St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-06

t0mln0S uS tn0r0 are a. gOOQ uSn In the
sea as ever were taken Oute Can it be
possible that any two souls. in spite Of
vast divergences. are SO made for each
that when sundered by imperative fate
neither again can ever fnd twinf
We are not wise enough to answer
all these questions which We SO blithe.
ly profound. As year after year multi
plies ones experience in human lives
he meets at distant intervals . tenn
permanent so lovely in the warmth Of
its sunshine. the brightness Of its beau
ty, the sweetness Of its inhalatiOna. the
purity OF its labyrinths, and the tam
talization of its mysteries, that to yield
is as natural as for the plummet to seek
the bottom of the sea- Who shall define
the magic of a touch, the secret Of .
tone, the enchnntment of . look. the
mesmerism of a.caress: Nay. who shall
explain the sOrcery OF . presence. tho
witchery OF an inHueDsDl Shakespeare
says
To keep IN adjunct u reDe0ber thco
Were to import forget1ulneO IN Ne
a beautiful exaggecati0n which only .
poets heart could invent Yet who
that has ever loved does not keep an
adjunct" does not cherish portrait.
a handkerchief. . tresA = flower. my
thing in which is blent tho aroma Of q
personality passionately' loved. irre-
vOcably vanished?
There is a good deal Of upvoiced sui.
fering in life-the suffering that 10 due
simply to dispeled ideas It Is shallow
to hold that such suffering II morbid
and easily remedied. Sorrow of this
kind is morbid only when it il 90 self
encouraged as to paralyze action.
Whatever remedy exists is found
in the line of constant effort
in healthy directions UnfOrt-
unate are they who. unable to make
effort themselves. have no ono to
arouse them. Sympathy acts merely
as a sedative If given in too largo .
dose. There comes time when change
OF medicine is necessary. The platitu-
dinous author of ..Proverbial Philoso-
ply" never said any thing falser in its
meaning than IF the love Of the heart
be blighted it bloometh not again. !"
The same love. of course, does not
bloom again. any more than tho flower
reblooms that is trampled in the mud.
But fairer flower may burst it's petals
and a sweeter love evolve 20 speech
through nassiOuate silences
1t seems cold and hard to turn from
precious possibilities like this and
maintain that ambition. to say nothing
of the russet-gowned virtue. duty. may
occupy the energies which for
merly thrilled to more palpi.
tant vibrations. Yet ambition 10
practically a good substitute
for love, when faithlessness Of lover or
sweetheart has left the feelings arid
but yearning. Duty is q better substi-
tute still; but ah! one must TALL in love
with duty in order to do ones duty
with content Such love u passion
less Duty is kissless and caressless.
Our hands. our lips. our hearts do not
thrill beneath her touch, unless, in
deed. she holds q martyrs crown be-
fore us and We reach to It through
flame. Still. let us take kindly to this
sad-suited duty. who generally wears
no garb but holden gray. II We can
take to her kindly and make Of her .
lifelong friend. she will reassure the
heart which feels that 1t is breaking
and give it a foretaste OF happiness
perhaps when it shall really break at
last-HOme Journal.