The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-30
[CoMMUNICATED.
DON'T GIVE HIM YOUR ARM.

DON'T GIVE HIM YOUR ARM.
A few years hack it was considered
q disgrace for a young lady to ask a
young gent, to go with her to church
or elsewhere. But now she thinks |
different. A young girl almost asks
a young man to go to places with her.
When they leave the door steps she
offers the boy her arm of course he
accepts and we'll he does for she
would feel insulted if he did not.
Like men used to fee, when young
lady,-I Say young lady for no lady
with good judgment or any discretion
-ofers young man her arm, he
takes particular pains to get as near
behind her as possible so as to peep
through lattice work. 1t never has
made a young man think more of
young lady but just furnishes gossip
for the community. 1t is true that
boys enjoy the walk some, but if they
wanted to select pleasant and
modest girl select one that takes
boys arms. Who in the world wants
be led about by girl? but just for
peep and closeness' sake few are led.
Go ask the man that wants wife
ask him if he wants girl that offers
every body her arm and he will tell
You no. Ladies seem to think that
young men think theni green horns
if they do not offer the boys their arms.
But girls you are sadly mistaken. it
is the green horn that offers a boy
her arih. Ladies of sense and cul>
ture and acquainted with the world
, and it's ways never offer young men
their arm. No man will dare offer to
f take lady's arm unless he has rea>
/ to believe it can be done. First.
boys offer the girls your arm, if she
then offers hers, take it.
A drummer while sitting on
the street the other day ard seeing
a young lady leading boy in that
1 manner, made a very becoming re-
5 mark, although I hated to hear it..
T. 1t is very uucalled for way girl has
of attracting attention, and almost
shameful way. Young ladies If
you haven't confidence enough in the
l. young man you walk with to tax e
t his arm and be led by him, don't
y start anywhere with him. 1t rather
speaks bad for us boys. My sweet
. heart always takes my arm. She is
u sensible, she is one in a million, she
is such as is not found in every place
t You offer to take her arm and she
u says, mo, prefer the other way
- ;, A sensible girl speaks what she
IL thinks, and always thinks Alright
Z Boys get your sweethearts to prac-
(, tlce the old way again and you will
J. find il better. Men say they woulc
y not marry girl that would let boy
hold her arm. Older ones, advise
" the younger, ere they are left or
e hand. Every one says a sister o1
l. mine should not walk that way with
e a boy. Well then, you quit walking
y that way with some one else's sis
n ter.
C This is fast age, men older say
It they are surprised and look at the
l. act as almost disgrace, and have a
IS perfect contempt for such doings
j. Well it does look bad. Young mel
% say let them go, we can stand to taxi
IN their arms and let them walk il
a front and keep the dust off ou
8 shoes with their. dresses. When yo'
e take a girls arm don't she feel bi!
= and switch and shake her dress
re When you take girls arm. what be
o. comes Of your hand. You dom
ar hold hers do you? 1 don't. Well
what do you do with them? Guess
St [ know what some of us do with GU
,e hands. You hear girls say you wal
e. mighty far off like you are scared
n. walk closer, I'll not hurt you
1e Young ladies, it is your duty t.
We build up this town, it is in you
TO power to either do this nor not. !
A is with you to say whether or not
h. new conner here can rear up hi
ar daughters as ladies-as he woul
like to. 1t is with you to mould tn
at destiny of this town. 1t is with yo
ry to train up these younger girls, @
10 rather children. You must think {
ID the future, think to yourself, it
,s. walk so, how in the name of Heave
he will my children walk ? They mus
Sc not keep up this old fashion. L
ne assure you that you will regret i
Yes, this uncivilized, heathenisl
unlady-llke way ought to be STOP
ped. .f'- --.,*4
- ..t Ia aa WHEN
lie Scotland Neck, N. c., July "a, lSS'
n s 3 +
lis During dense fog steambos
at took landing. A traveller, anxiol
re to go ahead, came to the unpel turbe
1g manager of the wheel and asked bill