Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

time l had received no encouragement
from anyone and was contributing,
through musical engagements, to the
support of my family. What l have
endured heaven alone knows.
Doubtless you are wondering by this
time what this had to do with unat-
tractive girls. l could never have men
at my home. owing to the weakness of
my mother and father. Finally 1 got
desperate and left them for a good
position in New York In New York
l had a career which l have since al
ways regretted. Up to that time, l
had never really loved as l had always
dreamed l would love.
My one thought was: THE world
owes me good time and / am going
to take it." And | did-to my sor-
row - to my heartbroken sorrow.
She Meets an Artist
One evening at a theater party in
New York l was introduced to a we'll
known artist. and our friendship rip
ened into love and we became engaged.
l carefully shielded from him my real
eXistence-that is always the test OF
true love-when woman hides her
frailty.
War came and he secured a commits
sicn That week before he sailed he
took me to a well-known restaurant to
dine. While there a friend of his came
in. and upon seeing us together, he
, looked askance. My fiance invited him
to join us, and he did.
Next day 1 received a special deliv-
cry letter asking me to meet my fance.
He confronted me with many state
ments which his friend of the night be-
fore had made in regard to me.
was stunned, but could make no an
swer. He loved me: / loved him
l do now and always shall. Our af-
fair, the only real love affair of my
| life, ended there.
A year after our parting saw II
the papers the announcement of his
wedding. 1 cried myself to sleep that
night. Yes, dear girls. 1t does pay to
have standard and live up to II
scrupulously. Never consider yourself
unattractive If YOU have purity and
cleanliness of heart. They are the
finest attributes in the world, the
greatest gift You may bring to any
man-the most priceless to yourself.
Not Unattractive Then
Because the other girls get in a
few more theater parties or dances in a
week is no-reason for you to imagine
yourself unattractive. Rather consider
it an honor to be reserved and re-
| ticent 1 felt unattractive i have rea-
son 10 Ieel SO nOW-DuI certainly not
when 1 did. There comes into every
life the true love for which it has
longed; it is up to you to be sweet and
pure to meet it.
A man once told me: II would
rather see my daughter dead than be-
ccme forward and unreserved." Many
men have told me practically the same
thing. 1t is certainly no sign of un-
attractiveness for a girl to remain at
home. Prince Charming will come
when least expected.
If the bold and brazen girls only
knew the laughs and sneers they get
when their backs are turned they would
become less bold and forward.
The desire to be attractive, to be
loved led me on in my wild, hopeless
career of chasing rainbows" Pleasure
and happiness are never with the wo-
man who has lost. Deep in my wound
ed heart 1 have found this great truth,
In the meantime / wish to ask those
girls who think themselves unattrac-
tive to men to know they possess the
most priceless jewel on earth-purity.