Under Lock and Key; or, Marion Marlowe's Last Role — page 31: what you’re looking at

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28 from ‘‘musty ale’ is almost too much of a problem for Grace Shirley, but we presume that he can be won by appealing to his sense of honor and dignity. You could have the other man restrained from sell- ing this beverage to your husband, but there is no way in the world to prevent his giving it to him. A plain talk with both of them may do some good. It is a pity that good women are so often forced to these humiliating positions. | “- > I am a “grass widower’ of sixty-three, but have become deeply in love with a girl of fifteen. She re- turns the love, but her parents object on account of my business, which is that of advance agent of a comedy company, with insurance as a side line. I am five feet three inches in height, and have white hair and mustache. Am considered handsome for an old man, and have enough to support her in good style. LT am at loss what to do. I can’t lose her, and eae she can’t give up her ‘old white-haired darling. t. would break my heart to give -her up, and yet I hate to be eloping at my time of life. What would you do if you were in my place? C——, Kansas. H. A. N. D. If we were in your place we would try to be a man and not allow an immature girl of fifteen to even imagine herself in love. To ask a girl of that age to tie herself to a man of your years means to ruin the best years of a woman’s life. How do you think this girl would enjoy nursing your decrepit old body when you are eighty years old and she is in the bloom of her womanhood? For shame! el I know a young man of thirty-two who is in love with a widow eight years his senior and asks my ad- vice @s to what he should do. The lady is wealthy and has three children, of whom the bachelor is very fond. She notably reciprocates the feeling of the rentleman in question. thoughts on this matter. Will you say your worst on the subject in the next number of your paper? Peabody, Mass. Pp Bae ay We consider that a man thirty-two years old ought to be able to manage his own love affairs without the assistance of his friends. If he is so uncertain of his real feelings, we would not advise him to marry any one, as he might be more un- certain after marriage than before. I have been reading a few numbers of ‘‘My Queen” and am thoroughly convinced that, from the letters 1 have read, your counsel and advice are both healthy and sincere. I am a young lady of good rep- utation and considered very popular; have a num- ber of friends’ and callers. I have talked on every subject that I could think would be entertaining, discussed books, science, music, sports, etce., till I am thoroughly exhausted, and now, as I wish to continue pleasant conversations without referring to idle gossip, I turn to you and implore you to suggest some new toplie which would be entertaining and ed- ucational. , GEORGIE. Columbus, O. You must already be a wondesful conversationalist if you have exhausted the subjects mentioned, but,, perhaps, you mean that you have exhausted your knowledge of them. There are always interesting topics for conversation in the monthly magazines, and you have only to turn to your library for end- less subjects. Among other things we would advise you to discuss the spelling book and dictionary, 45 we found several misspelled words in your letter; also a conversation upon punctuation would be high- ly instructive, if only you converse with some well- informed person. ———— ° I am a reader of your journal “My Queen,’ and would like to ask your kindly advice in a love e ae eo complicated that I fear you will scarcely Kno ! answer me,.. ) et a yous lady of twenty ang have reoe!ved the attention of a young man of peer . pins time ago there was little estrangement) pt woes na and I began receiving the company of h S i, Loe twenty-two years old, The other brother leaving tht city, I received a letter from him, and we vi ne a our friendship, while at the same time ee company of his brother. Both boys have be ‘lowe. I am just in loye with her. I also I would greatly prize your. MY QUEEN. | | deeply in love with me, and before realizing what it was coming to I found I loved them both. The are both moral, -ndustrious young men and Hane used me with such kindness and respect that I could not decide which was dearest to me. Neither knew of the attentions of the other until recently, and now a jealous feeling exists between the otherwise loving brothers. Both claim their lives will be a blank with- cut me, and I love them both with a love tested and - sincere enough to marry either. It is a state of affairs that no intelligent lady should allow herself to get into. But since that’ part is beyond recall, your ad- vice as to what I should do will be greatly appre- ciated, and I am sure I will be benefited by it. ‘ L. B Cleveland, O. As you say, you are to blame for this unfortu- nate condition of affairs, and so it is no more than right that you should end it. It is Grace Shirley’s advice that you go away from these two young men and remain until you have decided which is dear- est to you. When you have so decided, state your preference to them candidiy; then, if they are manly fellows, they will accept what you offer them. IT am seventeen years old and have been going with a young man twenty years old for two years. has told me he loved me, and I have returned it, and he has also taken the next step. Do you think it would right for us to m at that age? I have a mother, but no father, and I work for a living. I don’t think mother has any objections. When he sees me talking to my brother’s friends he gets angry and tells me that he don’t think that I think anything of him, but I do. Don’t you think that is a sign of jealousy? I wish I was like Marion Mar- admire Mr, MAUDE D. - Ray. Chicago, IIl. tf i ee, | ie «A * We think you are both too young to marry, and 4 earnestly advise you to wait a year or two longer. While marriage is all right, it is by no means the only thing in life and we would advise you to look x around a little before settling down to matrimony. _ Always remember that no girl is fit te marry until she has a good education and her habits are so de- © veloped that there will be no danger of her re- gretting the step she has taken. I was looking through some papers the_ other day and found a copy of ‘““My Queen,’ and liked it very much. I had been reading the Tip Top, but think your paper is much nicer for girls to read. One feature of your paper, that I liked very much was Questions and Answers. I was going with a fellow whom ‘I loved and think that I was loved in return, but through an enemy that Jd once believed to be my friend there was a letter sent to him which he thought I had written, and it caused a quarrel. I have not been able to see him or to converse with him in any way; and as I am only seventeen and do not know the ways of the world myself, and have no one to go to, I come to ou seeking advice, wishing to find out how [ can et him know I did not write the letter, and to know whether he still cares for me or not. Vroter —, W. Va. There seems to be nothing for you to do but write the young man a letter of explanation. You have always the right to vindicate yourself, so there is no impropriety in writing such a letter. We are glad to know that you enjoy ‘My Queen." ’ . ¢ I have read several of your papers, and am a ; much interested in them, especially the estions and Answers, but not any more 50 lll er in Miss Marion Marlowe. I only wish that I were as able to take care of myself as she is. But as —“ know that all girls were not, you have provided a way in which they can find out, About one year ago there was a young man going with me, whom T loved, and he said that he loved me, and wanted to marry me, but cireumstances would mot ermit me to then, but they have since changed, So he went away, and said that in the course of two years he wou he back and then, if we continued to care for other, we would be married. I do not know where — he is. but thought I did once and wrote to him, Leg : did not receive any answer. Do you think I oug FY te continue thinking of him or try to forget, and — think of sores one else? BIDDELIA. rF—, W a. ‘4 j ». comicbooks.com Va ach ’