Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

painter . IOuCh ~ rove Love is the
deepest response OF one soul to the
deepest longing of another sonl.
But much that is called love is not
such. Many men and women have
never felt the sway of this hottest
touch upon their hearts, for love is
not the passing emotion of an hour
in which face of beauty leads one
on, nor an unh ely desire that would
storm to ruin the fortress of anoth-
er's brightest hopes, but an emotion
that takes hold of a soul and lifts it,
as il on the bosom of mighty cur
rent, and bears it on and on to JOY;
that passion which knows no wealth,
no creed, no station: but which, like
u swollen stream of the human heart,
bears everything along with it.
Love is life's noblest theme. Other
things also give happiness in life, but
as highway to sublimest iov none
equals this. Love never touched It
life but to bless it. Whenever the
love in one soul fuds q response in
the love of another soul these two
lives are richer, truer, nobler on ac-
count OF the experience. But how
true it is that too many times mar
riages are madein ignorance of what
such love is, and unhappiness q sure
TO follow. Thousands OF young
girls could be saved from years Of
despair if, instead of being Influenced
by something as less strong than
love as the ripples on the surface of
the water are less strong than the
mighty currents beneath it they
would wait before taking this step.
But, instead, they unwisely go to an
altar not OfloYe but of sacrifice, an
altar on which are sacrificed some OF
the grandest hopes of life. Ignorant
OF the Importance of the step. un-
willing to take advice from those
who hold their true interests dearer
than life, many lass has found in
married life only blasted hopes.
The advice Ct a good father and
mother should always be listened to
in this matter by every young girl,
and it should be followed ii she is
being led on by anything less than
the power of true love. There is but
one thing to do in such case. Stop
as you would stop on the brink oil
a precipice, Consider as you would
consider il you held vast interests oil
any other kind at stake. Listen as
you would listen to the advice of a
physician if you knew that your
bodily health was in danger. And il
you feel that you are not being infiu-
enced by love then be wise in time
and save your life from sorrow.
Tastes Will Change and judy
ment Grow.
A girl at sixteen orseventeen years
of age is not likely to know her mind
in this matter. The person to whom
she would be married at this age is
one whom, perhaps, she would not
think Of marrying a few years later,
She does not know enough of life to
enable her to wisely choose a part
ner at whose side she must walk un-
til either death or sorrow separates
: them. 1t needs a marurer iudgmen I
!, than hers to know how To choose
, wisely where such interests nre at
! stake. She Is at aD age when, as
/. vaf she bac ~ Of huou oallad ,,,,n,. -
J decide any of the important ques-
: tions of life, and why should she try
now to decide this most important
: of all questions. A wrong decision
here will bring effects which can new
} er be undone. A wrong decision now
| will blast the brightest hupes. Many
J girl has lived to almost forget tn,
person in whose keeping she once fell
she could trust the dearest hopes o
: her life. circumstances vented
: the marriage, the wisdom of year
] showed how unwise such a uniol
? would have been. and now, the hap
py and devoted v life of a HUSBAND
4 between whom and herself there is
I the bond OF deepest love, she looks
4 back and shudders at the thought
how much less happy she might
have been had she followed what Il
! her immature judgment of years age
seemed to be wise desire,
: 1t is surprising to see how greatly
} a PERSONS taste in these matters will
/ change between the ages OF seven
] teen and twenty-five. The girl o
, twenty five will bril- e to bear a ma
e turer judgment and more critiea