William Howell was not a very well educated man, but had a lot of credit and opportunity around him for writing and editing. His father being a printer, he seemed to get experience early on in life. He started helping his dad at the early age of seven.
Editha is about a woman named Editha and her boyfriend George. It had just been released of the start of the Spanish American War. Back then in 1898, women wanted their men to go to the army and be proud of him for being a hero. She automatically assumed after hearing about the war that George was going to join. George had always grown up being told that the war was not a good thing. So George was definitely hesitant to join. Once Editha was aware that George may be scared to join, she took this personally. She felt that George did not love her and want to be with her if he would not join. She wrote him a letter telling him how she felt. She was very happy the next day to find out that he had joined just to prove his love for her. She was there when he left with him asking of her only one thing. He asked that if he should die that she check on his mother. She agreed and proudly seen him off thinking he would definitely be returning. She gave him a letter to open later which he did not wait and opened immediately. He very shortly after than died. When Editha went to see after his mother like she had promised George, his mother was very angry with her. She yelled and screamed blaming her for her sons death. He would have never joined the war if it had not had been for her. I completely agree with the mother. I have three sons and would have most definitely been very angry. Women are not like that about adamantly wanting their men to join. I would never push my husband into going to war. First of all there is no use for war considering it solves absolutely nothing. And two I would not want to risk losing him.
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