Middletown transcript., 1897-07-24
Our Wonan's
Column
LOVE IN A COTTAGE.

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time with tolerable success, and love
in a cottage may be eHe of them, thu
world ostensibly to the contrary not
withstanding. From the pedestal of a
large experience the world looks indul'
gently and pitying down upon the as
pirsnts of happiness in this particular
| line, and SCOTS mildly and prophecies
with grim cynicism. But love makes
the world go round just the same,
and there is no place where love en-
joys the manifestation of his powers as
he does in a cottage, with two young
people who have just gone from the al,
tar to housekeeping. Love is in his
element there, and he turns in and helps
with the power mightfer than The com.
bined force of dozen experts. He
loves to help two young people to select
the pieces of furniture which are to
adorn the cottage, and he suggests
schemes for the artistic arrangement OF
them; he helps to lay carpets and to put
up stoves, ana to hang pictures and ad-
just tides. All ! love is a sly boy
when he joins force with two young
people who have gone from the altar to
housekeeping. He can teach mascu-
line novice how to build kitchen fire
in no time. and he can show clumsy
fingers how to dry dainty china cups
and saucers fresh from the dish-bowl
He can inspire mans heart with rad :
liant enthusiasm over hundred foolish
little grimcracks with which women
know how to adorn home. He can
make the roaring of bright fire on the
hearth, and the singing of new tin
tea a-kettle to sound like choir Of an
gel voices. And then be disports him.
self gaily about, and writes ON every
article, and emblazons in golden letters
on every wall the word 'Home," and
heis happy. Bless the boyl How he
brings out the beauties and seeiudes
the blemishes! He makes the vines
to grow on the outside, and, at his bid
ding, they Chamber all over the world
spurned cottage. How he teaches
patience and liberation, and how he
prompts good action, aud brings to be.
ing no end of vir! ues and graces!
There is trite saying about Love t o
the effect that when Want comes in at
The door, he flies cut at the window.
You can scarce credit with flckleness
one possessed of so many virtues, and
while the evidence would seem to bear
out the truth of this cynical old time
honored statement, there are extenua-
ting circumstances. When Want
eaaae esiia iia be led companion by the
hand, and that companion was named
Sel6shness. Love can keep Want at
bay when Want comes single-handed.
Love can make one pound do the work
of ten, and he can garnish dry erusts
with delectable sauce that makes food
fit for a king, but when sellshness
stalks in-oh, the change that tran-
spires This is the crisis the misan-
thropic old world watches for. She
peeps in at the window when troubles
come, when the habits come, and when
tax-collector comes, and when she sees
the fires blacken and go out she shakes
her head till her cap-frills flutter in
yeritable 81 told-you-so" joy.
When 6Bffshuess becomes est abklliishaee bklliished
on the family altar, Love hops down.
Their joint reign is never successful
one. Selfhness is as old as Time itself;
age has never diminished his yigor,
If Love proves. tickle, it is not altogeth-
er Loves fault. These are extenu-
ating circumstances.