The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05

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cause I have managed to get along with.
out and In spite Of him, but I do rebel
now at the possibility Of my life 8 hap;
pIness being ruined by what he has
been, or, more pertinently speaking, has
not been. III taS 4s5s &, : "A & s
81 have always denied that parenthood
promised fnfallblllty. Though I attn a
man and can hardly advise a young wo-
man, yet say to 'Broken-hearted,' II
she can rely with any degree OF as,
surance on her lover, let her cast In her
lot with him. with tlls assurance. that
4 II he be manly man. he will protect
and guard and love her with all the
power az his command, and though the
parting from her father may occasion
pain, yet she will be so Jealously
guarded by her husband as to recon-
pense her many times over.
Filial duty ana love are the most
beautiful things to render and see ren-
parental duty. sYMPATIIY.5
In my conduct of this department It
has been my effort to indicate very
mainly that T consider the responsibili-
ties OF the parents to the children far
greater than those of the children to
The parents It Is not by the chtldren'a
desire that they. are on tho earth. They
were called into existence for the pleas
ure Of their sparents-of ten Into ciroum-
Il stances OF pain. poverty and want, LVeh
under the best conditions the obllga-
ton Of the parent to the child remains
unchanged. {55:st y$S
b And how Is that obligation discharged
4 Often generously and nobly, but In many
cases-such as the two mentioned aboyo
with q heartless neglect, or8a narrow,
\ minded Pharisaism thnt can provoke
only wrath and contempt. We hear the
phrase unnatural children" sometimes,
X In a majority OF such cases the un-
natural child would be found to be the
offspring OF unnatural parents, who had
refused the tenderness and considora-
3 tlon that were only the ohild's due.
Moreover, the parent has absolutely no
right to dictate to tho child who 10 q
man or woman grown.
The Judgment Of tho son or daughter
y III such cases IL often as good a. thas
OF the parent, and should certainly be-
equal to that Of the father or mother at
the same age. " y,
For the case OF sympathy" feel
deep regret He should remind tho
mother Of the girl he loves that hersalty
than that, it;is not confined to one side
Of the house or to one ancestor. Each Of
us inhertts from many and the virtues
OF the parents or grandparents have
many, many chances Of descending e pos s''
kk3I NOTE communication aligned
Stop and Think In your col ANN,
Nearly four years ago mar
rled my first coyslntin this city, unaware
I then that such marriages were pro-
hibte1 In my own State, We have one
child. a girl, over % months old. She 10
quite an Intelligent child for her age,
and at times as good as one could Wish,
'',rhe past three months 1t has been a
rare instance when she would awaken
In the morning or from her nap lnsthe
afternoon without a crying spell. and.
ills one of those mean, hateful spells,
where an usly temper Ia shown. w give
! her light whipping at times, which
win gradually quiet her,
~ have been pursued by ll-fortune so
much and 10 often In the past four years
x lslnce tnarrying) that ] have long since
believed that instead OF misfortune be-
Ing visited upon my child 1t has fallen.
upon me for the mistake (shall call
\ it9) / made In MARRYING, have not had
steady employment since marriage, and
( whenever lost a position would be
out from pne month to three months.
4 Lost my last position January 81; have
[ been out since. all my efforts to obtain
employment Ltis.tlnE uceessfll Ruti