An Interrupted Wedding, or Marion Marlowe as Maid of Honor — page 30: what you’re looking at

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: MY QUEEN. sired end. The young man is apparently upon the --verge of confessing his affection. No, it is not a sign of love because a man wishes to kiss you. I have a girl who insists upon reclining on the lounge with me, and when I ask her not to she gets angry and stays away for a week. I would like fo have your advice upon what to do about it. Brooklyn, N. Y. ANXIOUS. As you seem to be a very sensible young man, we advise you to shun the acquaintance of all young women whose habits are such as you describe in your letter. I have read every issue of ‘“‘My Queen” and I _- would like to know f the letter which I am writing will be answered by you. Do you really receive all these letters from girls? Do you think these girls have all their senses or are they insane? Perhaps = there is an asylum where you receive the girls who write such letters. LYGIE. San Francisco, Cal. All letters received by Grace Shirley are answered, ) and yours is certainly deserving of our attention. Yes, we really do receive these letters, scores of them every week, and we answer them with all the interest and sympathy possible. There are hundreds of young girls who are looking for advice, and whether their woes are sensible or foolish, they ap- . peal to one who, like the editor of ‘‘My Queen,” is deeply interested in their welfare. Remember, Ly- gie, that ‘it takes all sorts of people to make a world,’ and real sympathy is as broad as humanity. There are no griefs so trifling that we would not re- lieve them if we could. of TI have received the attentions of a yoeng man at :- my house every two weeks for five months, and he _ “ says he loves me and that he loved me at first sight. “4 He asked me if I loved him and I told him, ‘‘As well as any one I had ever met.” He says there is only one true way in which to prove that I love him, and that he knows I do not love him because I will not consent to his way of thinking. I do love him, Miss ey but do you think he loves me? I promise, : Miss Shirley, that I will do nothing wrong, and I - gam sure God will help me. I am only eighteen. He , objects because I will not let him kiss me as often 2 as he likes, but I think he will appreciate what few a he gets more than he would if I were to let him have his way. He is twenty-five. Ought he not_to know whether he loves me or not? Miss B . L—, Wis. bas We are very much afraid that you are wasting your affections upon a young man who is far from being an honorable gentleman. No man who truly loves you will endeavor to lead you into the paths of temptations, but, on the contrary, he will protect you against himself, if need be. This young man’s argument is not a new one and we implore you not to heed it, for it has been the downfail of many a young woman. If he wishes to prove your love he has only to ask you to marry him. Please help me as you have helped others. I have a mother who goes in the best society in town, but on different occasions she has gone with men for midnight strolls, and receives letters from them say- ing to meet them at different places. Would you not eall such a2 woman a “sport?’’. I am still young and would like to have company, as mother does, but as our socal rank would prevent me from doing so, I know she would not allow me to do so. I do not want to confront her with what she does. Won't od please advise me? 3. We, : Your letter has shocked us almost beyond expres- sion, as we can hardly imagine a young girl calling her mother a “sport”? and at the same time express- ing a desire to do as she does. If your mother does ‘9 _ wrong, it should be an example to you, and you 3 should exert every effort to try and reform her. Tama man of twenty-two ? years and have been ; er for three months. Everything went nicely _ for about six weeks, and then I began to notice that 3 when I would come home supper would not he ready 27 and the house was untidy. My wife would look as though she had just come home, and her hat and coat would be lying on a chair. The other night I! thought I would surprise her, and - came in the back door and put my hands over her eyes before , agen me. She said, ‘Now stop, Charlie; Frank will soon be home.”’ I was so surprised that I asked her what she was er tad and she looked around at me and gasped out that she was only fooling. 1 do not think she is a true wife, but I wish you would please advise me what to do. FRANK. Chicago, Ill. Do not judge your wife too hastily, as appearances are often deceitful. Talk to her kindly and ask her to be perfectly honest with you and, when you have won her confidence, you will have restored peace to your home. The happiness of a lifetime depends upon your using judgment and discretion in this matter, so do not act hastily or in temper, but re- flect well upon the situation. If she Is doing wrongs, kindness alone will force her to admit it. To be ill- natured will only make her more cautious. I am an orphan boy, sixteen years old, and have no friends to turn to for advice, unless it be to you. I work in an office and make $10 per week and man- age to save $6 for the rainy day. I am very fond of a little country girl just my age, and learned to love her dearly. Being too young to marry, I told her we had better wait a year or two. She at once got angry and started to keep company with another fellow older than I. He talked about her and made his boasts to other boys of what he could do and did do and ruined her name. I heard about what he had said about her, and I met him one night and gave him a good whipping. Now she wants to make up with me. Her father and mother like me and re- ceive me kindly at their home. I hate to give her up, as she is the only real friend I ever had. What wae aoe are” ROBERT. nd. Your “little country girl,’’ as you cali her, is en- tirely too young to be responsible for her actions, and she is also too young to know anything of lov- ing. We are surprised that her parents should allow her to have lovers, and cannot understand them standing by while you act as her champion. You certainly are manly and we wish the girl was a little more sensibleefor your sake, for then she would appreciate the fact that you were both too young to marry. Why not wait a year or two before you show her any more attention? Perhaps, by that time, her nature will have developed. Meanwhile, a good boy friend will be a more fitting associate for you. « >. Tam a girl of sixteen and am in love with a young man of twenty-three. I went with him about six months, but then was not allowed to go with him, so I met him at the corner. The only objection I have to him is that he always wants to be hug- ging and kissing me when we go out together to any lonely place. He tells me he loves me and he has won my heart. My parents say they will punish me if I do not give him up. Please tell me what to do. Altoona, Pa. Ve. OW. The sooner you obey your parents the better. Giris of sixteen often allow boys to hug and kiss them when they are alone together and apt to make a great deal of trouble for themselves, if they con- tinue such practices. You are entirely too young to be having lovers. Some day when you wish a true love and husband your reputation will be gone and no one will care for you. Obey your parents and let this lover go! A man of twenty-three should be in better business than meeting girls of sixteen on the corner and hugging them in lonely places. IT am a young girl of sixteen and have a eighteen. My parents are very wealthy, Abe: o am the only child, I have everything I wish. They object to my going with my lover, as they have a young physician in view for me, but I have no love for him, for I have given all my love to George My parents wish me to spend the winter with rela- tives in New York, hoping I will forget George Please advise me whether to give up George and ee OS bes oe or to disobey my parents’ wish aw. LORNA W. Comichoooks.Gonn