The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-03

" humanity and its
continuation, love is naturally a subject
of perennial interest. The majority of
men, particularly when young, are very
curious to know the masculine kind or
class that women are most apt to fancy,
to be fond of, to lose their hearts to.
Women are interested in the question,
too, for they are az little acquainted
with 1t as men are.
1t is Individually true that men do
not know women, but is it not equally
true that women do not know them
selves? Both sexes have theories galore
about the matter. They may have COL
lected many facts, but they have never
been able to arrive at anything like
general truth and never will. Nature
keeps her own secrets inviolable.
Nevertheless men, unless merely mat
ter of fact, like to speculate ON the SUBJ
ject-wonlan is invariably attractive in
one way or another-and their specula-
tions have resulted in numberless infer
ences more or less logical, though never
quite trustworthy. In respect of classes,
one Of the differences is that women are
predisposed to the clergy, to physicians,
to the military, to artists, authors, ac-
tors, independent Of their individuality.
There is some foundation for this. But
is it not another way Of saying that they
incline to men Of mind and mark; to
men who are admired, talked about,
fattered; who are singled out from the
common herd; who appeal to their ro-
mantle sense, to their worship of distinc-
ton; who seem, like the princes of the
fairy tales, that women are ever ready
TO identify with the realities Of this pro-
sale world? Women are certainly prone
to be drawn to men that are trusted,
that are made confidants, that are much
esteemed by and awaken interest in
their fellows
1t is not so much with them what the
man really is as what they take him for.
Given man of very ordinary quality,
with proper preconceptions on their part,
and they will soon transform him into
hero. Their power of idealization is
as unreasonable as it is mysterious.
For this reason all theories, all con-
illusions, all analyses. all facts even,
fail in the case of women. She may
have two suitors, one possessed OF every
thing which, it might be supposed,
would captivate her imagination and
secure her heart. The other sutton may
be the incarnation of commonplace, not
a spark of wit, not suggestion OF win
ningness. But who can say she may not
accept the fellow of everyday wear, that
she may not strive for him, not even
coquetting with his richly endowed RI
val? Such instances are too common to
excite notice. We may whistle to the
wind, we may long for star, we may
try to restrain the tide, but we never
predict if we have had any experience
on what manner of man woman's love
may light.
If Miranda had not become enamored
of Ferdinand, it might have been Cali
ban. Love, its poetization aside, is
question of propinquity, and marriage
depends on the price Of provisions. But
when woman has free choice OF vari-
Gus lovers we are weak enough to won
der why she does not see with our eyes,
albeit reason compels US to admit that
she must use her own. We are all well
aware of the plain facts Of which the
divine passion, 80 called, is composed.
But still, when it comes our turn, we
are coniured out Of our common sense
and eagerly accept all the extravagances
and follies that the passion inspires.
Every added year that a man lives he
should marvel less and less at the ex-
traordinary matches women often make,
apart from pecuniary Considerations.
But he really marvels more and more,
for he tries to account for women, and
they are totally unaccountable. Observa-
ton teaches this as well as history. we
frequently meet man so disagreeapie
in every respect that we are amazed to
learn that he 10 married. We are con-
founded, ON introduction to his wife, TO
find that she is undeniably charming In
person. mind and manners. How could
she have done it? The answer is our
recollection that, in many instances,
woman's love is but paraphrase OF the
famous French fable Beauty and the
Beast"
Milonia C@sonia so adored Caligula,
a perfect monster Of cruelty, the most
demoniac of all the Roman cmperors.
that she declared she could not live
without him. He had threatened her
with torture to compel her to divulge
how she had made him love her. When
his unparalleled crimes caused his as
sassination, she refused to leave his
bloody corpse and implored death at the
hands of his assassins, who slew her
with her infant daughter.
Robespierre. who instituted the reign
of terror, who deluged Paris with blood,
who was savagery incarnate, had moth