The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-21

poSlte sex, he has his own reasons for setting his foot down against young men lettering in his parlOr after the hour when he should have taken his leave. Papa knows that many man pays atten- tlon to girl without having serious intentions. He does not intend to have broken-hearted girls in his fam fly who are signing for a man who does not care-if he can prevent such catastrophe. He believes in occu- pying the back parlor and sitting where he can have an eye on that part of the front parlor which gives full view of the sofa-and sitting out the young man, who would make love but not think of prefacing it with the offer of his heart and hand Papa is also at hand at the front door when young man brings his daughter home from theater or dance, to see that there is no kissing good night, or fond embraces.
 He sees to it, too, that there are no moonlight strolls, no lone boat rides indulged in, no joy escapades. The young man who sees his daughter home from church soon becomes wise to the fact that there is a portly old gentleman skulking behind the trees keeping certain distance but within earshot behind them. While it is well to let girls know that there is a strict head to the home, there is such thing as being toe strict. A girl should be made to feel that she can be trusted to care for herself with modesty and decorum, under all cir cumstances and all places. Young men who are wolves in sheeps cloth ing cannot be avoided, now and then. by the best girls but, once realizing that he has little or no regard for in- nocence and virtue, a girl should never voluntarily place herself in his charge a second time. It must be said that the majority of young men are honest of heart and sound of prin- ciple, with reverence for sweet, untar- niShed girlhoOd. They realize it is the common lot of all mankind to search for a heart, and when the right one is found, to earnestly woo and win her; but how can a bashful young man make overtures to a maid with the uncomfortable knowledge that there is a watchful papa keeping tabs on him behind the porch pillars or trees? Such a contretemps takes ary the ardor out of love-making a,I courtship.
 Where one daughter may sr'1it | humbly to the home ruling, and 1ha's arbitrary methods, another msht re- bel, surreptitiously leaving son to make her own way in the worlt and carve out her own happiness. EIen in homes ruled the strictest ds 'hters should not be made to feel t. they are prisoners. requiring a1 Ptchful eye ever upon them as soo.i IS they
 are old enough to go outs gather ings of young people or ir callers. or even have a beau. ,. ,
 With the coming of h' /st sweet heart upon the domest>/rlZon, pa { rents should have oneAF to heart , talk with the girl. TT Pther' rom ( her side of life, emb lailing Tn ( love, cOurtship and u (ui', tue mar riage proposal. The fi should eX- S plain life from ID Poin' ol view, Il young mans lik1> eirl, what h his calls may lea Cfo' all oller or n marriage or not, ihs 'o now ms fl conrtshin has be fducted. If the f, oirl is too ooeil. / she fOrfeits his h anxiety; embr gnu h'Ssihs TOT a felt his respeCn, to allow him so V sacred a privo dunless betrothed, h means. in niI es out of ten, the b. breaking up. t1/ love dream. hopes d; and e1pectIl. 7alt0gether. Il