The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-21
IN LOVE sara EACH OTHER.


A Writer Describes Feelings Which MANY
a.gsen VIII Admit -ssHg Have Hsa-
To woman evcr fail IN s0re with each
ettsrs | saa aizaoss fancy that hear
tfaa hooking laugh with which such q
question viii he greeted By most men
and even wcEngn. How Tialicaloszs.@
Glow silly" they cry one after another
But, uly dear sir, il is not 50 ridiculous:
my dear madam, il is not 50 silly as you
seem to fancy. or, il 1t IS. il at least Is
not SO uncommon, and 10 many has been
no jesting matter. Circumstances have
made ule intimately acquainted with a
great number Of women. and / have
known many 50 paszionately attached 70
others Of their sex that | can only de-
scribe their state Of mind rs being s'in
love"
| am NOT now speaking Of the foolish
schoolgirl alterations which those
who have had much 10 do with girls IN
taair teens know but too well: the ca
resses, the iatte-ing terms of endear-
ment, the discussing No. | friend
virtues with No. 2, with the Isn't she
sweet" and s'Isn't she too lovelyg-for
a schoolgirls love Is nothing if it is not
talked about. But a woman's love for
another woman is something quite diff
ferent, something to be jealousy guard
ed and sacredly cherished in secret.
But, yen viii say, that may be all
true, but you cannot call it falling in
love" Let Us see; shall we compare the
two? And, my dear sir, think of the
time when You would. like froggy,
''a-wooing 60, My dear madam. re-
member the signs of love that yon
eagerly welcomed in your beloved one.
| have known women who have been
fascinated at first sight by another, and
henceforth that other has been to them
perpetual lnsgnet, the central figure o!
their life, the subject Of their sweetest
thoughts and dreams. They have
watched for a glimpse of the loved one,
gone home happy from some chance
smile, seated themselves in church that
they might see every movement. haunted
the house in which she lived and the
streets she frequented with as much de-
votion as any lover of whom Cupid's
arrows have made target And yet the
world cyuically remarks that women
never admire each other. So far from
this being the case, some women mot
all, | allow find the most profound pleas
ure in contemplating the beauty of an
other, and that other neither daughter
nor granddaughter, but merely lovely
friend
But this state of worshiping at dis
lance soon ceases to satisfy; they long
for closer friendship. While their ac.
quaintance has been too slight to admit
Of the familiar use of the Christian
name, they haze in private Whispered to
themselves lovingly the .'Evangeline" OF
Edith. and in public envied those who
had right to use 1t.
As acquaintance has ripenad into
friendship, they have shyly asked to be
called by their Christian names. scarcely
daring to pronounce hers in return.
Each affectionate word. each kindly act
has been treasured and rehearsed in
memory and has proved a solace in the
absence of the fair ideal. At such pc
RODS of their love have known women
blush at the mere mention Of their loved
ones name, and glow with pleasure at
any praise Of her or her beauty. And
what a red letter day it was to them
when they first received kiss, when
her hand lay III theirs in loving friend
ship!
Their friends remarked the change il.
them, the Hghtheartedness of minds
only occupied with the happiness Of low.
ing and being loved. Such rapturous
moods cannot last-do they ever last in
any passion?-but they have only disap-
peared to leave behind the calmer feel
ings of devoted, loving friendship and
a purer, nobler love-
You, my dear sir, and perhaps you.
too, my dear madam, viii call all this
''extravagant and imaginary" but can
assure you that have known cases il
which it has been sober fact.-London
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