Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-23
QUEER THING ABOUT LOVE
That Any Number of Men Concen-
trate Their Alteration on
the One Girl.


Once upon time a Skeptic, a Cynio
and a Philosopher all fell in love with
the same woman.
There was certain Sociologist who
not being able to find good idea that
he could give vent to in two pages, was
writing out a theory that took up two
volumes, who observed this curious phe-
nomenon, says Addison Fox, Jr., in the
Cosmopolitan.
1T is possible he observed, that
this abnormal affair may give me
light upon some hitherto unknown
law"
Approaching the Cynic, he said:
why is it,"
Being what am" said the Cynic "it
is of course my business to be cynical.
My remarks are quoted from one end of
the country to the other, | cannot, of
course, afford to neglect my business
single moment, there is so much COM
petition. have reputation to sustain.
But find the strain is telling upon me,
And so I have fallen in love with this
beautiful girl. With her as a companion,
I can in the seclusion of my own home
get the rest and change that are abso-
lutely necessary in my life as a hard
worked cynic."
The Sociologist made his notes, and
then approached the Skeptic
why is it?" he asked.
IT'S this way" replied the Skeptic.
For long time was just plain, or
dinary Skeptic, with a sort of blind de-
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was as happy as I deserved to be. BY
and by, however. began to perceive the
Inconsistency of my own position. 1t
dawned. upon me that in order to be a
real, true, dyed-in-the-woo Skeptic, |
should have to doubt my own skeptic-
ism. The moment did this fell in love
with this lovely, sweet girl"
Aren't you, as genuine Skeptic,
skeptical about love?" asked the So
ciologist
"On the contrary" said the Skeptic,
"it is plain that my only true position
at present is to be skeptical about that
extremely foolish idea that there can
be no such thing as love"
"Of course you are right" said the
Sociologist passing on to the Philoso-
pher who was incoming over a faded
blue ribbon.
why is it?" he asked the Philoso-
pher.
That gentleman seemed somewhat
embarrassed. But only for moment.
In my investigation of the categor-
ical imperative" he observed. "and also
in my criticism of the antinomies. per-
ceived that unless I myself subjected
myself to a few ordinary emotions I
should be unable to proceed with my a
priori observations. 1 therefore per-
mitted myself to fall in love with this
beautiful woman, the most altogether
charming one of her kind l have ever
known
Still the Sociologist was puzzled.
And finally, after several days hard
thought, he returned and approached
the three rivals with puzzled mien.
Gentlemen" he said, each one of
you has given me an apparently good
and sufficient reason why he is at pres
ent in love. But there is one thing about
this mysterious affair that l don't un-
derstand. Among so many of earth's
fairest creatures, why in the world did
you complicate matters by all falling in
love with the same one?"
And the Cynic, the Skeptic and the
Philosopher looked at him in amaze
ment
Why" they all chorused, with con-
certed superiority. don't you see that
1t is because she happens to be THE
girl?"