The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14

tons of young men and young women when
they gently turn to thoughts OF love.
Lovers "Castles in the Air."
and the Consequent Inspiration.
At an examination for a Civil Service ep-
pointment candidate was observed to take
something from his pocket: whenever . sti6
piece of work was reached, out It came
The examiner thought that he had caught
the young man copying. and demanded to
see what was In his hand The man
blushed, but handed It to him. Il waa the
photograph Of the girl whom he hoped to
marry II the appointment were obtained
He had been gaining inspiration from her
dear face. This Is IN Illustration Of the
power which love has to urge u to DO and
to do our best. When taking delightful
walks on sweet summer evenings. pure and
faithful lovers build castles In the air. Some
OF these may reach to heaven. for they may
be the beginning Of mutual Improvement
and mutual work that VIII at the happy
pair, after . useful LIE here. Tor . better
one beyond. When . young man falls In
love his heart 10 put to school, and our
hearts want schooling even more than Do
our heads.
You lover 1haes high a. you shsil GOT
For IL - trus - gospel tsxt
Not nobls then = never %,
Either In this world q The nsxA
Believe me-" says Ruskin, addressing
girls, ''the whole course and character OF
your lovers lives may be in your hands;
what you would have them be they shall
be, II you not only desire 70 have them go.
but deserve to have them %. There arc
those who never seem to think that love has
a sacred and q serious side. that It II more
than "a modern fair ones Jest" moro than
q at subject for banter and fun. Il II not
SO, however. with thoughtful people. They
appreciate the beauty and understand tho
immense Importance Of falling in love
When our late Queen was going to be mar
ried. her subjects were delighted because
1t was q love match. 'Tt Is this which
makes your Majesty's marriage 30 popu-
lar" said Lord Melbourne Very beautiful
was the courtship OF the American Presi-
dent, Mr.. Mckinley. He was Methodist
Sunday school teacher. and the lady con-
Quoted Bible class In a Presbyterian
Church. At certain street corner each
Sunday they met, and used to chat about
their work. For months this continued;
separation each Sunday don't like. at all
you going one way and another. Suppose
after this We always 60 the Same way.
what do you thinkr' II think 30. too"
was the quick reply. All courtship should
prepare people to go the Same way. or At
least to agree to differ about Il.
Some Interesting Examples Of.
Counting After Marriage.
Some English tourists who had arrived
at an inn at Achin Island. on the coast OF
Mayo, asked the landlord what he could
give them for dinner. IT oan give you three
kinds Of mate" he replied. IT can give you
pork. can give you ham and can give
you bacon" After partadng Of thia varied
assortment, the tourists rang the bell ana
asked tho landlady. who answered It, II
they could have any kind OF sweetA She
took counsel with her husband. Those
English chaps want sweets. do theyr he
said, 'then go down to the shop and buy
twopenny worth of sugar stick and send 1t
in to them" I am reminded Of this when
see people making love. What can they
have to talk 80 much about7 They live on
the same mate in different forms. or per-
haps there is no mate at all In the diet
OF love- but only sweets-endless sugar
sticks. 1t would be we'll IL the spoony pair
would keep few of these to supply food
for conversation after marriage. How stern
and taciturn do many couples become in
priyate life when they have been q year
or two married. That silence Is not gold
but shows that the golden days Of courtshir
are passed A human heart, that most val
liable thing In the world. has been won by
counting; will It not be lost II all playfulness
and sweets Of love disappear in q few
years? The fact is, love even more thar
friendship needs to be kept in repair. II
counting days before marriage there are
demonstratiye affection (too much OF It II
the opinion of unsympathetio lookers-on
and self-sacriHce. and where these are con
tinued after 1t the result is conjugal felicity
A man should not only love his wife dearly
but he should tell her that he loves her
and tell her very often, and the wife. on he
part ought not to be less DESTROYS OF win
ming her husbands admiration, merely be
cause she now wears upon her finger
golden pledge of his love. Why should sh
give up those pretty wiles to be fair an,
genious In inventing in counting days?
A friend Of the writer said to an elderl
man who ha1 difficulties at home. "Yo
know your wife is not so young now as sh
was. 50 you ought to tell her sometime
that you love her as much as You did lonl
a~o. nAa vrnuld Hike 70 hear TINT. An