The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-08

| LOVE BY MEASURE.
There were tears "a the eyes Of John
Tonsou. Strange visitors, 'F5rthe little
MN came 50 rarely in touch with human
life, unls it be admitted that Lis des-
pstic honsekeeper was human, that lbe
joys and sorrows Of his feiowcreatunes
we're almost uGknoan 70 him. He was
sitting in his armchair, bis small eyes,
that we're generally screwed up, quite
hidden by the kindly drops; his large
mouth was twitcLing, his short, bulbons
nose ridged up, while his wiie, high
forehead wen; through a series Of CORFU
eating frowns Ike a pond on a breezy
day. Opposite TO him sat 4 Young girl
also cFying-a girl with no more beauty
than comes from youth, a good heart
and not exlrsyaganlly ill-shaped feat
ures-a kind Of stapie-diet girl, unlikely
10 attract 2 connoisseur.
1T was his fault. lie thought he 10y
ell ne, and it's my fault That, having such
a start, did not N Ike him love me-
"ConfouBd the fellowl"
"He said, you knog, dear uncle, that
he really thought be loved me-that he
thought 50 until be found he did not
think Of me unless ne tried 10, ard then
ne knew he was wrong. he said be
would marry me al the same, If wish,
aad I shall never love anyone else, and,
o. course, can't marry bin"
The felioE ought 10 have known his
feelings before be proposed-a gentle
man would"
"lou have no right % say he's noi a
gentleman, and you shant. How could
ne tell? How can anyone know with
out testing? Oh, you men OF science are
50 silly As she spoke she got up hssti-
ly. knocking doEa vita her skirt tle
elaborate model ofan apparatuz for trans
miiting photographs - electricity. How
eoald he KNOW WHATS the uss Of al
yonr machines? d. yea think they
make people happier2 HoE could be
know? Way don't yoa-why don't yon
make machine, invent something 70
lind on. whether people are in love
rnat would 5e worth doing; that would
prevent all this sort of thing. Bat its
jus, Ike you, 20 invsn,ing things that
don't make anyone wiser and happier, or
better and never think Of Important
matters don't believe yoa eyer were
il love-
She sas wrong. The quantity plain
middie-agej bIcaelor nal not escaped
the common lot OF maa. HIS sscre. vas
hiaden deep in bis bosom, nor Will
ever be fully disclosed. for no one would
care to read the old, old tale Of simple,
anwor3dly creature, the treasures II whose
heat had been lightly tossed aside by
foolish girl, q no asma1e a good match
with some one else and aiteswerd found,
inst the wealth she sought had tarned
to Withcrcd leaves ike a fairy's gold.
That night JOHN Touson sat up late,
late even for him, but hs unfinished ap-
paratus for creating darkness-n0l by ex-
ading, bar by actually nssldung Light
failed 10 occupy his thoughts. Tine
after time he walked up and lowa the
crowded, untidy laboratory, asking him
SELF: Can love be measarsd--s an
erstoneter possible?7 Visions crossed
b s mind Of a machine which would rev
oulionizs the world, which would make
marriage real union Of hearts and re-
daee the operation Of the divorce court
to mere physical test.
WHAT'S love? was the qus.ion which
The simple savant then SET himself to an
swer. For months thelaborstory was de-
serted, and he passed his time al lhe
Bitish museum consulting novelisis and
poets, ne deemed that 10 be experts in the
matter. What is the use ofa display Of
dictionary learning, or naming the rare
books that lie read as vel as the com
MN ones? Why should one copy out (
lists ofiil and well-knowa authors? Why
not pass them by ami say frankly that he
read them diIigenliy, and that the knosI-
edge be gained was in almost inverse
proportion to his labora However ore /
book mus be named, since /; influenced /
him greatly. Blrson's Anatomy Of
Melancholy in It's strange, horrible
chapters on Love melancholy" set him
on the track Of q theory which has little I
novelty and indispuiable truth. Love Is
a disease, and has bodily as well as mer-
ial symptoms. Adopting this as a work
ing theory, ne began to experiment To
describe his futile experiments would bs
foo'ish. In the one direction where hope
lay-tbe dissection Of those who have
committed suicide FOR loye-fsw as were
his chances, he made an important dis
eovery. There Is love bacillus. Oae
catches love IS one catches theinaleazl,
and one gets over the attack, too; but in
proportion 70 lis severity is the import
anee Of the ssquele. Those who catch
il badly never get over the efscts-so
much the better for them-sometimes.
or the question Of receplivity of subject
and object, this IS hardly the place for
discussion, bat it may be mentioned that
he sent scientific paper on tn subject
to the LGacf, which, no Doubt viii be
published IN dae course.
Having arrived at this stage, it was
not long before John Tonson bad work
ed out the question. No doubt it is
needless to tell the present learned gen
Grafton hos the breath acts as a kind Of
seayenger, bat cur dear parents Of course,
are quite ignorant Of physiology, 50
few words Of explanation must be given
TO them. We will extract passage from
. novel, lately published, called a Freak
OF Fate. of which We hayea hatterirg
opinion;
The brilliant red blood starts from the
bssrf fa1a,ed uritb gifa-neafousur. ~.