The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-15

Dear Miss Grey. when | was 10,
| met young man lie loved his
home and was always doing some
thing for his mother. lie had a
little baby sister. and he could talk
OF nothing else. lie just worshiped
a. lie seemed Co love all children.
Finally we married lie was not
making much worked and we
lived Ia one room. When he made
more kept house In two rooms,
dreaming OF a home OF my own and
Of children. My heart ached for
them lie would laugh and say
that | was only baby. and could
not take care OF children. and be
sides. he was not making much.
lie has had a good position for
five years could easily have "A
home lilo says an apartment liz
good enough ana children are mean.
cost too much money and are a
general nuisance. lie never takes
me out lie always works late.
never seem him except at breakfast,
which he eats In hurry Every
SUNDAY he works. altho he rs not
required 20. lie goes to lodge once
a week. when he goes out with the
boys When / ask him to take me
out. he grunblcs the whole even.
ing. cannot 40 out with single
girls. there are too many tempta
tons. and married women have their
husbands along. | have heard the
remark that | am living with a man.
a..ftA,tt \
tried 20 talk kindly and senslbiy TO
him. but he never takes anything
seriously,
lie simply doesn't listen. or talks
OF something else. | am good
cook. and don't nag. and he IL proud
when h. brings some of the boys
over. lie IL a clean man, believe
In him lie has never done any
thing wrong. that should not lie
IL good TO me and kind. but II d.
thought there was child coming
he would not speak for weeks.
work az the Red Cross. but that
doesn't seem TO relieve my heavy
heart. am beginning 10 feel that
should Ike TO so far away and
forget him. can't bear II. what
shall / dof LONESOME
There IL tragedy in the lines
OF this ieiter-it is the dlnap
pointment OF child wife. In the
hero Of her dreams.
II Is the heart break OF
woman whose soul cries out for
real homo. a child to love and
a hearth 10 keep burning
brightly.
IL IL the moan OF the born
mother for the means TO mould
her own personality into that OF
her progeny.
II 10 N. unfortunate condition
which 80 often follows when
wife is compelled To work the
first few years OF her married
life. II her whole interest cen.
tcra about home II IL tho
old story OF the man. growing
more sclf.centered and selfish
each day. unwilling to assume
tho full duties OF the home
keeper
Surely there II something un.
fair In this girl wife being coin.
PEELED 10 exist as she In doing
now. without even tho respect
OF her neixhborH
Little girl. I wan, 10 make
suggestion 10 you.
This husband OF yours has
been treating you as n house
keeper. not as his equal and his
companion.
rnconsciousiy. perhaps. he
has lost ssighi of the fact that
you have grown up. and have
thoughts OF your own.
II I were you. l would begin
TO make myself worthy Of his
notice. for other reasons than
a. n housekceper and cook.
You say you were married
when you were 10. II is pos
sible YOU had little opportunity
for study and sclfimprovement
Should tina, have been the case.
begin now to improve your men.
tai standing. Read. go 20
school. II you have tho oppor.
tunity Acquaint yourself with
events OF the world. In short.
become an interesting woman
whom your husband can associ-
ate with as his eo-partner and
pal.
II you will do this gradually.