New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
THE REFORMER's REvENGET
THE REvOLUTIONIsTs RECONCILIATION
TO REALITIES"

THE REVOLCTIONISTS RECONCILIATION
TO REALITIES"
IN a pleasant garden. overlooking ths saa n,
the salubrious and invigorating Norfolk coast a
tired looking man with a somewhat fatuous e.
preston OF cOmpIacent resignation recIinsd lrr1-
ously in q hammock. listening with an air OF toll
Grant sympathy 20 a TRADE from a Strenuous youn,
man with the CLEAN OF wild enthusiasm IN his
eye.
You ought TO get married. Tavy" said the law
one interrupting his companion in a flight os eo-
quence- You would soon have all that uoussnss
knocked out OF YOU You wOuld"-
What! With you as horrible exam2Is con.
stantly confronting ms-neverl Look how its dons
for your
Done for me-
Eyes done for you. You used % have tieas-ana
the power to express them. Now Won a-e-psrdon
my frankness-a dumb dufTer-a stodgy old Young
man. with well defined symptoms OF senilityi
Placid. content IN a universe OF horrors shriektne
for reformi Deliberate connivance In what you
know. IN your soul. 70 be criminal incoug-uss OF
ethics! As bereft OF mental force as Samson was
Of physical power after the ulinstrations OF De-
lilah! Feebly attempting 70 justify your apostasE
by childish arguments a. e1ete as the Mosaic lawf
Hypocr1tcally making farcicaI pretence OF being
satisfied with a state OF affairs which YOU know to
be hellish! And now, worst OF all seeking 10 lure
other lofty spirits damnati0n that YOU nav havs
the selfish solace OF companlonship IN your dszra-
dation- But then-yoU can quote prominent preos-
dents Since LuCifer was cast from the heavenly
hosts. his hobby has been 70 seduce the worthless
supporters Of the thronel Get married. you say.
Why. man, you drivel! You pitif-l wreck-drictlnz
the dead sea Of your own fatulty-futiIely seek
ing TO discover excuses for your pathetic collapse
with organ OF intelligence TOO feeble TO survive
the shock Of your own base treacherous concession
to the will OF the world! This I might forgive,
mark you might cOncede extenuating ci-rum-
stances. Your dwelling dotags might move tha
heart OF sterner precept0r than I. but your atri-
tude Of abandoned treachery-seeDing 10 lure ne
into the depths which have enguIfed yoU-why. By
comparison. Judass betrayal-paTdOn NY frank
ness. Jack-was a sanity act"
Look here. Tavy. II you're trying % avengs
yourself for the long speeches ? made to you IN
Man and superman.' shall 50 and play round
of golf. Recent events have developed ny faculty
Of patience considerably. but
'|Yes so said Socrates OF Xantippe-
zone moment. Tavy. before you drive ms away
20 a game that deSpise: you nice lad-and
1 don't want 20 see the doctor dose YOU wtta
bromide-but you need something soOthing-youR
brain IS too active. know what il feels IkeI You
need a sedative influence IN your life OF course
know that the present institution OF marriage -
all wrong. We must tight steadfastly and strongly
for a better contract But. meanwhile # IS tha
only real thing. have considered and abandoned
all the alternatives as much worse. And you know.
IL It becomes absolutely into!era5le divorce -
absurdIy easy IN DakOta-the true centre OF the
Land OF Progress. And even IL the question OF ali
mOny IS a nuisanCe-iu IS often worth an euorts
and really when YOU consider che uncomfortable
alternatives, there is q great deal TO be said'--
Jack. I must say, with due regard to your long
standing friendship that I think the New-YorAz
Library authorities were right IN branding you
perverter OF youthful minds
Ny dear fellow. the Athenian authorities said
the same TO Socrates whom YOU referred 70 Just
now. Yet his name survives as syuOnyne FOR
wisdom No. Tavy. believe me there is much 70 ba
said in favor OF marriage Now-come down 70 the
immediate present-you know Rhoda IS very fond
Of you; and don't think It's quite gentlemanly %
YOU TO engage the affections Of a young girl Ike
her without any serious intentions. Think over
what have said. I'm going % work little on my
book. The RevOlutionists Reconciliation 20 keali-
ties All here comes Rhoda- A propit.ous mo-
ment for YOU. Tavy. CSnhde your universal doubts
to her. 1 feel sure she can set them az rest WI
20 and see what Ann is up tor and Jack wandered
into the cottage. as Rhoda came UD the roseousa
lined pathway.
ooh how glorious the sunset Is to-nisht- shs
said. 7 sometimes think that beautiful SUNSET
symbolizes tho idea OF the Buddhist's NFvsnA A--A
the reunitiug OF all cOnscient life IN one oentS
more wildly than all the sages teachings. ana me
poets poetry" -
..You have a beautiful mind" murmured Iavy,
swept a little or his balance by the crimson an
lemon and sold % the western SKIES 81, s,---.,
"Oh. Tayy. do you really mean III
"of course" said Tavy softly. "aHd a beautiful
nature"
ever knew who seemed TO understand anU 49,
pathize with my every mood how saN 81 ..N
tbat Wa must end az our sweet compan'onship
when You go back to town tomorrow ----.,-
..lVby sh,,t1 ~ ana theng' said Tavy. tnnocenty.
"oh Tavy. do you really mean j.. -, u9 y,
dreamt vou cared Ike that; but am 50 s'ao-sN
49, t. - more IKE sunrise IN my heart than
Sunset sums, thou thought you merely cared for me as
frieud-a new glory Of life has daWned upon ny
soul. Yes. my dearest heart-l VIII % SOuI ~ ~
No thew ara tears Of happiness. my dearest Iove.
w., -, cnsDred the whole universe into tas
glory OF sunrise Tor me -,
Rv this time she had snusgled into his arms anu
ROBERT LoRAINh