The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
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Dear Mrs Thompson: My father and
mother have been separated since /
was seven years old. My mother took
me away from my home and I was
among strangers. ! am now IA years
old My father gave me home with
him in May. 1918. and said he would
do all he could to help me get my
education. am getting along nicely
and am in the seventh grade. Now.
my mother wants TO take me away
from my home and put me among
strangers again.
She thinks do not like her because
| refused to go. She said she would
give me home and I could work and
help make my own way. About year
ago visited her and she had gentle
man company whom did not approve
of. do not think l could be satisfied
with her.
My father refuses to let me visit
her and said I could never enter his
home again II l went to her and he
said he would never do anything for
me.
] am too young to do any kind of
work except in peoples kitchens.
am not far enough along in my school
TO do any kind OF business. My father
!. can give me good home and l won't
have to work for any people. My
mother said would have to go and
come to my fathers home when he
was away, and tried to force me to
get my clothes while he was away. My
rather Is kind to me and gives me good
advice. ] am worried and would love
to know IL have done right in refus-
ing to go with my mother.
ANXIOUS TO KNOW.
think you have made a very wise
choice. An education is very import
ant in these days and when your IA.
Their is kind to you and ready to help
you and give YOU home and an ed,l-
cation think you should be with
him. The temptation of making ones
own money is great but in after years
you will find that you have been wise
In making the decision you have.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: write to
You for ! think you can help me- I
have been working in home caring
for children and helping about the
house. Recently one Of the women
for whom worked lost her purse and
she asked friend of mine to- ask me
If ] knew anything about it, I was ill
anu "utl was dDle 1 Cdlleu ueT OH
the phone and told her I knew moth
ing about It. She talked as though
she thought me guilty.
! did not take the purse. but have
no way of proving it. 1t lies between
me and the laundress. I always go to
church and try to do right and would
like in some way to prove my inno-
cence. I am thinking about not going
to the woman's house any more until
she finds her purse. What would you
do?
] am trusting you to clear away my
UNHAPPINESS.
see no way for you to prove your
innocence. If you have not taken the
purse there is nothing you can do. If
the woman will still permit you to
work for hef ! should do it, II you
stay away it may cast unjust refiec-
tons upon you. OF course you are
worried, because you have been I'M
Justly accused. but would try not to
worry. No doubt the purse will be
found, il everyone is as honest as you
have been.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am nine
teen years old and have been going
with young man for about two years
! am desperately in love wit hhim and
] know we would be happy together
But our parents will not give their
consent to our marriage because l
was engaged to 4 young man once be-
fore. and he proved false and married
girl friend Of mine and they fear
this love is not sincere Shall we
obey our parents and discontinue our
friendship or marry against their
wishes? RED ROSE.
nj you love this young man and are
sure OF yourself. | would advise you
to marry the young man. If the fact
that you were engaged once before Is
the only reason that your parents will
not give their consent. l think it is
unreasonable and selfish in them.
My Dear Advisor: Recently in your
Heart and Home Problems" you
speak about a young man ignoring an
engagement with young girl and you
seemingly are indignant to think that
the young girl allowed him to put his
aims around her. Our modesty will
not permit such to go unchallenged
IT the first place he was not a gentle
ran or he would not have taken such
liberty. In the second place, he is just
as much at fault as she is and his
conscience shows it when he asks you
II it Will hurt the young womans
feelings to go with another girl. The
boy will De attended to soon by the
= father OF this young girl. The young
woman is not without friends. She
also has big brother returning from
France and no dOuht he will mako tho