FRIGHTENING THE "ENGAGED."

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3381, 9 January 1920, Page 3

FRIGHTENING THE "ENGAGED."

It is daring enough to become engaged in these. days if one has to toil I for the 2.6 that is: Worth roughly 8/, without the rest of the pumic fr]-ght_ emng one off the great adventufe [But it would seem as if friends and relatives unconsciously vie with each other in putting fear into the m_l«,.»_n_ turers-. - ' . ' .sYou’re starting housekeeping just at the W°l‘S‘t time," they say. “Look at the price of sugar, three times what ‘it used to be, and milk and moon‘prrces are appalling. It’s so difficult catering for a man who’s been used to a comfortable *mess!;” “Have you found anywhere to live ?”| iaSks another, adding, ‘fO'h, yoll’li never I get anything in that district. rtnn-e! ‘no idea of the house and Flat shortage. ‘ Why a friend of mine . ." , H And they all end up with that! doubtful fervent “I do hope yo-_l.'ll bei ‘ happ‘y!’’ ‘ “-Enjoy yourself while you niztypg say'6ne’s bachelor girl friends. "Ymflli provbably spend the rest of 3,-t_ml- jjfp in; doing housewoi-k‘—you l.<now quite; Well that maids are not to he got.‘-” ‘ Having errurfierated the various domestic trials that one may expect. in these days, they then dliillflly --.n;;«c-.3; one’s partner in adventure. ‘ “Of course, none of these men‘ who’ve been fighting for the past five! years has been ahle to save any-31 thing they say. “It’s rather 'r1:1r;l on‘; ‘ them, but, of course, it comes h:nt::.~~..-‘g . on the woman——-I do think ‘you’re an-~l fully brave, dear!” All very cheery and encouraging. but just 9. trifling disconcerting when r they add. “What a. mercy he hasn’t lost a limb, 8.l»l.h'Ol1g'll, as far as that goes, many who came out whole will never be quite the same again. Still one hopes for the best!” Conlfortnblc old creatures from the V depths" of comt'orta.ble old chairs doclare, “I think all you young people would do best. overseas. That ’s the place for workers. Tlrings are g:\inQ" [to be prctiy tight in the Old Country I for the 110.\''.‘ year -or two. NOWT‘, if I

[were a young m-.ln—but there, I expect you’ll pull through!” If H Dur-ing; the hazardous days, of war, when warning»nlight reasonably have been given. one could meet a man one day and marry him the next, and no (‘.llO said 21. word. But now, if ong sets out in the old app‘i‘ovod convon;tii~ollal style, all one’s marrieé and unmarried acquaintances make it ‘their business to roll up, congratulate in a they-_lit.tle—know—what-thoy’re-in-for tone, and warn, caution, and frighten the young people. ' It is not fair. One cannot. put one’s marriage off until the dawn of better state that will come to the next generation. Theref-ore, hands oft‘ to’ tlresloversl Let them have their airyl V dre'ams———they will come down to earth in good time without being" ne<‘-<lless-lyocpressecl by p(.‘.SSlll']i‘sfS.—-fgllklfli MK I.ov‘o, in n~.-s_“l)aily 312.11.” * 2 v' .....-...._.-..........a.0~u..-——r _. . _.-_ l - __________ l