The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
THE HAPPINESS REQUEST.
What the Woman From Ohio Means To Do-Al Sorts of In quiries As To How Others Can Be Benefited By Her Charity, If Such It May Be Caled-Happness Is Within Us-Why Cant We Learn That Lesson? . Fund For Underpad Seamstresses- Now
 That's More Like It.
BY DOLLY pALRYMPLE

T can never be happy with the man married you hear some feeble-minded two-by four women sigh. His tastes and mine are entirely different; we don't like the same things; we are very upeon- genial"
 But his home is your home, my gool woman he endowed you with his worldly goods: you took him for Better or worse, and in the marriage contract there is not clause that stipuiates that such shall be binding until a divorce decree puts them asunder
 Maybe you don't particularly admire your husband: goodness knows, I don't know what supernatural power could be given some of you to do so! <
 Maybe he isn't the kind of looking n,aa you wanted to marry; they can't all be handsome.
 Maybe his conversational powers are even less remarkable than his face; they can't all be clever.
 But
 The fact remains that you are making a home together ,and the safety of the na- tion rests upon the preservation of the home. Now, about being happy:
 It's not of the slightest consequence your happiness my dear women.
 We are not put here to be happy. Happiness is a reward we get from do- ing our duty.
 All other surface joy is simply of the surface.
  not come from any other source than tha. mentioned
 Each day comes with it's special duty. Only when you have discharged tha. have you earned your reward-the satis- faction that comes when one has done ones little best.
 Do you imagine for moment that tic woman up wonder in Ohio who has her divorce and liberty is any happier this week than she was last?
 True, she may have a certain content but since her hunt is for happiness where is she standing today?
 I know a woman who says about life that whenever it ceases to amuse her she means to "stop it.''
 mortified person who heard her make the remark one day. remonstrated with her about the sin of suicide.
 Why shouldn't I" she defended. Life interests me so long as it amuses me-" woman who lives only to be amused isn't of value that would he appreciaby missed in a community, if she were tc step down and out.
 If we aren't working toward a blgge. end than personal happiness, toward a more enlightened existence after this pity us most in the scheme of things On the heels of the woman who has put aside s500,G00 to invest in divorce for her unfortunate sisters, comes the will of a millionaire who left the bulk of her for tune to underpaid seamstresses in her na- tive state. God rest her soul!
 That's something like it
 It is the woman who is battling agans. the fearful odds to make a living who ought to be helped.
 It's the woman who is insuHciently paid. who bends over her work day in and day out, who needs food and drink ami clothes to be able to work-who is suf. fering.
 You don't otfen hear of women of this class loling back and giving vent to idle platitudes about 'being unhappy" If they are unhappy it's because they've got something to make them so-you can depend on that
 But generally they are not unhappy: these are the ones who are full of thank fitness for the bare gift of life, even ii living is a terrible struggle.
 If you have s5f0 0O0 to give away, Mrs, Wealthy, don't give it to break up .t home; rather give tiny bit of 1t to help some woman who wants to make a home