The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

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Various Phases of Married
Bliss g nsidered In the
Current Perio ideals.
Getting married is still a popular
diversion. But there Is no blinking
the fact that Its prime importance is
falling of "a little. The epithet "old
maid. has lost its vogue. Unmar-
ried, self supporting women command
almost as much respect In all classes
OF society as a bachelor Of similar at
tainments. We are conceding women
the right not to marry unless they
really think they cant live without
him"
Various phases Of married bliss are
considered in the current magazines.
Characteristic OF new status is a
frank bit of autobiography in the
American Magazine which suggests
iwoman's freedom, along more subtle
lines than merely not marrying at all:
I am 80 years old now. Pm the
Oldest Of Methodist minister's four
daughters. The youngest is "a, and
she looks like the rest OF us. We're
all tall, rather thin, and have light
brown hair. / began to wrinkle years
ago. They all happen to teach school.
But I'm fond Of books, SO went into
library work. We worked along I'M
til four years ago. And suddenly /
fell in; love. i don't know how. (.
He was a young man, only %, from
the South. He is not very strong and
he was very lonely, so he used to read
quite a bit. Since the cataloguing
room is used for directors meetings,
there are big deep chairs along the
walls. They let him come there to read
because he Is frail. SO we met. We
came to talk about books and him.
You can't imagine how different 1t
seemed to me at home after met
him. But one day he came and said,
sI,m returning South, Miss e. Well
have no more pleasant chats" q
All at once felt / Just couldn't
have It. You will think It queer,
know. / knew that he was ten years
younger than I. But ! couldn't let
him leave. / stammered, but man
aged to say something about his be-
ing lonely there. for knew he had
only one sister in Canada. Then I
said, "Why don't you stay here-and
marry me 3;.sss
i don't know how I said it. I'd
been thinking about his going away
and how terrible it would be. The
words just seemed to tear themselves
out, though I'm pretty quiet usually.
He said presently, You know I'm a
sick man. I'll never get we'll" But
I didn't care. That part was easy.
We were, married. 1 know there's
gossip. But they're used to my being
older than my husband. Now they
say, How terrible 1t must be to work
like a slave for man who'll never
get well and return your care"
( My husband has consumption. I do
our housekeeping at night. No one
can realize how happy I am. The
easiest things in my life are those i
do for him. working for him, cooking.
sitting by his bed all night sometimes.
The hardest thing in my life was for
nm oldsmaid like was to find courage
to ask for love. But did 1t. And he
loves me. 4
How Cupid Manages.
Al discussion OF 1.-THE Chances OF
Being Married. in the New Republic
Included the. following frank contri-
button. bravely signed @F. B. A., Vas
sar, 1902:
/ am a woman Of "a. Of sound mind
and body, and also of good profess
Hsional stock, including a governor or
two. I, too. was graduated from a
good college. Since graduation i have
spent seven years IN the South. where
I have been pioneer suffragist. SO
far from being fashionable. the cause
Ifs still decidedly unpopular down
there. Add to this the rather dubious
distinction Of being considered q high
brow its still very unusual to go
North to college in my section and
you: have social oblivion? oh. no. IN
a town of about 10000 Inhabitants l
have had a splendid time, and at least
half a dozen chances to change my
name.
Am I beautiful? no; only what a
British critic might term ..fairish
looking Neither am I q fiirt. Fairly
stiff work in the Associated Charities
and Young Women's Christian Assoc
citation by day enabled me to enjoy at