Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
II GIRLS ONLY KNEW.

"oh, II girls only knew; II they only
Knew" was what We said To ourseii
lss: evening.
The mail train was late, and after all
The chores were done up we said for
the sake OF the walk We would 40 TO
the Office. The station Is only 40 rods
away. aud we have short cut across
We meadow and pasture lot, so that
none Of us mind running to the post
uffice after night. A freight tram was
scross the track. and we sat on some
tedy's trunk and waited.
While we sat there i've girls, ON their
Wy 10 singing rehearsal, were like
~ delayed. Now, those girls kept
"a continuous giggle, a tee-hee and
xies that was far from ladyIIke. The
tain hands saw and heard them, and
hey managed to walk past them and
~ Their lanterns SO that hey could see
her faces. II the silly girls erept to-
ssther closer and pretended they did
net notice the boys, they would cough
10 attract their attention, and then the
poor g,ggiers would t.ntinnabalate
agAia.
When the train moved on we all
startled across the track. the girls leer-
Ing over their shoulders aud talking
loud 10 draw the attention of the Loaf
lag crowd. 1t was too bad. We felt
70 sorry. 1t l. easier for girl 10 be a
hdy, and eoniuet herself ia ladyiike
manner. an to do otherwise AMI
thereby arouse a suspicion which. We
veaiure In nine eases ont of ten. Is
goandless.
tss thu silly. frivolous manner tb 4
rvcs cut the insinuation that n girl Is
not good girl. when she Is. But
nas much better TO be GA the safe
eief-to conduct ones self SO that
NE Conduct gives no ground for sus
rcioas
We look back to our own girlhood.
and se look over the lessons We then
leAsned. We will give one or two ol
uem tor the good of the girls who
nay read this. We were mail book
kevl<r In a city one winter, fresh from
ear country home, having never been
ssAy more than two days at one time
eiooming, ignorant country gtTl in
keea family. The State house was
@iiidIas, and the distant vi W of the
sssishual country from its high walls
vas glorious 10 one pining for her
ne.ae and hrr native hills Oar rest
mi 'reai Was to go there. The editor
% us vile ior tme went with Us, bat
hsas nothing to them, and they soou
WI Of The walS. Thsy told US We
oaid 81 alone. and these we're our re-
sf&Asous Ito straight ahead; walk
9oagh yoI meant easinez>. pas no
ases 10 the guards, ask 30 question
~ ssik GA as though the Governor
aAa sent you ON an errSnd. don
sAfe, hor ievr, nor hesitate. be mod
AID polite. and gracious, hUt
csxiy,"
Alter this We went alone 20 all the
S0H institutions. and all through the
Wy, but se never went alone la thv
frevss or parks.
We hold that a Is are 10 blame Oft
Wien they get lato trouble, OF
Iva unjust suspicion attaches a.
sso' reputation. he mothers are
aAsae, too, If they do not teach
~ a@ushitrs al things OK vital i'm
fsftAncc
young maa from the country
AN~d VIA Is once. AMI his man
~ and habits were 50 goDd that We
sd Aha Of i,, aud asked him hos !;
e lie dbl not bush. oaly trific.
Ne relssei that he observed well
feople aud tried 10 adopt their
Gs Sven hls posture IN sitting vas
ttai, And the WAY a touched oy
sel hss hat, made his aiiegs and al
ssed elderly people.
We wotaeu can learn % others.
san note The manners * wcll-h5ei
> boa panty they dress. hos
vfnsmeats they wear. their Ian
ssss, taetr tact. shvlg A,nGness, their
u pDh,N. how they do IN
aNa, hos they avoid slblccts thai
@s agrcea6ie, and hos they no>l-
iassr voices - that A.. shrlii.
-. noisy tones eow Into low. soft
esasr. ''-' ''''
sshsse often seen girls whose man
= lee.se aud 90 the streets vas az
ssssaa ter sqec.al attention. tact
hag as0 We ssS a lovely. dash
say grs crossing the street IN a
AMI heA she Nss il the talsdle
sae ssNo& tao ~ gATse steps in
Sa uisns. sNsuclag motion that
a. have e~ea suauy Aad graceful
We saw groap 81 pretty rirss
.s nke sheep, aDd siggiing toe
ios anything, on a street. cor