The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-27
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ana we don't need half we think we
DO, and says she has quit feeding her
sweet toofh-cakes and candy are all
right for rich folks; hut poor folks
have no business buying expensive
teRtabies. Well, can't tell you the
hait-can't tell you how good Jimmie
10 and how hard he. works, and how
thoughtful he Is OF her welfare, and
she end up the letter by saying linn
ME is Just the dearest darling In the
world and end up the reading by
asking myself-where do come ins
Mells and do you know if I could
get hold OF Bess would ohake her.
At first I thought felt hurt, but after
studying the matter over I'm not SO
much hurt as am mad. The very
idea of her enlogizfng Jimmie Jones to
gloryland-the very idea OF Jimmie
Jones being better to her than have
ever been. Just the thought OF his do
Ing more for her than ever did.
Well, who'd thought Bess could get
her head so upset. o, me, but I
want to see her and ask her a few
questions. want to ask her how many
sacrifices Jimmie Jones has made for
her and while I'm glad as / can be
that she is such noble he1pmats and
60 thoughtful OF that blessed Jimmie.
1 Just want to know why she never
gave me the same thought and for
Jtmmie's doing SO much for you, why
Bess l done more for you before you
reached your fifth birthday than Jim
mte will do to your dying day, and
for the sacrifices made for you they
began with your birth and lasted till
Jcu ceased to be Brown. True
enough some OF these sacrifices were
not altogether reasonable, but they
WsT5 fiade just tthe same some made
with heart 30 full OF love that it
meyer STONED 20 reason out the mat
Ter, made because love knows no rea-
son nor bounds, but Bess / have made
tnei sacrihces all right and some OF
them were tryals too, so trying Bess
tnat t1 don't want you to ask Jimmie
to make any OF them. .Of conrss lin
nile IS GOOD as gold, but he will never
see the day that he viii be willing to
90 Tor You what hare done. Yes,
I1... ....-> 9. .li -i-t.4 IA No. ---aSrs
about his doing without an oyarcoaf
to pitt twelve dollar plume on your,
hat and how would you like wearinp
old run down shoes that YOU niigIit;
have silk hose to match every dress ?
and how would he like buying q suit
OF clothes every four years. so chat
ySGi could have d silk dress every sea-
son Hsand how would you like sycnr.
buying a half dozen hats while he
couldn't afford !. pair of 1Oc sockse
and Bess how would Jimmie feel liz yo,,
we're 70 tell him that you tiit not love
him IL he conldn't dress you fine like
other women, although you knew
Jimmie didn't have whole dollar In,
She world? aud Bess suppose you were
70 tel him you wanted everything
Just like you' we're rich and II he
would work day and night he could
&ise you all You wanted? and then
Bess after he = had done all this. he,
wanted TO do more, he wanted yonr,
talent iyated and he doubled hisi
iifi7ST nutrss and made greater sacfi-i
iesE saild put ears of hare work an q
.st last you were q skilled pianist and
10 ali this time he waa q poor man. SO
poor yet his poverty was Kent a se@
cFet from you his love was 40 great
iiiat he would bear his sorrow aione9
stous should not taste poyerty's bitter
dregE, yon tine darling or hisS heart
should see nothing but the bright sidet
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all this for yon and made q thousand
and other sacrificea, COO numerous
20 Wur ktsd day aIId, night foF
you worked many times Wien he was
ready to fa.i in his tracks, then Bess
you SHOULD think he was wonderful. {.
and then you might say he Ioyca
very nearly half as good as YOUR
mother loves, you. But Bess, I'm not
mad, I'm glad as I can be that JIM
ME iss aIs the world Ia you, Pr sglaTiI
you are Learning how to work. and IL
an thankful you are, eginniIaR to
see that you can have much unless
y,u lsarn to he, saving and BeBa while
youS are learning all OF these thinFs.
learn 70 be humble, whila there is nt,
necessity for you % fesl This way now
but chill YOU may 1--we TO need an hum
9le. spirit and It. IL hest To have fhig
well IN han d should YOU ever become
dependent There IS notffne re-
gfet 20 much as that / never taught
ny chi tldren to be huInbia tor in aiI3
.ntl sssloEfil ilsTe has been nothing So
hard, :cr me to do as feel it myself, i,ut|
as Y sure s day oIloNs. niSit. the a A
cr woman who hyea BY the sweat OF
the prov must be dependent and tiesa
nelnence calls for humiliation. Yea.
x We who I'LL the little places In life.I
could but say Thy will be done
say II laecause we had clear con-
science and felt that We had tiona the
best we could and all we could then
the epInforteF would come, and Iabor
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