OLD FRIENDS AND NEW

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1080, 18 September 1930, Page 6

OLD FRIENDS AND NEW

i Dear Miss Rutledge,— My trouble is a litUe different t„ that of most persons, inasmuch „ am under an obligation to some nem. ’ whom I now hold in the utmost ik : regard. The affair originated wU ! 1 was 20, and their friendship the- ; was about the most valuable thing i possessed, especially when they uL their influence to get me out of - nasty scrape. But they are ernerT sive friends now, because I have noa a young wife who does not approve of this family, and when they call us she is distant and unfriendly L ward them. Although I liked mv friends in the old days, my outlow upon life is changed now. I camnafford to offend these people however, because of the “skeleton ’in the cupboard.” I shall anxiously awai any help that you can give me A.VAVUER FALSE MOVE eaSef g« digest the wisdom in tile adage -r n l the*/ go” pleasures as they come but sj Now that your friends are of no further use to you. like the bee without its stlns - —hey must be shunned by thS own There are very few of us who haw made no mistakes in the choiee of friends. I think that you should tell your wife the real facts of the case relying on her tact and judgment to Dandle matter? more harmoniouslj*. After all, she is not likely to blame you for something' that happened when you 20. With your wife’s co-operation it should be possible for you to entertain these people and make them feel happv once in a while, uVitil the indebtedness is lessened, and they are not likely to harass you in the presence of mutoa! friends. You should know of mamways whereby you can restore your independence, and still look well in their eyes without sacrificing prestige, or • causing ill-feeling: in any shape or fo~r.. I think that you are making a bis mistake to suppose that you may never 1 again require help from these peopk. lUife is full of surprises, and a man maybe on the crest of the wave one day and sinking the next. The policy of give and take is the fairest always. ANNE RL'TLEDGE.