Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-29
THE GAZETTE.
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sAIURra3 EvENINte NOVEMBER 90.
The Power of Love.

There is curious story extant In the clio
chronicles, that when the charms OF ia =
damssl hsd made Alexander psuss in his
career o! ambition, his tutor and guardian,
Aristotle. endea7ored 10 arouse anew the
spirit Of tho here, By Fidicullpg the weak
mesa of love, and this SO far took effect as to
cepse Alexander 10 absen1 himself from his
epcnaptress. She bewaed her ta;e foG
gonna time 10 solitude, spd a. Length, when
enc could eDduge ,he suspense no longer
she forced her way into ine presence OF her
lord. Her bfau again smiled away abe
dreams of glory from BIS nniod, and he &C.
cusea Aristotle OF having csus-d Bis bbienca.
She vas eDra2st that she philosopher snCuid
interfere with ,ser ha2piDeg and she assured
Alexander tbat she would give hi;n proof
that Aristotle hsd no right to give such ed-
vice. as be was tqaaiy himself susceptible
to the charms of beauty. So the next morn
Ing sho repaired to the lawn bsfore the
chsmter where Aristotle icy, and as she
approached the easement, she broke the
stiffness of thu cir by Chanting !oVe-1itty,
the sweetness Of ThJsa wild no IS Charmed
the philosopher from his etudious psgs.
He stole to the window. aad saw form
fsirer than any image OF truth wolcn eVeo
his genius had invented
Her facs wasuuveiltd, and her long ha1en
tresses strayed nagiigently down Der neck {;
while her dtess Ike ;te dreDsFy Of AZ au-
Gent statue, displayed tie beauty OF her
form. She lallered aOout the place, Oh pre-
tense Of gathering 6 branch CT q myrtle tree,
which Ehe Toun6 abGut her forehead. Hhen
she at ieugtb perceived taet Aris!ose eagerly
watched he-. sna stcle underneath tie csse-
mont. arc, in a voice checked By e'gh', sans
that" 10y, delained her thsre" ATiatot'e
drank IN nc delicious sounds, and gSzipg
aaair, her ciarus ep.esied mcrs Essfieb-
dent than heiore r s=cn aintY w5isnefsd
that he wes nci l. 10 b. 'oved SUD tnes
his hair waz por white wiz aGa. abc his
forehead wriakls;: w:th study. Ba tne
daD,eei csrelassiy rasaed c.ose & his wiGo W.
and ia thu 6clir'C::l OF admi' s:!no re eapgdi
the e ,a,ing Lids Il l;er re5e. she affscted
SINGER. GSd be aVogc3 hi ose SIC Listened
to his confession wi 3 Nu aF;tui snFpr 9e OF
manpsr.Wii b !uCtsd III | -:aher the HaGe
of his ar aad s:,e ars~' red hiW WIFI re-
breaches for having ug1t 10 draw iue s"Ve
of Alexander from he:. l. the wtcasfs OF
his Admiration, he swore TIA; hs "0nid
briag hs pupi! ct her feet. che wsn.i con-
fer scme sign OF isvor upon herself Sbe
feipned en- iufention o! com oi 'na, Eu de-
clered that be must frss ipdolga hsr 10
foolish wh!m, vh;ca had !ong distract ed her
fancy and This @as Almost no irsaos aish
10 ride upon the osck OF vie man. he
was bV this lime so intoxicated with her
beauty that he ecu d deny her nothirg he
immedisttlT threw himself dowa CD his
hands end knees, ard che at once ses nnop
his back, enc urged him forward. They
presently reached ;he terrace uoder the
royal windowe, aad t:ls king had fsir view
of the singular epectscie. a peal of laughter
from the window awake the philosopher to
8 sense of his position end when be eaw
his pupil, owned tbs' youth might we'll
WELD to love, when it had power sven to
break the frost Of age.