The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-24
Cynthia
Grey's
Answers


likes D., not even the two
legged animal.
take it for granted that D.
is a woman. Only a woman
could be that catty. am .
woman, and I know. Really Il
seems there are 30 many i'm
portant things to think about
now besides poor inoffensivs
kitty.
But I don't know of any bet
ter thing to do Just now than
to defend a dumb beast. Q
am the youngest Of IL chii-
dren, and my mother loved
children; but she loved AMI
mails also, and she taught us to
be kind to all animals. Many
a time would sneak tabby to
bed with me and believe
mother would sometimes pre-
tend not to Know, because she
would not like to put her out.
We all played with cats and
dogs and loved them, we all
grew up to be strong, healthy
men and women, and with the
milk of human kindness In our
hearts. / would rather run
the chance of a few germs than
the germ to make me kill cats
or any living thing.
Think of the heartache OF
many a child II dt saw its pet
cat killed.
Mr.. Ingersoll said the more
he saw of people "the better he
liked dogs" The more l hear
of some people the better I
like CATS" four-legged ones.
am nearly at the half CEN
fury mark and sometimes when
kitty comes in cold in the
morning l slip him In bed to
warm up bit.
I'll bet a ton of coal wouldn't
warm up D. I draw the line
on a bounty on poor helpless
dumb animals, but there are
other useless critters running
around the world would be well
rid of.
A LOVER Of DUMB BEASTS.
Dear Miss Grey; I submit a
few thoughts for ,"Hagar."
They may not be easily accept
ed, but for all that, know
them to be truthful.
Yes, Hagar, I must tell you
that your love for that man is
"only an infatuation. . passing
fancy"
This problem Is not one to be
solved by sentimental moral
izing; let us be frank as to tho
facts themselves. Then, to be
explicit. l find that you have q
blind passion to enter into
parenthood with this man.
More than this, you have stop
ped little short of making the
matter one of the vilest OF
human escapades, and for this
reason you should have no diff
ficulty in regarding your pas
sion for this man with repug-
nance. rather than with any
emotion Of love.
This is the explanation: The
affection between you and
your husband Ia the only kind
which makes lasting happiness
possible; 1t is the kind which
has In 1t q large element Of
intellectual sympathy. Thrills
and transports never exist sx-
cept as the result Of transient,
fleshly impulses. Your appre-
citation of your children clear
ly indicates that you possess
some of the finest attributes Of
womanhood-the Mother Ma
ture-the reproductive instinct
with its altruistio impulse.
The love Of the normal
mother is an urge for her to
mother every disappointed
creature. Your mother ma
ture has prompted you to pity
this man who II childless and
yet who is so devoted to ohtl-
dren, especially to your chill
dren. At length this pity
gives rise to an ardent wish In
your soul that the man might
in some way be blessed with
children of his own.
Later, and perhaps subcon-
sciously, the growing sympathy
has aroused in you the COM
polling instinct to parenthood
with this man-then, subcon-
sciously, you long for the rap
ture which It seems to you
only his touch can give.
This is the crisis In your life.
So far you have been an exam
pie Of the highest virtue, an
other step and you reek with
the lowest vice. Another step
and you are the intimate COM
panion of, not your mate. but
of a man you should and do in
your higher nature love only
as a child.
This man is essentially your
son, and any intimacy you
might have with him would DO
essentially incest.
Thus the tragedy Of distorted
love. MR.. NEWMAN.
Dear Miss Grey; I register
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