. Friendship . hat153 THE WRECK OF FRIENDSHIP although similarity of taste is anotherbond and is perhaps necessary for theperfect friendship, it is not its founda-tion ; and if the foundation be not under-mined, there is no reason why differenceof mental power should wreck the struc-ture. However it happen that friends areseparated, it is always sad; for the lossof a friendship is the loss of an than the pathos of unmated heartsis the pathos of severed souls. It is al-ways a pain to find a friend look on uswith cold strangers eyes, and to knowourselves dead of hopes of future inti
. Friendship . hat153 THE WRECK OF FRIENDSHIP although similarity of taste is anotherbond and is perhaps necessary for theperfect friendship, it is not its founda-tion ; and if the foundation be not under-mined, there is no reason why differenceof mental power should wreck the struc-ture. However it happen that friends areseparated, it is always sad; for the lossof a friendship is the loss of an than the pathos of unmated heartsis the pathos of severed souls. It is al-ways a pain to find a friend look on uswith cold strangers eyes, and to knowourselves dead of hopes of future inti-macy. It is a pain even when we havenothing to blame ourselves with, muchmore so when we feel that ours is thefault. It would not seem to matter verymuch, if it were not such a loss to both;for friendship is one of the appointedmeans of saving the life from world-liness and selfishness. It is the greatesteducation in the world; for it is educa-tion of the whole man, of the affections154 THE WRECK OF FRIENDSHIP. THE WRECK OF FRIENDSHIP an enemy that reproached me, then Icould have borne it, but it was thou, aman mine equal, my guide and mine ac-quaintance. We took sweet counsel to-gether, and walked into the house of Godin company. The loss of a friend byany of the comn^.on means is not so hard,as to find a friend faithless. The trustfulsoul has often been disillusioned rod has broken in the hand thatleaned on it, and has left its red woundon the palm. There is a deeper woundon the heart. The result of such a breakdown of com-radeship is often bitterness, and cynicaldistrust of man. It is this experiencewhich gives point to the worldlingssneer, Defend me from my friends, I candefend myself from my enemies. Wecannot wonder sometimes at the is like treason within the camp, againstwhich no man can guard. It is a stab inthe back, a cowardly assassination of theheart. Treachery like this usually meansa sudden fall from the ideal for the de-156 THE WRECK OF FRIEN
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