The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15

My parents have been dead for
At the time Of my marriage | was
living with married sister, with whom
remained after marriage and worked
as hard as | could. When | had to give
up my position | was dependent upon
the small pension that | received be-
cause Of my husbands death. After
work again and my sister took care
Of her. Now baby Is years old, and
Of course she gets into mischief, as all
normal children do. Sister has children
Of her own, and they do things which
my baby Is always blamed for. 1t near
Iy breaks my heart to see my little
girl whipped and punished daily while
my sisters children are not crossed in
any way. I have had an offer to 90 az
a housekeeper In a home where the
dren Of her own, and says she would
like to have my child In the home. The
pay will be small because she ls not a
woman Of means. ! feel, though, that
my little girl and can be happier
there. After my days work at the Of
office help In my sisters home. Every
night | assist with the dinner and then
do all the dishes. Besides this, do
the ironing In the evenings. Sister says
that am uneratefuI for all she has
TO leave her. What must | do, Mrs.
Thompson7
ANOTHER UNHAPPY MOTHER.
The way opened up to you seems to
be a reward for your effort to do the
right thing. BY all means accept the
you and your child will be made hap
pier than where you are now. 1t Is
terrible thing for a child to live
where she is punished for the naughti-
consideration to your child's interests
and not give thought to what your sis
ter says about your lack of gratitude.
Surely you have done all in your power
when you have worked so hard after
office hours. Try to forget the I'M
mine. you will do everything to make
your little girl happy.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--i am IA years
old and my playmate Is 16. She is a
very nice Girl, but my mother does not
happen TO like her because she has been
going with a boy lately. Mother thinks
win get silly notions In my head. She
makes me study every afternoon before
play This does not seem fal to me,
because all the other girls can have boy
friends II they want TO, and they don't
have to do their home work until eve.
mig, mig n % you think my m nShsE is
No, I do not think your mother is un-
fair to you. 1t Is a fine thing that she
makes you study in the afternoon. At
night you are too tired and need rest
and sleep. Try to think of yourself
five years from now, and you will
realize that you can not be too well
informed to be interesting and have ap-
probation in life. You are too young
to have boy friends to come to see you
and / should say your girl friend Is, too.
/ do not believe, however. that you
have to give up her friendship because
of II, Girls usually begin to think of
boys when they are Is. They should
not, however. take an unwholesOme in
terest in them and neglect their studies
as a result.
Dear Mrs. Thompson---We are two
girls, 10 and u years Of age, and In
the seventh grade, Are we far enough
advanced? There Is TO be a box supper
at our school on Oct. 90. DO you think
4 wiII be all r.S n Tor Ms US to et t1ke
Yes. Don't think Of going without
taking n box. And it is not what kind
Of box you take, but what is in the
box. So begin early TO plan to put
some good eats in there You cah
make the outside, of the box attractive
by covering II with crepe tissue paper
OF white ground and lowered design.
The bidding will be lively on such
box. Oh, yes be sure YOU are prop
ely ChapProned by some older pers IN
II w utNlN1 " d.
TO Worried and Anxious Because
your sisters have been unattractive is
no reason why you should be deprived
of the friendship and Championship of
boys that you have won, and it seems
quite hard that your mother should
take such narrow view of the situa-
ton Your being the youngest is no
fault OF yours, and that fact should
certainly not stand as n barrier be-
tween you and happy times that right
fully belong to every young person. Try
TO get your mother 10 see your side Of
the question and to allow you to live
your own life and not that OF your
sisters. II Is not fair 10 you for her to
subdue you In such way.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--l would like 10
say a personal WORD of cheer TO the a.
year old boy who signed himself "Dls.
couraped." Really ! Just love the ring
OF his letter. I am a leVel.headed bust.
ness ulrI Of 10, and was about disgust.
ed with the common run Of men OF
modern times, but since reading this
BOYS letter in your column I am
chesred 10 and wish | could cheer him.
While am not crippled, can find no
one who Is really sincere In anything
any more. Perhaps I am wrong, but
/ am making an exceptionally good sat.
ary for a airl. wear good clothes and
come from a good family, but the boys
seem only TO 90 with a girl long enough
10 find out how far they can 90. " a
ojrt will not allow a young man to kiss
- bs nuits She In left alone AGAIN,