THE FAMILY MAN

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 76, 22 December 1917, Page 7

THE FAMILY MAN

Sir, —I have seldom read n c'oarer or more explicit letter 011 anything of general interest than that on the t;uove subject by "A Mother." The Second Division will fall far short of their duty if they fail to support her to the utmost of their power, and nothing could be more convincing to those cavillers at extra expense than the bald statement of facts she toys before tho whole country through the medium of .voiir valuable paper. The landlords and landladies (and, strange enough, the latter are worse Uian the former) of New Zealand <lon't want married couples With children, and if they do accept them as tenants they make them pay through the nose, to cover any possible damage, and carefully fail to note.any broken or clacked panes of glass that have Leen bequeathed by previous, renters, without children, and calmly accuse 'he man ■with the olivo branches as the guilty party. Tho family man hns got to pay 'everything, while the light fantastic" bachelor or childless couple aie received with every consideration and respect, although his or their going is often accomplished with the circumspection of a Bed Indian, while Lis allstiffering brother cannot leave a town without a. blare of tin trumpets and a clash of cymbals, while doubts are openly expressed by the local proprietors <is to whether or not ho his paid his rent or his grocer's bill, ?! though they have no interest in the _ matter. In fact, the married couple with children are no darned good to anybody, and are even nil unnecessary wotry to the- Defence Minister.—l am, etc., A FATHER. P.S.—I have heard a rumour to the eliect that our worthy Minister of Defence endeavours to follow in the footsteps of the Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, buj only wobbles so far in that he, liko him, docs not read the daily papers. I would recommend a second-dass trip to New Plymouth, or on the Main Trunk after the holidays, and he. could take Dr. Allan and Professor liedford to buoy him up—that is provided the.v can buoy themselves up.—A V.