The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Today love is ours
 Why should we carelessly lose it? 1 This life shines on lovers Just as we weak mqrtals use it. 'Tis time enough when it's flowers de- To think of the thorns of sorrow,
 In our tomorrow
 The only. solaee for young women who have missed their gir1ish golden opportunities is to turn to love and natrimony, while their hearts are ten der and easily impressed.
 More than one whose school-days are over are forced into the know ledge that they must start in to go to work, or get married. Keeping house for the father and mother is not to their liking If she Is a sunny hearted girl, and makes the best of the hard time she has, they encourage her to look about her and marry early and be sure not to miss a good chance. Some time ago she met a man who paid constant attention to her. He never invited her to accompany him to places where it would cost him much money, though he heard her mention how we'll she would like to go to places now and then. Moonlight strolIs. a boat ride. or a picnic was all that he showed an inclination to take her to.
 She could not master courage to find out where the fault was. in keepins her away from a few costly enjoy ments, which all her girl chilms par ticipated in. She b1ushed when she told these many companions that she didn' t care airap about going out many nights in the week with him. Merry goers know better. They 1aughingly taunt her with either being a prude, or not much interested in young man and girls whom she used to chun with. How could the love she had for him l endure, when he did not appear to be concerned about her pleasure. if cost figured init 2
 Yet she would have married him had l it not been for one reason. That he linsisted man who would marry wise l ly. should start in with a wife who would forego all expenditures, except those absolutely needed. That they should begin their welded life with Hove in a cottage'' That the husband should be aided by the wife in holding on to the family purse strings; while the married woman, who never hao l very much money to call her own, was Happier than one who enjoyed a pal ace, and was spoiled by luxurious hab- Fits and gay fashions that sapped her
 fife in idIeness.
 Should she break with this wooer \ who was manly enough to teach her tthe humble yet better way to start on matrimonial 1ffeg Or. was 1t wise to 11l41L L11s4L lHS DeSt part or. ner5 QayS, she
 would give to washing dishes, sweep
 ing and dusting the floors. with no ser 1vantss hand, all for the sake of d dear 1 little cottage. and the love of the man
 she had wee? {?
 No, don't hint that! her conscience told her. If you do, the poor heart
 tortured lover would run far and
 away from you. Instead, gir1-like Ishe followed her best impulse. stood
 beside the man who had told her the
 truth and looked straight in his. eyes
 saving in low voiee: 'Ycu have
 taught me the true feelings of what
 ought to do, to become real help
 mate
 He had won her by not giving her sentimental words and airy promises,
 but by true persuasion that made her
 heart beat with delight at the prospect of beginning their Hove in a cot
 tage, with surety of happiness, ever after.