Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29
THREE BOYS.
Go Talk With Her Mother

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Dear Cynthia--I am coming to you
for little advice. You have helped
others and ! know that you can help
me: To begin with, I am young man
and have never bothered about any
girls at all up until about four months
ago. I met nice little girl. She Is
not beautiful, but plain girl who does
not use powder or paint and does not
run around to dance halls. She can
sew. cook: she makes her own clothes
and Is wonderful housekeeper. She Is
Just the kind of girl I am looking for.
| I've known her since q child. but never
said anything to her until four months
ago; l asked her to accompany. me. to
show and she accepted. Well, after
| | called upon her a few weeks I told
her that I cared and that loved her,
and ! proposed to her. And she told
me that she loved me. too, and she
me with tears in her eyes that she
| always wanted a man like me. And
| promised to marry her in six months
| after I proposed to her. and she said
very nicely. I called to see f her twice
week and she let me kiss and hug her
every time I called. But three weeks
| ago she told me that she thought that
she asked me not to call to see her any
| more. l asked what was wrong and
she said that did not mean what
said. that I loved her. When she told
me that offered to marry her right
then and there. but she began to cry
and told me that she would marry me
In years time. She is only sixteen
years Of age. Well, I told her would
wait for her and would be back for
her in a year. We parted good friends
Dear Cynthia, all the time was call
ing upon her. her mother did and does
not know that we love each other. Her
mother likes me she knows that I have
a good reputation; but I know that
cant whV I IN har
home 80 often. She does not know that
love her daughter. The girl told me
that her mother asked her what It
could mean that I called so often. And
/ know her mother will he wondering
what has happened. Che girl was
afraid to tell her mother that I love
her. Dear Cynthia. love this girl
her to understand me. We did not part
bad friends, she only told me that she
did not want to keep company so young,
and the understanding is that In
I am true TO the girl. and ! told her I
would be waiting, but the thing that is
worrying me Is why did she let mo
make love to her and let me kiss and
too young? When I told her that she
said that she did not realize what she
was doing. Do you think that | should
tell the girls mother all about what is
pel"eeii US UT silill let IL go as II is
Cynthia, I can give the girl q good
home. I am working steady. I know
that you will tell me that she Is too
young to marry. but love her and I
know she loves me. What would you
advise me to do? I am ten wears older
and she knows II. JOHNNY.
Your wisest plan would be to 70 to
the mother and talk It over with her.
The girl is very young and is timid
about entering into this new relation
ship so young. Her mother should
have been told in the beginning. How
could you or she expect to marry in
six months or years time without
having asked the mothers consent? A
girl cannot marry in Pennsylvania be-
fore she Is twenty-one unless she has
her parents consent. \ license could
not be issued for a marriage without
the. consent of parent or guardian. Go
and see the mother and talk il all over
with her Tell her how tenderly you
love the little girl and that you are
willing to walt year or two II she
insists TO claim her. but that you want
her understanding and help. You will
see 1t will all come out right.