Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-21


and, best Of all, in--boys. think it is
right, 1t is natural. | perfectly agree
with the woman who said she had rather
her daughter would make bad mar
rage than no marriage at all-that II
nroadened a woman physically and
mentally. My enemies will object to
that but my friends will comprehend
me- A glrl-a pretty girl-always seems
10 me like a beautiful crimson rose, and
there ought to grow around her a lot of
little buds, that she would keep the sun
and keep the rain from, until they were
lully grown enough to take care OF
themselves. That is the kind of girl
you want and want for our boys.
was thinking all Of this out while
the Handsome Girl was selecting her
trocks, and then started off with her to
look for what she very vaguely called
"othor things" They seemed to mean
everything from powder and soap to
new hats and glove boxes. And as they
didn't require the same amount of brains
the selecting of gown did, we had
little talk. | asked; GLOW is the
Cynicg" And she said "lf my skin
were thinner should blush, for he has
cast off his cynicism as a serpent does
his skin, and he believes in everything,
including me-" Then | laughed and
asked; "Is it the old, old story"
HOW A MAN REALLY. LOVES.
And she said "Yes, love has made
belief, and this is what | think: The
cynical man is usually the man whose
experience of life has been one-sidcd;
he has met some disagreeable women,
many undesirable men, read no end of
| agnostic books, looked at realistic pic
lures, until he is convinced that there is
| nothing good in life. When suddenly
on a yacht, or some place else he meets
u girl, The girl does not care very much
| whether he is devoted to her not, but
she is just herself. He gets to looking at
her as ii she were new specimen of
woman. He gets to believing in her,
and to his intense astonishment he finds
that his heart beats a little quicker when
| she appears. Then he discovers that he
loves her. And to his intense astonish-
ment he believes in her. That is his sal
vation. She can make him believe in
anything, from soda water TO chocolate
creams, from the Duchess novels to
high-heeed slippers, His non-belief is
only the result OF his ignorance. 1t
/
not always meet the girl, because she
does teach him so beautifully and with
| so little trouble the delight of faith"
"Yes, my dear" | added, "life would
be the bowling wilderness the cynIcs
want to make it, If it were not for faith.
IL is true sometimes our belief is shat
tered. But we Can pick up the pieces
and glue it together again, and start out
afresh, armed with hope, and even if it
tumbles again, the good glue of love
will put il together. Why, even hope
that a silver dollar will some day be
worth It's full amount--and that is say
ing great deal
"There is another thing" said the
Handsome Girl, 'about man when he
is in love, how awfuily he is in love!
lie thinks everything you tio is right.
| Do you know | believe he would even
like You to be little bit of liar, if you
did ii prettily. You represent his re-
liglon, and to my way of thinking, if
you arc the least bit clever, you can
keep that up afterwards. You and |
both know men about whom people
say How in the world can he ever
care for his wife-unintcresting and
tiresome-looking thing'--but | will tell
you how
SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS SWEET
HEART,
she has never lost her good looks in his
eyes, and she has always had from him
the courtesy of the lover, as she has
given him the consideration of the girl
he loved. The ugliest woman know
is adored by her husband. He waits on
her as il she were Il baby, and as during
the years she has borne him five daugh-
tiers, he has kissed her each time, and
said; My dearest, am SO glad that it
is d girl because l want the world TO
have more women like your
81 know" added, 1.-THE woman who
is least loved by her husband, who is
one of the most beautiful, and the reason
for 1t is that her beauty is predominant,
and she caters entirely to il. She has
never borne him little baby to be a tie
between them, for fear 1t will affect her
figure. She never says goodbye to him
in the morning, for she does not wish TO
be awakened up and lose any of the
sleep that Keeps her in good condition.
lie never puts his arm around her for
fear he will muss her dress, and he
never kisses her, because nowadays she
is using Il little bit OF pink on her lips.
Beauty may draw by u single hair, but
there has got TO be another beauty be-
side the beauty of the person to keep
love. II were that man | should chic
reform the woman, and jury of men
would bring in yerdicto of mot guilty.
THE EXQUIsITENEss OF LOVE.
Then the Handsome Girl looked at
me for little while, and said "Madame
Bah, why do you think love is the best
thing in the world 2" And answered
her: because love makes people un-
selfish. Because love makes people con-
siderate. Because love makes people
charitable. Because love makes people
kind in word and in act. There is moth
ing SO beautiful-and, my dear girl, the
more you love, the more you will be
loved. 1t is like never-ceasing spring
the water that comes out never lessons
it. 1t is pure and cool and refreshing.
Love is never wasted. Even if you give
1t to some one who isn't worth 1t, it has
done you good. II has made you finer,
it has made you sweeter wish all you
girls would comprehend how perfectly
exquisite it makes you. 1t is the per-
fume of the rose-it is the glow of sun
shine-it is the glitter of the diamond.
Things that no painter has ever been
able to initiate.
RAB ON HEAVEN.
"Somebody said love was heaven.
don't know about that, but what think
is this; That it is heaven ON earth. |
don't know myself just what heaven
will be-l never try to think, but / do
believe Que tling-yuu and |, nv dear.