Little Falls herald., 1900-11-16
MEN IN LOVE WITH MEN.
Curious Instances Of Friends Who Have
Cultivated an Unnatural Affection.

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Curious Instances of Friends. Who Have
Cultivated an Unnatural Affection.
Most people have heard Of cases
where love between two women has
been so deep and strong that it has
been the dominant power in the life
of one of them, if not in both their
lives; but it is not often one hears
of a man falling in love with person
of his own sex. Such things do, how
ever, occur now and then, and strange
ly interesting reading they make.
Until two years ago there were in
practice at the bar, says London Tit
Bits, couple of middle-aged lawyers,
between whom for close upon 20 years
there had existed an affection Of the
strongest kind. These two men met
at Oambridg ge, where they were both
undergraduates, and the friendship
which was there struck up soon
ripened into a devoted attachment.
They became inseparable. When
they left Cambridge, rather than be
separated by their professions, one
who was intended for the army joined
his friend at the bar, going into the
same chambers.
For nearly 20 years these two men
devoted themselves to each other.
They lived together and worked to-
gether; they never took any recrea-
ton or amusement apart; if one were
i'll the other nursed him, giving up
any and every engagement except pro-
fessional duties to do so.
A case in some ways even more re-
markable is one with which the pres
ent writer is directly acquainted. It
is that Of a young man of good po-
sition and considerable fortune, who
became strangely attached to a
youth who had been secretary in the
office of the formers father. AL
though we'll educated and Of gentle
manly manners, the secretary came Of
very humble parents, and for this rea-
son the employer objected to his son
being on terms of close friendship
with him, as he was soon after meet
ing the young man.
The father was an unreasonably
proud person and as obstinate as the
proverbial mule; and when his son
declined to give up the friendship he
dismissed the secretary at an hours
notice as means of gaining his OBJ
ject. The son, not from any obsti-
nate tendencies, but from real affec-
ton for the secretary, refused to let
this stand in the way Of their friend
ship, and followed the secretary to a
town where the latter had succeeded
in getting new situation.
Enraged at this, the father wrote
to his son declaring that unless the
acquaintance were at once broken off
the usual allowance would cease.
This was done, because the son de-
clined to comply with the demand,
and after having enjoyed certain
income of $500 year, and nothing to
do for it, he suddenly found himself
stranded, practically penniless. But
rather than give up his friend he en-
tered an office. AS, however, he had
had no experience of office work, and
his knowledge of many subjects had
rusted through lying fallow, the
highest salary he could command was
a miserable 18 shillings week.
Hearing of this, and believing that
his son would soon repent and dis
solve the friendship, for time the ia
ther took no farther steps. But
eventually he wrote to his son, de-
manding obedience under the penalty
Of being disinherited. Even this had
no effect. The son knew we'll that his
father would do what he threatened if
not obeyed, but rather than give up
his friend he gave away his right to
a fortune which has since been sworn
at f180,000 and continued to earn
his 18 shillings week until his fa-
theirs death, when cousin, who had
inherited the fortune in his stead,
made him the offer Of his own busi-
ness.
The offer was accepted, and, taking
the secretary into partnership, the
young man who put friend before for