New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10

FIX all that. There. l think she's coming now.
I'm going to relax Watch and sec me do IT.
The gIri flung herself IN chair with the ut
most abandon and half closed her eyes rolling
her Ecda slightly.
Ms. Ammidown. who had been reading
n.acazrr. a. the end ~ the room looked up a .
some one entered. then she rose and the two
greeted other with slight appearance o,
cGusion Miss MacCallums part The new
conner Ids tall and well knit. she had sleepy
blu" eyes which Vet probably perceived things
Perhaps they were not really sleepy but only
had that appearance. because their owner 40
I deprecated ai"rtncss AMI vividness OF lie In
Others r. he alert and vivid. ard intense is
drain the nerves, and all drain should be
avoided.
In a few moments Temple was sitting alone
with Miss MacClum. and the latter was asking
her a f.v questions
Her hrs; remark hei been - inform Temple
! that pr Ammldowu-the speaker was very
/ part. .uL,r in APPLYING t!;lcs-nad given her no
! information other ;han 10 say that Mrs. Mercer
u danger ~ general breakdown of the
nerves
And that s evident" said Miss MacCal!um.
Temple made no reply - this
'tnI Wutt pardon mo-. Went on the other. III
! PA. that y1u nav" m" appearance ~ being
/ uu.t exhausted by sham emotions | shall have
| 30 hcg you o. avoid AN such experiences
/ Temple was looking 'Ull a. tho speaker
/ don't know what you NEAR" oh" answered
.Nou know" was tho response that there are
real things and mat the real things almost
! always have limitations 1t Is the imitation which
/ aXhauets
"Or.y f0r Tho time. thor" must p" reaction AMI
/ fhen comes InNig''atiH ~" that attendant
upon Acnlthv c~",.isr. GENERALLY speaking how
/ e,tr emotion should 20 avoided"
/ Mss MlcCallum went on with q skilfu ard OK
/ trsuclt w"ll-pui dissertation on tho depicting
+ ..0er % rae emotions IN general Starting from
] the standpoint that the highest state or the
+ human beng would he that - a sort 81 animal
: without any particular sensation or fe"ling. but
1 with some intellect. her argument was utterly
/ ,o0N iuc,ng
/ IF don't ALWAYS talk as much az his she SAID
/ in conclusion. but saw that YOU would wish TO
! know m" theory as VEL as the practice.
/ Tempt" was silent. She had been conscious or
q rising indignation which she had tried to
3 -mothrf.
/ Finally she said
/ II AN understand perfectly that many nrnita-
tons nigh, b. necessary FOR ono out o: health.
/ one mus. DO ,r refrain from doing. much which
would boz legitimate In health Bur this is. in a
! great measure. your theory ~ ~"
! 'Ycs ". ale reasonable beings. W" should
! i've more iu The clear light or reason. and emo
,ion is a'r,r all. SO largely n matter Of diseased
~, ryes We think We feel. fl Is nerves We
/ think We love. II Is nerves In other words IL Is
sham emotion The American woman is getting
! - be bu, bundle - unstrung nerves. but sh"
! kinks she is full OF feeling: she prdes herself
~ ma, belief. What We want is To b. pract-
, "a"
To think IT facts:" SAID Temple. with strr
/ Kind OF smile
Yes. and TO relax To stop struggling; to give
= should ike 20 give up" said Temple i've
uied a great deal - give up"
f, Let us stop irving Something Is making you
I unhappy Mrs. Mercer: but perhaps after all, it
/ will he nothing when YOU are we'll
Won would call it a saam uahappness. per
I havs?"
Very likely"
Temple sat up suddenly.
Il don't believ" particle in your theory of
! life" she said warmly; and You have cold
natur" or Nuu would never have embraced such
! q theory. To your temperament such life ma y
/ be possible admirable Could you but Know the
AZ
/ neycr talk thus. You think You know. but you
: dom. Your tery attitude OF mind proves your
| ignorance. To do you suggest would bs Ike
| following ont that old Eastern saying 1t is
/ better 10 SIT than t. stand. It is better 10 lie
down than 10 at; II is batter TO b" dead than
alive Miss Maccallum. we were given powers
/ II exquisite" and intens, liir-some o. us have
been given such powers we 10 stlne those
! powers and try To- W ~ II W. did not possess
them Are We 10 be simply reasonable beings
Why. then. are We mad" 80 marvelously SEN
I ticnt' And may | ask n 1t be In Your power ii
decide what IN sham and what IL genuine?
may be So made that | feel an emotion which II
would b" impossible FOR You to feel from like
causc-ar" YOU then to set down my emotion "a
sham. as abnormal? oh. don't interrupt me- and
don't think ne rude used TO h"lev" that
vas " = cold temperament. That was grlisl
notion ~ irino. and thought II would no a fin,
thing II it were true. But it isni true. No: il
! isn't true
~ she finished speaking Temple rose from hei
chair and stood before her companion. who
| smiled and said:
II needed No such assurance.
II know that. ! know won't on Temple nor
and more earnestly. that I'm i'm wrptchct
condition now ! want YOU t. give me treatment
81 long to be- able to rest Iii fact, must rest
Somehow. ! must rest"
There was something extremely touching in th'
slight figure. which seemed to palpitate with
to- nslstent life.
Il am sure | can help You. dear" said Mis-
MacCallUm.
! Temple frowned
Don't cali ne dear" she sali. 81 hate thoa
terms when they mean nothing Such use take
| all significance from words
! Miss MacCallun did not lose her temper. SIT
smiled as II she used 10 any ANA every kin
~ remark. and was saying TO herself "On. l. 1
| only nervous woman"
Temple caught that smile. and was still NOR
| irritated. but she compelled herself 10 apologize
She hardly knew herself when she irritable
she had always believed she possessed an anita
ble temper.
! Afie" n few more sentences In regard to term
and hours, Temple went back into the waiting
room. TIL" same girl came forward TO meet her
, What do YOU think now she asked In
half whisper. ere YOU going H. fan In love VIII
| her.
| \ negative shake OF the head was the Response
Il shouldn't. eitter." went the girl. rapidly
| but my doctor said tho girls were always falling
] In love with Miss Mac. but that she Just stoppe
IL. You know rs aVfuy abnormal TO fall Il