The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-26

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Dear Mrs. Thompson wish YOU
would tel me how TO break up with a
slri ! don't love. She has a crush on
Really, that's too bad. old dear but
tell her frankly that your interest is
elsewhere.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-SeVen months
ago ! moved TO a small town and met
young man, who recently secured a
divorce. Unfortunately he interests me,
As his former reputation is rather bad,
have refused him dates, but he never
misses an opportunity 10 render me A
favor and | have talked with him many
times when Il could have been avoided
Mother would not like him. | am sure
and really the man Is below me so g..
clally and edueatlonally. When see
him, though, ! forget this and he seems
20 infatuate me. Tell me how 10
break this spell. | can't move away,
because this will leave mother alone
and her health is wretehed.
cLARIssA.
Suppose you find the details ofshts
reputation. II you discover some HI
definitely unattractive you viii lo,
your infatuatlon. Why WAS tAe Ill.
vorce granted HIS wife, or did he nla
the suit himself? Ar his nice mauacts
real or assumed Look for a flaw and
you viii surely find one Or more
To the boy who has three girls: |
don't approve tf any Of them, and IL
would hehoove you 10 meet some others
Dear Mrs, Thompson--What sort of
nlrdles are stylish now and do folks
stu wear high or low waist llnes2
Beaded girdles are the latest fods
Tho medium waistline is the most worn
this season.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a married
woman and have my household dutIs9
ana small children TO care for | also
write poetry and prose.
would like to earn money from, nv
work and would like to have you adj.
wise me Just what rules must FOL.
low IN order to get acme OF my work
published. YOURS TRULY.
\ You win find many helpful susges ;
tons IN the Editor magazine, II viii
yonr material and the papers which
VIII pc most likely 10 accept II.
only typewriter matter IL Consid.
cred. II should be written on one side
81 the paper with ample margins for
eorrootioas, ana double spaced u you
and make the request that they mail
y back 10 you In case 1t is not used
Dear Mrs. Thompson---l am a wild.
aver OF 80 and have two children.
am IN love with a country miss OF q,
! have been trying to win her, but she
claims we would never be happy on
account OF our ages.
She goes with me to shows, but
never make love to her for | know she
would not allow II, am a Jealous.
hearted fellow and hate to see her
with others
What do you think / ought to do
about ~ GRASS WHOEVER.
seventeen years Is a very great differ
ence m your ages. and since the gill
says she does not love YOU and offers
no announcement you might just ge
well give w thought Of marriage.
Don't forget that you had your great
adventure when you We're married be-
fore. 1t seems to me that the girl Is
right in wanting q man near her own
age and who, like herself has not been
married before,
Dear Mrs. thompson am in love
with married man. is II not vain to
Tight bitter fate2 When In the presence
OF this man the music Of his voice thrills
me and when we are not together my
life Is lonesome.
Don't think me not nice, as am.
wish could love someone else, but
can not, as ! have the same love for
him as | had when we became &C.
qualnted ten years AGO.
SAD TWENTY YEARS, y
This trial was sent to you 10 test
your strength. 1t is not vain to fight
n bitter fate. Your future happiness
depends upon the course you take now
Put yourself in the wife's place and
feyna sr5p NO.,
one were taking this man away from
YOU. Fate had already written its page
when the man and woman married, II
You do the honorable thing your fate
leads you In another direction toward
real happiness and away from guilt and
dishonor
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a younn
man Of 2i. was overseas and while
was away ! corresponded with a uirl az
home, but not In my home town | had
not had chance to knew her very well
before left. We became engaged on
condition that we cared for one another
When ! returned went at once 10
see her and we became engaged. After
a while changed ny mind about oct.
tlna married. believed that she would
walt for me. When | told her we had
better break our engagement she did
not say much to me, but the hurt look
that came into her eyes has bothered
me ever since.
We both 90 with others, and she IS
very friendly 10 me when we meet, |
am sure che has lost her confidence In
me. do not seem able to throw this
out OF my mind as | am determined 10
do ! am attracted BY many other Girls,
yet, as the old ones pass and the new
ores come. Il is the same--all the time
see this girls face.
Am ! in 'ove with herr Or am lust
a Ca NAFE- -.
ne7 This art is beautiful and intell.
gent, with plenty OF admirers.
You may he in love. but / am in
clined to believe that you are only
yexed because the girl did not grieye
admire her for her power to keep you
guessing,
Dear Mrs. Thompson-l am girl OF
10 and nave been keeping company with
a young man Of % for 10 months.
He has got into the habit OF gam.
bling. can not bear TO have my friend
do such an unmanly thing. Please ad-
A DAILY READER.
Very few gamblers make good hus-
bands. would advise you to give MN
up unless he stops. DO not make hn
promise that he will not. Simply put
him on his honor and trust that he viii
crafty your wish. ! believe that q
promise not to do a thing only Increases
the desire to do it, If you find that the
young man cares so little for you thar
he continues TO gamble, drop him,
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All three or four wives OF a male os-
trlrh take turns in setting on the eggs
which they have laid In large single
nest scooped in the sand AT times the
male relieves the females.