Braving all difficulties, he led Bessie to an oak
tree and while pretending to be gathering acorns, told her of his
love. She forgot that she should "tell no one," and at the first
opportunity told me the whole story, and how she had loved him,
but had never imagined he cared anything for her. I had
understood Bessie's feelings before she told me this, and now
rejoiced with her. She wanted to be with him almost constantly,
but he was shy and always wished to conceal his affection from
every one except from Bessie. She thought the mutual love
something to be very proud of, and could not understand why he
could not tell every one unblushingly as she did. She talked of a
faraway sometime when she should be his wife; he, terribly
embarrassed, acknowledged the fact when she mentioned it in his
presence. This condition of affairs continued about three months,
when she gradually came to the conclusion that he did not love
her and she would give him up for one she knew loved her. This
was a young man of seventeen or eighteen who delighted in holding
her on his knee, playing with her curls and caressing her in
different ways. He cared for her as boys of that age usually care
for little girls. Milton, filled with jealous anger, remained at
a distance for awhile, and then spoke of the unusual proceedings
to Bessie. She told him in child language that "When one is truly
in love one not only says it but shows it," and having fallen
desperately in love with the more fortunate young man she gave
Milton to understand that he need hope no more. The new lover
remained but a short time, and after bestowing a beautiful doll
as a parting gift he went away. She cried, was sorry that she had
misunderstood Milton, but was too proud to call him back, and
contented herself with her doll, declaring she did not like boys,
and would never, never have a lover again. Milton with his
parents soon moved away, and we never saw him again.

Case 10. B. 10, g. 16. A boy of ten very much in love with a girl
of sixteen. They wrote letters which they exchanged in some
secret way. I chanced to see some of the letters which the boy
had received from the girl in which she was profuse in her
expressions of love. The girl did not seem to care if her love
for the boy was known, but the boy was shy. This continued for