The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-28
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HeSSrS. Editors: In common with
many OF the play-going people of this
community, l am not lacking in ap-
probation Of the efforts made by Mrs.
l.. to amusc both old folks and young
folks, by her histrionic entertainments.
! But however pleasing and attractive
these entertainments may be, they will
soon lose the patronage of ladies and
gentiemen unless steps arc taken to
suppress the rowdyism and miscon-
duct OF certain young men and boys,
such as was especially noticeable on
wednesday evening last. The bcha-
vlor OF the paItios referred to was
shameful and disgraccful, and it is a
matter ofsurprise that it was tolerated.
Parents should cithor keep their sons
at nome, or else teach them how to
conduct themselves decently in public.
In the good old fashioned times Of
"long ago" bcardless boys were not
permitted to go out at night unless ac-
oompanied by their parents, but now
a-days it seems quite the fashion to
let them '''run around loose both day
and night. This may be all right and
proper, but when public decency and
decorum are outraged and offended
against, as was the case ut the Thcs-
plan Hall OH Christmas night, then it
Is timo to speak out plainly. An en-
tcrta.nmcnt that miyl; have bean cn-
l'ynble was reli3:oi as.l Nv o,r%A:
by the rnle aal oo:S.e.3i3 coAAio. If
few Young men ana HsTa ?u ..!s .la,s
seats. II such things c3l5ilua nn-
checked, then those who have public
entertainments in charge, need no: hc
surprised II the ladies aai gcnticm.n
OF the community refuse to pasrol;ze
/ them. They can be checked and cftcc-
tually suppressed, if prompt action is
AIKEN. The names Of the offending
parties can be obtained, aad tho:r ont
ragcous behavior brought - thu a.
| tcNtion Of their parents or guardians
rs the ease may be. Ii this does ~
good then hand Jhc;: naM:s % s..a
aoor-kHepor, and reiNso them a,ifniy-
tan&e 10 ;llc han, and i they zAnulA
slip IN aunoticud, cal! the police ut
the first outbreak, aud let chem a:1,A
the fate of common sucet row0ics.
Rigorous meas0gcs only will put such
nuisance down, if they arc promptly
applied. Tcmporizirg will accom-
plish absolutely nolling, ana even
makes matters worse.
l speak thus plainly. Mossrs.
Editors, in no spirit Of unNinanrsS
toward the boys. I was boy once
myself, and would not be understood
as wishing to restrain boyish fun and
frolic. A boy can be boy, and yet
be gentleman also. When lie de-
velops into "rowdy," I lose all
patience with him, especially when
his rowdyish propensitics crop out
prominently in public assemblagcs.
1t is nothing to boast Of, but from
! time immomorial Winnsboro has been
distinguished, amongst other things,
for her bad boys, and it really seems
as ifevery succeeding generation is
worse than it's predecessors. There is
surely something radically wrong in
the modern style Of training up boys,
particularly in this community, or
else the ancient methods themselves
were defective. Parents may c content
themselves at home around their
tircsides, while their sons frequent
places Of public resort to annoy and
disgust genteel people. Doting
fathers and mothers may look with
pride and satisfaction upon tho classic
features and manly forms of their
bright-cyed boys. Yet could they
but see those same boys when their
bad conduct draws upon them
opprobrium and contempt, how
changed would be their feelings. l
imagine, Messrs. Editors, that some
parents Of this town would have been
decply mortified and chaglincd had
siiny witnessed the disgraccful
behavior Of their sons on the occasion
, mentioned above. And l sincerely
nope that this public reference to it
will prevent repetition Of it in the
&Uturc. AN OBSERVER,
LIVES ARE Of ZEN LOSr