The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-14
For tho Times.
A Bit OF News and a Word Of Advice.


To young ladies who are so unfortunate rs
to have gallant when they 20 on q Journey,
| we wish to give bit Of news and q word Of
/ caution:
AS females are the weaker sex, physically, we
think they are, in many cases, to be pitied, and
ought be assisted, certainly they should be re-
spected.
Near country store in this county is small
bridge that during the heavy rains had lost its
flooring. Acouple Of young ladies with ar eight
year old boy, were making visit and not being
apprised of the condition of the bridge, found
themselves, with horse and buggy, hedged in.
"What shall we do?" was the query of all this par
ty; but, as the store was within about q stones
throw, they posted the child off, with tho mes
sage that some ladies were down Mt the bridge
and required assistance. AS it is always OK pected
to find polite gentlemen behind the counter, they
felt no uneasiness about receiving the necessa-
ry attention. The child soon returned, how
ever, and told them that one of the young men
said, sit was not his business to work the road''
another said, "tell them to 60 back and 60
round" But ego back Vhere and 60 round
~here?" they did not know; nor did they know
how 10 turn round, for there was only small
space in which to turn. But with great diff
Guilty and exertion they did get out and started
back. BY this time the proprietor of the estab.
lishment came near and motioned for them to
60 round, and round they did 90, for they were
then bclated and must go several miles out of
their way, because tho planks were off the
bridge, or because they could get no one to as-
sst them in getting over. However, the trip
was made with safety but the ladies were not in
very good humor. They had purposed pur-
chasing some "ribbous and ruffs and such like
stuffs,' but they concluded to try the town
market, though sometimes the young men of
town are not rs polite as they ought to be, es-
peoially to country ladies' but they thought
surely they would have been better treated in this
instance by them. Young men of Unionville,
do you think these ladies wero treated ns they
should have been? If you do, we have nothing
more to say Of your idea of politeness.
But why were these ladies thus travelling
alone! Probably this: One of them lost her
father on the "bloody field of battle" fighting
for his county; the father of the other is an
invalid. and she has recently consigned to hon
! ored yet untimely graves her two loving broth
ers.
Young men, let me urge upon you the impor-
tance Of true politoness. When you are desti-
tute of this you lack much OF true manhood
When we say true politeness. we do not mean
only the attentions aud Kindness you render to
your mother, sister and sweetheart, but attcn-
ton and kindness that extend far beyond this
and go to everybody's mother, sister and sweet.
heart.
Young ladies', be cautious about going a trip
without some one TO take care Of you, for it will
not do, we blush to say, to depend upon the po-
likeness Of disintercsted gents. Be cautious
about selecting your companions for life, for il
they Lack true politeness before they arc mar
ried they will be no more afterward than ami
mails wearing mems clothes.