The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-12-06
An Indignant Mother Writes OF
High School Dance.
SHE CHAPERONED HER OWN son.
Kept an Eye Over the Boys Chic of
A Girl.
WOULD STOP SIMILAR AMUSEMENT.
The Communication Written in an Undercur-
rent of Sarcasm.-"Freddy' Must Have
Had Hard Roe to ioe-His Moth.
er Was Quite Vigilant

A communication has been received
which speaks for itself 1t was prompt
ed by the recent ball held at the North
side Opera house, to aid the depleted
athletic treasury of the high school. The
following is the letter;
"Eddor PHot-I have noticed that
people who wish to protest against any
public or private wrong, make use of
the papers and | hope you will grant
me the same privilege. The other day
my son Freddy came home from school
and told me and his pa that they, that
is the high school class, We're going to
have ball and that he would like to
go. Now am very much opposed to
ball games, especially football because
SO many boys are killed or crippled for
| life as a result of this rough game; but
as usual his pa took Freddy's part, so
with many words of warning he was
given permission and pa, who is simply
spelling that child, gave him "A dollar IN
the bargain. | should never have per-
mitted this, but Freddy can wheedle
anything out of his pa, who has not the
strength of mind that father should
| have.
But, Mr. Editor, imagine my aston
/ ishment, when Freddy, coming home TO
supper that day, coolly informed us that
he had engaged a girl
d" 4 girl | exclaimed, What in the
L
Why. the dance mother, said Fred
dy
1.-THE dancer What dance for good
ness sake? Freddy are You in your
right mind?'
'' Didn't you and pa say | might goF
We said ball game; base ball foot
ball, oue-old- cat any kind of ball said
| eXasperatcd
Well said that terrible boy. Isn't
Il dance BALI
nearly fell off the chair If You con-
slider Mr. Editor that | never saw the
inside of bah room until | was eight
cen years ola. and girls as every one
knows mo -iN years ahead OF boys in
sense you win understand my condition.
was -pe, chl,,s And there sat pa
who evidently knew all the tih.r what
the boy was up TO- grinning like an ape.
WA, beside myself.
Frederick, said |. Won shall 90 to
no dance. AMI if you say another word
to me about engaging girl you shall get
a spanking, and shall be locked i1 The
cellar 1t wds II rash threat, for Fred
dy who is sixteen years old, is taller
than / am, His silly pa simply shook
with laughter.
q" Mother soid lie after he had com
posed himself sufficiently, let Fred 90
to that dance 1t won't hurt him, and
am sire there is no harm in his taking
a young lady with him
Well, Mr. Editor it was two against
one all my weighty arguments fell on
unwilling ears, so with heavy heart
consented But will say this much;
| made mp my mind To chaperon that
foolish hoy of mine, and to attend that
dance myself Such is mothers duty
| will say in confidence, that as girl |
did enjoy dancing, although waltzing
made me dizzy but | fairly doed on
| Money musk. Virginia reel and the
Quadrille in which the young men used
often to swing rs off our feet The
melodies Of those happy dances fitted
through my brain all the following day
and | seemed to hear in the distance
Swing your partner with the right
hand round, right hand round, right
hand round. Swing your neighbor with
the left hand round left hand round.
What times we lid have in Mead
dens's granary When the evening Of
that notable day came around | took
Freddy a>i L. aal sao,c TO M,a a. tu,-
follows
Freddy said / ] suppose you ask.
el some foolish child no Older than
yourself to 20 to that dance with your
She is fourteen, said he.
Fourteen Freddy Is her mother
going with her thought | should
faint.
No said Freddy rather testify con
sidering that | am his mother, whose
every thought is her boys welfare she
is not.
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