The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-04

II am having deluge Of CORE
gypondence. Had letter from Moliie
{his morning. She and Chad are IN
Florence, or .'heayen" she puts It.
.Coh, Margie," she writes, II wish
everyone in all this world was as hap.
pyl ash am.
that he loves the same things do. :
'"This morning I remarked that
wanted 10 60 to all Rthe places men
toned in George ElIiot's Romola and
that asa il supposed the pilgrimage
4 WotIld bore him to death he might be
4 excused for the day.
'sYYs.H q looked at me rather queerly for
Samoment and said: Mollte, how did
Won guess that / asked you to como
toSFlorence for that very purpose:
I nm oil fashioned enough to think that
!. homola is one OF the sweetest DOCKS
lever read, and have wanted all my
life to visit the places that George
Elliot has pictured as having known
III aMargie am SO happy that | am
afraid. ] am sure that the fates VIII
Z ia Jealous. And here is the queer
4 part OF 1t, Margie. I know that Chnos
first wife has helped to make me hap
nv You see she was SO selfish and
1elf.centered that she never did any
thing he wanted to do II she could
Il help 1t. She did not like books-not
a out OF doors, nor anything, as far as
f8can learn from little things that
A Chad intimates unknowingly. except
toYd deck her person and attract atten'
{ lions to herself.
Chad is 80 appreciattVe Of every
ching and he is SO considerate OF me
I and my little foib1es. Dick seemed to
/ think / would get tired of having him
always around. He said: "A woman
40 . fool to marry man that has no
Interest In life but herself
Sup to date find being my nus
hands only interest the most Won
dertul thing that has ever happened
eve evidently have not talked out
vet for Chad always finds something
stoSsayito me, and always have new
N Mea that have not yet told him.
Last night talked to him about
you; Margie and what you had done
I for me, how you had helped me.
stsWhen Dick married Margte, l
n raid, Il was just drifting about. I had
4 40 ambitions, no particular standards
Twas ready to hirt with almost any
Il rood looking chap to whom l was ln'
Produced. Having good time was my
30nly business in life.
3assss.T thought Margie an awful pruae
"A &C first, and then I came to see tnat
ssiieHwas not prudish at all.
Her standards were those OF selt:
respect and respect for the rights OF
4 others.
4 "E'I think she is the one woman in
salls the world who sees other Fellows
points OF Views.
.s..she never looks at the world in
relation to herself, but always views
herself In relation to the world.
She has never said in all her lie
n could not do that or ! could only
do this" neither did she say to me
Sssyou must do that only this way"
what she said to me was OF the
most encouraging nature for 1t was
always Think Il out for yourself.
Shild. Remember that everything
must be paid for in this world. Count
Il the cost to yourself and to those you
love; and then II you determine that
what you want to do Isl the thing to
40, 70 ahead and do it, and above
all. don't whine IL It comes out differ.
emily than you expected
II told him, Margie, you were too
good for Dick, and he said any good
woman was too good for any man.
Above oil the things like in Chad
III his tolerance. He never acts as
though his brain was the least little
bic inner or bigger than mine, and he
Sfit thresh out a subject with me as
iiS would do with q man.
ana 90 happy that ] am apt to get
rtaudlin.
'sIiaSas not had " word from mother
ntnce no 81 U. 4