The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-30


give him up in spite of all the a
D. why. l thought you were trying o.
make the match between them, ! SAID
cynically. when you throw a pretty
young girl and a handsome and tascl-
hating Young man continually together
at the romantic time OF life. what 40
you expect except that they VIII ran
in love with each other? 1t would pe
amazing II they didn't
MY sisters SON." moaned the MOTH
er. why he has practically lived az
my house, and seemed just IKE onS
of my own children. ] never oreaIneu
Of such a thing as he and Estelle caring
for each other in any way except as
brother and sister"
you are blind and stupid II you
didn't" I replied. because the cousin
relationship Is the most dangerous ser.
timental relationship In the World. ~
breaks down all the barriers that FENCES
Cupid out Of the hearts OF the young,
and gives him fatal chance to get
busy. The very fact that a couple OF
young people are cousins permits theIn
an intimacy and familiarity tnat no
stranger can have, and you know II
was a kiss that awakened the sleep
ing beauty.
Special Congeniality.
more than that, there Is nearly al,
ways a special congeniality between
root of their blood and enVironmenl
They have the same tastes, and pc
ljefs. and have been raised In the same
traditions, and so it is no wonder tnas
they mutually attract each other, any
become pals, and comrades; anu on ne
last lovers, / should never invite one
of children's cousins to pay me pro
longed visit II had marriageable emil
dren of my own unless | wanted nm
or her for a son-in-law or a daughter-
in-law" n.,n
"Oh II I had only thought Of TINS
danger in time" walled the distressed
WHY don't mothers think?' I asked.
Every day some woman comes TO me
with a tale of woe such as yours, ASH,
Ing my sympathy because her son, " "
daughter Is going to marry someone OF
whom she disapproves, and yet nine nine
times out Of ten she has Simply n,s ~
the match herself, and chucked the
young people into each others arms,
"a woman will give the run OF ner
house to some fascinating p4t ut'e ky
ineligible man, apparently without thc
slightest thought of the danger 10 Whlcn
she Is exposing her daughter. some
times 1t will be a picturesque, Souilul
eyed, long haired, ne'er- do well WIZ
has never made a dollar IN ms ne an rr
hasn't practical sense enough. 10 earn
bhis own bread and butter, nut whc
talks like an angel, and makes love
In a manner to wheedle the birds OUT
Of the trees. Mother thinks that nc
girl in the world would be TOOL enough
TO take such man seriously, or In,nS
Of such thing as the suielue II "ouiO
be to marry him.
Then She Is Amazed.
And she is perfectly amazed, and
Mortified when some fine DAY me- ne,
adored Sally casts herself upon nel
breast and sobs out that she worships
her loafer and 1t will break her near
n she can not marry him, and VIVA
Is money, and mere food ana clotuei
to two hearts that love each other, anc
are set on the higher things OF ne
Sometimes II Is a man VINO lS \
ganbler,ea drunkard,1 or q rake una
mother hats paw her little daughter at
tentions, and dangIe4after her. becaus'
she is so certain that It wont amour
to anything. She Is sure Maud ,tli., w s,,nt
never fall in love with man with suel
a past and mother Is heart nrokei
when she finds out that Maud's poo
little silly fancy has been hypnotze'
by the mans lurid career ana that ~
is Just ss much set on marrying mn
to reform him as sell electea mar ~
ever was on going to the stake.
''Sometimes a woman has seme 10Y
able and attractive girl, but girl wh
has some faint In her blood that N
woman does not want passed on 70 ne
own grandchildren, who Is pTotes
whom she has much with her. Some
times woman has social ambitions TO
"A her son. vet she has some pretty an
- obscure girl for governess or even
chaYIrbermafd. Her son is thrown con
tinually with this alluring bit OF teml
ninity, and mother Is 50 snockeu a.
6isanpoirted when he f9"s ;" love VII
her and wants to marry her.
cone wonders II these women TOTES
that propinuuity Is the great match
MAKER, and that almost merltapiy wv
voune people, unless they are hump
! shovldered in body and mlno. are a,,lao :
sure to think that they are necessar
,a to each other If they have formed III
y habit Of communicating
The Real Trouble.
1.-The trouble with mothers Is ,hs
they never realized that their chlldre
grew nm. They still think that the
bovs and girls are babes in the GRAD
long after they have reached the maj
rirnonial age and that is why the
aon't begin to throw out barrae
caution against lovers, ana aa s'deis UNI
Another thing is that mothers al
wavs believe their own children ar
sunermen and women VINO are supeIiu
IN the weaknesses, and temptations; an
follies of ordinary youth WhlG On
course is utter maternal loly' III, III
never has been girl III lne WIN
snd never will be one. who can D
swept off her feet by man with
romantic air and glib tongue nc
has there been any .youG VINO w, WA
bullet proof TO a pair or papy DIV
eyes. or who could reslsl d po''Ni'N' GU
cream complexion.
therefore all men and all slrls al
dangerous, and a prudent mother new
has any young people hanging ar0ul
her house whom she wouldn De w.ili'
IatN hi n