Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-18

EuIIOI 1IIieS-heCOIueI - Ou HuS'
not think me indelicately impertinent
because | write you before | know
you yourself are not afflicted with
staying out late with the fraternity
boys.
| am not accustomed to write
much less to write for a big paper
like yours, being a poorly educated
plain woman (like the majority o1
my unfortunate sex, to the shame OF
mankind) with plenty of children tC
occupy my attention. But if l can
not string smooth sentences beauti
fully, | trust | know at least how tc
make myself understood, which is
not to be said (asking your news
paper mems pardon) of all who write
nowadays.
Ladies do not generally tell theil
ages but l want to say that | was q
yesterday. | was married year,
ago and have seven children. Ny
husband was a man of fine habit;
and good business turn, and tolerably
we'll off in life and we have unit
recently lived happily together. He
has always been full of tenderness
and | have endeavored to be duti
full wife. Many day when his bus
mess was over and the children were
romping through the house it used tt
bring tears to my eyes as I watched
his contented and happy looks. AL
though I am homely in appearance
he has so often declared to me that
the sight of my face at such mo,
ments of domestic hilarity, was tC
him the loveliest in the world and
that no other pleasure could surpass
our nightly freside chats with the
children and each other. But those
delightful days are at an end and
shall always lay the blame on two OIL
three of his Americus friends who
have led him in another direction.
am not complaining of my hus-
bands idleness nor extravaganza, nor
any i'll temper. Neither have we diff
fered in our religious or domestic
matters. I think he still loves me
and I am equally devoted to him.
1t is certainly hard for ne to tell
you our disagreement and cannot
express it in any single term.
About six months since my hus-
band Joined the church and in this |
sympathized with him and have fol
lowed his good example myself. Our
circle of friends has increased since
and all for time went on pleasant
lv. although I could not help regret
ting that my husband left me and tie
seven little ones very often at night
to attend prayer meetings and other
meetings connected with the business
of the church. I hope the indul-
gence of my regrets was not wrong.
I learned to endure his absence on ac-
count of the church however, until l
made another discovery.
Several months since be became
very busy pausing over a little pam
phlet night after night, when he was
at home. In vain | tried to overlook
him unawares to find out what so
absorbed his attention. He, however,
was always too quick for me, and
would manage to change his position
lust in nick of time to prevent my
getting sight of a single word. One
evening he left us abruptly when |
knew there was no church meeting
and was absent long after 10 o'clock
had retired over an hour, tired out
with waiting, before he came and the
children were all asleep in their trun-
die beds. He undid the door bolt and
slipped in quietly on tiptoe, whlsked
off his clothes in a trice and sl0d
softly into bed hoping not to awak-
en- anyone. This conduct naturally
surprised me and | could not refrain
from questioning Imagine my con-
sternation and horror and with what
despair | was seized when he inform
ed me that he had just been initiated
as a Mason. Heavens! almost
jumped out of my skin, and l did not
close my eyes in sleep during the
whole of the night. And, oh! what
a dreadful headache the next morn
ing l suffered. Here, thought |, is
the beginning of the end to all our
little family gatherings and cheerful
home Joys. My husband attempted
to justify the step taken on the score
of usefulness and enlarged benevo-
lence but these explanations never
once satisfied my mind.
We are now together only about
four nights in the week and these
occasions are not so happy as for
merly because they are marred by
the thought that others now divide
his evening hours with wife and chill
dren. But this is not all. A few days
ago | asked my husband for ten dol
lars TO purchase a gum elestic body
jumper for our infant. My husband
said he was short of money having
Just paid out thirt~ dollars for the
Blue Lodge Degrees. l made no re-
ply but | must say did not fail to