The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-22
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

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and most always works nights. We
never 90 10 theatres nor dances; In
fact. no place but a io-oent picture
show once In a great white. GER
tanly get tired Of staying home.
waiting for him to take me. am
asked out TO parties and dances, but
he objects TO me going.
What would you do N you were
met Also please tell me N II 10 a
wife's place 10 split all the wood.
build fires, etc.7 We have been mar.
ried three years In June. and I
have always split the wood and
stayed home.
Please answer at once.
A YOUNG WIFE.
All your husband found time
10 take you out before he married
you. he ought To have Just as much
time now. II he is cconomizing TO
get a home. or start In life. you
should be content with the motion
picture theatres for a while.
IL is not a wife's work 10 split
wood and build fires. and you made
big mistake when you did II the
first time. As long as you have
done II for three years. your hus.
band no doubt thinks you will con.
tinue 10 do so.
al am asking you 10 be a
good friend, and give me, from
your storehouse, some Of the so-
Vice OF which am 30 badly In
need.
am married. and In the middle
Year, OF life. No children ever
came TO our home, and. knowing Of
little girl who was In need OF a
home, our doors were open 70 her.
Time passed and nothing unpleas.
ant occurred until she began TO de.
sciop Into womanhood, and was
surprised that my husband took
such an Interest In her. And I
was In the way.
! observed their conduct on the
quiet and, Miss Grey, will allow
you 70 draw on your lmsqInatIon
a. 70 what was taking place be-
tween them. Now. she 10 wife
and mother. but the feeling re.
mains. They correspond. not
openly, and he 10 sending her
money ! am sadly In need OF.
He 10 much addicted TO the use
OF liquor. which my very soul cries
out against. I am In good health
and have half made UP my mind 20
desert him. have been a good
wife, but not appreciated. viii
await your advice and hope for an
early reply through your columns.
and thank you for same.
ONLY A WOMAN.
A.-Some mothers are prone to
leave their daughters too much to
themselves. Children. especially
girls. viii not lust grow up any
old way: they require patient.
tender training. Mother love TO
them is as sunshine to flowers. In
your letter. you do not touch upon
your methods and efforts OF train.
ing this orphan girl. and really. a
great deal depends upon that
Did you shed the warm glow OF
mother love over the delicate
petals as they unfolded from girl.
hood TO womanhood? Did you
make companion OF her, and
guide her by the light of your
broader experience? When you
learned that your husbands atti-
tude toward her was more than
fatheriy, did YOU reprimand him
as he should have been and do all
In your power TO point out the
right path to her? IL you did. and
this girl has no answering ray OF
affection In her heart for your
years of sacrifice. she is scarcely
human. And your husband Is a
low.down cur. and a disgrace to
mankind, and you are justified in
leaving him to wallow in the mud
and mire OF his own creation. For
the good old days are gone when a
woman with any intelligence
makes a doormat of herself for
man; when she defers to his judg.
ment In all things. great or small;
when she looks to him to make up
her mind for her: when she sub
mits 10 his dictates. no matter
how hard, unjust or dishonorable
they may be-those days are gone.
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