San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05

L want you to read these two
strange documents. They are strange
because they portray a tremendous
revolution in human affairs. Some
months ago / wrote an article on
whether a wife should forgive an err
ing husband, citing the case oil
Broken Hearted" who tried TO for
give but could not forget. Until the
last few years that theme has been
rated absurd, if not actually indecent.
There was no question, as to whether
Il husband might sow his wild oats and
whether the wife should forgive. dc
did. if such was his nature, and she
had TO or starve. There are laws still
on the statute books of certain states
which permit man to bring mis-
tress into his own home, but deny
the wife the relief of divorce wncn
he has done SO.
Fortunately those laws and the
whole social attitude, are being modi-
fled by the changes which equal sui
fragG and greater economic freedom
have brought about.
DEAR ELSIE:
Il must write, and broken Hearted
and Puzzled with their terrible QucS-
lion, What Shall | Do% made me
do it. With me it isn't a question OF
what shall / do, because ! have done
it. When my precious darling, three
years ago, came TO me and told me
Of n serious blumder he'd made, al
though you may not believe it, l
never thought of myself. | only
thought of him and his happiness. l
love my husband and if my forgive
ness and comfort would help him why
the least | could do was to give him all
| had of both. And why shouldn't |:
IF conditions were reversed that S
what I'd crave, / did absolutely for
give and helped all in my power and
| never let it worry me. Of course,
could only do that because l loved
him and because | was sure of his
love. And now as a recompensc, l
have the memory Of three of the hap
pieSt years that ever anyone spent.
All the lose. devotion and faithfulncSs
anyone could crave and a pair of mcr-
rily dancing eyes that are complete
source of happiness to me. Every one
who knows us considers us the ideal
couple. The ones just married ex-
press the wish to live as happy as we
live. Not one of them suspects that
ragcdy knocked at our door but
wasn't admitted. Love barred the way.
80 I'd like to say to those two
in distress that | found through ex-
perience that n good man deserves for
givcncsS and anyone deserves at least
one chance. All who make blunders
aren't bad.
Sincerely,
N. Y. T."
Dear Miss Robinson:
Several years ago | went through
the same experience as Broken Heart
ed only to add To my sorrow was the
fact that instead of being my hus
bands stenographer the other party
was my best friend. The affair was
going on for three years. and all the
time my husband avoided my eyes
just as she states. but all the time HI
was as kind TO me as any one could
want. Finally it came to terrible
climax and | discovered his unfaith
fulncss. and then he told me every
thing which had occurred preceding his
downfall.
AT that time our two children werr
two years and five months, respective
ly. Broken Hearted knows how
everything snapped within me. FO
days | went around with my bod!
numb and my mind n blank. I CAV,
my husband his choice-thc children
and remaining in our home with them
or going away 18th this woman. II
chose the children without the bat o
an eye lash as he adorcd them. Blu
for months thought everything in nj
was killed. | forced a smile to m
lips whenever he spoke to me or T.
the children. Forget? OF course
did not. Forgive? Yes. did instant
" as | knew how hard she had wOrke,
to get him away. But like Broke
Hearted ] would be happy couple o
days and then weeks would be blaCke
than night. Suspicion is the worst a
such times. ! had myself to figh
then. | knew he was trying to forge
her. He was adorable to all of us.
I'VE had been married ten year
than and it had been one continuou
honeymoon. so that knew he ha
Dcen OeNOteu 10 me all those years an
could not believe that she woul
break all that and my faith has bee
rewarded.
1T is four years since that terribl
nightmare. He is just as devoted a
ever. We arc perfect pals in tn
truest sense of the word. The childrer
are old enough now to begin four
sided palship and my heart just sing
thankfulncSS all the time.
Needless to say, loved him des
peratcly. and after the terrible hur
wore off and my faith in him returner
found my love as strong or stronge
than ever. Very few of even our clos
est friends knew of the blot on GU
married life and every one remark
what wonderful pals we are. Oh
Broken Hearted have faith in him
He is worth it, or he never would hav
told you of his own accord and aske,
your forgiveness. The years will soft
en- the hurt and you must make your