Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Nothing More Terrible Thar
Plight of MurieI Bishop, Says
Dorothy Dix
g. DOROTHY DIX.

There is one story that can be re-
lied on 10 always strike tears from
any heart not as hard as stone anu
that is the story of the poor little
homeless child who has been robbed
10y death of its parents.
There is another story equally pa
thetic. though we do not stop 10 shed
any tears over it, That is the story
of the poor little rich child who is
homeless and who has been robbed
bv the divorce court of its parents.
A few weeks ago Pomona Borden,
the hefrpss to millions. related just
such tale ln explanation Of why she
had run away from the place in which
her father had put her. She told how
She had been a helpless little pawn
in the auarrela between her parents,
who we're separated, how she had
been banded about between then,
land how they had struggled and
fought over possession of her.
Il had everything in the world that
money would buy she sobDeu out
hut I didn.tAave any mother OF am,
hon and. flfat was what ] wanted
uost-s mother and "a home
The sequel to che Bishop divorce
case is a repetition of this tragic
theme The children have been
divided between the parents, some 70
ba uotherlces. some. tatherless, an
homeless in the best sense OF the
word. and the final dramatic climax
came when MugieI, "A little girl Of
eleven went into court to make nor
final choice between mother ana fath-
er and chose to live with her father
How Pitifully Poor.
Poor little rich girl, who can't have
both mother and father nor real
home to- grow up in. How poor-ho"
terribly piufuIy pCor-she is
But could anything In clNlllzeu
land be sadder than the spectacle OF a
U+fIa child being called upon to choose
ba-yyan the mother who bore her and
the father who has cherished her .
Trins of her having 20 turn from tae
,4rsfra-rHed arms of the mother 20
tha welcoming hand Of the father.
who is TO teach her which 10
rbo0-ao Yet she needed the wisdom
of n solomon i'm such choice, HOW
"a. She 30 ha guided, Both parents
had been tender 90 her, both had loved
her. Chil5ike. she unquesJlpnluel .
loved them without weighing her al
lection for either How cruel the
fate that did Not permit her 70 90
an bTfndTv loving both without Judg-
ing between them.
No Drop OF Gall So Bitter.
Nothing is more terrible than that
child should be force 20 become "a
partisan of either parent arrayea
AGAINST the other one. taught by the
yarr- avfgaucies 0f the situation T.
sarf to ir6g5. and blame, and treat
r- an enemy either the father or
mother There il uo drop of gall So
hitter as that which lies al the bot
-ars eff the cup az family di-sensiun-
and mo crime worse than that Of
pressing this drinE upon the lips OF
a child Il fs ii 6raugnt tnat rolSons
the very springs Of life at the time
when life should be- sweetest ana iA'S-
carefrae and trusting. ,
The circumstances Of the Bishop
: case are too familiar TO need recall
trr here. Mr.. Bishop charged his
wife with being giUsnmarlac MIS-
/ Ffar.r. accused her husband or ua-
/ rss-af-rrra-- There were salts and
.eH--ar-ulr-. and i1 the end Oh
yor.a decree has been awarded g"
Mrs E.-rnp.
nh. rua older girls MARY AMI Al
zr=-a. who were grown tIF are il
f make their debut next winter. elect
ae -n -H with their father Mrs
Bishop alleges -r7r they aie tl.s ne
-r--. OF their fathers wealth. and
ss,-g-a r. could give them more
I Inquiries aud =Heia. aaVanta Eas than