The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

T only know they IOund the IOSL,
 The 1ong-1ost Eden, found all fair Where naught~ had been but hail and
 frost,
 As Love finds Eden anywhere
 It seems strange to relate, but 1t is actually true that there are quite as many bashfu1 youths as maids not only in the country village, but in the city as well. Such young men will go to great lengths, however, to keep their tinidity from being suspected
 One young man always made his es- cape from the house on the evening a certain young girl whom he secretly admired came to call on his sister lest he should be requested to see her home. He opened out his heart to me in lengthy letter, pleading with me to tell him what to say or do in case he was cornered and was therefore obliged to .'see her home.''
 The young man who finds himself in such a blight is more to be conmiser- ated with than laughed at- In the first place, he has never gained conf dence in himself. apparently, among his own home folks. No doubt his opinions have been ridiculed and the words taken out of his mouth, it were, when he attempted to express himself. This, more than anything else, tends to foster awkwardness in a youth. mere IS put one royal TOdQ tO d cure, but one way of overcoming it, and that is for a young man to force himself, if need be, to go to places where nice young girls are, to seek their society instead of running away from it. Seeing a girl home is by no means frightfu1 frightening or deal; on the contrary, it is delight full pleasure, the very kernel of TO- nance. Commencing with his sisters s pretty chum is excellent practice. In- stead of stealing stealthi1y from the house, he should go deliberately to the parlor. He may be sure he will be gladly welcomed by the girl guest. With his sister to come bravely to the rescue, if the conversation is in dan ger of tagging, he may be reasonably sure of passing a very happy even ing.
 When the hands of the clock veer around toward ten, and the girl be- gins to observe it with nervous ap- prehension, with visions of having a long, lonely walk before her mental vision, she will feel grateful indeed to hear from his lips the comforting you home, Miss Smith ?'' It is quite proper for the youth to offer his arm for protection, by acting, not words. The youth who is a poor conversa- tionalist does well to start the ball rolling by asking his companion if she has had a pleasant evening. Know ing his reputation for bashfu1ness, the girl will plunge straightway into re- spending that she never enjoyed an l evening better. One wort75 will lead to I another and, ere he realizes it, the bashfu1 young man will find that he is no longer tongue tied, but can laugh and chat with the gayest of them. | He comes to the pIunge-that is, summons up sufficient courage to ask the maiden to see her home. Practice I ir01n lr 14S-, in young girls company, bashfulness will soon wear away and in after time
 he will wonder how it was that he felt
 so awkward in the society of amia ble girls. After the first spell of bashful- ness is over, upon seeing a girl to her own domici1e, he finds that 1t is not an ordeal-rather a delight. When she respects him sufficiently to invite him
 to call some evening, it rests with him whether the romance will evolve into Icourtship. Half of the courtships the
 world over are begun by seeing a pret- ty young woman home.