The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-10-15
To the Mothers of theTown
The following article appeared in
the Lee County (Ark.) Courier. IF


last week, and is reproduced a. p
request of lady of bolivar:
The sermon to the young people
preached by Rev. K. u. Burnett, at
the Methodist church last night,
was verT appropriate, indeed.
His assertion that the young la
dies of a town were tie moulG rs
of its society is undoubtedly true,
and the parents or guardians of that
class should see to it that it is
moulded Alright. But alas, for the
good morals of the day and time,
so few parents view it in that light.
Imbued with the idea that their
particular offspring can do no harm,
many mothers allow their innocent
artless darlings(?) TO travel, unrebuk-
ell, the road with leads to destruc-
ton and to carry with them, in many
instances, their male companions.
The pace that many of the society
girls of the present day travel is
enough, is seems to us, to cause any
sensible mother to stop and reflect.
But no, as we said before, imbued
with the idea that no harm can
possibly come to their daughters
pure, innocent, undefiled creatures
they attribute all their freshness,
rudeness and familiarity with the
male sex to exuberance of spirits,
vivacity, popularity, etc. Now
if these same mothers could
only hear what the male sex
really think of such behavior and the
oponions expressed in regard to it,
as we frequently do, they would
shudder for this same daughter.
But no, Everybody else's daughter
can go wrong but mine /! Mine is
immaculate Mine is the belle of
the town !" This seems to be the
prevailing sentiment of the town
mother of the day. But, ah /! what
rude awakening is in store for
many of these same mothers.
Now, in our opinion, there is
nothing lovlier, sweeter or purer on
Gods earth than a modest, refined,
innocent, lady-like maiden; but, on
the other hand, there is no character
more despicable or contemplate
than the gay girl of the streets.
The one that gads the streets night
and acknowledgement when her
''feller" isn't in sight-swinging on
the front gate half the time, hoping
that some creature that wears
breeches, no matter who, will come
along to talk to; pertly halls the
masculin sex with a telephone
hello" wherever she sees him. From
this class, we fervently pray, Good
Lord deliver us.
In evidence of the correctness
of the assertion made by
Mr.. Burnett, "that the young la
dies mould the society of town, ''the
writer had occasion to speak to
several of the business men of the
town recently in regard to the work
ing boys keeping late hours at night
and disSipating, generally, incapaci-
tating them from satisfactorily per-
forming their duties, and the reply
from each and everyone of them was:
''Well, | don't know what's going
to become of them, but then they
are not so much to blame as the
girls. They won't let them see any
peace. They are after them night
and day" And we heard more
than this, in some instances, mothers,
things that would not do to mention
here. And this too, not from idle
scandel mongers, but from fathers
business men of the
town. Oh !! mothers, if you did
but known, you would put a curb
on some of your high strung misses
and put them to work, instead of |
allowing them to CAD the streets at
night, alone or with Tom, Dick and |
Harry.
We do not write this article to
wound anyone's feelings nor do we
believe many of the infamous, scan
lalous things we have heard in re-
gard to our young people to be
rue, but speak simply as warning
% the parents of the day.
All ladies should so conduct them
elves as to be like Caesars wife,
ven above suspicion, and we all
veil know the conduct of some in
'ur midst has not been so. Parents
,eep your eyes open! Human
lature is the same it has ever been
nd the same temptation awaits it.