Marion Marlowe's Noble Work, or, The Tragedy at the Hospital — page 32: what you’re looking at

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o 30 for all young girls to follow, but we trust that her imitators will have far less trouble in their lives than our unfortunate heroine. “Ever since I met a certain young man a month ago I have been almost unable to sleep and have lost my appetite completely. Do you think I am in love? He is very handsome. ‘‘AGNES D.”? Loss of sleep and appetite do not invariably occur from an attack of the ‘“erand passion,” but they have been known to follow in its wake. Perhaps your food is not well chosen, and that you need fresh air and exercise, or perhaps a tonic. People are frequently decéived in matters like the one you mention. I would advise you to study the state of your liver and not lay the blame on your heart until all the other organs have demonstrated that they are perfectly nor- mal. ‘“‘T am so much in love that I am positively miserable! I keep thinking that perhaps my lover will prove false or that something will hap- pen that I will never marry him. There is hardly a day or night that I do not picture him dead, and then the tears roll down my cheeks. I can- not help it. Do you think he will ever appreciate stich affection as this? Do I not love deeper and harder than any other woman? ErTa W.”? We are sorry to hear that your love is making you miserable. Love is the great brightener and beautifier of the world. There should be no in- stance where it makes one miserable. We are afraid you are just a little morbid, Etta, but do not think for a minute that you are the only little girl who has ever suffered from such fancies, When one loves, one is always anxious about the welfare of the loved one, and a nervous condi- tion like yours always exaggerates matters. No, we do not believe you are the ‘‘hardest”’ lover in the world. Many women have not only died but given up their lovers, for love, and this, I am afraid, is far beyond your,capabilities. “T was in Boston last week and went canoeing on the Charles River, It is a beautiful spot, and I was astonished at the scores of, young girls and fellows who were out canoeing. My chaperone called my attention to the vulgar attitudes of many of the girls who were lying about on the banks. many of them with their escort’s arms around them. Of course, being a young girl, ] was terribly shocked, yet the spot was so ideal that I could hardly blame them. Do you think it is wrong to yield to such fascinating surroundings? My chaperone would be shocked if I asked her such a question. Lorrie B. We know exactly how you felt when you saw , “hg the vulgar display upon the banks of the Charles River. We have often seen girls and even women lying about on the seashore in unladylike atti- tudes but it never occurred to us to excuse them ‘ i¢ ; heeause of “fascinating surroundings.’’ In the first place, your chaperone was foolish to eall ak Bw 4 MY QUEEN. your attention to it. You might possibly have not noticed it, and she should not have given you the opportunity. A girl or woman who assumes unladylike attitudes in public is a very vulgar person. We can overlook a little love-making and sentiment under such conditions, but any- thing that borders on vulgarity is not to be tol- erated. = oe ee ‘‘T have been married two years and have lived ina Harlem flat. In the last three days I have had my first quarrel with my husband. We were obliged to move, and he made me do all the packing; dishes, books, and everything, and it nearly killed me. I weigh only a hundred pounds, and am very delicate, while my husband weighs two hundred and is strong and healthy. I have ‘ decided to leave him if he ever makes me work so hard again. Do you think I am right? Was he not very inconsiderate? © Fuora F.C.” Your husband is probably too stout to do vio- lent exercise himself, and as you are entirely too slender, he should have compromised by having some one to do the work. No woman that we know is fit to do heavy packing, and you should have refused firmly when he asked you, and explained your reasons. If you begin right away, you may be able to educate him before you move again. There is nothing much more disgusting to look upon than a husband who makes a slave of the wife he has taken. “T am a very young girl, only fourteen anda half, and I have no work and cannot get any. A young man that I know has offered to support me until I can get a position. Do you think it would be wrong in me to take his money? I only need four dollars a week, and he says he can spare it nicely. Lizzin McC.”’ We would like very much to have you call upon us at the office of Messrs. Street & Smith before you decide to accept the young man’s money. We have no doubt but that he is perfectly honor- able and can not blame you for considering his offer in your present distressed condition. Still, as we said at first, we must see you before advis- ing you. ' “When I married a year ago my husband was getting ten dollars a week, and we seemed to have no difficulty in paying our expenses. Now he is getting twelve and we are constantly in debt, yet the household expenses are no larger than before. I am sure I do not spend a penny more than I did a year ago. How am I to find out where it goes to? I am sure my husband $e it. FRANcEs T,” We would advise you to start a petty cash ac: count and try to get your husband to set down his expenditures. When you have aceounted for every penny that you have spent during the week it will be his turn to do the same. If he refuses, you must talk to him kindly and try to show him how necessary it is to keep out o1 debt, Troubles like that have destroyed the hap- piness of innumerable families, There is a leak cS Gomicboo com }