The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-13
DAD WRITES TO SON
WHO rs ON THE ROAD
Wherein the Elder Discusses Wo-
man and Gives Some Racy
Advice.

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Charlotte Observer.
My Dear SOMA friend of mine
and also of yours-remarkcd the
other day in the course of a general
conversation, "Cnat boy of YOURS l.,
certainly get5jLg to be a heart
breaker" Thel ne went on to say.
In answer 20 m natural e.: -, as
I" what he N 'tt ;!4L h SAN l.u|
Sh' ing u2 20 little blonde--a
memrer of a lurl.j1'a {: .,.- Nh.
w. little csc" Tia ah- seemed
to be.
Now, Bob, this letter is just be-
tween you and me. There is no par
ticular call for it, because l believe
you are true enough to yourself and
to your mother to keep out of any
annoying entanglements; but take
this tip from father. A travelling
man has no business making eyes at
any woman but his wife, if he is
lucky enough to have one.
Woman-God bless her-has been
blamed, justly and unjustly, for
creating more trouble than anv
other being, human or otherwise.
Helen of Troy, Cleopatra and a
bunch OF other immoral but immor-
tai women have furnished work for
historians, and their modern sisters
have taken up the work and made
/ divorce lawyers suffer from enlarge
ment of the pocketbook and court
room clerks from overwork
Woman, my boy, is a frail vessel;
but man is weaker. She is beset ON
all sides by temptations and an in
ability to cast her vote. while sun
baked hoboes and picked drunks
who haven't her ability swing ma
tional elections.
Now, remember, 1 am not Saying
anything against any particular act
ress, waitress or any other tress you
are likely to run into while on the
road. They may ,have noble work
to do-the first two have-in en-
tertaining and<feeding us lords OF
creation. The trouble is that many
OF them are sly wenches who delight
in conquests OF hearts
| $In your work as perambulating
dispenser OF your houses products
you are bound to come in contact
with all classes, and when a man has
been out on the road for several
months and is tired and cross the
sight of a woman's face is apt to
make him do things he would other
wise think OF twice-and then pass
up.
The LIGHT THAT LIES IN WO-
MANS EYES.
He sees the light which lies in
the eyes of a pretty waitress and
straightway he begins to wonder
what that light means, not knowing.
of course, that it merely lies. He
figures on taking a stroll with her
after supper and makes a date. The
outcome is usually trouble spelled
large.
I The soubrette or the ingenue or
the plain Chorus girl" travelling
from town to town on the tank cir
cults, is just as anxious to amuse
herself, and If you fall for 1t the re-
suit is sometimes breach of prom
ise suit or something else which
means advertising for the lady and
notoriety for the man.
The thing for you TO do is to fix
things right with that little Jane
Hammett you are keeping company
with l know her people, and il
will be all right with me. If Won
need anyone to keep you straight,
she will.
Don't get touchy about this letter
You don't have to read it all the
way through. And, by the way. Won
need not forward it to mother as
you are in the habit OF doing with
my letters. She might wonder. be-
ing a woman, where / got nv knowI-
edge of her sex.
Write me in care of the house next
time.
TTTDHT NON