, 1935-02-01
He Couldn t
Take 1t, Says
/, Virginia Lee

WI That was an interesting case OF
the man who spent 70 years OF his
life a prisoner on Devils Island.
and who, after his release and re-
turn home TO France. found that
he preferred prison to freedom in
the world az it Is at present.
III The slang OF today. "he couldn't
take it." The present state Of our
supposedly civilized world was too
much for q person who was used
To a regular and very limited rou
tine and the adjustment to the
changes that have occurred since he
was sent away, we're Just too much
for him
Well, We al have our own particu-
lar Devils Islands, where We retire
when LIES problems are too much
for las. some Of us drink ourselves
into forgetfulnesS OF our worries;
some OF us 60 IN for good works,
some find help I'm literature.
And many are helped by religion.
We each have our own particular
ways OF meeting the situation. ac-
cOruing 70 our makeup. None OF us
can quite escape the turmoil OF life
today, but the wisest are trying 70
work out OF II something that will
be A lasting good.
I don't want to go high brow" on
you, but do you recall the Pilgrims
chorus from the opera Tam
hauser?" The Pilgrims march stead
tasty forward, chanting the sacred
tuna mFhANn hNmh ArrnWf@nnA thu
Venusberg theme Is shrieking in
wild confusion. trying to tempt the
pilgrims from their steadfaSt pur-
pose. Gradually these wild strains
grow fainter and fainter and finally
die away altogether In the strong,
triumphant song OF the pilgrims.
That IA the way life should be.
and will De II we don't allow our-
selves 70 be carried away with our
troubles. IN Dur personal lives. az
We hope and pray IN our social. II
enough OF us march steadily on. with
faith that there Is a way out and
life may be made sane and ordered
again, and we work earnestly toward
that end. We will not have to retire
10 any Devils Island, but can live
u span OF life happily in the world.
helping others by our example and
understanding.
Blue Is "a young girl who has a
boy friend that she likes very much.
He protests that he loves her, too.
and that he would do ANYTHING to
make her happy. However. Blue
lives with relatives who make light
Oi her and her friend and his prom
lSeS. She wants 70 know whether
she should listen 70 them and be-
lieye that this boy, like others she
has known, will diSappoint her in the
end, or whether She should believe
that means what he says and be
happy.
think you soon can tell whether
your friend means what he SAYS
when he tells YOU lac will DO any
thing 10 make you happy. Blue. III
he talks fair and then does things
TO make you unhappy, YOU cannot
trust him. But III he really does try
TO be aS nice as he car TO you. and
considers your happiness before his
own, you can safely disregard what
your cousin says. 10 may very well
be that She IL Jealous OF YOU having
such a nice boy friend.
VI. q. seems 70 be in A nice lam
He met a girl who seemed To "fal
Tor" him, he states. She asked him
II nc "A married, and he told her
he was, and said that they would
have 10 stop writing OF seeing each
other. He also told her that ne was
~ years older than she. I have no
way Of telling from his letter II this
Is the truth or not.
she insists he continue writing 10
her and seeing her ever If he is
married and an older man, and he
wants 10 know what to do.
III YOU really are married, nav no
attention 10 the girl, II. o. That n
clear enough. III you are not and
you Ike the girl, why not 70 with
her-give her a break? ! hate u
he catty, OF course, but she surely
seems crazy for a boy friend. How
ever, she probably did not believe
what you told her and that IS why
she encourages you.
And II you think she really Is the
type that would 90 with a married
man. let her 80. she would not
make o. very good wife.