The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-18
LAURA JEAN LlBBY'S DAILY TALKS OE HEART TOPICS Copyrighted c'aro Newspaper s,noscas. .

'I,auehter now hath fled their lip, And sullen is their brow,
 We've been dear to one another; Shall a light word part us now? | Do young women really know when they are in love? Well, not always. ! It is the girl usually most popular with the opposite sex, who is not quite sure of herself. She is always on the lookout to change the old love for tho new. The smooth fluent talker ap- peals to her far more than the honest hearted fellow who hasn't much to say, but whose every act speaks more eloquently than words telling how much he thinks of her.
 There are mon who are awkward at love smaking, for lack of experience. When pitted against the suave indi- vidual, who has won and cast off more sweethearts than he can remember. the honest hearted fellow loses by comparison. The girl who throws over the man awkward at slove-making for the other kind, will find that she has
 exchanged great love, for a less one. A big, awkward husband, always
 wonders what a. fair dainty wife can see in him to love. He is so grateful that he never ceases thanking Provi- denec for entrusting him with the
 keeping of such a jewel. He cannot do enough for her. She is consulted
 about everything he. contenplates do- 1 ing. Everything is for her.
 The other man is built on different lines. He comes first in. his -calcula- tions. He accepts a wife's adoration as a matter of course. He is no slow l in giving her to understand that she T, lin being the one he married, when so
 many women were chasing their heels
 off running after him. Life is made I a burden to her, as he harps on the
 different girls who wanted him-tf1is heiress, that rich's man daughter-and ! his pick of fair young widows who had
 money to burn. He always ends his lamentations with a sigh, as much as
 to say he had long since repented of
 his matrimonial choice. If she ven-
 lures to bemoan the fact that she lost
 the chance of becoming the wife of
 the man who did not love her, for one
 who was only fascinated with her for
 the time being. he makes no attempt l to reverse her opinion. He is sure to iAing back ~ her, sneeringly: tT guess
 your old beau knows when he's well
 off and is not pining away from re- gret.' He has probably exchanged a
 light love for one worth while.
 The wife always comes out of the battle of words worsted. The hus-
 bands remarks cut her pride No wo- man likes to hear that an old lover | whom she has deliberately cast aside for another man, has in the course of time become grateful for the course
 that early romance took. Strangely enough, the general run of women n, ,f~,Ir T 4I,1 kI,- of their hearts, if they were ever be- lreaved of the man who is the head ot ] the house, they might surely marry 1 that old adTnirer, who was so true land fond of them, in other days, if he was still fancy free. But many wo-
 man has counted without her host, in such a supposition. She considers a tman's heart is like a woman's; that kwith. fim--to love once is to love for lever. Though he may be disappointed in the outcome of his hopes, he still lcherishes his early affection, and keeps
 1t enshrined in his heart. Many be-
 reft woman who has taken the trou- ilble to unearth the whereabouts of an old lover, has discovered that in af- fairs of the heart, ninety-nine men in
 a hundred are philosophers. If they are satisfied that a woman has ceased to love, turning them down for an- other, the mapjority of men will show their hearts that they are still master of the situation. They console them- iselves with the thought:
 Am mad that should cherish
 r That which, bears but bitter fruit?
 I will tear it from my bosom
 Though my heart be at the root.''
 Most women seem to forget that tyears change them. Many man who Ihas been brought face to face with the learlier sweetheart of his youth, has thanked the Lord that another fellow ldid him the good turn, to cut him out tand marry her, as their eyes take in the disenchanmnet of the buxom wo- man, fair, fat, and forty, who is doing f her best to awaken the old interest in
 his heart. When a woman contem- ipltes exchanging one lover for an-
 other. the majority of men will show ievery viewpoint. It is poor policy to least off a great love for a lesser one.