Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
The Boy Who Is
Going To Be
Married
BY Ada Patterson.

tall, narrow, muscular lad OF
THE sort that Gibson likes 10 draw.
He has wealth of long legs and OF
thick. iunglelilSe fair hair. and eyes
that, deep-set and gray blue, may some
time grow shrewd and a bit hard, but
just now are lalSelike candor and fun
OF happy dreams
There Is a promise Of a superb
manhood in the boy. who is %, and
stiIl crude and awkward as a colt
thai Is bit unsteady on his legs, but
thai every day is nearing the state Of
the heavy boned, strong spirited, tire
less, steady going horse.
haven't seen the girl, but, Of
course, he tells me there is no girl
on earth who is in any respect her
equal His mother doesn't want him
10 marry His father has offered to
pay him the equivalent Of a years
salary il the youth will wait a year.
The boy won't wait, and this il the
reason he gave me:
"Sne Is the right kind Of girl Last
year and the year before only
werk I'd long enough and hard enough
10 pay for vacation. J had no in
teresi in life except In enjoying my
self On my last vacation I met her,
and four days after we met ! pro-
posed and she said:
You must ga 10 work and prove
yourself n you turn out to be the
man think you are, | will marry
you."
The boy has been working steadily.
has worl<ed overtime in the evenings,
has saved his salary and Is saving
trading stamps TO buy the family sill
yer II seems fair start on the
road &c success and happiness. VIII
he reach the goal? Il depends in very
large p,trt upon the girl.
Usually it's bit tiresome. even ir-
ritating, to hear the failure or success
OF a man laid at the door OF wom-
an. Usually the charge is untrue, and
Il is a common. though not uniyer-
sal truth that man worth making
himself and that the sort that bears
the stamp OF woman isn't mucn
deeper than the trade mark. Bat
here's a Roy whose feet have been
placed in the beginning OF the right
bath. He needs nothing, except that
the girl, who starting with her hand
Il, his on che same path. keep pace
with him,
That is all. II sounds so little and
10 so big an undertaking. wish the
girl who viii start on the path in the
autumn could know a woman VINO
has been a pacemaker and gaitkeeper
on the matrimonial road longer than
The girl has lived. so years.
But since there is little probability
OF their acquaintance. shall tell the
story of the woman who has been
more successful in the business OF be-
ing wife than anyone | know.
she began the successful way when
young mining engineer proposed to
her and she accepted him. but refused
the ring he rendered.
I'VE can't afford It now" she said
wait until we have been married
while and are more prosperous.
When she had been married nine
years she received her engagement
ring. one OF the finest diamonds in
the world. Barney Barnato, the dia-
mond king Of South Africa, helped
to select II.
1T was beautiful ring" she said.
"our children admired it very much"
Ii wss a good beginning, that re-
fusal OF the engagement ring he
couldn't afford. After some quickly
passing years she has the privilege
OF helping him spend an income OF
$4,000 a year. on the thirty-hrst
anniversary of their marriage he ca
bied her from London:
Work all right, but homesick
Love. JACK"
She has been the mother of six
children. four of whom are young
rters full OF the busy business OF liv-
ing. two who are beautiful, sadden-
ing memories. She having obtained
leave from a hostile government to
take her husband from his cell at
political prison, nursed him back 10
life in a more friendly climate, and
when he insisted upon going back to
be tried for his life, because he said
his honor demanded his keeping the
terms of his sick parole, she journey
ed back with him and waited all OF
one night. anguished, within sight OF
his prison walls for the dawn of the
day set for his execution, both igno-
rant that a pardon was prepared,
Her husbands quiet comment on
his heroism was III were placed in
position OF great danger | should
choose no man. but two women
know, to share / with me-my wife
and my sister"
While her husband was holding a
conference on one of the most i'm
portant events of his life, one in
which his life's ambition was at
stake. this wife sat up in bed knit
ting slippers to steady her nerves un-
I'll he returned 10 her with the news
OF the outcome of the conference.
/ asked this successful wife her
recipe for success in married life and
she answered;
my dear husbands recipe is mine.
Do teamwork. Another has been to
always believe the best OF him at all
times. And for husband training !
think a wife should first look TO self
training. She must so live and care
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