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Show "WHAT DAD SAID" While a more serious tone might better bctit such a subject, viewed f i om some aspects, yet tho following, which appeared under tho uboue cap-inln cap-inln In the Manchester Journal, may better, because or its terso and untarnished un-tarnished truthfulness, servo tho purpose pur-pose ot ,wumlug for which It Is In-(ended, In-(ended, and which Is probobly us bad-y bad-y needed hero ns In any town of Kb size. The artlclo says, and the moral is obvious: A young lady, her checks flushed with Indignation and her eyes (lushing (lush-ing lire, burst In upon her parents mid demanded lu no uncertain terms hat her papa Immediately go out and 'Ick a certain sinurt young man lu that town. 'Why, papa, ho flirted with mo; ho asked me; 'which way, little one,' and offered to follow mo. I want him whipped. Oh, If I were only u man I" Mamma naturally got dud's hat and told him whoro tho old six-shooter ay hidden away. Rut papa didn't take the hint. "Daughter," ho said, calling the girl to his side, "no one on earth is more interested In you than your old dad -no one quicker to rlso to your ilof(;nso. Rut, listen, daughter. This very interest lias led me to study you, .nd this Is what I have learned: "You go down tho stroot very scantily dressed. You deliberately poso of your person what 1b necessary neces-sary to appeal to tho carnal Instinct lu num. Your lovely neck, n Inrge portion of well developed breast', your iirniH, and by moans of n silt skirt and transparent hose a goodly sluiro jf your lowor limbs aro exposed to view. Tho portion of your body that Is covered Is clothed lu such u way 'hat every curvo and angle Is brought out In bold relief. "Then, when you pass a man or group of men, you giggle, tosB your head, and porhnps remark to your girl companion that this is tho alow est old town you over saw. And If soino man accepts your challenge you want him shot. "Not long ago I was in a town and wanted a glass of bcor. I came to a big building uloug the sldo of which n big black lottcrs was tho word, Saloon.' I Btopped lnsldo to dud it Aiis some other lino ot business, but which Is often run in connection with a saloon, I called for a glass of boor and tho proprietor seemed to doubt whether to ahool me, call the pollco, or kick mo into tho street. "Daughter, I was a stranger in that placo; 1 didn't know that mnn or his business. 1 only was guided, or In this caso misguided, by his sign. The man who accosted you Id a stranger hero and, daughter, as I hnvo snfd before, 1 have studied you and your wajs." Q |