The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-23
VARIOUS FRIENDSHIPS
Series of Six Instructive Papers on Friendship
of Which The Following is The---
Second
By Mr.. c. r. s.
Fond Love.

Fond Love.
When these foolish friendships are carried on between per-
of different without view of they
called frtaton for being rather phan,oms of
friendship they called either friendship love-
OF their vanity and mperection Now by
these fondnesse the hearts of and of
caught involved enanged with each other fool
sh affections founded these frivolous
wretched completeness of which have been speaking.
And although those silly loves, commonly speaking,
last sensuals and shameful ascviousness yet that
not the first design intention of the between whom
they carried they would be merely rtaons
but downright indecencies Sometimes be-
fore anything directly contrary the chastity of the body shall
happen between who engaged this folly they stop
short at distemperng their hearts with wishes ghs
and such like fooee vanes this upon
different pretentions.
Some have other design than satisfy their hearts with
loving and being loved following this their ncna
tons and these regard nothing the choice Of their loves but
their and nstnc that meeting with agreeable
object without examining the character conduct of the
son, they will this of hrtaon entange
themselves these wreched of which afterwards they
find itdcu dsengage themselves Others suffer themselves
be carried into this folly by vanity esteemng small glory
catch and bind hearts by love- And these aiming their
glory the choice they make their lay their
in conspicuous hgh and usous places Others
led both by their nclnaons and by vany
for though their hearts inclined love- they will
themselves without advantage of glory These
friendships all evil foolish and because they
length the the fes because they
rob the wife, and the husband of that love- and consequently of
that heart which belonged them; foolish because they have
neither foundation because they yield neither
ft honor the they entanRle
honor and bring other pleasure than that of
pursuit and without knowing what they what they
would For these wretched weak minds still imagine
they have know what hope for from the testimonies
which them of reciprocal love; but they tell
what this the of which end but
nuay expressing their hearts with dstruss aloues
and disquietudes.
of great authors writing vain women, said
this subject Here which he addresses
women which also applicable Thy natural
thy husband if be for like
flock of Birds what will be the
He will be pleasing thee who shall please himself with thy
beauty wilt him glance for glance look for look
will follow ghs and words dropped by stealth
beginning, but after they will become milar,
pass pen coushp. Take heed talking
telling what will follow yet will this truth; nothing
of all those things which and do to-
geer these foolish completeness exempted from gevous
stny All the links of loves hold by another and
follow another piece touched by the cload
stone, draws divers others after it,"
how wisely has this great author spoken! What is
do? To give love? No. love voluntarily
with necessity receiving aso He that catches this
game caught The herb receives and conceves fire
CONTINUED ON Jo"r