South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-04
THIRD YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Dear Mother:
L almost feel that have reached the
end Of things. L have never needed you
so much as L feel L need you now. Last
night / even thought OF closing up
everything here, and bringing VIM
fred and coming home 10 YOU for
awhile. But OF course / know that is
impossible. at least now.
Yesterday l received the harshest
letter from Warren that he ever sent
me. and also one that his mother had
written him and which he enclosed.
You know 1 wrote YOU that she
called here last week and found 1 had
rented the spare room. She said no
one in their family had ever taken
roomers. and that she knew Warren
would be furious. and if / did not write
him about it-she would feel it her
duty 10 TO so. And she did. \ most
unfair letter eXaggerating the c1rcum-
stances and saying i had been almost
insOlent 20 her. And also that 1 had
claimed warren was not providing FOR
me and / was forced 10 do this.
What I did say was that Warren
had complained of the expenses since
he had been away. and that / rented
the room 90 help reduce them. But
she distorted everything. and ended
her letter by saying | had always been
headstroDg and always resented any
advice or suggestion from her.
and he wrote most scathing letter
and said ] must get rid of my roomer
at once-or theTe'd be trouble.
But ] am not going 10 send Mrs
Morrison away ON that l have fully
determined. And ! know were you
here YOU would say was right
Mother I wont be threatened and
bullied any more.
And If Warren writes the way he
writes now 10 me-what viii be his
attitude when he comes back Some
how I feel this is the beginning of the
end. That when he does return II
will ONLY be for "A longer separation.
And just now L am bitter and lndlg-
nant enough TO think il might be Tor
The best OF course. / may not think
this way long. When I'm with him
AGAIN / NAV care as much and be as
abiect as / have ever been. But just
now 7 feel that i won't
And ] feel. too, that his family are
more against me now than they have
ever been. How could his mother de-
Hheratcly try to make trouble TINS
wav2 What difference did 1t make TO
her IT, while he was away / was rent
ing q room 20 help pay expenses. And
10 Is for tiiat ] never said Warren dld
not sur port m but ] did say he had
complained abOtt the eXpenseS-and
You know how economical I am.
OH. mother, what shall / do? /
know rhiS lis a rambling, incoherent
letter. hut somehow tonight can
think coherently; I'm too wretched.
oh. IL there was only something /
could do, The desire TO be independ-
pnt-tO make my own living. grows
stronger every day. 1 am thinking of
il al the time.
How I regret now that when i was
IN school I did not perfect myself in
some one thing. You wanted me TO-
you said evelv girl should be able to
make her own Twins If necessary. But
felt so sure / would never have to.
But. OH. i shall see that Winifred
does not grow up without some tram
ing or profession by which she can
support herself At least she Will
never be I'm the position / am in now.
Mother do YOU think there is anything
] could still learn
have thought Of stenOgraphy. The
papers are full OF advertisements OF
schools that promise 10 prepare you
~ n position in six months-and Sc
l.,lre the position for YOU But do YOU
think I could ever learn? From the
1ittIe know OF shorthand IL always
seemed such difficult thing and
something I felt I could never master.
have thought OF everything
going into a millinery store-you know
L could always trim hats. And Mrs.
Morrison is the buyer OF millinery Tor
q large firm.
Perhaps she could help me.
haven't spoken To her about II Yet.
but I'm goins TO. What / would ike
most. and think I could do best. would
be-shOppiug You know there are
women who make n very comfortable
income buying for out-of-tswn people
On a conmi sSion. But 1 suppose II
would De very hard TO get myself es-
tablished-to get enough customers 10
make this pay
Then Z thought of "A tea room. oh.
j m sure L could run dainty little
tea room end give people better things
10 eat and AZ a more reasonable price
than most OF them do But. OF course.
for this : would have 90 have capital
The only possible Way / could start
would be TO rent a tea room already
equipped. But i doubt IL one could
Doe found.
And hen / have thought OF q mend
ing shop. / have seen advertisements
ia thea-er programs ana papers OF
places where they do fine mending at