The Washington herald., 1914-03-20
Living Up All He Makes.

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The who builds and lacks vhercwith TO pay
Provide q home from which to run away,
/ Dreading the climax OF all human ills,
The Inflammation of his weekly bills.
II Is always the people who have had
few II any burdens and no one to sup
Fort, who advocate large families II Is
generally the man who works hardest
who is blest with a bakers dozen OF
little ones around his dinner table.
The Lord is usually kind in dividing
up the children-not giving him all boys
or all girls. II keeps fathers nose pretty
well to the grindstone to provide for
| them. He has no fear for the boys;
they will strike out for themselves at
an early age and be self supporting He
has no such assuring contemplation re-
garding the girls. This is especially the
case II the mother is ambitious, and
declares she wants her girls to marry,
have homes of their own. husbands to
support them. rather than working for
careers which might end in blighted
hopes.
One by one. the boys fly the home nest
The girls are fixtures. Father still works
from daylight to dark. He is a good,
frugal man. but he Is not able to lay
aside a penny for the rainy-day future
II all goes for the upkeep OF the family.
Extravagances. he points out to his
wife. should be cut out. There's no use
OF having dancing parties one-haf Of
the week and card parties the other half,
he says. The spreads for these affairs.
10 matter how iBexpensively, are a great
drain on a poor mans purse. he adds.
The wife declares emphatically: THE
poor things must entertain IL they ex-
pect to be invited out anywhere by others.
She ciinches the matter by assuring
father that is the best way for marriage
able young people to meet The wife
Gains his anxiety. b. adding: There
will always be a home for you and me
at any one of our daughters firesides'
This reasoning satisfies most fathers
They plod on. giving all with that as
surance in mind. The daughters wed.
BY that time. younger workmen have
elbowed father out of the business. One
son-in-law looks asEance at bringing
the old couple TO his house. fatty refus-
ing. Another throws up housekeeping
and boards rather than to be saddled
with his wifes family to support. An
other couldn't crowd them in their small
nat. There's no room for them. Not one
of the daughters on whom he spent his
hfe's earnings will pay the debt in
part. A man should insist upon keeping
small portion of his earnings TO ward
on need in his old age.
Correct name and address must be
given TO insure attention They will not
be published)
WANTS HER TO PROPOSE.
Dear Miss Lbbey: ! am a stenoGra-
pher OF twenty. Come to you for advice
TWO men visit my home very often, one
thirty years. the other twenty-five. 4
love the elder man. He does not show
any love for me. Has visited my house
often. but never asked me out with him.
The young fellow OF twenty-five is also
steady visitor. He is very handsome,
good natured. liked by all girl friends
he mas taken me out twice a week. Last
night as we were on our way home from
oance ne asked me to propose to him.
uia NOT accept his proposal, saying I
would let him know in a few waeks
find just as much interest in the man of