The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-28
Her Last Word

Editor The Times:
feel just the same as l have
expressed myself, that the ma
jority of men ruin women through
their lies and woman's love.
But as l will never change my
opinion and don't suppose it is
possible to change everyone else
to my way of thinking, this will
be my last letter in the arga-
ment.
In my life of 81 years, single
and married, among the rich and
the poor, the bad as we'll as the
professed good, ! have found one
that l believe is good. He mas
been my friend two years, and
has been the best friend | ever
had. He has been good to me and
taught me good and that there is
a God. But for all he tries to be
good, he admits the bad in his life
of the past. But because he tries,
he does not think women that
have been bad are worse than
men that have been bad. He says
woman is no worse in that re-
spect than a man, even though
they be women grown, and in
some respects they are better and
stronger, for they love and suf-
fer and bear so much for a
mans love. But for all our
talk, he is good to me at all
times, in all ways; but most men
are not like him. Most point at
women when they should clean
their own states first; and /
LOVE him, because he is so good.
Now let me say more. When
true love comes, let it be at 16
or 60, it will be the same in an
instant, and so one could be good
| for the loved ones sake or sell
ones very soul for that same love;
and to lose love when it is truly
heart love, not lust or liking, but
love, would nearly kill a loving
woman, and sometimes quite.
Let me relate story to those
who do not think love makes
women fall, and still forgive and
love forever the man who caused
their fall. One woman married
a young man and had little
baby girl. Then he went often
to another town, ION business, y
he said, and soon poor little girl
comes forward with another lit
tie baby girl that was his. He
had also promised to marry her,
but he could not. He had no
money, and neither woman would
let him go to Jail, so the wife
took the little waif after the poor
little ruined mother died of bro
ken heart. Did not they both
love dearly, and can you say as
much for him? No, he lied to
both.
Deceiving, lying men ruin low
ing, trusting women. I'll never
change my mind, for l know
whereof I speak. Also l do be-
lieve Christ forgave Magdelenes,
and told men If they were with
out sin to cast stones. but none
were; so today, why should men
cast stones, like Rev. Smith"
ana OJnerS SO OIteH 40, at Jul
fallen Marys? God forgive them
IL He can. We women forgive SO
often, even IL we do not forget.
Don't tell me women don't love
till all their faith in men is gone
and nearly all their faith in God
too. II more men were like my
friend and would think women
were on an equal footing with
men, and would lift up instead of
push girls down, we women could
love them better; but until they
. prove themselves worthy we can't
trust, for there are so many liars
and stonethrowers and SO few
few good, truly good, men, it's
impossible to believe until they do
prove themselves friend to
women.
So, friends, 60 to 1t. Thrash it
out if you choose. My answer
will always be with you in
thought, and is this: Men do de-
ceive and ruin women. Women
do love and fall for loves sake,
for a man or a little child.
For the last time,