The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-24
ON SIP RING
THOUGHTS
By WILL. BRADSHAW

Long before this YOU will have, no
doubt. met some one In your travels
who worked into his conversation on
the beauties of this season OF the
year that lovely old saying about
young mans thoughts lightly taking
few turns In the direction OF love.
We cannot get away from 1t. It is a
quotation that will live as long as
man is imbueG with the same ideas
he has today. 1t blossoms on the
tip of our tongues In the springtfme
with the regularity Of the pussey-wil-
low and the lilac bush Who would
ever think the staid old world would
show so much interest In young
mans thoughts. anyway? And espe-
cialiy putting so much stress each
spring on little quotation that is In
itself most misleading In its meaning
We all know, or at least most of us
have learned from actual experience,
that In the spring young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts OF
love" The statement Is as true as
truth can make IL. But why state
that 1t Is In spring young mans
fancy turns In that direction? So far
as we know, young mans fancy
Is turning In that general direction In
summer, In the lovely autumn; and II
an investigation was made around
about the time the snow begins to fly
In December. 1t would be found that
the young mans fancy was reyciving
with astonishing rapidity In a love
ward direction. So. as far as young
man is concerned, 1t may be truthful
ly said that the open season for his
fancies In this line extends from Jan
uary ! to January l,
Another mistake may be shown
to prove that the author of this beau
tiful gem In the purest English was
in wrong" ON the subject when told
about the young mans fancy.
II young mans fancy. after long,
cold winter, turns as he states. light
~ to thoughts of love. and these
thoughts of love sent out upon the
world are not reciprocated. Of what
value or purpose are theyg 1t cannot
be that they were meant to wander
In the broad expanse and like the
handle of the pump, neither touch
heaven or earth. Oh. mol The state
ment Is very misleading. In spring
also. young lady's fancy lightly turns
to thoughts OF love- If you are &C
quainted with young lady and can
rely on her for an answer 10 your
query (some are very reticent on the
subiect). you will find that a young
lady's fancy does the same fancy
turns as the young mans when love
is the point of destination
1t has never been known just why
spring was chosen by this poet as the
particular season for a young per-
sons fancy to somersault In the di-
rection of love While all four sea
sons are we'll adapted to the playing
of the game, one would think the
beautiful summer had the most to OF.
fer I'm this line. One would think a
moonlight night In July. or August. or
September would be far more con-
ductive to these thoughts.
Pleasant as summer seems, the au-
tumn can hold It's own in furnishing
the setting for many a pretty little
scene. What Is there any more melo-
dramatic than when walking through
the woods you pick up a withered
leaf and, much to the young lady's
embarrassment. apparently. you start
a discourse on love that will neter
wither or die. Then the young lady,
recovering from the shock and wish.
ing to repay the compliment, tells
you that cen when you are antiquated
as yon oak you can still feel assured
that she is yours sincerely,
The fall, for stunts of this kind, is
In the estimation Of some, almost az
pleasant as the winter time The
winter advocates champion their sea
son until one Is almost won over. A
sleigh ride is a fine thing. Then
skating offers great possibilities for
: the work In mind 1t always gives the
young man. when putting ON hel
skates, the opportunity of suggesting
that they slide through life over the
CLASSY surface OF love together There
/, are others who prefer, of all the op
T portunities winter offers. the occasion
> when, as the music ceases and you
S drape the opera cloak over those love
? ly white shoulders and lead her to the
, taxicab, you make known the fac
! that you are listed In the Situations
t Wanted as q protector of beautiful
r femininity.
3 We can now see that the poet made
D an awful mistake when he told abou
[ the fancy OF the young man and com
q pletely ignored the young lady, who
has similar thoughts and iancies, ant
claimed spting as the time OF year fol
/, these fancies, when they are the SAM
In all seas ons.
/, As a contemlo' arg of the poet. {
. village efony WIZ. broader knowl
edge Of the ways OF the young folk.
than the esteemed poet, put 1t:
The spring Is the time for the lovin
ones
| fikavfan tho summer md Fall.