The Washington times., 1926-09-07

Mother knew what she was about
and would take care Of M.
Had Vague Plan ID Elope
As look back. see II IN little
different light than ! did then.
feel sure . plan had begun to
form in both their minds Mr.. Halls
first ana then Mother that they
would some time 80 away from New,
Brunswick. ! don't think they had
any clear idea how, but that they
were determined 10 find ; way; n
NOT one way. another. / don't 70.
member Of thinking about it ct All
except to be glad and hope II would
happen. ! would have gone any
Wheer, anyhow anytime, with
Mother.
we alweys had GOOD times Al
Christmas. THE German people
make d great deal " Christmas, and
my six aunfs mothers sfsEers), and
four uncles Cler brothers., made
parties and presents and ne all
visited and looked ct one another's
trees.
/ generally ats too much cake
and pudding and got sick, but /
had q wonderful time anyhow.
That's another one Of the things
I've got over, along with the moY.
ies-eating too much. Eating never
interests me any more. certainly
don't get that from Father; he al
ways was . perfect crank about
food.
Mother could manage to please
him most OF the time but even her
cooking sometimes made him grum.-
bic, and since Mothers death,
Father gets his own meals and for
my brother Dan, too. / clean up
the house and dust, but I leave
most Of the kitchen work for him
and he doesn't mind doing IT.
Whipped For Sassing Dad
I hope haven't given q wrong
impression 6f my father or spoken
disrespectfully. / have had one or
two whippings from Mother be-
cause was pert to father. We
somehow never seemed to belong
my Father and me-and Mother
understood, but all the same she
had the old-fashioned German idea
that a child must be respectful to
parents and whenever I was naugh.
ty In that way, / suffered for It.
"He Is your father, she'd say.
land II you can't be anything bet
ter, you can be Obedient and SILENT"
All the same, she and I had our
battles with him. Mostly over money
affairs. can't remember any time
in my life that we weren't worrying
over the lack Of money. That is,
mother and I worried; father was
very easy going. He Just seemed
to live inside Of himself and doesn't
care very much about anything.
It's his way. Mother used to flare
up sometimes, but she wouldn't
let me.
I read story in a newspaper
lately that said mother used to
make terrible scenes and throw
prices of bric-a-brac" and even
strike my father. How terrible to
write such lies about her! Never
any such thing happened in all my
lifetime. They had their squabbles
but as for hitting and throwing
things - we'll, it is shameful to
say so.
Mills Men Don't Like Women
The Mills men are peculiar, or
So they seem to me. They are very
taciturn and don't care much about
women. I mean they feel superior
to women just because they them
selves happen to be men. can't
express myself very clearly about
this because I never got it, very
clear in my own mind. I never
could understand what difference it
makes which sex you are. It's what
you do in the world that counts,
ana although I am only 20, / have
seen q good many women who had
more get-up-and-get than their men.
folks. It's character, that's what
It Isl
People that have character get
things done and are successful, no
matter how Sthey are born or what
advantages they have, or whether
they are men or women. 1 can't
see why anyone should think
woman isn't as good as a man, or
as useful or whatever you choose
to call 1t, or Should think them
selves superior to other people,
when character Is the only thing
that makes anybody superior.