The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
"rIS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED
AND LOST" ETC.

an opportunity to write to you again
1t was not because l had forgotten you
or the Cousins, believe me, that I have
been so tardy this time, but
''B sautiful spring which we welcome
with cheer,
Brings household cleaning far and
near
and 1 have been busy for quite a while
and, although, 1 could have sat down
and dashed eff a letter, / do not like to
be hurried when 1 write to our loved
Aunt Jennie. It usually occupies some
time any way to write to her, as I am
rather in the habit of writing lengthy
letters.
HOW much I enjoyed the letters in
this weeks paper. ALL were excellent,
but 1 err Eyed ''Sincere's" letter IN the
subjecS lis it better to have loved and
lost, than never to have loved at all9"
best. Bravo! Sincere, I agree with you
in every particular. II you had been
l, you could not have expressed my
opinion better. g, decidedly, ''it is
better to have loved and lost, than
never to have loved at all" II I ever
loved and lost that loved one, il seems
to me that there would be no more
earthly joys for me. I should not be
wild with delight over every dance to
be as I am now, but l am sure I should
strive as Sincere said to live a noble
life, hoping to be unit d inHeaven to the
loved one lost on earth" Sincere, I
think it would be much nicer for one
to love with a beautiful holy love, dove
that is smiled on aud blessed by G0d,
love that draws US nearer to God, be-
cause of it's sweet purity and trusD and
gain, not lose-that would be true
happiness.
1.-Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one"
Journey ing IN thr ugh life together,
like D Arby and Juan" hand in hand, "
loving each other, cheering each other,
helping trusting consoling each other
Tin sickness or health, poverty or
riches, forever and ever, till death do
them part"
Instead of the sbadoWy hand beck
oning from atar, the warm protecting
living hand c'asped around our own,
guiding US, with tender strength to the
bright golden gates altar, instead of the
lips praying for US afar; the warm
sweet tender lips praying with US and
for US, carressiDg us, cheering US,
making our hearts glad with joyous
song and laughter and merry Wit, like
a favorite inscription for wedding rings
reads, Each for the other, and both
for God" 1 think, dear Cousins, that
an aged man or woman alone, cherries,
~desolate, never having knOwn-if man
the sweet r%apturous dawning bliss
of young first love; eve having
watched the shy fl ash on the cheek OF
a maiden at his tender tone or loving
glance; nevtr having known a wife's
devoted care, cont1ding aft lection, trust
ing dependence, or in SORROWS, her
strong cheering word, brave smiles,
gentle caresses; never having smiled
at the childish prattle of innocent
children, o joined in their happy
sports; never having kuo Hn as years
bow his head, the love and care and
help of q SOD, or the strength and sup
port of his strong gallant young arm;
having missed a daughters sweet com
partnership, bright smiles and gentle
thoughttulness. / think such a man
must be friendless indeed and to be
pitied. I trust such men are few. It
must be ten times worse for a woman,
for love lie woman's heritage, her
world, her crown On earth and IN
Heaven, if a noble love, her heart
is softer, gentler, more tender In every
way. A husbands kiss and words of
praise foods the darkest aky with
golden sunshine. bring sweetest melo
dies to her smilicg lips, makes her
heart full of love for every one, IN
short, transforms her into an angel.
l do not say such attentions as these
fail to gladden. a husbands heart. On,
no, for any true husband appreciates
his little Wife's devotedness, but a
woman's mind is a treasure store
where every act of love from her girl
hood days till memory fails her is
safely clasped and locked with a jew
eled key, the 'same golden key which
opens her heart and bids all tender
emotions" come forth. Most decidedly
a man is richer in LIES joysif at LIES
close he ian look back and remember
glorious days when ''every lass
was a queen" and one an angel to him,