Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1916 — Only the Meanest Man in the World Would Do This Thing. [ARTICLE]

Only the Meanest Man in the World Would Do This Thing.

After three young men accused of “peeping” on “spooning” couples in FairniQunt Park, Philadelphia, had been sentenced to thirty days in-jail for their offense, Magistrate Stevenson told the boys to cure this habit by getting girls of their own, and then went on thusly: “The meanest man in this world is the man who sneaks up in the dark and spies upon a loving couple. What is it to you if they’re holding hands? Supposing the young man does steal a kiss and say things that sound silly to you. It is none of your business. You have no right to be snooping around like a mangy jackal, when the young lover slips his arm around his sweetheart’s waist and gazes lovingly into her eyes. It is likely that this young couple are passing through the most idealistic moment of their lives, and it is outrageous that prying, sneaking eyes should profane that m oment.”