The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-06-17
GIRL HEROINES OF
The BARD OF AVON
Tender Friendships That
Linger in Memory.

much about what happy times we
are having. But when we have be-
come girls grown tall, since hearts
don't change much after ALL" we
look back with all the enchantment
which distance lends, and see the
Joy and gladness that we did not
quite appreciate.
| remember an unusual girl friend
whose name was Cora. She was a
very practical girl and not much
given TO romance; but when it came
10 friendship she was loyalty per-
sonified. She was what some emf
nent divine called an advocate of
the absent. She could not listen to
any disparaging criticism of any
one without finding some good trait
TO mention until you felt the fool
ishness Of your fault finding. She
reminded me of Riley's Let some
thing good be said" So, lest we two
forget the Importance OF our friend
ship for each other, she carefully
wrote out in pen and ink an Oath
Of Friendship Eternal l have for
gotten the words of the document,
but remember signing it with great
solemnity.
Perhaps you remember that ANNE
Of Green Gables" and her friend
Diana hac a similar inspiration, ex-
cept that their VOW of eternal friend
ship was made over running water.
which Anne's imaginative mind
christened the Dryad's Bubble. a
title accepted by her kindred spirit.
Diana.
Ii is curious what an insight into
the hearts Of girls was possessed by
Shakespeare. 1t speaks well for his
sweetheart and wife Anne Hatha-
way, Of whom so little is known
that she has not been appreciated
by the world. With her life of sacri-
fee and waiting she seems TO me
like Imogen, from every one the
best she hath, and she of all COM
pounded oUtsells them ALL 1t is
significant that he bought the home
at New Place. and had it fully re-
paired though he did not live in it
until after he had abandoned the
stage as a means of livelihood when
he was forty-seven years of age
Anne Hathaway was his inspiration.
Whatever his inspiration, Shake
speare has given Us many delight
full portraits of girls. In LAS You
Like IT. we find a clear cut cameo
Of the friendship of Rosalind and
Celia, who though cousins were
more like sisters, having been reared
by the same mother. Rosalind's
mother having died when she was
only four years old. So, they had
slept together, rose at an instant.
learned, played. ate together, and
wheresoe'er they went, like Juno's
swans been coupled and INSOFAR
able
Portia and Nerissa were the best
Of friends, Nerissa furnishing the
numor for one inclined to be seri-
Gus. Nerissa was not only a waiting
woman to the Lady Portia. but
close companion and warm friend.
Together they discussed the various
suitors who came for Portals hand.
and Nerissa unconsciously absorbed
some of the wisdom and charm of
her mistress.
Helena and Hernia sitting on one
cushion. creating one flower on a
sampler. singing one song, growing
together. like TO a double cherry
two lovely berries on one
stem" were the best of friends un-
til the mischievous Puck tangled up
the instructions of King Oberon and
a lovers quarrel ensued. They de-
$cended to harsh words, calling
each other painted maypoles, dwarfs.
vixens and what not, language I'M
becoming to such friends. But
sleep that sometimes shuts UP sor-
rows eye" with the help of Puck
restored their friendships.
Imogen. Perdita and Miranda seem
to have had no particular girl
friends; as is the case with some
girls Of today. they were alone in
all their beauty. Beatrice with all
her wit and sparkle was a true
friend to Hero, her amiable and fas-
cinating cousin Shakespeare's girls
are so human that we could dupli-
cate some of them in our own
girlhood friendships. - Indianapolis
News.