Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
STRUCK BY CUPID'S ARROWS
In the Spring Young Mans Fancy Lightly
Turns to Thoughts Of Love,
SOME WEDDINGS AND MORE ENGAGEMENTS
Society, Having Rclindulshcd ITS
Active Obscrvnnces, Contempintes
with satisfaction the Operations
of the Little blind God.

most absorbing among strictly social themes
this week with the arrival OF the season
when, according to the observant poet, llVe-
lier iris glistens on the FURNISHED dove, the
fancy Of young men, aud here and there a
man not young turns with a greater or less
degree OF lightness to thoughts OF marrying
and giving in marriage 1t would seem that
the epidemic is unusually severe this spring,
81 the tangible, visible and audible results
may be taken as a reliable Indication. Even
golf pales in interest and Importance by com
parison.
Much speculation has been occasloned OF
late by the hint offered in these columns OF
q connection between a recent explosion ana
an engagement yet to be announced. Inc
engagement, IL may be said. is even yet TO
be announced, being but one of several when
arc to blush unseen OF the public eye Tor a
week or more to come. The explosion. whiCh,
81 will be remembered. was of particular Vlo-
lcnrc, has been explained with varying IN
correctness, and has been quite erroneously
asrrlbcd to the popping OF questions Whlch
have resulted In engagements already given
TO tho world. But the true !nwardness of
the connussiJn that shook Capitol hill on
that fatcful Sunday night has never been
either fully or publicly accounted for,
The strange reluctance, not only shown but
apparently felt by certain people whose move
mcuts and doings are OF more than ordinary
moment in the upper circles OF society, to
avail themselves of the quite obvious ber Gifts
of newspaper publicity, is sometimes such as
TO call for remark. A person, let us say, OF
any sex you like, commits an act not in
itself reprehensbe-gives an evening party,
perhaps, becomes engaged to marry, or in
rites friends to dine. Another. at the same
time breaks laws which are better unn-
fringed. and incurs opprObrOus punish
ment- something really dlstasteful, maybe
with boiling oil in II.
Now that the latter individual should look
upon a newspaper bent upon revealing the
facts in the case as natural enemy is not
to be wondered at; for bad heart and its
prOmptings are ever more secure in their
wiCkedness under cover of darkness. The
very life and liberty of such an one may be
endangered by the publication of his mis-
deeds But the generous glver OF the feast,
the happy wearer Of new engagement ring
or the hospitable entertainer, has not, at
least In these matters, committed a crime
which requires cOnCealment. Nay. rather, il
may be that some timid soul Is even at that
moment standing trembling on the brink OF
similar prlisewOrthy deeds, and only waits
for the encouragement of such an example.
And further. what Is the of the eager
public, to which hearsay evidence of the
events referred to has penetrated, and which
waits open -mouthed and breathless, for Off.
cial confirmation? The vast armies OF
weekly readers of the carefully and accuratel,
compiled society page of modern journalism
who let their Sunday morning coffee grow
cold while they read the thrilling intelligence
contained therein, are forced to see theil
natural curiosity go unsatisfied. SO long a.
facts of general interest, already widel,
rumored, are withheld by those who by ever,
right should flock with alacrlty to exploi
their downsittings and uprisings in the pub.
tic prints.