Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-06

much advice that she knows nothing
about.
So teach your children to lovo hon
or and confide in their father, aHd not
do like some-fear him and hide
things from him. They don't trust
him, just because they haven't beer
| taught
Speaking of girls doing as other
girls, there is where so many mothers
make their greatest mistake Be
cause So-and-So does things that you
don't approve of, you allow your daugh
tiers to do the same. Just because
So-and-So does that don't make il
right. Because Judge Blanks daugh
ter rides out after night you needn't
let your daughter commit the same
folly. Make it a rule never to re.
tire until your daughters company
| leaves, and wait and see that you are
obeyed, that there is no lingering at
the gate at all hours of night or ex.
tending the drive until after night The
| girls may say you are oldfashioned,
but it is best. Teach your daughter
not to occupy the sofa with young
man when alone. No man would of.
fer any familiarity to a girl when she
was sitting at a proper. distance with
the parIor door open in summer or the
blinds open in winter, and he knew
her mother was always up until he
| left, but if he knew the mother never
knew when he left and the girl re-
ceived him in the parlor with the door
closed, the window shades down and a
shade over the lamp and sit down by
him on the sofa he does things he
wouldn't otherwise have been guilty of
The girl the same way.
She is in close proximity to him,
and if he exerts himself to please and
she likes him, she finds herself allow.
ing liberties that she would not il
otherwise situated. First, It IS hand
clasp, an ardent look, his arm steals
around her waist, while he assures
her he loves her Next her head is
on his shoulder and he kisses her.
and she finds herself kissing him back
Oh, yes, she will excuse herself on
the ground she loves him and he loves
her
That is the way all the lovers do in
novels. 1t won't be long until she
sits on his lap, he fondles her at his
pleasure He is nothing but a man,
and has mans feelings, so don't ex
pect him to act like an angel. Per
haps he does not mean any harm when
he begins, but she allows so much
he begins to think she will allow more
and every caress only makes matters
worse. Perhaps he really tries to keep
her pure, but being only man with
a mans passion, and she so free with
him in her innocent caresses, he gives
way to his baser nature, and perhaps
she has strength of character enough
to rise superior to it all and escape
unscathed. But often the case IS she
is shocked, grieved, persuaded, coaxed
caressed into losing her soul Just be
cause she began wrong She should
never have allowed the first kiss
When a woman allows man to hold
her in his arms, to fondle her and kiss
her, while she sits on his lap, she Is
| practically speaking at his mercy
Self-respect, or respect for her may
save them, but it often happens the
other way. Of course some men mar
ry the girls, but not one out of a hun
dred will marry girl that has been sc
foolish.
Some drift on and on to- lives Oh
shame, where every moment that they
have to reflect in is torture, no friends
even no hope hereafter This kind OIL
a life is not sought for; It comes or
gradually, the change from being &
pure woman to an impure one; ther
from secret love to lost hopes and q
ruined life, with no one to turn to
The woman drifts out into the world
to make her living the best she can
No doors are open to her. She O6
COl1lCo 4CCh1COS anu AOOC. SIJ ullC p1Iy
of it! This could have been prevent
ed by the adherence to the motto;
Hands off"
There is a kind of man who makes
it a study to see how many young
lives he can ruin. He goes about il
| Systematically. He uses all the arts
that Satan is master of. He general
ly has a handsomeface, winning
tongue and good bank account. He
generally belongs to a good family anC
Keeps in good society. If he can't win
| by fair means he will by foul. He
knows all the crooks and turns, and
doesn't hesitate to drug the wine OF
abduct the maid; or, if nothing less
will do, go through a marriage cere
mony-a mock marriage, if he can ar
range it.
Now, this is the type OF man the
| father will warn you OF. You may
not see any harm in him. He may
| be a good catch, to your way of think
| ing, and father possibly could not OF
might not be at liberty to tell you just
| why he didn't want him visiting daugh
| ter, but rest assured he VIII have good
reasons for doubling him, and if you
| take his advice you will be glad later
| that he never had the chance to exer
else his fascination on your daugh
ter. Mothers, be very sure that YOU
daughters have no strangers call unit
father and you have ascertained theil
social and moral standing. Don't take
hearsays. If man is a gentleman
he will bear investigation; If not, it /:
best to find out before any friendship
has been formed.
Don't think I believe all men to BIZ
base and low, eager to take advantage
of any woman who gives them The