The Washington times., 1925-05-11
EDITH GOULD'S OWN STORY
OF THE LIFE IA RICH GIRL
She Believes in Large
Families and Thinks
Woman Belongs in
the Home
Rv EDITH GOULD
By EDITH GOULD
WAINWRIGHT,
Daughter of George J. Gould
and Granddaughter Of
Jay Gould
CHAPTER XXXVH

papa OSdIHB hdIOLohS' NS
"A entire family was thrown
into great CONSERVATION. The
one person who stood out prcmi-
nently was my sister, Marjorie,
who had nursed papa for the
three months prior to his death,
giving every minute of her time
to him. She was a veritable
pillar of strength and wonder
ful comfort to her brothers and
sisters in their grief.
arrived at the villa at Cap
Martin, near Monte Carlo. just
two weeks before my father died.
He already had sunk into the un-
consciousness which he never
was to throw off. and 1 am sure
he did not know me. But / al
ways will remember his words
when 1 met him in Paris the
summer before:
Loyalty Appreciated =
when I am dead, it will make
you happy to remember that you
always have done your duty by
your father"
the time Of his second marriage
remained loyal 10 him. / knew
It would have been my mothers
wish.
At the same time Papa had
gone on to say that, although he
had made a great many mistakes
In his life, he never had to regret
a single act he had done in con-
nection with his father. He said
that later on in life it was won
derful thing to, feel that one al
ways had been a dutiful child.
OF course, 1 think children al
ways should remember the sacri-
fices that parents make for them
when they are young. With very
few exceptions, parents do their
utmost for their children in ac-
cordance with their means.
Too Late.
The wife Of one Of the worlds
greatest newspaper men gives up
her entire life to the care of her
six children, and he. when not
occupied with business. is con-
gtantly with them. giving them
his personal care and attention.
Most fathers and mothers are
pals and companions to their chill
drens as we'll as Just parents.
The trouble is most children do
not appreciate them until it is
too late. 1 know that's the way
II was with me. Not until Mamma
and Papa were gone forever did l
realize how wonderful they had
been. All parents, rich or poor,
make many, many sacrifices for
their children which the latter
take absolutely for granted and
do not appreciate until they, in
turn, are parents. Then they be-
gin to think about what their
father and mother did for them
when they were small.
No one must ever be deluded
with the idea that the children
Of the rich are, at a tender age,
turned over to nurses and gov
ernesses and promptly forgotten.
Although that is a favorite movie
subject, it is seldom found in
real life. Mothers who can af-
ford to give their children a great
deal have to use thought and
care to lead the child's mind to
just what it is best suited for.
Mamma used to say: Mother
love is the only unselfish love
in the world because it gives
everything and asks nothing in
return
In spite of all the talk these
days about birth control, 1 be-
Heve in large families. 1t is nv
opinion, people should have as
many children as they can COM
fortably take care of and do their
best by. Children are much hap
pier when brought up with many
brothers and sisters. They learn
to be unselfish and generous and
give up things to one another.
There is a friendly rivalry in
studies that stimulates learning
and the older children feel a
great protective interest in the
younger ones
l am sure that people who
haven't any children feel that
great deal is missing In their
lives. No matter how much we
hear about careers for women. I
feel woman's real place is in her
home caring for her husband and
family. She feels happiest then
because IL is really what women
were made for. Many. no doubt,
are able to combine home life
and career but these women
are in the minority and have re-
markable characters.
So II was that the year after |
lost my parents that / thought
more of them and all they had
done for me than / ever had
before
Copyright. 1925, King Feature
Syndicate. Inc.
To Be Continued Tomorrow,