Jacob"
''Ah, no, Millicent, let US never grow
old, 50 only that We may stay young to-
gether," he said. flushing and edging a
little nearer TO her, while BE looked up
in her face with haif-humorous smile.
But she drew away farther from him.
Weir ne continued despondently,
"snd what is my next fault? Come!
say it,
You do not believe in friendships be-
tween men and women. Ny own belief
is that no woman can expect 10 be rea-
sOnably happy unless her husband can
have a friend hfr, for bar
''Geo seem to have thought a good
deal about marr1age-even if You are so
averse to it"
Millicent, with heightened color, made
a movement To rise. Jacob stretched up
both hands and. taking hers, pulled her
back gently TO her seat.
'TOu are so rude she continued;
that is another fault. I should want
my husband to be polite to me. 1t would
make me happier than almost any
thing"
And I should want to have the lib
erty Of quar-eling with my wife when
ever chose, and making L ap again;
but ] suppose that sou would like a
suave idiot like that Hastings"
There again" said Millicent. in an
injured tone, ''how ridiculous you arel
You are so Jealous, and about nothing
What could be more innocent, when a
party of people are out on a blossoms
gathering, than that twOof them should
run down hill together, and yet from the
time you made about tits too abb
surdr'
But you took his hand and ran laugh
ing"
''As children might. You and he had
raced together, and you had beaten him
easily. You had picked my blossoms
for me, and had walked with you. He
was my guest, and surely owed him
some politeRess."
TO give him your hand, l suppose,
and caper and laugh with him"
The recollection quite overcome Jacob
with anger. lie rose and walked a few
PAGES across the lawn and then returned.
Well. am named Jacob l am old.
l am rude, and am jealous. Oh! yes,
and, forget, don't believe in Platonic
friendships. Five faults; l think that
there are seven deadly sins Not that |
have the least idea what they are.
know that seven always seemed a small
allowance to me. l surely have more
than five. More than five would go to the
makeup of any respectable man. What!
yOu can name no more? l could accuse
myself Of more than that. Don't you
know another?"
Yes said Millicent, gravely. while
she nut some OF the sweetbrier roses in
her breast.
Il an impatient to hear. sit hero
only tor that. The sixth fault. Comet"
That you don't care for women's SO.
ciety"
Jacob rose and folded lis arms, facing
the girl, and looked long 4: her. Then
he threw back MS head and laughed
heartily: Upon my word: that is a
faults Have not liked your society,""
Yes. but that OF no other woman
well, upon my word, Talk OF jeal-
ousy. l never saw its opposite so set
forth. Do YOU wish me-should you wish,
I ought 10 say, your husband TO be fond
OF other wOmen'a society"
Il don't like mans man, said MILL
cent, evasively.
Il am more edited" said Jacob. seat
ing himself again this evening than
ever was in my life. Why do you not
like mans mani"
Because" said the girl. becoming
little nettled at her ccmpaDion's search
ing look, Il know we'll enough how that
works
y am waiting for information. :" said
Jacob.
~ mans man soon wearies of the
woman he loves, and he seeks mems So
ciety constantly Men influence men
more than women do. should never be
Jealous of other women, for | could al
ways be a woman; but men would be a
contrary influence. 1 have seen the
lonely lives OF the wives OF mems men,"
she paused.
i am still listening" be said
For the best. men understand women
but little, and mems men grow at last to
understand them not at all. Mems men
become at last To be a world quite apart.
Their wives have no excuse for being,
except insomuch as they contributed to
their comfort"
''MiliiceEt, do YOU say that women
are younger than men? / don't believe
shat men of sixty. or men that have
been widowers TWO or three times, have
thought this question of marriage out
like YOU.
Il wont talk 70 you any more
Won must. Back TO our text Six
faults then-my name. ray age. my ma
tive rUdenesS, my jealousy, my incre-
dulity OF Platonic friendships, and nav
being q mans man EOu must name N
least seven deadly sins TO convict me-
Isn't there another"
Yes
"Millicnt. you are absorbingly inter
esting. never knew that you had
thought so much about me.
i ought 10 have thought about you
before --- She paused.
Jacob waited a moment. II under
staud; before YOU refused TO marry me.
You ought 10 make some excuse for
;hat. With what seventh fault did you
strengthen your case?"
That you are 50 drCadfuily mascu-
Auo.
y plead guilty. Tho roses are rosy,
she hriers are thovnv. the grass 5 green,
nd !, Jacob Raus, tho man who loves
you, aIl masculine. Alas, alas, Is that
mere my fault than my name? You,
besides are immensely feminine. and I
find Bo fault with thar. Is i; fair?-'
Jacobs spirits were rising; 1lillicent's
percep,!hly failing.
Yes, il Is fair taat J being feminine.
should object 10 your being masculine