The Washington herald., 1909-03-31
What Is Lover


Naturally. the inquisitive headline
adjoining this dissertation calls to mind
the wise and otherwise Ohio State Jour
nal That remarkably erudite engine Of
uplift knows all about love. as, Of course.
II likewise knows all about everything
else. As an infaIible bureau Of informa-
ton and dispenser thereof. it has but
one peer in all this land of the free and
home Of the brave-the Charlotte OBJ
server. But let that pass. Here is what
the Ohio state Journal says OF love:
Love Is a matter Of logic Il Is a major and
minor premise and conclusion. It IS general
proposition. a special application. and an ergo"
Oh. it is. is it? And what in the name
OF common sense is that. anyway? Love
is matter OF logic indeed Go 10. also
tush. tush! AS well say playing the races
or speculating in cotton futures is a mat
ter OF logic. Love is logical in that you
never can tell what IS going 10 happen
within the sphere Of its activity. but in
nothing more. Where is the youth worth
while who would take TO the woods and
dwell with solitude the while he endeav-
ors 70 diagram the thing he feels iutter-
ing within him and thinks may be love.
AS for the girls
They could think. and think and think
Til their brains were numb:
We don't care what teachers say
They could not do tha- sum-
Which is pretty poor poetry. TO be sure.
but It IS the way the song runs, and It
fits our necessities IN this emergency.
Peruse this further specimen Of Ohio
State Journal mind-wandering. kindly:
'Falinr in love- Is not precisely the thing 20
DO Falling gives one an idea of stumbling. which
is never 10 be regarded as a graceful or sensible
thing Instead of falling into lore person should
approach il gradually. Just at the ven point
when he is beginning 10 lose his balance he should
stop and consider. He should ask himself. Who is
she what is she. Is this charm real Is it al s1Isr-
fcal wiz she stand a misfortune. is she a real
gem or only paste-and such questions he should
roll around in his mind as he approaches the
citadel of the dsmseTs heart 20 see II It is worth
taking"
We do not want 10 be rude or make
unpleasant suggestions. but II that is the
way they fan in love out Ohio way. we
wonder what golden promise the ap-
preaching springtime holds for youth out
there. anyhow It may be theoretically
right 10 stop and consider" when you
begin 10 suspect you have been fatally
smitten with some particular females
charms. but # would be decidedly awk-
ward to have some other less methodical
and mathematical fellow step in and get
the girl while you were trying to figure
it all out Who wants 20 take a chance
on that? Nobody IN this neighborhood
And the sweetest girls would not bother
with slOw-poke Of that persuasion. The
chances are he would get a lemon for all
his pains. IN the end.
What IS love? We DO not know. and we
are not worrying Il is as old as the
hills. and as young as laughter~and song
And whence comes love?
Like mornings light, love cones without thy call.
And how dies lovei
spirit bright love never dies at an"
As some Scotch poet puts IL:
Love, love. lore. Love IS like a wilderness;
Il vi not Iet poor body gang about his business -
Is that a matter Of logic-or a. logical
thing? Not at all. It Is just love
Since It IS insisted that a big navy's
ultimate object would be entirely pa
cific, why not supply our new battle ships
with such names as "Peacemaker. q"
"Olive Branch soft Answer" and so