Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-19

n9ruA. Exnn8 yea. bal TIE love q an
ons nso<sn1 su onothsr poor nertsi =
bax'ualy - mosta1 - tf>ss zrs. msxr -,
foe 1zy mortal II average toaesssfy OUT
lives quite . nszm1<f of - called .zHfhoe-
I'll p>nssoEA Love IA issslx - certainly
inunural. end che eunf&n Ls.1 fress<
Ionxk 70 b 6llsd with ths slsyas ichor
II is prssuncs. has sAis very desire y
dscssffui. and TIE h~ar< h constantly
aytrx out. Il have IL. Behold the pearl
e great pxirsr whsn IL oEly pa<sss<es
Rszn.n p>~ri u very ia<xn,acant rrscs.
Ths lover u always an t-eA,izt. espe-
cially the f&n,uins lover. and s4lorss ns,f
the s<trAl objscs Of her 2Asotloa. be:
wkSx she fzneies hama - te.
hen eonass the day when tbs Roman
pearl CRACKS o. txra>shss % il we2kh~d
Ia the balance and found wanting. and
the IDEAL j. destroyed A1i the iisA.lst
hezxtbr zsxf--fuF TIE time trfnz.
but II love lArshs AZ iocksEnIths fate
lnrghs AZ lowers 2n1 knows very well
that the broken hart will heal. sone-
tEiss without erea . srar. aud b al
rsAdy pretty son for another attempt TO
DC the impossible ideal bead upon toe
narrow or no crooked human shoulders.
A greet mistake h 90 consider love a.
. ccncretc condition: II j. abstract. We
love becanse love Is immortal aud we are
maze with - much nocessity Of loving
a. We have Il breathing. Both are Laws
q o1r b~ins and must be fulfilled But
We 10 Dot ssy. II Will breathe this par
tirular region II air and never any
OF assr. Tor. however agreeable or however
precious this especial AR may lie. We
know very well that II fate removes Us
Rom IL we shall find all around the
globe air as well fitted 20 sustain life.
ard that. moreover. we shall 90 on
breathing. 30 the air more or less con-
genial. sinpsy because II IS cur nature TO
breathe.
Now. probably this sounds very cold
blooded and very commonplace. espe-
eially 20 persons just now satisfied that
they have found the one great good and
Interchangeable gift Of tins life and an
other: bet. however chilling 10 senti-
u,ent. Il l. the truth. and. after all. the
coolest and hardest truth is better THAI
the rosiest delnsion. for the one mellows
with age and the other simply decays
and becomes repulsive. Love IN the alb
stracf is immortal: love IN the concrete
l. very transitory. and when. rs in n few
cases, The semblance of love endrres
through LIE. II is because II has changed
from love 10 friendship. which Is in good
earnest an eternal tie between two souls
Two dear, deluded. blind lovers mar
~. each surprising be or she has found
ths ideal being Of an exalted fancy. The
love aud the delusion last for a certain
tiras and then vanish as gradually and
imperceptibly as ether out Of an imper-
fectly stoppered bottle: but If. during
this process Of establishment. the open
ing eyes Of man and woman discover in
the soal laid open 20 their inspection
those congenial md admirable qualities
that counterpart OF itself which tbs
fo1l at once accepts as a frsend-then
these two gradually exchange the folly
of love for the reality Of friendship.
The two become tcnderly attached 10
each other in perfectly rational and
tangible fashion. They are good com
rales. sympathetic confdents, stanch and
( faithful allies Very likely they still
fancy themselves IN love. but they are
net biz n love. They are far better of
than lovers. they are devoted and true
friends
Now. then. having travelled round the
circle, we come back 10 our first consid.
eration. and that is tho great mistake Of
loving too much. or rather Of loving toe
much az once
A few days ago saw some verses In
one OF the newspapers. by whom or what
about | have forgotten, but the refrain
Of each Was
Even this viii pass away,
and the next morning / awoke finding
those words upon my lips and their bit
tsrsweet flavor upon my tongue. Ever
this viii pass away" Is tho label tha
Destiny, with her inscrutable smile ant
plying eyes. indelibly writes across ever
treasure she youchsafes to US, and low
IL OF these the greatest. So. while he i
ours; while the shining wings are foldet
80 close that they disappear: while he
with aaoring eyes aud care-sing lips
swears that his stay shall be eternal. le
Us rot forget 10 whisper TO ourselves (bu
Is no means 20 him), Even this vii
Tass away.
OF course I know that nobody vii
iced my ADVICE or turn aside n IT,
smallest degree for my warning. From
the time OF Csssandra down the poopl
who rsise their voices in the attempt q
warn their fellow mortals II the DANCE
~ their course receive either indifference
or ridiculs As their need. and II the,
persist too vehesnently are set down a
mad and IN these days carried 10 Bloom
inr,ialc. Nevertheless | run the risl
and once again whisper In the ear o
every lover. OF rGfher II every loseress
Don't love too mnchi Don't merge you
whole existence. don't set all your hope
don't cast aside All other JOYS and hope
fo- the sake x this love 81 today which
You fotsdly believe Ia be eternal. bn
which. in point - fact. il no more eferna
than the sunshine wh.ch II bound TO TAI
you after few hours ieasi1 g ofil rs.yi )
behind The sun viii rise again, u,
doubt, and ia sweetness and light ma
b. even mere charming tomorrow thar
today. tnsf--if wiil be another day: Iii
ouo viii have pa=sed away lor ever.
Ten. fifteen. twenty years from nov
you vii. II yau are true woman. lovl
something - soEnabody with all you