The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
Some Little Mothers

the burdens OF younger children IN
families whose daily grinding poverty
permits of respite. When one attends
enthusiastic meetings where women
with great warm. loving hearts and
souls wide open to meet problems of
the day are met together for discus
zion on various and gundry subjects.
there IL an ache IN the hear, for the
real burden and cry OF tho town.
Think Of the hours spent in develop
ing minds along the servant prob
lem" and the "wornen au4stior, and
on through long list % very i'm.
potteHt affairs, oil of which are life
out csaselessly cut lust little ne.
Sond us Is tho small, cent and toilir.
hkurc Of the small girl culinary
Centuries old-beyoad her Years pcr.
maps she has father, perhaps no,-
sometimes II ts better that w.. m,
iaHhi!y IS lmprovident and The mother
"orEs IN factory for . scant MI
lance that win Ecaroeiy cover IN.
landlords rent, TO say noth!nE Of ,osi
and wood and food The ,,o ~,
actually IN want they arc no, -.
dead poor" bu, this little ao,,,, ,.,,r,
bright, happy hear, mad, Tor al ,La
happiness and sunshine that God h.
20 "theis. must needs mind ali
IN. Oehlea younger than hersolf 49,,
food ''s"f-s INC
u is really true. ali ,-o,rd -,
Hght here one LIVE str nos,,h',.
,,Sh y@ars OF age, certain OF 49,,
tnaI Taxes care OF three s,nc Ter chi.
nseh- Their itttle chairs ere drawn
~ 70" up to the smoky old stove.
shd the very youngest habv cas-
small pieces ot raw turnips ,ro,, -
n!d mug Al! the while the 'it,tj.
HotHer 'S boiling and rcghinv ~.
cloihes ana trying With a.! her chld
isH might 70 take the place Of inc
woman toil!ng At The factor CO
~onhera that he doesn't come ot,.,.r
t"e man Win the unsrniIinx fa~e
thdt carries the bAaies aw.yo srd
~, ~" such accustomed fingers tho
H3t row ftreemfr Of white ribbon
asainat TIC door. all because OF he
ignorance o. not only the li,tle s{rI.
trying to do the bsst th.y can. but Tho
women who don't know how ARD h.vs
never had time 10 learn
Why 90 We rave and rant over xyho
Wes the greatest American poet and
49, ana az the threatening evils.
Feai ana imaginary, when the l,,Is
ohiioren are growing up around or
very doors with crau!pcd dw.rted
hOoies ana cranped. Iwarted .ouIs . :,
10 hot mat the other Is OF no impor,-
ehce' but these little people arc rrnu
ing up some Of these davs no, =,
very long after we ma be gathered
Inc world have they7 90
Did you read about Il, .rb. ,,...
Elf! IN Now Yotk several r.ai. -,
"h9 had iHind.d 30 many babies ~,
30 iohE time with ne.er = dsv :,
pleasure o. even school, and thAv b,6
made nor sta| n. horo4 TO mind q s,1.II
brother or sister wnile the resi- wsn,
on foF a days holiday. and she killed
me baby and went to the picnic
somebody has to help them There
ere w!adnws stuffed with a baby.s
So'!ea cap because negligent lano
lord Will not pat In a rane NJ eIass
and the houses are small am tba ,,,s1,.
INN and u Is winter and they arc
a Yasry aN.
~ a dinner recently the ,n.m ana
girls were discussing what gift ,hev
would choose II the GOOD fairy
should be ladling them out. Riches
looks faseination--the whole car,t
was run. unit! one brilliant young ma.
trons turn. With hall laugh uhe
Feid:
III eeul4 have bu, ono gift Of the
gods. what would take; 4 sense Of
humort'
That girl knew the secret OF com
fortable living There is no situation
80 trying no lot 20 hard that II cannot
he lightened By the power TO see the
fun in it,
The humor sense is sometime called
dangerous and the sobersides ever.
deem II frivolous. There is no greater
safety. howover, ana the happy pos
SCISSOR should deem himself blessed Of
The gods
1t is said few women own real
sense OF hunor. This is az false as
most OF the theorizinzs about our Sex
= woman may not he able To see fun
IN the Same things as does man,
but too many women arc facing dis
tressiig conditions and ac.uallv get
Ting amusement out of ,hem 10 den,
her this sixth! and most blessed sense
Lots OF women think they hay. Z,
sense OF humor when the-. have only
dogsed sort of "grin-and bear it"
courage. II Is much better 10 smile
than to weep. to take life cheerfully,
and keen on hgh,!ng than 10 "chuck
the job but that is no, the saving
sense.
II you really have il. this sense Of
'"'''pI' anu ~ HpN HdNe u fOlC"
smile. you chuckle because you cannot
help it. While doing TIC most imnos-
able things. your thoughts viii be
bubbling over with the funny side of
L.
Lots Of women think ,hcy posses
this sense because they can see
well sharpened point TO Joke that's
only perception quick wit Others
lay claim 20 the coveted possession
others expense and realize how eA
-ruciatinely funn% are the happenings
Of their friends
The real sense Of humor enjoys q
Toxic Just as much at its owners es-
pense as az her neishhors
s Purple Gown.
An admirable new winter model is Of
plum purple, with a straight narrow
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