The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-05
HALF LOVE ONLY
HINDERS AMBITION

bilious manT
jeanette asked me that question aft.
or telling me that Jimmie had come
home In a rather depressed state OF
mind, because Tom jenkins had con-
flded to him that since his marriage
to Daisy he had been unable to pursue
the ambition of his life-to become
successful stock broker.
1t seems Daisy is Jealous OF Toms
business. She complains whenever
business takes him away from her for
an evening or keeps him downtown
late, and rather than have a scene
when he reaches home, Tom tells pros
pective customers that 1t is impossi-
BILE for him to see them after 4 o'clock,
or to call upon them in the evening.
So dear little Jeanette is worried for
fear Jimmie will think his love for
him a hindrance to his ambition.
Jeanette, DEAR" I said, you have
no cause to worry, even II Jimmie is
grumpy. 1t depends largely upon the
love and the lover whether love will
be a help or hindrance in life.
Gust because some grouchy old
codger has said that love Stays ambi-
ton is no reason to believe 1t, and
close observation shows 1t to be pref
ty poor ambition that ever suffers ex.
tinction."
But Cousin Daisy wants Tom to
take a position In bank, where he
will have regular hours, and she can
always look for him to be home short
~ after in the afternoon. Couldn't
he be ambitious in a bank as well as
selling stocks and bonds?"
Surely he may, my dear" an
swered. Love may transform the
goal aspired to. 1t may even change
a mans aims; but the man who is
truly ambitious to make a name for
himself, like Jimmie, will assuredly
be more ambitious, not less, because
his successes will bring happiness to
you. whom he loves, as well as to him.
SELF"
Then why should Tom not be salts
fed to do as Daisy wishes?"
"The fault, my dear Jeanette, lies
with Daisy, not with Toms love OF
her love. 1t is always SO when the
so-called love hampers rather than
helps a man to rise In the world. II
Is not love- dear child. but selfish
ness pure and simple. Selfishness and
jealousy can wreck any mans am
billions II allowed to interfere with
them"
do you think Daisy is selfish and
Jealous Of Toms ambition? Isn't II
because she loves him SO dearly that
makes her want him with her every
minute he can be there?"
Jeanette, you love Jimmie, do you
not?"
why, Of course, cousin, +"
That's what ! thought. Well
would you put your own social pleas
ures before Jimmie's work."
NO"
would you be angry If he were de
tanned a little late at the Office, es
pecially If you had planned an early
dinner so you could go out tn the
EVENING"" -
"N-no-no. I should be sure Jim
mic would get home as early as ht
possibly could under such circum
stances"
Are you interested in your hus
bands business?"
"Of course l am-you know that
He always talks things over with m,
when he has any interesting news o.
problems to decide"
VERY well, then. That is as
should be. You need have no fear
and neither need Jimmie, that you,
love will ever hinder him In his ad
vancement. 1t is only the self-cen
tered. foolish, selfish woman WIFI
will in any way interfere with he
husbands ambition. Hers is no
love but rather selfish greed for al
her husbands time and all Of his mon
ey, too, forgetting that to make tn,
money necessary to satisfy her want
he must spend many hours outsid
those prescribed by banking houses a
business hours
Remember, my dear child. that 1
Daisy loved Tom more truly his de
sires and ambitions would become q
wholly hers that she would NATURAL,
be help to him.
1T is only the half lovers and tn
self-lovers that ever hinder a hus
bands ambitions. Now run alon
home and tell Jimmie what have sal
to you and see If he doesn't agree wit
me-"