St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
il rarely anyone to whom one cares L

il rarely anyone to whom one cares Il
talk about them"
Il don't think" she went on, with .
little catch in her voice, there is ever
any single person to whom anyone
would like to tell them all-the 'serioui
particulars 1 mean."
Il don't think there is, SO usually one
doesn't tell them."
'.Or unburdens oneself in Install
ments. as opportunity offers" She
sighed again.
Exactly That is why there are such
odd condolences now and then. The
critics lashed scene in my last book
because he told her one OF his secrets
in the first half hour of their acqnaint-
ance. 1t was natural enough. really
He was bound to tell some one SHE
assented. land she was the fitting con.
fidante for that particular secret"
'.Quite so. She was the response to
that one item of his nature
'.The worst of it," said my fair &C
quaintance, ''is when ones nature il
many-sided; because-well, you know
what / mean."
Society expects us to find a single
kindred spirit which is to respond t.
all the calls, and it cannot.
NO. ii cannot" she spoke with sud.
den energy; though it may answer SC
well-so very weli-to some" HeI
hands trembled in her lap.
wherefore" said /, speaking half tc
myself, I'VE find it q sound theory not
to expect too much from anyone, to
be thankful for what is given and com
passionate to what is missing"
.You look at the matter more calmly
than l." she cried, passionately, with
her lips quivering.
Perhaps told her, Il have looked
at it oftener or longer ago..
She studied the floor for time, and
studied her. She certainly was very
pretty.
what percentage Of one, do you
think, Mr.. Nugent," she asked At
length, ''ought to meet with response
in a "a friend?' f
.Wel. I'm hardly prepared for ex-
| animation in the mathematics Of the
subject. 1t depends on the one ano
the friend and the kind of demand
Take yourself, for example" she
proposed.
"All right said l, struggling my
| shoulders; IF it pieases you I'll dis
| sect myself. Ny esthetic demands upon
the friend I have already formulated;
they are approximately satisfied by
several people whom know-for ex
ample. YOU"
"Your aesthetic requirements are
evidently very reasonable. but they arr
d minor matter after all.
Theoretically they may be- prac
ticaly they are ail-important. Their
nv intellectual demands l hardly know
some people satisfy so per cent. O
them. You would answer to quite y
per cent, l imagine"
She laughed again. As Ihave stated
she had q charming laugh.
.Most peoples intellectual demands
are SMALL" she said. "The emotions
demands are the difficulty"
"Ah. yes! A general answer is I'M
possible there. You can never tell with
out trial, and when yon try the demand
chsnges, and when You fail you pay
d price. It is always riaz.
rs there no way Of forecasting"
she inquired, eagerly. Cannot ever
an author with reputation for analysis
Of character"-I wish l had-"maks
an estimator I shook my head.
Scarcely, I think. He might make
good guess. Do you want me to sun
up someone for yon?"
MOO. / merely wanted an exam
ple."
..Well.'' said. smiling, I'll take 10!
unworthy self again, and my cmotiona
needs. You would, judge, answer Y
80 per cent. of them!"
But, you see," she objected, i m
already appropriated"
..For the mater Of that" said !. s.
am II" .
Then we gave. way to laughter
which is the practical philosophy
Black and White. ss@