The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-11-30
The Wisdom of
Elizabeth
BY ELLA SAUNDERS
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been friends for many years now. and
] guess you're safer than any human
sort ~ friend II nearly makes me
cry when think ~ the follies Of life.
the foolish people who believe In love.
and ~ forth.
It's many long years since I had
friend. and TIN not going ~ be foulod
BY Mr.. klasson though admit be Il
nice. 81 far as n man can be. But
the very fact that he's Ave years
younger than me. and hasn't a penny
where I'm a rich woman. makes amy
element 81 romance impossible
doesn't ~
Ne. Mr. Klnssnn has cultivated
mind. and we look On life In the same
way. and so we're Just friends moth.
Ing more: and hecau-e my experience
u life II ~ profound ! feel that We
nre On "a safe basis.
Heavens. what fools some women
are Now there's my sister Marty
she and George were desperately In
love with each other twelve years urn.
and now they snap and snarl AT each
other oil dry long Seem o. enjoy H.
too Marty could have done much bet
ter for herself. hut she would marry
a poor man without any prospects. and
there was M stopping her. And there
you are'
And then there's those four children
~ hers One chiids enough. goodness
knows but four-no. thank you. 7
never cared much for children. though
like 20 see them clean and happy
] guess I'm not maternal. ! was cut
out Tor IN Old maid and I'm glad ~ H.
had such nice walk with Mr..
klassDn today through the woods and
be explained 20 mo all about symbol
ism In painting though fye forgotten
Il now AMI We reached sort of IN.
derstanding ! told him ~ was not In
ms nature 20 care for any man. and
he said he had been thoroughly dis
illusioned tpn. and We are never. never
going t. allow any foolish attraction
10 spring az between Us am look
INK forward 10 a happy lifelong
friendship.
Such sad letter from Jane. II
appears that her husband has gone OF
with another woman and left her near
/ ly penniless Such il man, Really
| don't know what wisdom II was
/ that prompted the to remain single
I when ~ many men wanted Ia marry
me In the past Thank heaven. have
u Ia.I l..
longer existent. ~ far as am con
I crrned
i A rnther dreadful thing has hap.
/ p.n.d Mr. Klasson II going away. II
/ appears that his business In this town
l. not prosI-ring NJ he had hoped.
rather poorly paid position In New
/ York. He told mo that he would miss
cur talks Together and agreed !
didn't LEI him see how much.
! feel dr-adfully disturbed. Who
should come In TODAY hut Aunt Sarah.
You know what sari ~ person she il.
diary. and she sat down and nj once
began making mischief She said
I Isople In the town are gosslping about
me and Mr.. Klasson. that we had been
seen going for walks together. aud she
wound M nv imploring me not TO
marry him
She said he wn~ years younger than
me. ant that hc II notorious for hay.
ing had several other affairs, and that
he l. only after my money. told
Aunt Sarah with as much calmness
~ ! cnuid muster that didn't care
n the whole town talked about me
that Mr.. Klass"n II nothing 10 me
and that have no intention Of mar.
rying him, nor he ~ me. added that
our friendship Is purely plaionlc.
Aunt Sarah snlfed-she has very
dlsagreeahlc sort Of snln that gets
under your skin. was glad when
she was gone.
Dear little diary. ! fesl ready "a cry
when think that my beautiful friend
ship with Mr. klasson IL nj an end
lie called this morning and asked me
20 marry him. when I renlnded him
~ our compact he said he knew an
about n. but I happened Go be the
one woman in the world for him.
told him Il was impossible. and
he begged M hard that Il was almost
impossible not 20 give way little. Bui
I can't marry hlm-ncver. never. Then
he said that he was leaving on the
afternoon train. and II there was the
least hope In the world. would ! meet
him az the old mill about twelve. and
II wasn't there he'd never communi.
cate with me again, hut II I was I'd
have 10 marry him That annoyed me.
and we had cold parting
Ny heart II nearly broken az the
thought az II all I'm almost inclined
to 60 there Ia try to bring him To- rca.
sou. Anyway. i've got TO he passing
there On the way 10 the village be-
cause the grocer has forgotten Ia send
that allspicc I ordered.
Dear little diary when look back
through your foolish pages I think I
never knew what happiness meant he
fore. am positively radiant Can YOU
guessi Can you guess what wonder
full thing has come into my lifei I
am going 10 marry Mr.. klasson'
Nh has.s I t.Ifx old tRsullaf