The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-02-08
OUR GIRLS,

The future hope of our race is in
our girls. blessed is the family that
hath within its fold a good girl. She
is blessing, a comfort, gift of in
estimable value. She should be
watched, nurtured and surrounded by
the best that parents can provide AMI
especially by the very best COM
partnership.
Association means so much more to
your girl than it does to your boy.
The world viii permit your boy to
SOW his wild oats" it will permit
him to indulge in sin. shame and
even crime, and then will let him
arise, wash it OF, change his habits,
and every door is open to receive
him; every tongue is silent as to his
past: "he used to be a bit wild
they may say, but he is all right
now"
But, with your girl, the world deals
differently. II she falls she is
doomed. She may sin, and God, Him
self, may forgive her, but the world
viii never forget that fall. She will
go through life marked and stricken.
Every mother and father knows
this, and yet mothers, especially, will
permit their girls to be companions
of girls Of whom they know but I4t-
tie; they permit them to attend
theaters, parties, concerts ana
churches day and night, with hardly
a serious thought as to how and with
whom they will 60. or as to how and
when, or with whom they viii return.
When your girl is seen in croud OF
wild, romping, vulgar boys and girls
by day, or hanging and lodging
around the corner at dark with some
boy, what does the world say? When
your girl, for whom you have and
are still sacrificing to educate and to
dress is seen IN company WIN an
other girl, notorious and ilEmannered.
what does the world say!
You can't be too careful with your
girl She is the idol of your heart
Be kind to her; make a companion
of her; know all about her associates
and the places she visits. Love your
girl; encourage her to come to you
with all her affairs, especially her
love AFFAIRS. Throw your arms around
her, kiss and caress her; look into
her eyes, down into her heart, and
tell her all that she is to you, and
all that you expect her to be. Be her
best friend, so that she win come to
you, instead Of going to the neighbors
for sympathy, advice and love.
oh, mothers, fathers, push not your
girls out Of your hearts and out OF
your lives, but throw around them,
every protection, every safeguard,
that love can suggest. The girl. who
fears her mother and is afraid Of her
father, who has no parents to WHOM
she can so for love and guidance, is
one Of the most pitiable objects In
this life.
Is your girl your companion? Do
you know where and how she spends
her time? Do you know her asso
ciates, male and female? Do you love
your girl? II 50, it is not enough to
feed her and clothe her In costly
raiment, it is not enough to educate
her, but you must be her closest and
best friend. and let her always feel
that your arms and heart are open
to receive her and sympathize with
her In all her troubles.
Now, are you doing your whole
duty TO your girl?-The St Luke
Herald, Richmond, Va.
There are many mothers in Chi
cage, who should heed this sound
: advice and look more closely after
their girls and not permit them to
roam the streets at all hours Of the
might, end to frequent some Of the
most notorious resorts in town
Editor.