The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-14
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By Beatrice Fairfax
ONE GIRL WHO HAS FOUND THE
SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
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SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies a Unique Position in
the Writing World as an Auth
ofity on the Problems of Girls.
Here is letter which deserves it's
place in the sun. It tells its own
story. And it's a story which L have
been trying to make seem real.
After, reading your article on
Trying to Please Men I decided to
write to you and tell you how I agree
with you in everything that you have
said in that article.
"Since 1 was seventeen have
worked and supported myself and
during that time I lived in furnished
rooms because L lost my parents
when I was very young 1 had no
home, but I tried to keep myself
above reproachs have had my
temptations and my so-cal1ed chances
but I always depended upon the good
Lord for encouragement and He has
never failed me. Not once, nor twice
but many, many times have T. seen
myself left home in my little room,
while countless other girls had what
thew called e.eood times
81 didn't dress up to the minute,
nor make up, and sometimes [ Won
the game the way I was trying to"
I'm the Winter Of 1919 I met
young men then in Uncle Sans naval
service. 1 liked him. but I knew
that he took out girls of very ques-
tionab1e regulations. But / contin-
sued to be friendly. I thought per-
haps he had never known any really
good girls, and I was right
when he was released from ser
vice he came to me. He had noticed
the difference. He gave up his. other
acquaintances. That Christmas he
gave me a pretty little diamond ring.
In January we were married. Now
have a very attractive home near
Il L.
band gets his bonus we are planning
to start to buy our own home.
''And last but not least of our hap
piness is the fact that the angels are
going to send US a gift straight from
heaven in November.
Very often, when I sit and sew
en- tiny, snow-white garments, and
r-y husband is beside me in the eve
Ming reading from his newspaper, L
think of my early struggles, and I
realize how small they are compared
to my present happiness.
And so I want to tell all the real
girls that read your papef, to stay
real. BY no means should they T Thsy
should pity them because of all the
happiness-true happiness are
missing. I feel there is only one re
ward for a real girl and that is the
one 1 have received.
TT seems to me that the type OF
man who habitually takes out the
other sort of girl-it is just as we'll
not to know.
There are many men that do ap-
preciate goodness when they see 1T.
1t is their friendship that real girl
wants, and it is only question or
time when she will get It
Q simple bit of testimony this But
it tells the story.
The things that last aren't won in
a moments wi1dness. The big nasIc
Joys of life don't come III response to
the cheap lures. The fine response
on which love and happiness and de-
yotion are built can't be won except
by deep, fine feelings.
All our helter-skelter mad pursuit
of pleasure today won't give US any
thing with more lasting quality than
a "cob-web wet with morning dew"
Such web is exquisite for mo-
1rrent-then it is gone.
Is a moment enough or shaI we
strive for a necklace of moments
lifetime of sweetness?