Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-18
Praise for Danny"

Doar Cvr'hia-May I rebut a few
words to Danny?
oh, "punny." I trigidate and pooh
"ooh at your shallow. .groundless' super
MODERN Girl should "confess' That Shc
Ia marrying OF her own free will and In
accord with the utter realization that
she knows not love.
But underneath my apparent contempt
Cor such action !s perhaps the optimistic
md philosouhiCal reaction that gives
~,agritude 10 the thought that you are
ne ultra virtuous girl that go many men
are looking for And further attend
nnC, 10 YOUR statements conHinces me
of that fact. So I beg a thousand par
IONS
Danny" YOU have a m'sconcrption ~
love If you have convinced yourself
hat YOU are alien TO thos" natural fe"'-
iucs that are ever present in the super
emotional kiss and hug. you are greatly
mis,aken. We can ali feel those. but
hey are not love. II you are marrying
some follow for his character" as you
say. and not for any hgh-fetched feel
'rC you bear toward him Cthat you sig
nifv by the name 'lOvc"D, you are n
monument of purity Of heart and action.
II you feel assured that happy times are
assured YOU with him. II YOU feel that
he has that manly uprightness and all
the other qualities that are implied In
the word good American" that will
make your connuhial enterprise state
Of glory and n standard OF morale. 20
ahead and marry him. Far. far too
many mislcd couples have given way to
their impulses and have been tied up.
md then they too late realize that the
pleasure which once attended every
meeting and kiss with the loved one had
become as cold ashes and dust.
So BE- sure before you go ahead Oh
ain definite proof that you have given
Yourself TO one who will strive above
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homage that goes TO make the happy
home Some time ago, a philosopher
SAID When passion drives, let reason
void the reins." My dear girl, II pas
s'on has never driven YOU. thank your
stars, and also thank them again that
.! arr, holding those reins in case OF
an emergency Your actions and mo-
uveS are very inspiring and the confes-
sion that you are marrying man for
',is character sends me into "spasms o'
joy." for it Is something new and rare
very rare.
80 may YOU prof, h'' your whole.
hearted resistance and sacrifice OF those
',srudo- joys precedent to most marriages
and the entire surrender YOU have made
in the cause OF future comfort You viii
rot he sorry; but may your example
prove highly influencing on the world
about you, and may the youth o today
take an eternal lesson from your resolu,
ION II wills as yours could rule US al
! anablfd to sacrifice our good times and
run-fests for wOrthier cndeavors. We
| would in time. become a perfect world
hope Cynthia. that this letter vii
I've published. ror 1t would be an uliri
| shame II "pannY' were to remain Is
norant of our admiration for her.
| McWIZZBURGH.
! The truth OF Il Is this, Danny" doe,
! I v,. his man she IL to marry, becaus,
! gba him and lig bn
| ",'rr But sh" thinks It IL not love be
! cause h"r emotions apparently have nC
! part IN her feelings for him.
Sow whi" natural attraction Ia nee
! esSary tor happiness, II Is only a par
81 love and "Nanny" has II or the idef
! O. marr!aE" with this man would be re-
puEnant ~ her. Cynthia maintain!
| that she should love this man to marry
! Vim, but sh" thinks that Danny" does
! love him without realizing that fact.