El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-14
Marrying on S. a Week
Letter to the Man Who Expects to
Have His Wife Contribute
Another IS.
By Beatrice Fairfax
.LIAAI - -.

NJ
w Il am in love with a blue
eyed blonde. She is 20. and
I am %. We earn IS a week each.
but ] DO not work all the time, and
she does. DO you think il advisa BILE
10 get married on such prospects, or
mad we better wait a While2
Blue eyes and blond hair sound en-
tranclng- but / am afraid, my dear
William, if you marry with no other
thought than the possession of this fair
creature you VIII find life OF a much
darker complexion.
If a mans a man at 25 and knows
anything Of rents, the price of beef
steak and potatoes and the advancing
tendency Of the cost OF clothing, he
knows that SIG a week isn't enough
THESE days TO supply TWO with all their
wants.
He knows also that when a blonde
with blue eyes finds il is her IS
week which is caring for two. her hus-
band not working an the time, her
hair loses its gold and her pretty eyes
fade This is serious enough lfOr men
demand that the perishable qualities
that attracted them be Approximately,
but what is more serious, no girl,
blonde or brunette ever became the
main support OF an ablebOdied man
and retained any love or respect for
him.
II one ever did. then I am ashamed
Of her, for to give a good WOman's
love TO such man is greater folly
than casting pearls before swine.
You'll Get Tired.
Were you TO marry this girl, 7 viii
grant that you would have perhaps a
whole month Of happiness. Then the
bills viii begin TO come in You begin
TO grow tired Of making loving eyes
at each other and crave some OUTSIDE
amusement, lacking the sense Of humor
with which you should view your own
folly and which is enough to make the
gods laugh.
You want to go to the theater, to
an amusement park, to a moving pic
tuTe show. You count the cost, and
find that to take both Of you TO the
cheapest amusement means the price
Of uOmOrrOw's meat
You give up the amusement and de-
eide TO stay at home and make loving
eyes at each other, but the eyes are
not so loving as they were, and you
begin to taste while the honeymoon
is still full, all the bitter boredom that
attends matrimOny.
The day comes, William, when you
can not contribute your IS q week.
Your wife can not afford the innocent
little outings and foibles Of fashion
her mates enjoy. for she is supporting
MANI A great big hungry man,
who eats all she can earn, wears out
his clothes, must be cooked for, mended
for, washed for; ali. William, the day
comes only too soon when she begins
to feel as II she We're pouring ner
heart and soul and body into great
big hopper.
Love is a fragile thing. It is a
tragedy TO treat IL as II il were double
seemed steel with copper rivets. II
may endure so little, and then it per-
ishesl You are asking that it endure
so much You are not making Of love
something to hold deep in ones heart
to cherish and protect You are max
ing OF it something to feed and clothe
and shelter you.
Instead of becoming its protector you
would make it protect you.
Not n sian.
William, am ashamed Of yOul You
would plan your future so that your
wife could support you. Don't you
know that a MAN plans to support
his Wife2
wish I could talk to your blue eyed
blonde. 7 am sure I could open her
eyes 10 the tragedy that comes TO
every woman who gives her love and
gets in return q sentiment similar 10
that inspired by meal ticket.