The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-01
A DIALOGUE.
Nv 4srrist Monros.

copyright. lrc. b. W. II. HearstD
Clorinda---why do the poets and
writer's OF tales always exalt consistency
I'm love. M though men and women
could not be good and true without III
Cilfford-It Is dream. an ideal.
: Clorinda- -Unattainabie. and there
fore TO be desired.
4, Clifford-Hard 20 reach. and there
fore TO be tried for.
7 Ciorinda--why TO be tried for? In
my search through history 1 ind that
rhe greatest men and womcn-yes, and
lwomen-havs gotten on very comfort
ably without IL.
CiIfford-Thelr lossi
Observation-Disclosures but they act very
much as though IL were their gam
How many loves had Sappho. or Julius
Caesar. or Napoleon. or Sherley. or the
dowAgcr empress OF China;
cilfford-Unhappy ones! They never
found love.
Cioriuda but they all
thought they did-for time.
clIfford--Then were they the more
deceived
Clorindn-Rut look about you! How
many people marry their FIRST loves !
And how many would marry Tor HE
AZ neither law nor custom were IN IA
yor OF IT.
ciirford-IIush: How dares your
Ciorinda-How darcs Il promise TO
marry you ,
clifrord-Indccd. I lie awake nights
with wondering how IL dares.
Clorinda-The fragillty OF loye-does
not lie preach from that text every
day Look at Jane Rogers--who could
have been more In love than she hvs
years ago. For two years she lived In
the scyenth heaven OF an ideal mar :
riagr. and when Frank died people
thought she would 40 mad with grict.
Yet already she IL married again, ana
lust as happy with another man! Ana
she isn't nckie triiier, but an all
round. splendid woman. How care we
marry. CIR:
ut the proper moment:
Clortnda-Ah. but It's oftener tho
,womnn who should die OF. IL women
are changeable. what OF mem WHAT
shall do when you look coldly on me
CllrYord-Smile-tha will be enough.
Ciorinda--Ah. but I may be weeping.
Ciifford-weeping-tor me- snaIl
wher YOU could weep for me. don't.
Clorinda-what shall l do then In
that difficult hour
ciIryord--cast me out OF your heart
like a dog. aud initiate the empress OF
China
Clorinda-Ah. that will be the test.
II love plays mo false shall J DC great
enough TO love again. or write books.
or found charities. or rule a nation
Would you have me one or those en-
uttered women. who. when love rails
them, have nothing To- do but alt IN a
corner with aching hearts,
Ciifrord-The world IL wide. and am
but one man In IL.
clorindn-Ths world n wide, yet
.Ff1
hearts big enough for the whole world.
CIirrord-If my love for you dies you
shall plant what flowers you VIII on
it, grave.
Ciorinda-That's it-great things
should spring from the grave OF love.
~ should be a garden. not waste. IL
your love for me dies my heart shall
bloom like the rose.
CliIord--Almust you persuade me 10
marry and desert you. I'm order TO see
what glorious use you VIII mako OF
your freedom.
Ciorinda-Ah. that would be magnnn-
imuus, but why should i not play
the generous partE Why should l not
FORGET you, betray you, leave you In
the lurCh. 30 that your soul may riso
20 higher things
CiIfYord-But IL am not hero or a
saint. am not worthy OF being
martyr.
Clurinda--Oh, hut ! am sure you are
worthy OF the highest!
Clifiord-if ! am ns weak ms most
inen. only strong enough for that hum
BILE Virtue-.for constancy In love!
Clorinda-But how can you tell with
out the t~stT
CIIfrord-if dare not even-poor
grounding that l am!-bo tested; II
I beg you merely TO love mo and be
true To me. and To accept nT love and
truth
Clorinda-And so narrow down our
lives To each otherl How many peo-
pie feel that in SO doing they are seal
Ing tho heights OF virtuel
ClifYord-But you shall teach me not
Co make happiness q vice.
Clorinda-I will help you not TO In
dulgs In IL 60 excess.
Clifford-Ths world will attend "a
that-you need not bother.
Ciortnda-Happiness! Look ut me
We have more than our share already
Clifrord-with you In my arms-yesi
And yet ! want more-and more!