The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-22

Into believing that you bad me
bnncoed. ! would not waste this
test public pickering.
space. for. above all things. de.
As an intelligent rcproof. your
letter Ia extremely vague or Gym.
thta Grey IL an intensely stupid per.
son. IL IL quite evident from what
can gather that you have a com
plant TO make. but In attempting
10 do so. you have conglomerated n
mess Of biz words. which. when
translated into common everyday
English. don't mean much. do no,
object to criticism. but Insist that
you hit the nah sauareiy on the
head. hasten TO assure you tina,
attn not high.brow and am strong
for plain talk
N understand rightly. you wrote
n letter TO mo which I failed 10
print. N any comment upon the let.
ter OF Sept .. 10 which you refer.
was addressed To me previous Ia
this. can truthfuliy say failed 10
receive same. You openly accuse
me OF lacking moral courage.
Please be more explicit or give me
a fair chance to prove that your
remark Ii open 10 question. at least.
would hardly expect an out
slider. who has no knowledge OF the
large number of letters | receive
daily. 10 realize fully how imposHi.
BILE II would be for me TO print eyeri
one-fourth of the efforts OF my q :,
respondents. but. In Justice TO o g
fair basis upon which this depart.
ment is conducted. invite you.
Miss Nordeau. To come up TO my
office. In The star building. be.
tween Union and University sta.
on Seventh ave. any day except
Sunday between 2 a. m. and 5 .. m.
and see for yourself that the letters
printed ia tho column come from
real. live people and are not. as you
insinuate. contured up by Cynthia
Grey. the editor. or any OF The
Star staff. Also. invite the pub.
lie to write their opinion as 10
whether the letter In question was.
I'm their estimation. improperly
handled. and request that each
sign his or her name and give ad-
dress. and the letters will be print.
ed for your information.
Dear Miss Grey: This 10 In an
swer to the letter concerning the
man Of ~ who had been happily
married for 20 years. who became
too Intimate with the girl Of 20.
Third chapter Of Proverbs, first
and second verses:
I. my son. forget not my law;
but let thine heart keep my com
mandments.
2. "For length Of days and long
life and peace shall they add to
thee"
In my opinion. both parties lack
parental Influence. As for her. she
was Of mature age. and there 10 no
excuse In imagination for her. He
10 more OF the lower animal than
Of the superior.
II II we're not for his age. would
agree with your letter: but. owing
TO that, there 10 an excuse for him.
Whether IL is his or her fault,
she was far the worse. Firstly,
she knew he was married. Second.
~, she knew he was too old for her.
Third and last:
THE daughters OF men grew up
before the sons OF God and looked
good and they took them for
wives"
My version Of this passage OF
scripture is That when the Ark
landed. there were no people. save
those aboard. and they were not
owned by our God: had not the
same feeling or responsibilities
that we have. and are still in our
mldst--not ut for our thoughts or
talk.
I have been a constant reader OF
your paper and letters for three
years, and this 10 my first letter.
am 81 years old and have never
married. I left home at the age OF
10, was put In the saddle at that
AGE. for no ono dared to harm a
youth or papoose In Texas; rode
the sands from FL Paso to EAGLE
Pass; drlfted to Deadwood, rode for
WelIs.Fargo ill II; worked for a
horseman one year, then went
homo to mother, but found no
home. In the East, I served In the
Boxer war, also In Cuba. My en-.
vlronment was the worst, but my
early mothers training caused me
to refrain from the 'vorboten
weak" AN OLD BACH.