The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
Judge Ketelle had pronounced Pauline


not her chief claim to distinction among
those who knew her. She was finely or
ganized and trained in mind as well as
body, and possessed charm separate
from any physical attraction. It was not
that she was a learned young woman;
she never embarrassed any one by re-
vealing the presence of more information
than might reasonably be supposed to
belong to her; but there was In her ex-
preston a spirit and understanding that
promised whatever was delightful in
mental scenery and tone. Her tempera-
.ment was calm and equable because it
was deep and healthy; it could not be
aroused save for adequate cause. but
when aroused 1t would clothe itself in
power. This wide and vigorous nature
would go on ripening and enriching
itself long after ordinary people dry up
and dwindle away. Pauline could not
be measured or assigned her definite and
fixed place in human nature. Her sym
pathies were broad. and what she might
do or be depended rather upon the de-
mands made upon her than upon any
limitations in herself
The young Englishman, after the first
conventional things were said. did not
appear to be in loquacious mood. He
replied in monosyllables to Pauline's OBJ
servations, but his eyes kept returning
to fix themselves upon her with an ex-
preston of somber thoughtfulness
"Are you getting tired of American
she asked him at lnnoth .aF MR. tt
81 have enjoyed some of it, very
much" he replied. II wish / had
known, years ago, what should find
when / came here.
"Would you have come sooner"
"It isn't that; but should have left
undone some things that have done in
the past. A fellow is generally fool in
the beginning. He gets sense after a
while. but the things the fool did re-
main-worse luckl''
''If they did not, you would never
grow wise"
'What is the use of wisdom, If it only
makes man curse himself for having
been not wiser" o 1;n
"What do you expect wisdom to bring
your 7 sl. #
"It ought to bring fortune and happi--
ness, but it doesn't ,....,,...,....,
''No. wise people don't seem to be
happy or fortunate. But they are wise:
they should expect to pay for that. =
very true Miss Nolen: we can't eat
our cake and have it. too But might
have been content to have eaten my cake,
if only it hadn't turned out to be made
of bran and shavings. How would you
like to hear my strange, eventful his
tory? It has never been published.
81 would like to hear the real life of a
man-what he thought and felt. But
that is the part the stories leave out.
''Well. the whole TRUTHS a vulgar and
sordid affair; a good deal of it is. And
there's reason for it, too For it is
chiefly the analysis of a iie."
"That is not the truths fault"
"Oh, of course not: the children of
light always have the best of the argu-
menti There has been plenty of muck
in my career, but plenty of variety and
adventure, too. Younger sons have that
advantage, at least, over the elders"
According to our American way Of
thinking, it is no advantage to inherit a
great estate 1t can only tempt man
to be like his ancestors. would choose
to be q younger son myself"
"If it were matter of choice, perhaps
those most concerned might more often
agree with you. But, if you are born q