Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-06
The Lords Of
Creation
~ GERTRUDE MAILMAN.

|, An much interested in the woes Of
-tr, of eighteen, who has neither
Ill --,f1sr nor father. and who seems,
f,reliness. to have given her
..r. % tae wrong man.
i -. have been sweethearts for sew
.-ss-- and during that time he has
- m almost with every change
.r. raen. Always he comes back,
4 ,-.,.- the girl forgives him, and al
ne s repentant-till new face
=. a.5ng. 'nen hs wanders again.
Il - at reconcltiarfon mad contin-
.sye-,l months, an unprecedented
time. and the wedding day was
Il .sw weeks before the day set for
e. marriage the young man lost his
4 ar,-,~., that day to this writes the
a OF ave not heard one word from
II nm though he passes my home every
Hlrtt love him, and 1 cry myself to
,e.r .yarv night. My evenings are so
II ..ore + can endure them no longer"
q r-.,- she asks how she can win back
..,.-. She suffers the chills of de-
i ..,r 7utside the prison walls, and
II .r-s r1a key that she may make her
.. inside, She is experiencing the
a,,.,.rt.rs of a serious complaint. and
Il ...s that, she may know the full raw
Il ..- tna disease! The plaything of a
7, ,par.orS lover, she asks to be the
4, r.,.m a- 10 tyrannical husband!
Il o,g. her extreme loneliness excuses
/ .r so,., The best thing that can hap
4 en- .e te- is that this Lord of Creation
81. .e,.- comes back. yet, woman-like, she
,a. ,ar head to the ground that she
h. hear the first echo Of his return
Ane footsteps.
II There is a loneliness of unappreciated
Il NJ. fna wife knows that IS far more
3.aete than the loneliness Of the girl
k,h,ss su eetheart has neglected her.
zNeithe- sees any hope ahead, but there
NJ bonr for the unmarried girl There
IN little. or none, for the wife. The
81 Eoresonleness Of the girl doesn't last
Nsorover. The healing hand of time has
*rau.a5 aer heart to close its doors on
sone over and to open to another before
she is conscious that there has been
Inv change. It is like the morning
Fl ght that steals in so gradually, no one
an say Just when the day began.
Il with the married woman, there is no
I, hope So long a she loves her husband
gbe suffers. and when love dies she suf-
n sars more
II The man who treats his sweetheart as
he would treat 8 dog at his heels,
8 ahistllng to it. or striking it. as his
hnood demands. will not improve his
Il nays when ne is married.
81 The best thing that can happen to
~ nv gir IS 10 know a man before 1t is
81 40 late A pillow or two wet with
q tears. q succession Of evenings spent in
ii Qking snxiously at the clock, the hu-
81 liHadon Of knowing that ones sweet
81 heart has transferred his affections to
mother girl, are all payments expe-
lence exacts from every girl who loves
Unfortunately.
n The Lords of Creation trample ruth
ID >y over the hearts OF women, and the
&best fortune that can befall woman is
u lat this trampling is done when she is
II Unmarried, and in position to resent it
and make her resentment count. This
-. has much to be grateful for. She
81 as seen the flaws in her lover before
u hey have become flaws in her happi-
ii e~ for life.
IA Qon't cry any more, little girl. Rather
FL glad that for your experience in low
81 ne ou have been assessed so lightly.