The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
Steady Job
Is Needed i'm
Welded Life
BY MARTHA LEE

You wouldn't buy a car without
giving 1t a road test. It's going to
cost a lot OF money and you are 60
Ing to have to keep 1t long time
So before you make up your mind
about the make of car you will buy
you test its stability, its usefulness,
its calibre.
Now Of course you can not do this
With people. But it Is very silly 20
make close and confidential friends
Of people, before you have chance
to see Of what sort of stuff they are
made.
It is infinitely more foolish to
marry man or woman who has
not passed some tests of character,
or proved the ability in other ways
to be able to pass them. Because
in marriage rough spots are bound
to come. And when they do and
one Of the parties of the contract
can't make the grade it turns out to
be Just too bad.
Among the good tests OF mans
character is his taste for work.
household, in order to be happy and
well regulated. must have this and
that, among the most important of
which is a definite and steady in
come.
1t is all very well for girl to be
romantic and think that the man
Of her choice needs a chance to look
around before he settles himself to
the exacting task of making a liv-
ing. But after she is married to
him 1t will not be quite so romantic
TO have him fitting from one Job to
another. 1t not only will be very
unromantic, but disgusting, discour-
aging, to say nothing of embarras-
ing, for a hundred reasons.
One of these sweet young things,
who is standing with uncertain feet
at the brink of matrimony, has
written for advice concerning
whether she should take the step.
Dear Miss Lei am % years old and
in love with young man OF IS. In fact,
I am engaged 10 marry him. He is
charming fellow, dear. sweet and kind to
me. He has a good mind and. feel.
great many possibilities. that will result
In brilliant future.
But here is what 7 am worried about.
He does not seem able to hold a Job for
any length of time. He tries first one job
or profession and then another. Between
Jobs. he sometimes takes vacations that
last month or more.
Nov. Miss Lee. although can under
stand that a man of his temperament may
not ind all work suitable. that he must
have a chance to look around, feel he IS
old enough to have found something to do,
and settled to It by this time. have a
good position. which have held for three
years. My sweetheart wants to get mar
ried right away. I love him and want
20 marry him. but hold of because of
this trait OF his. Is there any way could
help him ind himself in some work that
will prove permanently satisfactory? You
see. my parents say he is Just lazy.
You might inform him that he
never should mention marriage to
you again until he can come to you
and tell you, with conviction, that
he has a job which he intends to
keep. 1
Truthfully, am inclined to agree
with your parents. He is chronical-
~ lazy. A boy Is should have found
sone footing in the business world.
And, believe me, if he intends to
marry it is a necessary thing to do,
whether he likes it or not.
What sort of a future would you
be storing up for yourself, should
you marry this man as he is now?
Not very pleasant, can assure you.
It is a bad sign for a man to rebel
against work 1t usually means that
as long as he has three squares a
day and a place to sleep everything
Is hotsy totSy as far as he is con-
cerned.