Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22
"And the otherY' asked Alan sharp

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"And the otherY' asked Alan sharp
".
"The other Is to follow in the foot
steps Of nearly every sentimental fool
that ever was born and go around look
ing like a Inst years birds nest or,
worse yet, persuading the girl to elope
and thus angering her father 80 that
he will cut her out Of what's coming
to her and what is her right, my boy.
She may be willing to live ON bread
and water diet for awhile, but she'll
lose flesh and temper in the long run.
II you don't make as much money for
her as you cause her to lose, she'll tell
you Of 1t some day or, at least, let you
see IT. and that's as long as it's wide.
You are now giving yourself a treat
ment in self hypnotism. telling yourself
that life has not and cannot produce
thing for you beyond that particular
pink frock and yellow head. I know
how you feel I've been there six dif-
ferent times. beginning with a terrible
long first attack and dwindling down
as ! became inoculated with expert
ence till now the complaint amounts
to hardly more than momentary throe
when see a fresh one In a train for
an hours ride. I can do you a lot Of
good IL you'll listen to me. III give you
the benefit OF my experience"
"What good would your devilish ex-
perience do met" said Alan impatient
TT would at any mans case II he'd
only believe 1t. I've made study OF
love. I've observed hundreds Of typi-
cal cases and watched marriage from
inception through protracted illness or
boredom down to dumb resignation or
sudden death. don't mean that no
lovers OF the ideal, sentimental brand
are ever happy after marriage, but I
do believe TINT open eyed courtship
win beat the blind sort all hollow and
that In nine cases out Of ten, II people
were mated by law according to the
Judgment Of q sensible, open eyed ju-
~, they would be happier than they
now are. Nothing ever spoken 10 truer
than the commandment, Thou shalt
have no other God but me- Let a man
put anything above the principle Of
living right, and he viii be miserable.
The man who holds gold as the chief
thing In life will starve to death In It's
cold glitter, while q pauper In rags
will have laugh TINT rings with the
music Of immortal Joy. In the same
way the man who declares that Only
one woman IL suited to him is making
Q god OF her, raising her to q seat that
won't support her dead, material
weight I frankly believe that the
glamour Of love Is simply sort OF In
sanity that has never been correctly
named and treated because 90 many
people have been the victims OF It"
"Do you know" Alan burst In al
most angrily, when you talk that way
I think you are OF. know what's
the matter with you-you have simply
frittered away your heart. your ability
to love and appreciate good woman.
Thank heaven, your experience has not
been minel don't see how you could
ever be happy with q woman. Icouldn't
look pure wife In the face and re-
member all the firtations you've In
dulged in-that Ia. u they were mine."
There you 60" laughed Miller.
make It personal That's the only
way the average lover argues. I am
speaking In general terms. Let me an
ish. Take two examples arst, the
chap craxily In love, who faces life
with the red rag Of his infatuation-
bis girl No parental objection, every.