Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
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or l6 and correspond with a boy of
Is. My parents are not willing for me
20 let h boy come to my home, but
] let him come and do not tell him
he leaves. They do not say a word
until he leaves, but he already knows
they do not want me to correspond
with any boy.
u like the boy fine. but not enough to
say l love him. but l believe i could
love him if my parents would not
quarrel with me about him. He is a
nice boy and always dressed neatly.
He often tells me he loves me better
than any one on earth.
UNsATIsFIED GIRL.
My dear little girl. you don't love
any boy yet, and 1 hope YOU ave
too much sense to believe that any
boy of 10 knows enough of real life
to have a lasting love for a girl. Ii
your correspondence is the kind you
are willing to a " your parents read,
i see no harm in 1t, and there
is certainly no harm in receiving Wis
its from the lad If you are simply
good friends. But your parents are
quite right in not wishing o to have
q lover yet. Wait until you are old
enough to know your own heart.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-Is it proper
for Il girl to go to u dance unescort-
d Is 1t right to dance with any fell
low who wishes, when you have not
been properly introduced? OLIVE.
A nice girl never goes to a danca
alone and never dances with a man
who hasn't been introduced to her by
somebody h knows.
Deai Mrs. Thompson-I am a girl
II years old Inc am in love with a
fellow of %. He is a blond. I met
hi" nro HnU xNn flNn rtpoaf or0 nNnr
since nave loved him. I know I will
never love anyone else. My people
want me to marry a man l don't
love. This fellow seems to love me.
but he doesn't show it. What shall j
do? BLOND.
MY dear little girl. wait until You
are a year or w older, at least, be-
fore saying that YOU will never love
anyone else but this man. I doubt if
he eve thinks of you. If he cared
for you he would be sure to show it
some way.
OF course you should not marry a
man you do not love. You are too
Young to marry now, anyway. Sup
pose you forget all about marrying for
a while. and be just a sweet girl.
When the right man ome along he
won't wait for you to love him first.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-My husband
and cannot get along. He is so
mean. He abuses me in company
and L am tired OF 1T. I don't love him
anyway-never did and never will.
] nave two children. If we part. can
he tak the little girl? 1 nave been
married four years.
BROKEN HEARTED.
If you never loved him, why did
you marry him.? Perhaps you show
him SO plainly that you don't care for
him that he feels justified in being
mean to you. Have you asked your
sci: whether there is any fault in YOU!
Usually there is fault on both sides
when two can't get along.
I cannot advise you to part from you
husband. because of the children. They
are his AS we'll as yours and he has
as much right to their love as you
have.
wife. Be good natured n tactful.
Make home happy for the children If
you cant do anything else. Perhaps
he will turn over a new leaf If he
finds what an attractive woman you
can be.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-l) l am in
the seventh grade at school and can't
learn history. What can / do? CO.
! will finish grammar school this year
and am undecided whether to go to
college or to high school. Please adj
wise me. BROWN EYES.
Q)-Have you aver tried to read
your history as if it We're a story book ?
Ask your teacher to tell you where you
can get interesting historical stories
written for young folks; then get them
and read them at home. ca If you
mean business college. 1t will depend
upon whether or not you expect to
earn you own living: If you do. better
go to business college.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson-We are four
children. I am the Oldest girl-14
years. My papa is sick and mamma
supports us by washing. but she is
You and the next oldest n could
help by. making sweet popcorn balls
and sailed peanuts at home. then TAX
ing them around, in baskets. to the
Offices downtown and selling them to
each n put h peanuts in Scent
packages. 1t will not cost much to
buy the corn and raw peanuts-just
get small amounts at first inc increase
AS your trade grows. Perhaps your
father can help, too. ! know Of people
who have worked up quite a business
In popcorn balls alone. You could add
taffy candy by-and-by.
You are q very dear little girl to
wish to help our parents, and I hope
you will succeed.
Deal Mrs. Thompson-Should q girl
of IA correspond with the boys?
EDNA.
II the correspondence is as boy and
girl friends. n II YOU mother app
proves I zee no objection.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am deaf
and is years old. I am about Az feet
tall. When my family has company
they talk and I cannot hear, and no.
body is interested in me, and I fee
badly. see many young girls. How