The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-29
| CONFESSIONS
OF A WIFE
Copyright. fsis. by tho Newspaper I'm
tcrprise As.eeistior-t
DEAR AUNT MARY


Dick tells me the doctor says that
poor. dear, old Daddy may linger
for months. | really feel as though
II we're wicked TO make him suffer
so lie has always been good
man and he now has 10 Ito in bed
with only the contemplation Of the
inevitable between paroxysms OF
great physical pain. am unable
10 think he deserves this from
tho hands OF fate
Mother Waverly has AZ last CIV
IN ur anc decided that a trained
nurse Is the best possible thing
for DAD. She scemh to have sui.
denly grown old. as she has for
the first time begun 90 realize
that Dad IL not going to Fet we'll.
Yesterday she cana up 10 me
so pitifuIly and said, Don't you
think Richard Is better. Margie p
simply could not tell her the
truth and so | answered. HE
does seem easier This morning"
Mother Wayerly means TO do
all right. but she has always been
ono OF those self-centcred women
IN whose narrow orb. there IS no
place for any plans or Ideas that
| do not emannte from herself
am awfully sorry for her. because
abe will have nothing to take. In
the slightest degree. the place
that Dad will make vacant She
does not read-that wonderful sol
ace Of the solitary will not be
here. She loves her children. be-
cause they are hers. but she has
nothing In common with any one
OF them.
Poor, poor womani am go
ing to try and be as good to her
as can. / wish she would let
me love her all the time as Aunt
Mary does.
Aunt Mary is not weil--the
sickness ~ Dad brings her own
grief back 10 her more vividlv
than usual.
have persuaded her to visit
some friends at her old homo
Il am afraid that Sally will
think | am deserving her In her
trouble" she said.
We can be with Mother Wav-
erly nov. dear aunt. and you can
come back well and strong
enough to comfort hereafter"
| Dear Aunt Mary. / son etimes
feel that she is my very own rela-
tion-she Is so lovely. so patient.
so sympathetic. / am afraid that
when am as old as she | will
not be as delightful companion
as she. am so glad she decided
TO live with us.
/ She and Dad are about the only
old people | have ever known who
/ have kept their hearts young aud
who are always ready 10 help one
over the hard places-who are
able 10 remember their own mis-
takes and so excuse those younger
ones who are still making them.
Sometimes see her eyes fiji
with tears when Dick comes
around the table to kiss me good
I bye. The other morning | said
/ to him: Dick, perhaps It would
be better n we did our kissing
in private. II seems to hurt dear
Aunt mary.
/ After a few mornings Aunt
I Mary came 10 me and eaid: Mar
gle. is anything the matter be-
/ tween you and Dick2"
why, no, Aunt Mary"
We'll, he doesn't kiss you good
/ bye any more"
+ Then / told her and she came
and put her arms about me and
said: "Oh, my dear. my dear! II
would break my heart II you and
Dick gave up one OF your little
caresses because OF me. | love
to see him kiss you. dear. My
greatest happiness IL In your love.
IF my eyes filled with tears II
was because you reminded me OF
the sweetest times OF my life. II
is sorrow not unfnixed with Joy,
! dear.
/ Married life II always like
that, dear. Every day brings its
Joys and caresses, and as long
as men are men and women are
women It will be the same.
"All that have already known,
| I answered.