Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-27

Copyright BY American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.

tue cnntr OF unntomy NJ " cuiebts AZ
materialisi. His friend Taylor. pro
fessor Of psychology. Is an extremist
on the opposite side. taking the ground
that man is m eternal spirit. inclosed
in n material body. The two were dis
cussing questions based upon these
two very different opinions. when Pro
fessor Markham snid:
take. for instance. love. To be
more particular. let US confine our.
selves to love between the sexes. You
men OF spiritual bent consider that this
Is spiritual condition. a mingling Of
two souls. We materialists take 1t to
be. In the initiative at least. simply a
device OF nature to compel obedience
to one OF her laws. procreation."
Which We deny Love is eternal"
"Then when n couple who love are
separated by death why is the place
OF the one who has been taken filed
BY another
"Cases OF real love are rare. In such
cases the place OF the departed one
Is not filed by another. | have known
or heard OF several instances Of this
true love. but only one where the con-
ditions have stated were fulfilled. II
was related to me when was study
ing medicine In Paris. and the princi-
pal figure In the story had been pro-
fessor In the university where ! re-
ceived my education.
Jean Leroux. n bachelor Of thirty
six, botanist. was one morning
tramping through the southern prov
inces. hunting for plant specimens.
when he came upon chateau In
whose gardens were many beautiful
flowers. In his enthusiasm he jumped
the wall and was soon lost to every.
thing except the objects OF his study
lie was bending over variety OF aza
len which he had never seen. though
he was familiar with IL through his
books. when suddenly he was all
ed to himself by musical feminine
voice saying:
monsieur Is absorbed In the dow
ers
"I.eroux looked up into pair OF
eyes that were looking into his.
Now. II you nnatomIsts were to
claim that love acts as two chemical
affinities. which on meeting become
one and the same substance. could
In measure sympathize with you.
Both these persons admitted after
ward TO the other that the moment
their eyes met they loved.
"'Pardon.' said Icroux. 1 am tres
passer have been led by my love
for my profession TO examine your
plants. will withdraw at once.
ION the contrary. you are welcome
to study my plants 10 your hearts
content. and II there are any that you
covet | shall he happy to give them to
you
.'For the rest of that morning lie.
roux and the lady wandered about In
the gardens. he giving her much in
formation about her plants. She loved
them for themselves: but. loving them.
| II pleased her Ia learn of their nature.
She was Nile. de In Fontayne. who
lived with her old mother on the
place. her father being dead Made
moiselle was some half dozen years
I.er0ux's junior. and since both of them
had passed the heyday Of youth 1t can
not he claimed that the love which
flashed into being between them was
OF the grosser type. I.eroux when
asked afterward n that was not the
happiest morning OF his life replied
that II was far happier than any he
had known before. hut no happier
| than those that followed.
Mile dc IN Fontayne would not per.
NIT Ieroux 10 depart without partak-
ing az luncheon. or. rather. the second
breakfast Of the French people. and
nfter the meal they returned to the
garden. In spirit the professor never
left the chateau SO long as Mile. de Ia
Fontayne remained there. But she did
NOT remain there very long-at least
permanently. for Leroux was obliged
to be at the university In Paris. where
be lectured. and the two found II ex-
| criciatiDg to be- apart. No great time,
therefore. passed before they We're
married. residing during the winter In
Paris and In the summer at the De In
| Fontayne chateau.
"These two lived. so far as their re-
iations 10 each other we're concerned.
in perfect happiness No word OF an
ger ever passed between them"
WAS not that the result OF normal
nervous system perfectly assimilat-
edf' asked the listener.
II do not admit II. believe that
from their meeting they had become
one being Nor can IL be said that they
were united through their children. for
no children were born 10 them II was
a case of unity between two individ'
uals whose individuality was lost In
each other. And | shall show you by
an incident which occurred that this
lore continued after they were sep
nrated by death | cannot prove thar
the love " the one who was taken con
4 tiuttetl the same rs before. for We can