The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-05

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selfish love either, which prompts
tfementina Wing TO rescue that
aI'!aole gentleman from the clutches
OF AirS. fontaine. So, it Will be seen.
Locke characters are not winged
s-Iaphs but thoroughly human be-
'hss with thoroughly human motives.
Z as II Philosopher.
| nave already made mention Of
AT. Loches delightful philosophy. 1
might d that there is fully as
Hluch Of the philosopher as there is
OF the story-teller in him. Thackeray
ana George Eliot We're great phil6-
sophers too. but their philosophy APP
pcared in the form Of sermons.
NhereaS Mr. Locke advances his
through episrarns, which explains
why ne can relate III three hundred
l'ases 4 =:sIy unlsh tie st +
Vanity Fair would have r.cuired
seven bundled pa: to tell. Ioc..
must nave heen porn. l tan X. Win
his b%rain-cells chock-fun It cpl
grams; for when he once gets to
phllosophizing-and he philosophers
upon slight provocation-his cpl
grammatic dictums cone with about
as much facility as the purrs Of a
contented eat. Here are a few Of his
most striking observations.
al L NC Il
declares Clementina Wing. And the
reason she gives is hat woman has
always her Sex hanging round the
neck of her spirit"
The only cure for loss of illusions
Is fresh illusions. more Illusions. and
always Illusions
"Predestined spinsters obtain Vi
carious enjoyment Of the tender pas
sion by reading highly colored love
stories"
"A Woma whose sou is in the
steW-pot,' Is Marcus Ordeyne's char
a~cterization Of his cook, Antoinette.
When the soul laughs tears come
into the eyes"
His Humor.
; Closely akin to Mr.. Locke's phi
losoph!, or rather a Very important
part Of his philosophy, is his fresh.
spontaneous, contagious humor. If
ever a teller of tales or u coiner OF
maAims knew 1iumanitv's most sem
sative ribs, it is Locke, and he plays
upon those ribs With the artistry Of q
master genius, bringing forth a
glorious, rtotous. ir~repressihle melody
Of chuckles and outlaws To give
many instances Of Mr.. Locke's wi,
would require many more uages thar
| have at my disposal here; but ]
tsAiJlpt LoIeEo AuctluS one deiitious
colloQuY which graces the pages OF
'The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne.'
The scene which ] quote occur IL
the house Of Sir Marcus q ehor
time after he has adopted the prett,
harenl-bred wait, Carlotta. The
actors are Sir Marcus. Carlotta, AND
Sir Marcus's dinner-guest. Sebastian
Pasquale. a man Of the world. 9Th.
dramatic arrangement Of the seem
is mine. not Locke's):
PASQUALE. So you're going K
marry an E~nglish,1an. It's all IKE.
and settled, ell?
CARLOTTA. OF course.
PASQTALE. Have Q made VI
your mind what he is 70 be like?
tARLOTrA tcalmly). ] am go
ing to marry Seer Marcus.
MARCUS CATER q pause). an
sorry to contradict ou: but Nou AZ
going to do no such thing,
CARLOTTA. ! am not going t
marry you?
MARCUS. Certainly not.
: pASQtALE with mock ardor
VIII YOU have me instead Of thi
: stray bit Of Stonehenge?
CARLOTvTA. Very well.
MARCUS (e1citedly). For good
ness sake, don't jest with her, Sh
| has about as much sense Of hume
as a prehistoric cavGdWeller. Sh
thinks you have made her q seriou
, offer OF marriage.
] PASQUALE drowning low. 70
: hear what Sir Granite says? lie for
bids our union. II married 70
t without hts consent. fp| would fa
: me alive, dip me in boiling oil an
$ read me aloud his Histo,y OF Renais
sance Morals. SO I'm afraid it is II
good.