ntry some miles apart. Their parents attended the same church,
and on Sundays in the summer-time the children were allowed to
play outside while the church services were going on. It was in
this way that they met, and for some time, they saw each other
only on Sundays. When seven years old they started to the same
school, and from that time on they were very devoted lovers. They
were married at twenty-two, and lived happily together during
forty-five years. They raised a large family, all of the members
of which are now grown.

Case 2. I know of a couple who have been married ten years who
have been lovers since childhood. The husband is four years older
than his wife, with whom he fell in love when he was seven years
old. They lived in the same town, and their parents were the best
of friends. The children had many opportunities for being
together, and always seemed very happy in each other's company.
They were always acknowledged to be lover and sweetheart by their
playmates, and it seemed very natural that they should marry,
which they did when she was seventeen.

Case 3. I have a friend who is about five years older than I. We
have been very intimate, and she has told me everything about her
life. She and her husband have been lovers since they were five
years old. She says that there has never been a time in her life
since that time when she didn't love him. They were neighbors
when they were small children, but moved apart and did not see
each other for years. She went with friends to Europe and had
many interesting experiences with other suitors, but her love for
that boy never changed except to grow stronger. They have been
married several years.

Case 4. During the time that I was teaching I boarded for several
terms in a family, the husband and wife of which told me that
they had been lovers since the first year that they attended
school, and that neither had ever had any other lover.

Case 5. Two young people that I know have been lovers since they
were babes. During their early school years the little boy would
call for his little sweetheart every morning and take her to
school. He was always at her side during the play periods, and
would walk home with her after school was out in the afternoon.
When either was sick the other called regularly and brought