The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-12

kedorioE er4 Intimate love " Women
y % sas.ua, thst il = <~~srtzhis. IL
<vssy cso.nsrlsy there A<~. u csstse,
~onss. not related ~ blood. Who live 70
xethsr "a peace and &nity threash, she
revolving years. each deeply Interested in
The others welfare. each anrelhshis con-
sributisg t. the happiness Of the other:
hs, they are sl~sss shoaghs Of as one OF
the ordinary. They prove the rule by
their very exceptions 10 %.
Affections bet~ecn women = more Of
srnistsce than peace; more oae Of doubt
than Of trust more Of shalio~ness than
depth. for the reason that Natures wsy
Is for Natures tide 20 set towards one Of
the opposite sex. Affection for another
woman does not represent TO the average
woman's mind a Small OF ending affection.
II l., a. Il were. a marrow stream fer each,
aud the hope OF each il for that narrow
sieeam 10 be one day swallowed up in the
vast pecan Of anai love. Where then the
intimacy and friendship between two
~omen is SO great that they live together.
the intrusion Of a man and bis potenti-
alitics into the Adamlcss Eden is for dis
quiet 10 enter. a disquiei that j. disruPting
that breaks up resolutions a. to fnslity
Of love one Tor the other, that brings
doabis. that causes distrust: this is not
perfect love "For perfect love casteih out
fear
The affection Of supreme friendship OF
one man for another - FAR more likely 70
be edurinc and free from the fear of an
uutimely and sclf-scekinE end, because Il
Il not - much the ail-embraoing faculty
with a man that IL j. ~itb a woman. Man
has bits broader Interests. his ambitions
though often stimulated by d WOMAN
snd these ambitions, purposes and hopes
I in the world Of iusiness aud the world of
conflict uitk Natures forces cause love 90
+ hc 90 him part Of his life alone. while
20 a woman, as a rule. IL o. her All. His
relations With his friend aud fellow have
more complete trust in them aud less
cause for total wreck.
] Three great. true. uuquestiOuinC forms
I OF love hold sway iu this world and beside
these there IL no other love frequent
/ enough TO be recognized a. inevitable
I and therefore nermal--thc love Of the
I parent Tor the child, the love Of the child
DOR the parent Though this is not inevi-
or a man tor woman. This last love %
based upon Extraordinarily sudden,
startling realization that self h not com
rlcts Us itself, that liic aiii he WORTHLESS
III lived hv itself. that hope aud 10Y and
everything that is 20 zoe desired in this
world rests on the hands OF the other a. a
rifi 90 be bestowed and a. gilt that, IL
bestowed. will bring happiness that lasts
A. long a. life lasts. With this great
sweeping. igres,stshle, evcr-potent i'm
pulse Of humanity, ths cold, twilight ai-
lection OF one scman for another cannot
compete
Tie best basis for enduring affection
between women is the death Of hope and
the smitinrs of affection Where such
love does exist ii BE- a heautcous flower
srrnriuc from a soil cultivated in sorrov
and narrowed ia agony II shows how in-
sistcut l. The hcariachc tor some one 10
: love and cherish. through Natures one
rrsat usual channel for Love BE- CLOSED
forever. when uomcu love H. q common
sorrow. there will be fouud the gcntl.
souls who bless a ncighhorhood With iheil
kindness. and. by their genial huttctiug
interest in a world that has no sweets io
them. show that they nevertheless DO no
themselves feel sourcd
. RUTH To NAOMI
: " ben passions storm passed earthvau
from my heart.
Aud lclt nae ala foriorn and icsolate,
Watched the wears drcary days depart
Too sad to make MY moan at cruel fate
luiil rising tide oi rcvereut love,
That set toward The partner OF my crici
- Up-drawn by shining powers 20 hcavi
above,
Brought 60 my parehed and wasted sou
rcliei-
7 viii NOT leave thee, dear. nor count OBJ
cost.
For taou art more than mother nov 10 500
DID,, Since, in thine ohsprinE's hic, my life va
b lost.
{ Az streams are los, that reaeh tho ope
sea.
There Be- tempered love OF friend {
friend,
That sheds steady light upon life
path
81 So viii We live together 20 The end,
n Aud share our passions miider aftermath