Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-24

that they, wasted their youth and the
freshness Of their hearts Oh men who
could not marry them; thai. they leopard
ICED their chances of ever having hus,
hands and homes Of their own, as few
men care to marry woman who has besr
through such an experience and that the
End must be disappointment and disillu,
sioament, either the tragedy Of the drag
gins on through years Of hopeless pas
sion, or else. the grimmer tragedy Of 2
woman forsaksp when her youth ana
beauty are gone for fairer and younger
face.
In rsspouss 10 this article I have re-
eeiyed more than thirty letters from
young women who are INDUCING n this
peculiar form OF idiotic sentimental folly,
They defend themselves with warmth
and eioquence on the ground that they
can't help loving as they do, and that the
man 10 tired Of his wife. anyway.
Tn one Of these letters a girl who says
she ia q years cd. but with worldwide
sxperience"-God help her-writes that l
am mistaken in thinking that ali married
men are selfish who win the hearts Of
young girls. She says that the married
mar; with whom she had had a
low affair for the last three years In the
nobiest. the most honorable and the most
unselfish knight In the world. and a. q
proof Of his unsslfishness he often says
TO her: ~ the right single fellow comes
sicng j shall be perfectly willing to see
you msrrisdfto him. but TIN then you
have my watchfulness over you"
ons, could weep over the unsophistioa-
tion Of this simple little SRI. who thinks
she knows 20 much % the world, and
who really knows nothing whatever Of T.
who doesn't understand that such Is the
wafchfulness Of the wolf over the lamb.
He tails her that he win be willing to
see her mary the right man when he
comes along. and she gurslss with graft
tute at his generosity.
Poor little goose. not to realize that her
kind protector has established quar-
sntins that win effectually keep any de-
sirabie man from ever coming along.
Another girl writes that the married
man that she fell in love with did. At
first. honorably advise her for her own
rod. but she refused 70 listen to his
wise counsel. and with her eyes open
embarked upon her career Of folly.
she szys that she does not expect or
ak anything for herself. but Just the
mere knowledge that this mon loves her
spd an occasional scrap Of time that he
can Eiye her.
For this she Is willing to put aside all
thoaghts Of ever having a husband and
home Of her own. and TO occupy an
etutvocai position IN society.
This young woman 10 very sure that she
ID going to find perfect happlaess and
osnteutment In the mode OF he she has
Inspped out for herself. but she will not
she will fad nothing but uisery.
Human nature. and especially the heart
a woman, would have TO be made over
again before any woman could rest sstis-
fed, knowing that the man she loved be-
ionged BY right to another woman; that
be interest vas centered IN . home In
watch she had no part; that another
woman bore his name and bis ehiIdren;
that the most Of hts time. the most Of
/ -'eSt AAS mus v H4tAS14 ~o1A ~
ttiz other woman.
eccz jealousy. viii eat out bar very
seai. and that will be her punishment for
tks wrnns that she has done anofhsr vo-
man
But these letters from weak and salt
dAiuded girls. yielding to their oun i'm
spnises and seeking 10 justify them. are
seiy part Of the replies TO the question !
1issd- There have bean others. written
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