The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-25
Copyright, 1875, by Upton Sinclair,

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Furthermore Dad wanted Bunny to promise him not TO
smoke tobacco or drink liquor until he twen-one Here
again was the double standard" frank about IT,
he had learned to smoke but wished he hadn't Bunny wanted
70 acquire the habit was his right but thought ought
wait until he old enough what he was doing and
Dad drank little but there been time in his life
when he had close becoming drunkard and SO he was
on DADS monewoud have be dependent upon promising
to avoid the dnkngbouts Bunny right sure that was
easy enough for him. He would to ask more about
DAD own story but he did not quite like never seen
Dad drunk; and it was startling idea contemplate
FINALLY there the matter of
Dad could not bring himself frank Two things he said
r Bunny was known to have father with pile money
and this exposed him to of the pers of Young
All kinds Of would be a-tryn get a-hod of him fist
order 10 get him to spend money them, bacma1
be warned about this dreadful stories about rich
men ana the women into whose hands they had fallen
and how had wrecked their lives brought shame upon
their families And hen there matter of disease loose
women were apt to have diseases told Something
ABOUT this and about the quacks who prey upon ignorant and
nened boys one got into trouble of that Sort must
go to a frst-class doctor.
And that all Dad had say Bunny took it gratefully
but ne wished there might have been more would have liked
TO ask his father questions could not bring himself
to do it. the of his fathers evident shrinking Dads
manner and attitude say there was something so
inherently evil about that you couldn't bring Yourself t
K ABOUT It. was part of your life that you in the dark
ana never dragged out into the light Bunny was that his
fathers discourse didn't apply very much to himself He knew
nere were dirty boys but he expected to
he. ~
The matter for Bunny by the fact that b
very soon fell severely in love. were such sarm ~
charming young feminine things the school, simply not
possible to them especially your and
social Standing were such that them ont after
you! Some young too bold in their M
obviously coy and repealed the shy the one who sered
MIN was very demure and STILL
dow her with romantic qualities Tantor was her noa
and she had hair that made halfway down her back and
was hurry on her forehead with golden gnts she was even
not necessary for she had great power of admiration and h
phrase by which she things were
ley grew more and more wonderful with soulful mysterious
Pers the OIL business was especially wonderful"
never tired OF being told about pleased Bunny who b~d
much 10 te Roses father and mother were dentists
and this is not especially romantic occupation CO na,ro
chd thought thrilling to dash about country as Bunny
DID, and direct armies of labor and command vast e.
flow out of the earth. ~ ieS 10
would take her for rides and they were out
the country where safe Bunny would drive with one
hand and the other would rest on Rosie's and I
were the thrills that steal over both of them
Iney were content to ride
wander in the hills and gather wild flowers and sir and at
the sunset Bunny full reverence and when once ~
ne cared SO far as to place kiss upon his adored ones
cneek was with almost religious the weather WIS
not suitable for outdoor courtshp would visit her home b
me mother and father had hobby collecting of old e
these were framed all the walls there were stacks
you couu look at quaint eighteenth
hunting gentlemen in red with packs of hounds and rcd
Darmalds serving topers with big mines
sunny would look at these for houfor it took onv one band
10 turn the mover What is there not onderu when
you are young the same time So good9 r. nd @
walk on air. Just to buy sraw-ha and meet his cboso
"o uPon inc street, ana anticipate her comments
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