The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-15

does no harm to keep girl awa{
from the dance hall, but you run ,
risk when you allow her to. attend
dances
[ used to fire for railroad. Thee
Is an unwritten law in every railroad 4
IN case OF doubt take the safe sad
Whenever anything tells you thor
Is no harm in 1t. that's its attemnl
at self defense and 1t is a good thin.4
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laai o't 81 12-. t!.ssate. frog fle,.rz..a
,tion.
Some ono says: Il don't BELIEVE
! IT. Then you are either fool M
my opinion. or a coward, or you ard
! too sinful to look the facts SQUARE i,1
the face. Leave ne out,
1t is charged upon woma nhool tha
she is like a pack of wolves. ShI
VIII STOP long enough beside the fala
len one to rip and tear her and mad
on. All women are not like that
! all women. There are those who Will
open their arms and hearts to tr,l
and help the girl. but | want u, tai
you when girl loses her reputation
YOU might just as well take her ON \
and bury her, for it's a hard thin,
to get back. take II from me! III
your companions are always a lot Oh
. men glad of an opportunity TO tall
about you, and they begin to tain
about you, YOU arc going to hays]
hard work as sure as you live and
breathe.
Some one says: Well. i. don
harm me A girl said to ME III
Iowa: 1t don't harm me!''
That's ali right. but how ahou
your sister II Il man speaks TO he
a blush NANTES her checks and shs]
will stand and listen TO the honeyet
lies that that dude viii pour into he
empty head while the dance goes ord
and should she fail for him, after be
ing ruined he viii east her off and
society stands with outs,rctched arm
TO again welcome the man tina
caused her rutn. The girl is forced
into life OF shame and finally oe
10 some dark. fostering spot OF II
great city awaiting the death angel
shout in her ear. ''f our life is OUT
Arcnging God on >our Trail.
But say to you that the aNenginl 4
God is on your trail. and You viii fin.
yourself la}cr on in tho hottest spo
God can pick cut for Nou.
Many a pastor never paid any al
ten'ion To the matter of preaching
about dancing. and whenever he at1
tempts to talk on it he sugar coat
it and VnncerS II and shsiiars Il and
sandpaners II ana when he stands u
10 talk about b. you make up YOU
mind TO one OF NO things: first. ~
doesn t know w.Et he is tatkik Il
about and second he doesn't see an.
harm in II.
Three hundred sixty I'VE days MI
tho year I try TO post myself on thl
evils that are going on in the world
and 10 warn people about the pit i
talls
Another thing Take the dress. ar
there any Sleeves No, supcraaousaI
The bodtcos are fastened with ii,u
ribbons over the shoulder.
Now | heard girl down Sout
s3y. She was getting ready for tn
ball and shN vas liking herself up and
she said: Now. will you help me !
she vas coming her hair She said
There. does my dress han
straight" she said. You can pul
my featherboa around my neck an
summon the limousine"
And he old colored woman said
Lord. honey ye Amt going vii
all Your uea; showing like thar. 81
YOU 80
The rings they wear, 4 te''ow said
Loot here. Blu. can a man DANG
with hts wife,
Dance with who >"
with his wife 2"
You old scourdreI you'd Just al
soon husk corn all night in the moon
light II isn't your wife YOU want 1
dance with, its the other sellow's|
You give him 4 chance tn hug YOU
wife 50 YOU can hug his at the som
time.
Now, wait minute. Tina, mas
On Is the basis OF tho popularity al
me dance, not with eve-yhoiy.
think with the majority. and I'll ted
you why that's my opinion. Yoyl
say: Bill. | dance because | ioysl
to dance
All right, ! won't deny II bit. "a
You say: ~ love the exercise" i
Good, all right. so to 1t. n
You say: Il have danced for years
land IL has never bothered me-"
All right. you listen. say thin
that passion Is the basis of the popsl
ularity OF the dance that's M
opinion, i
You make The men dance by them