Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: am 81
years old and have been keeping house
for q wtdower with three children and
am not married. Now l am keeping
house for q man with a little child.
Tell me, am l running my reputation?
am lady in every respect
WAITING.
As long as you live according to-
the dictates Of your conscience peo-
pie will respect you in every way.
OF course there are always those
persons who will gossip. but idle
gossip can not touch you unless you
merit it. You have right to earn
your living in the way you are doing
it just as much as IL you were working
in an Office. for instance. or clerking.
Dear Mrs. thompson: am a
young lady of 16 and like being In COM
pany with young men. Is 1t proper
for me to invite young man into my
home and let him stay until II o'clock
after returning home from church
with him after 8 or later. If not, how
old should l be before asking boy
into my home? BLUE EYES.
You are too young to invite boys
to come in after 3 o'clock. You should
go home from church without delay
ing on the wav and leave the boy who
takes you at the front door. In year
or two you will he old enough to let
boys come in until 10 o'clock
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am young
girl of %. ! have been employed in a
large home of highly respected peo-
pie OF the fairly wealthy class for
four years as child's nurse and gen.
eral second girl. was placed in this
home by some kind friends who be-
came interested in me becausel of the
unfortunate. conditions of my own
home and the environment of the vicin-
ity. My home was with an aunt.
These people with whom l live are
very interested in me and are anxious
to see me make success of life. My
wages have been raised gradually
since l came here, but they cannot at
ford to pay me what rightfully earn
OF Wnat can earn.
Last fall l intended to enter a nurse
training cohrse' at a hospital in the
east, but found that l was not strong
enough physically. am stronger now
and want to be doing something else
something that will give me chance
to meet people with whom l can be
congenial. My work here is hard and
the hours long and l am getting just
a little tired of it. What do you think
of my idea Of becoming a nurse?
FAITHFUL WORKER.
I think that your idea is very
creditable. With your past expert
ence handling children and caring
for them, you have some advantage
over the average girl who goes in the
nurses training course. But you
must remember that the nurses work
is hard and trying sometimes, and that
the hours are apt to be long and the
companions not always congenial
However, the change will surely do
you good and since you have ambition
enough to start training after your
four years household experience, you
have every reason to feel sure of max
ing a. success Of the new work.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: MY girl
friend has a soldier boy friend whom
she says she is engaged to. She
never cares to go out with other fell
lows, as she says he is the only one
she could love. often want to go GU,
and have good time and go with diff
ferent fellows, but she doesn't care tr
do this. Do you think she ought to be
so true to this soldier boy? Don't you
think she ought to 60 out and enjoy
herself with other fellows? She hasnr
got an engagement ring, as he couldn't
afford one just before he left. What
do you think about her?
A. FRIEND.
This is undoubtedly question fol
her to settle for herself, and yot
should not try to influence her one wa,
or another. 1t is a pretty serious mat
ter getting engaged to a soldier DO,
who has to leave his home and friend.
and go abroad to serve his country
and his errand is so risky that his lif,
is very insecure until he returns. Yer,
few girls would be willing to be tru,
to a boy going away like that unles.
they are very much in love. II thi,
/, friend Of yours cares enough for he,
soldier boy to be true to him while h,
is gone, it will mean just that mucl
more rejoicing when he returns.
would advise you to let her have he
own way in the matter and not to in
terfere at all.
Dear Mrs Thompson: an kee,
company with young lady whom
think a great deal of, and she does O
me. l am going into service and still
hope to keep her friendship. Woul,
you make any promise or have q,
understanding before leaving her?
10 What is Thomas A. Edison
address? JAMES II.
ID 1t would he unwise to max
any definite. proposal of marriage {.
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