The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29
A TIOLEST TORMENT.
Jealousy and I,s Three Forms-AIways
Shsm I'm TO Her Who Endurss II.

Love has many tormonts. says an essayist in
the Pal Wan Gdzetip but of the whole number
there is only one that Is quite without n min
Cling OF sweetness This is jealousy. which IS
accountable for moro agony Of mind than any
other emotion. All the other serpents that In
fest loves paradise have n little honey bag bc-
meath their fangs; jealousy is exceptional in
that matter. Like greed. to which it bears
close resent iance, it Is one OF the original
passions. and had lourshinG existence long
before love was invented: Gaming by that the
love which this dictionary serves to expound.
All the original passions are violent and are
expressed in ierocity when they rise to their
highest. even the one that stood for love
when as Yet there was such thing.
Jealousy was all wrath till the tender
passion OF love grew mp, and then be-
came more tormenting for the tenderness.
Now grief was added to wrath, and such grief
thn. It's It's, tear fs instead Of SoIscLrg the heart
come to its worst complexion yet. In due
time imagination combined with tenderness
e. madden jealousy. an keep it among the
blacklist ~ human passions. The Jealous man
IS a prodigy ~ imarination. eXcelled by none
ey, n," ana mere new ortus, nn.
ncteristIc OF all the primal emotions that they
nr r"oS STnas Of extr4fT n Increase .y
si"ns being 'lwelt upon. rise to Madness at AN
a.wiu rate Of acceletation; and since jealousy
crease OF its own torment. none so quickly
mounts to frenzy.
Jealousy takes three forms. or passes into
three rhases. The frst is fear that some one
else vii carry oil tho loved one by superior
attractions or wicked wiles; the second. sus-
picion that his or hat her love has been trans
ferrel to anOiher: the third. suspicion become
certainty. The first may originate in mere
naive blend Of envy. snspiciousness. I'M
trustfulness. which as often infiicts a. suffers
torture and therefore deserves small commits
kefatlon. But II may have quite another or
iEln. and Is then to he piiied however fretful it
may be. jealousy at large is n constant pain
In the breast OF many a girl whose worst faults
are that she Is uncertain OF her prettiness
knows herself In the common average for grace
OF movement and line OF limb. linds herself.
In spite OF every resolve to the contrary,without
the gift OF winning speech. and is OF those
land this is about the worst. porhapsl who are
either destitute OF the wherewIthal to go finely
dressed or who cant i,e made to look well in
n young woman may be fond, and. what is
more. she may have found n renl ~ beautiful
lover or one who has IN him the unnamed
charm that few women fail to discover and
respond to. Then is her case. a hard one; I'm
possible TO say-especinlly II no be u CHEEKY,
free spoken man-what Jealous fears mag
breed and wriggle like knot OF Egyptian VI |
pers beneath tho unbecoming bodice OF her |
Disappointing gown: And what is tho cure for |
years alone: which is nc, much as to say the
departure OF youth and the approach OF age.
The second or ful l-suspicion stage OF leaI- |
ousy isi perhaps. the most aGonizlnG, OF the
iainty for though In that case storm arises: |
IN which all tho iercer passions Join with grief |
To rend the sufferer yet anera little while love
and Jealousy Perish together In the violence OF
the peace OF desolation but 1t 10 peace, and 1t |
Is often seen that new growthB appear 10 DESC