CHAPTER XI.
THE RULE OF TWO.
One character mentioned in the unique rhyme of Mary and her Little Lamb, has never had due praise and consideration dealt out to him.

The teacher who heartlessly expelled from the temple of learning the unoffending and guileless companion of the innocent maiden who is the heroine of the above-mentioned ditty, was, in spite of his cruelty, a philosopher.

After the exit of the principal actors in the poem, we are told that the following conversation ensued: "What makes the lamb love Mary so ?" The eager children cry.
"Because she loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did reply.
The teacher was wise in his generation.

In his "reply," lies a world of meaning--one of the answers to the old question of the reason for personal antipathies and attractions, and may perhaps be said, in this case, to touch upon animal magnetism.
There are exceptions to every rule, and to the maxim that "love begets love" there are many instances to be cited in which the contrary proves true.

We all have been so unfortunate at some time during our lives as to be liked by people of whom we were not fond.