The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-10
BEN ROHT.
GIVES ADVICE WHICH he
CONSIDERS WORTH
TAKING.
Raining.

hAlulUS.
want TO give the giddY BOYS aud
foolish girls sUu1e advice for think
they need it badly. ! will begin Oh
the boys first: Never marry woman
FOR pity nor because she asks you
to-that is asks you by her actions
Do not think you have more sense
than any body else. Memory OF
Solomon is not dead yet, ana what
do you suppose he would do at
dinner table with finger bowls?
drink out of item as i did? Never
envy boy because he is smarter
than you are-most OF them are,
Tell the truth ifyCu remember how.
[ would tell you not to smoke cigar
cites, but had about as we'll tell
| you not to breathe, 1t makes you
look like an idiot you know, and the
more you look like an idiot, the more
you are in fashion. Never step on
a ladY's dress, it might tear aud at
tract attention to your feet. Do not
tell every girl you see you love her,
for she Will believe you. Do not
think OF loving the girl who springs
from spring board into the sea.
Do not get mad when you hurt your
selves because the girls snicker, it
is funny to most OF them, unless you
break bone, then they would be
ready to shed enough tears to drive
the fever out but DO not break your
neck for tue sake OF the ablutio1, 1t
is q lady's tender nature God bless
them) to cry if dog gets badly hurt,
Because a girl looks at you do not
think it is your beauty, it may be
your LONELINESS, and pretty men are
almost as scarce as hens teeth. If
a lady chats with you afler you have
been presented to her, do not think
she has fallen in love with YOU at
hrst sight, she is just trying TO be
atfable. Do not bring up subjects
you never heard Of before, the other
person may know all about it. Tnen
what? Can you read Frer ch? When
lady falls down in a ball room, do
not laugh at her, he gallant CROUCH
to glide rapidly across the waxed
floor and fall yourself, and attract
attention from her in-her heart the
lady will thank you. When you meet
lady falling down stairs, get out OF
her way, it is the best thing you can
do, and will not hurt half 50 bal
Never go hunting with loaded gun
load after you get near the game,
then you can vary the load. That
means never make up your speeches
at home, for you will surely fill to
say them. Never go home after
twelve at night If away, stay. And
, when you marry do not wed but one
of the family-If tie family take:
up with you, tell them one at the
, time will last longer. Do net live
, on your wife, nor look to her fol-
! maintenance,
My time is limited Dear girls
2 Never court q boy, even in leap year
I Do not wed boy to get clear o
+ him. Never mistake brass and i'm
pudence for wit and intelligence
r When you marry help your bus
!. bands, and when they fail to hell
/ YOU, lea se them. Never whip you
s husbands, it is unladylike. Neye
:. kiss an ugly baby and declare it i
Z the sweetest, prettiest thing in th
@ world, while at the same time yo1
n had rather he handling live lobster
n Come to think of it, girls have n
!. faults, all are the power which turn
! the wOrld-they have turned il eve
O since the time of Eve, and she, poor
t thing turned it upside down.
r Ben ROuT.