The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
LOVE rs LIFE
A CHRISTMAS TALE.


q new one; it hal nsver hefore oeea ex-
hibite'. The profess bad acquired & eat
scientific rs1own by his Investigations re-
0ar1iue the inertia of electricity, and the
consequent deioc inns as to the true con-
nection betweel eth II and matter. What
he was now attempting was, in some de-
gree. a corollarly Of his previous achieve
melt. and was, n itself. perhaps not N re
remarkable than that But, to the IN
scientific imagination, it was far more
striking.
fastening along with my head down, ac-
eording to my usual habit, came into col.
lfsioo with tall man in fur-li ed over
cat. 1t was my old frienl Cochran. Whom
1 had not seen for three years, though his
fame had not reached me from abroad.
where he was acknU y lie Iged to be the great
est baritone sing of his time. c ibran
had al wavs bee ;, in my Opint N, one Of the
hest and IN ut lovable fe lows in the world
large in Intellect, deep aud tender in heart,
noble in ara ter. In physi al appear
ance he Was superb, ard be never seemed
more so than now. We aske each other a
hu dred questi ms, and he turned aud
walked with me, ar n in arm.
81 hoped 10 bear that you were mar ed"
said at ie igth; "a wife Is all hat is lack
Ing 10 you-a wife and children. Don't
c nsei g to bee me an old bachelor"
''The muse is je ilous, you Know" he re-
oiled. smiling. land when the bond between
her and tie artist is vital one, destiny
seems 10 forbid o her ties. knew q u an
a singer. also-who wa in love with one of
the iovellest women that ever lived. She
loved HIM; they were very la lpy-,oo
happy. in fact. Suddenly, to make ,ho t
story of 1t, Gil cunst noes separated them.
aud she, from lofty seIss III duty, married
q other man. By no Ilea an unc mmon
story. you see. But for a time b,
was in danger II losing his grip. He had
thrown his life int his love and the
one seenei TO go with the other. remem-
her. apropos. that befIre the separation
occurred, he hal c mp, sed ard set to music
a soyg that lie called Love is Life and ne
surg it to her 1 IL the last evening of tier
happine =. He has never sung it 81 CO.
Wei. after awhile the muse came 20 him
and ffered him cDmfor5-ths comfort of
arduous labor and lofty effort. He conse.
Grated himself to her and now no rame in
lie world Of music l. higher than his. Had
ne married he would have remaiued un.
known"
"bu he would have teen happy"
AN, we'll, he is happf as it is; ana it is a
mart If his happiness q believe that she is
happy. But where are you goings Can't
"Ide.ire nothI & better" said /, and went
on to tell him about Prof. Palli O.. He was
much interest d. La iBg. as it appeared.
invest gated some of tie phenomena OF
a her vO tees himself. H consented TO go
with ne, and We eatered che professors
laboratory together.
The apparatus was seemingly very simple,
structure # vibi a ing Strings and re-
sounding metallic surfaces, The whole about
the size f a ordinary revolving book
stand 1t was supper ed on low cYlind=r
of thick gla at one end OF the room, and
wa open TO Exam nation. At Il stance
from il OF about tel feet stood a short
pillar of Mexican ONYX, on the top OF
which rested n butterf1S sore nine i4c es
across tue wings. 1t vas no5 real
butterfly, but sSillful and beautiful piece
of mocha, ism, as We pc. ceive upol land
ling il. The moveme 1t of the W ngs on
their hinges wa; similar to that az the life
insec a d, indeed, it only needed life t.
hnlter about the room. 1t was made chiefly
of gold and weighed, su. pose, about six OF
eight ounces.
The professor-a thil-haired. large
Drained. clear-t featured nan-explaiDed to
us the uri cipal involved and what he was
going to do. am free to confess that | did
not understand him; but Coibral listened
very closely aud seemed to grasp the cou-
tral idpt.
els not this c1miug very close to life it
selfl lie asked finally.
Lie involves what we term emotion,
was the reply, Love is o vibration more
subtle and searching thai v other. re-
tween that and the ether. C pheno nena there
Is gulf not yes bridged. / am airendy
aole TO set material objects In motion by
acting upon the atomic particles. or mole
cules, of which they are composed l ex-
pect 10 be abb, ultimately, TO create ma
teral substances out or either. But to lnstill
life IS a step beyond that. Life CO only
prcceei t ON lie, directed and energizsd
from love. 1 he process is probably of tn
utmost essential simplicity. like all su-
premely great thing it may be- on the
lines on wLica l am now working. But it
is still mystery, and may always ROMAN
So"
Eyes, sacred mystery" said Colhrau.
mot to bs tempered with excep' with rover
ence and ST gleness of heart But am de-
LAYING your experiment."
The professor took up On instrument
somewhat resembling an antique Lutte, and
tried the strings with bow. Then, going
TO the app aratuS above described. he st in
motion nall object attached to its top, ii
Tevoived rapidly On vertical axis, emitting
clear note, like spinning top. Standing
In front of tue apparatus, he began TO play
simple air on the lutte, to which the rings
and the metallic surfaces of tne apparatus
returned resonant echo. SIEVE al time
ne varied the pitcn; suddenly penetrating
harmonious sou d rang out. a d the golde
butterfly st rrel an moved its wings. The
professor con inued to play vignrouslY; tine
butterfly raisei itself in the air, euttered
up ard to the hight OF couple Of feet, re
mattel lowering an susps ded there t 4
several seconds and then lel slowly TO tbs
doo".
'Il'S miracle" said l. You have har
messed something that was never controlled
before"
THE experiment. is technically successful
out NV control over the force is not ye
complete" returned the professor, mo les.l :
With more experience / expect mGci
, better results"
"Have you any objection to letting m'
Try professor Inquired Cochran. 81
seems to me that the human voice MAJ
Lave pow er in this direction that would b'
worth study e."
Il beg gu will proceed" said Palliser
courteonsly, but with a iSnt smile HI
replaced the butterfly on the column ant
handed Cochran the Lutte.
=, No, shall Try To do without th7t." saiC
Tue la Ter. If my molten has any basis IL
truth. tue vocal cho. DIS are tie Gully instru
ments q Tired"
Standing erect IN the center If the room
ne sent forth his voice IN a note that vi
pra ed Ill our our ears with the ella ness OF