The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-20
BROKE HER RiBS.
A Chicago Father Gives : Young Mau saas
Advice On Hasgiug
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spent an evening with his girl, and
during the evening, while the fam
lily was present in the parlOr, he
was as demure, aud bland, and
childlike as could be wished. The
mother came into the room, after
the family had retired, to get a
handkerchief she had left. and the
young man was seated in a chair
in the middle of the room, while
the girl was seated on sofa, and
nothing that the mother could see
in the actions of either, led her TO
think they were more than pass
ing acquaintances. 1t seemed to
her as though the young peple had
met before, but there was no eyi.
denee that they we're very well nc,
quainted. All night after he had
gone, the girl complained Of a pain
in her side, aud in the morning the
doctor was called, and he found
that two of the girls ribs were
broken. How ii was done, nobody
knew. The girl could not tell for
the life Of her, though she blushed
when asked about it, aud the
mother looked very wise as she
looked at the doctor. The doctor
made some inquiries, set the ribs,
and went away, and the girl pro-
ceeded to recover. That evening
the young man called, and was as.
tonished when informed of the ex.
tent of the girls injuries, and won'
dered how it could have happen
ed, though the mother watched his
face close as he spoke, and detect.
cd not only blush, but a profuse
perspiration on his face. She had
been a girl once herself, and
though she had never had any
RIBS broken, she has been hugged
some. 1t was a trying position
for all of them. The father was
away on a trip to Wisconsin, and
when he came home the matter
had to he explained to him. He
was told that the ribs just simply
broke themselves, and that nei
thcr the mother, nor the girl, nor
the young man could account fol
it, and yet all three of them blush
ed terribly. The father pattcd his
girl on the head, told her SHE
would be better when she got
over it, and then called the young
man INTO the library. The yonns
man was so weak he could hardly
walk. and when he sat down h,
took out q handkerchief and mop
ped his brow, and wished he wal
dead. The father looked th,
young man over and was sorry
He finally said;
"Young man, | guess | can Civ
you some points on hugging. Yol
must first learn that girl is no
constructed on the same principle
of an iron fence or % truss bridge
A girl is a delicate piece Of mech
anism, like a fine watch full of Iii
tie springs; wheels, jewels, etc
The breaking of any one Of thes
would cause her TO cease keepin,
time, aud necessitate her to be Ia
ken to q jeweler for repairs. Ii
hugging a girl you don't want t
go at 1t as If You were raking an,
binding. or catching sturgeon.
know that where the family set
up late, with young compile, an
several precious hours Of hugginl
that unless the young man has
good head, when left alone wit
the object of his affection, that h
is liable to overdo the matter, an
try to make up for lost time. II
seems to want to hug up a 10
ahead, and grabs the girl a
though he wanted to break her !
two. This is wrong. You shoul
go at it calmly and deliberately
even prayerfully, and be as gentl
as though she was an ivory fai
The gentle pressure of the han
that a girl loves, even the toucl
is as dear to her as though yo
run her through q stone.crushel
You should not grab her as 80
would a bag of oats, aud leav
marks OH her that will last lif'
time. A loving woman should ne
be made feel that her life is in dal
ger unless she wears a corst
made of boiler iron. / hope th
will be a lesson to you, and herea
ter, If you cannot control yot
feelings, | will provide a woode
Indian for you to practice on
first, until you have develope
your muscle, and got tired, an
then we can turn our dauglit,
loose in a room with you and NJ
feel that it is necessary to keep
surgeon handy. In allowing yc
to keep company with my daugll
er, | do not agree to provide ye
with human gymnasium, drcsse
in a mother Hubbard wrapper, ar
wearing bangs. You can rcadi