Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-24
THE ;NoRTHERNER AS A LOVER.

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. =, Tense Against False Accuserp.
-Under the title, ''The Northerner an
Lover" Lizzie Petit Suffer says:
THE southern woman who illumin-.
ated the pages of a contemporary .xe-
Gently by her views of The Northsrn
Man from q Southern Woman's Stand
point ought to have entitled her or
ticle, The Northernu Man from the
Standpoint Of One Southern Woman
Who Has Had But Little Experience of
Him. >. ..... ... .....,
c"Nobody denies the southern fascina-
ton OF manner, or the exquisite polite
ness Of the high-bred southerner, or the
capability of the southern man for
making love- This last is vast, al
most limitless. Given moonlight, mu-
sic, the warmth of summers eve, or
the solitude deux of a winters fire.
side. and he from temperamental in
huences feels himself compelled nto
make love, which his bright .antag-
onist, girl or widow, brought up from
childhood to know he will do it, an
swers with coquetish raillery or pro-
tenn. encouragement as she prefers.
''The writer in question says that the
northern man makes love for the mere
pleasure of attaining. What does this
. southern woman think of the husband
who, after years of marriage, will write
to his wife that she is the light of his
: eyes. the core of his heart, the angel
of his life" Yet in wide social en-
perience north have known husbands
quite as devoted as this. God bless the
love OF the north, as many a southerner
has found and proved it! And the
northern man does not know how to
make Lowell He doesn't? In my old
4 'mammy's vernacular: why, Lord!
honey, you amt never had no northern
sweetheart, ia your ..,.
"lfthe writer, whom ] have supposed
'mammy'-thc old dear-to be address
ing, had ever had any experience, she
would have known the northern lover
better. All! il she could only know
r how the unspoken chivalry of his heart
for woman wells up in deeds. not
words; how he heralds his presence, or
slows in absence that his thoughts arc
always with her, by showers of little
gifts, or plans for her enjoyment
' Why do you give so many things?'
said a southern woman, with moist
eyes, to her northern lover. DO You
think care for you for the sake OF
these things?' .. u. .r.....,..- -.. .
CT believe, II do my level best to
contribute to your happiness, you will
care all the more for me- he very scnsi-
bly, answered. 1 am not speaking Of
isolated cases, but Of northern men ~,
a class.
mot manor woman who ever knew
northern men or women as they Rrr
would ever hazard the accusation that
they are cold and selfish. Few rich men
at the north but have d tribe of do
pendents, to whom they give of what
they have made, often by many an
| hour Of arduous. toll and patient en-
k durance. The middle working classes.
E perhaps, are colder and harder than b.
/ same classes at the south, because tn"
/ conditions Of life ore co much harder
on the poor at the north than at the
south; but let my emergency nrisr.
/ and they arc thoughtful, considerate
and helpful Of each other. The surface
coldDess Of northern people means sim
ply that they are more self-controlled.
| Your true northern man will march to
the stake without moving q muscle Of
hia 'faceifwill bear cruel pain until icy
! sweat nbedsws hls, brow, Yetsnsver ut.
i ter, a murmur. II not such courage
sublime2-New Orleans Timcs-Demo-
crat.