The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-20

| are usually earnest, talented men, who
have eSperIenced much, know maca,
and from whom new and remarkablc
things cnn always be learned. ieaE
them because they have no Illusions. :,
'.Pcrhnps that rs not always correct,
ooh. pardon me: how is n physician 10
prcserye amy Illusions. when he knows
human beings thoroughly, sees that an
emotion depends upon the nerve OF
tooth. n mood upon the degree OF mols-
tIre contained In the air, and chilrac-
ter upon the healthy or diseased stoin-
nch. You leave your illusions upon
your dlssecting tables" MIS-.
what YOU say might be true II Illus
'sions and experiences came from Inc
same source, But they do not.
what you call illusions are iusli
Images and aspirations, which orlsln,,
ate In the sphere OF our Impulses anu
feelings, not in our sensible reasoning.
But the impulses and feeling are Ho 9s
elementary and more deeply rooteu'
Though comes later and remains more
on the surface. We inherit our iftu-
sions from the countless generations
that have preceded US, our experiences
we drnw from our individual lives. An
Individual experience cannot outweigh
the illusions Of q thousand ancestors
who form part OF our organism. But
pardon me, ] have caught myself In the
midst OF a tutors lecture-you see that
impulse is stronger than prudence"
'iDo you ask pardon for that? what
YOU saw is 30 interesting. suppose
YOU have a very bad opinion OF women.
since you do not think then, capable OF
understanding your"
II do not generatize. Whatever opih-
ion l might have OF women, should not
apply II TO YOU"
"You understand how TO pay compile
ments admirably. You are not COM
monplace."
with so earnest a look, expressive Oh
such unconscious admiration and wor-
ship that she Aashed. aud with ner-
yous futter OF her fan arose. Berg
mann rose also, bowed and made
movement TO retire. Ada opened her
eyes in surprise, and invoiuntartiY
word escaped her lips: why"
81 thought was wedryfhg you
She held out her finger-tips, which he
pressed so warmly that she hastily
withdrew her hand. Going to one OF the
three large windows in the drawing
room. she opened il and stepped out
upon the broad, projecting balcony.
which on the second story extended
nlong the whole front df the castle.
Leaning against the balustrade. both
silently watched for a moment the
scene before them. The July night was
warm. and the air was stirless. Not
cloud appeared in the biackiBh-b blue SKY,
the stars were sparkling brightly, and
among them. almost at the zenith, sail
ed the full moon. AT their feet lay the
park, from which rose faint odorS OF I'M
known wild flowers and the more pun
gent fragrance OF dewy grass and leaf
are. Directly In front OF the building
extended a lawn, with beds OF flowers,
on which the moonlight poured sort OF
fllmy, Elimmering mist. which gave the
green grass and the bright hues OF the
flower-beds n light. silvery veil. Be
yond the lawn, on all sides, lowered the
trees OF the park, interSected by broad
paths, through which the moonbeams
flowed like cleaning white stream be-
tween steep black banks. At the end OF
the central avenue appeared the Main,
flowing In O broad, calm stream. with
here and there q noisy, troubled spot IN
the midst of its pencefully-gliding
waves, where n rock or sand-blr inter
rupted the mirror-like foam snrinkled
whirlpool. Beyond the river, amid the
light, floating the night-mists were dim
~ seen the houses Of little village. IN
whose wlndow-panes noonbeam often
flashed. and at the left Of the park rose
the indIstInct mass Of the city OF Markt-
brett, whose steep, narrow streets were
filled with shadows, while above the
steeples and higher roofs the moon-rays
rIppled, bringing them out in bright re-
left against the dark picture,
CTo BE coNcLUDED)