The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-25
Trouble Is
Cleared by
Good Sense
BY MARTHA LEE

The CIV in the wilderness for let
tsrs from men and women who are
happy though married has been
heard. Yea. and answered, the sim
pie little hymns Of JOY pouring in
70 gladden. the heart Of this old
columnist and. sincerely pray TO
bring bits Of helpful advice and Joy
70 my readers.
It will be diversion to read 2
few letters from people who have
surmoWnted the hazards and are
again on smooth level ground, won t
it,
Besides. 7 believe these little ex-
periences. with their solutions writ
ten right into them. are going to
prove helpful TO some Of the read
ers who are losing faith in the We
racity Of that statement about
peace on earth
She's Found Happiness
One roman writes the following
letter concerning marriage which
was headed definitely for the ash
heap
Dear Martha Tee-Sincs Won are digging
up some happy marriages 70 gi~e the read
srs l.ttle diversion lsnd IT. viii he tool
let - put IN my nirkers worth.
am young married Woman rith t7o
lovely children. and :. and husband
that ell the women admire Nov I used IN
~ terribly unhappy. I thought 7 had 50
many troubles I was impatient for one
thing and I must confess also to having
5eep tride Of = nagzsr. I wanted 70 get
shssd fnz8sasllv faster than vas possible
Come Of ny kind neighbors (Tho evi-
IDENTIFY did not sleep Tsln said my husband
surely ran around Nth other women. be
cause he rent away so much i'm the eve
niugs without ne And besides. wasn't he
TOO good looking to let run around with
out his ball and chain7 And all that talk.
He Had Business
Business VAS the reason he Tas gone 50
much. but they gossiped so much that
got uneasy. too. Finallv 7 Tas i'm such
state N mind could hardly do M work.
So I took d8v of for The express pur-
pose o. thinking things out.
Icans 70 this conclusion: That my hus-
band loved me- because n he did not ne
would not act as he did nor do the things
he did for me and the kiddies. He had
pleaded with me- many times not 10 listen
) Idle gossip. but IN have faith in him. be-
cause - vas working when he was gone.
so that he co11s get ahead and give is
the things he thought We deserved.
So I decided that 7 believed sincerely
all he told me- and that faith in hir' and
belief that he vas doing the right thing
would do more 10 keep him from smiling
and cooling At other women than all the
poutlng and naggins in the world
Another matter-nonev. having the
things other people have and all that.
nov think It, almost feeble-r1indeduees to
fret about those things. decided he
never again should hear me say. Il
wish 7 had this or I wish had that
That was wear ago this summer. And 7
wish you could see the change in our
home It IS like a miracle.
No ouarrels. no Observation-Disclosures. Even
our financial condition seemed 70 improve.
And I am so grateful for that one day
when I thought things out. hope 7 al
wavs can he patient. reasonable. and
trusting. I hope an again never 50
sappv as - let the Instructions Of what
other people think vork such position into
nv brain. M. F.
There are answers. f1rst-hand an
swers. that have proved correct by
application, for solving some Of the
problems.