The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-21

Every marriage which is not a com
Piete failure, must be sanctifed by q
certaln measure Of love, and this must
not be diminished: so, as his affection
grows weaker, yours must not only en-
cure, nut must strengthen and increase,
,na' the deficiency may be made up.
Lou must love him so much that You
can bear TO see the lover who is rest
less II you are out Of his sight for a
moment, be gradually transformed in
10 the trend who is content to dis
pense with your society for three, four,
nVe, yes, even six and seven evenings
IN the week. And your love must be
so deep and so strong that you can for
bear reproducing him for his neglect
Ihe slightest allusion TO his shorfcoa-
lnss would be fatal. You must learn
to steer clear between the Scylla Of re-
proach and the Charybdis OF retalia-
ton.
You arc beautiful, sweet and
good, but if, il the future, some face
less far than yours, perhaps, attracts
nm, You must not, be surprised and
must suppress all jealous pain. He
often tells you, now, how much he
cares for you, but by and by he will
begin to say it less frequently, and at
last those three little words, T love
YOU will be but q memory, as the re-
train OF some sweet song that you
loved In days gone by, md whose
melody still hovers family round you.
And you would give your life to hear
them, tco Your heart will ache so
without them. He viii be proud of
you, aud will give You money without
the asking, all Of which is very neces-
sary, OF course; but there will BE many
times when you will feel that you
would be the happiest woman on
earth II he would JUS! take you in his
arms and say, Oh, / love YOU SOP al
though he had not dollar in the
world and you would understand that
you would have to work your fin
gers ends Of for enough to live on.
"7ou will weep many bitter tears
over il, but You will not dare TO re-
monstrate with him, because be will
not mean to be careless. In all prob
ability he will not know he. is, and
would be very Indignant were any one
to hint at such thing. 1t is simplya
mans way. There will be times when
you will want to so to him cad say,
ooh, what have I done, that you
should grow SO cold toward me? Why
don't You love NE as you used to? T
am we'll fed, we'll housed, and we'll
clothed, ,but for all that an starving
for the dearest thing On earth to q
woman-loye. I would rather you
would beat me once IN while, and
then make up by INDUCING in fit Of
genuine love making, than to break
my heart by degrees with your indif-
ference Put you won't dare to do
it. lie would become angry and soy
you were unreasonable; that he cares
for you, OF course lie does, AID that
you ought TO know it by his uniform
kindness and generosity. Oh, no, you
nlusta't say anything. That would be
naggtng, and & nagginS woman is OK
cludea from tie elect hoth on earth be-
low and in heaven above. A man de-
spise5 nagsinS woman. Were You
to reprcach him hsvoald be apt to &C.
clare tha5 yo1, were driving him away
from you! So yoa must smile and
seem calm and serene, aad bear it all
as matter Of cog1rse-wilich it is.
'"But have yor aDy conception, my
DEAF, OF the extent Of the love re-
quired to do al tha5? You can bear
it by gradually acquiring indifference
Yourself, bat Indifference is never
patient, uncomp:aining, aad true.
Only love eau he all inst, aud it must
be bouudless lo7e-a love tina!
passeth all understanding. Is yours
such as that? Have ( frightened you,
my dear little girl? It is cruel. isn't
it? Perhaps il would have been bet.
ter, after all, to lei you live the lesson
instead Of having it inculcated by
means Of the examining process. But
I meant it fer the best. Ponder o7e1
these proof sheets OF experience, and
store away strength. You Will need
it. ali women Go. lie is onlya man.
YOU know, and lie is INST like the res!
Of them, however different you may
think him. Men are nct like women
because-wo(', because they are men ,
The happy flush had died out OF the
young girls face and her lips were
pate and GGGwu.
con" she cliea, "it is sach hor
,ibla picture. Tale, somemagic brush
which YOU surely have at your com
flaol, Mrs. Walton, and paint it al
away. 10, ne, I do not love hin
enolgl for that. I could work 4o'
{ h;a1, and suffer with him, but [ coulc
not endure The dying OF his love"
/ "But remember" resumed the
other, "that love is o woman's life
and is not o modicum Of the divine