The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-05
To Whom 1t May Concern.

MIR, Editor-Will you please allow
me space,in your paper for an explana-
ton Tor the benefit of Mr., Mrs., Miss
and Master liarso As one can always
hear that | heard SO and so, SO | hope
this will reach them before it is too
late for them to get themselves right
with God Now, do not think | can
stop them from lying, for 1 think God
or the devil only can do that Eut
it is quite an injustice to mo- and
know through it all | have One that
is lighting my battle for me than has
never failed And, when at myself, |
am still trusting in Him Yet at
times, in my weakness, | am COM
PEELED to strike, but pray not to get
50 far that | cannot get back. Now,
the subject is an unsuccessful mar
riagefthat | must bear the blame Of
not allowing it to succeed, because [
did not want it to be- And, dear liars,
it is useless for me to attempt to cx-
plain why, for that is plain enough
to sec. Anyone that would take time
to think it over. Yet | have done my
share, and considering the debt L
have on my hands. Yet could not
take care of two families. Yet dur
ing the stay in the hospital | gave
my son thirty dollars. Yet il she had
been Il daughter OF mine, and hav-
ing Us much as one room. there she
would have been also. Yet all is well
that ends we'll. From ten cents to
ten dollars | gave them off and on ali
during the time they we're trying 10
keep house, even if they were found
wanting. Sometimes, many times
gave them groceries: also | let them
have house furnishings and paid DR..
Turner bill for the baby, at least,
a part of il, will pay the balance un-
less some OF the good friends do so.
And the week the suit was entered,
not thinking of such 4 thing as my
husband had asked her not to listen
to what anyone might say, for he
would see that she and baby should
not suffer. [ had spent about 81
that ! went out and worked for, to
buv the baby clothes, my
son was trying to pay some bills.
.\nd ! have paid other bills for them
but cannot pay them ALL | was not
willing and still am not willing to
take them and take care OF Them.
When they broke up | Offered to take
the child end raise it for her. Told
her she could have him every week
from Saturday until Monday il she
was cmplovcd in 4 store and thai
would keep her from having any
worry over him at all. And she knew
| would take good care Of him, and
Just IS soon as he was large enough
not@bc any trouble, why he was hers,
she could take him. Yet she was
/, Il, L
is hers, she has d right to do SC il
she wishes. 1t is her baby. but who
ever sad had turned my son against
her and would do so by the baby
told Il wicked black lie. And if God
wa, like men they would not get tell
many more. But He is good and for
gives Ii, OF our many sins. SO | hope
thew may be forgiven. The truth is
they have made mistake in their
life 2o otcrs have done. Yet, in Mr.,
Mrs. Miss and Master liars estimation
this : the first Of its kind was it.
And 50 they tried and failed, then
thew did the next best thing, broke
up and went home to their mothers
where all children belong.
Some thought they must live in q
fine. new hohsc. did not want them
to take it. for thought it too much
Of an undertaking for them. Yet,
with all the help they got from us,
themselves and their good friends
they had to break up with a debt Of
about 5000. And because | did not
want them to marry [ must bear the
blame, and | will say Just here, be
careful YOU who are grlnnlng in your
sleeves when you are done with us
YOU cannot turn on my other child.
But some of YOU have more than one.
we can think back to some OF the
things chat have passed, but the flu
turC we know not what it will bring
forth. And | know somewhere be-
tween here and haven you will stop
lying on me and all Others. Almost.
every article has two sids, but some
never see but one. Some say all is
fair that ends we'll God only knows
where some OF YOU viii wind up at
vet, hope in heaven. So | will say
again be careful. Our children may
come home and tell us lie of ttngs
that have happened to them, but in
most every ting some one knows the
truth. Now, it is big You and little
|, but their marriage has turned out
like two out Of three Of it's kind and
III your hearts you cannot deny it.
You had better be irving to help
them to make amends for their mis-
take. And anyone that wants to
ignore or stop speaking to us I am
loOs1ng no sleep over that In all
my life | have been very fortunate,
l. nave never as yet went to any of my
Ac0ualntances for work. SO I hope
we NAV continue to live on until God
saws we'll done, come tip higher.