The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-11-14

please mother. What should l do?
HELEN.
If that is your mothers only reason.
follow your own heart and good sense.
If you expect to marry, you are going
to like some one man better than all
the others, some day, n mother might
as well like him, too.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-G) My chum
and l are both engaged. She wears her
engagement ring on her right hand and
| wear mine on the left. Which is
(2) One of us has brown hair.
the other dark brown. What color
of wedding dresses should we need?
CHUMS.
ID Left hand is right. (2) White
for both.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am past 40.
single n not altogether satisfied with
my present surroundings in life. I
feel that 1 would be much happier
I'm good-natured, no bad
temper or habits, and I've always been
afraid to marry for fear I would not
time. l don't wish to get stung, by
the wrong girl. 1 know also
there are any number Of good,
sweet-tenpered women that l could
II l knew where they are. But I
am somewhat bashful and have an m
"a iCSiiilS Tx NiSi L III
talking in company of the fair sex.
% How can l overcome that feeling?
(2) How can 1 make up my mind to
marry? (3) Do you think it is safe for
me to get a correspondent from a mat
paper?
AN ANXIOUS FELLOW.
d) Forget all about yourself and
think Of the person to whom you are
talking. (2) 1t seems to me o ave
about made up your mind already.
(S) Haven't you any married friends?
Ask to be made acquainted with their
will see to it that you meet eligible
girls or widows. Also. you might join
Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am divorced
and four years ago married a widower
a daughter IS years old. / have
been very kind to her, as I am only 26
years old myself. Her father does not
company and sits in cafes until mid
night. People where I live think it
awful and 1 am ~heartbroken. I have
a little girl 9 years old n my step
daughter tells my little one everything
goes on. I am a good woman and
a saving one. Please tell me what
to do? MOTHER.
If the father will not guard his
daughter better L don't know what you
can do. Try L a a talk with the
girl. Tell her you know young girls
must have a good time, as you're still
young yourself and know how it feels,
but ask her if she couldn't have just
as good a time by knowing nice people
and inviting them to visit her at home.
Offer to help her furnish refreshments
and ask what entertainment she would
suggest. If she feels that you have a
sympathetic understanding she may
wish to do differently.
AS for YOUR own little girl-keeD her
by you as closely as possible and fill
her III with clean, good thoughts, so
there won't be room for any other
kind.
a church. get interested in it's various
and incidentally meet a lot
of nice women
If you look for a congenial, sensible
woman near your own age, you're not
apt to get 'stung." Those who are
usually get Just what they are
looking for at the time, and then COM
plain forever afterward.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My husband and
I lived for two years in the west, but I
homesick to see my mother and we
home. We went to housekeeping,
furnishing a neat little house, with the
of making our home here for
good. But my husband has never been
contented mere and 1S continually talking
of going west again.
! can't bear to part with my furniture.
For twoAyears we lived In the most in
convenient furnished housekeeping rooms,
SO 1 appreciate my home now SO
much. I hate to give it up. I think a
great deal of my mother and hate to leave
her, though I like the west real we'll.
Please advise me. My husband Is out Of
work a great deal, not of his own accord,
which makes him more disconnected than
ever. Unsettled Wife.
If our husband does better in the west
than where you now are living, 1t is your
duty to make him a home there. You
can have your furniture shipped wherever
you go. When you get homesick for your
mother, pay her a visit.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a girl Of
20. % Should a young man ask the
lady's parents after engagement or wait
till they are to be married and then
conscience tell her whether she loves
him enough to marry him? viii h
doubt her love at times? (3) How long
ought a couple to keep company before
they are engaged? 4) Ought an e.1
gagged couple to be separated for two
year BLOSSOM
"a He should ask her parents i'm
mediately after he has aked the girl
(2) think every girl doubts her love
at times, even If in her heart she is
certain of it. (3) Not a minute longer
than 1t takes him to find out he loves
the girl. He should then ask her to
marry him. ca Not If it can be helned
The engagement period should be- Used
to get better acquainted with each
other.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: It has al
ways been my custom to offer my seat
to a lady in a street car. The other
day ! did the same and the yornr
lady said, 7 don't want your seat
It hurt my feelings. II / am hind
enough to offer my seat should aha
accept It? Shall / continue ~
offer my seat to a lady. or nor +
think ! viii do the former. what do
mink SAD ALEXANDER
think g are a gentleman ana
that you will continue to act as y
gentleman should ever il some woman
do not know how to act like q Iadv
Dear Mrs. Thonpson-u) -Then l<aen,n.
company with a you'll g mali. is It nronas
to visit at his home as a guest Of bis
sisters? CD Is It proper for an am. n ~
butt IN" when q girl. OF II goes with !
fellow and has her parents to en,ds hars