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THE OLD PATHS
I liked the old paths, when
Moms were at home.
Dads were at work.
Brothers went into the Army, or took up a trade.
And sisters got married BEFORE having children!

Crime did not pay;
Hard work did;
And people knew the difference.

Moms could cook;
Dads would work;
Children would behave.

Husbands were loving;
Wives were supportive;
And children were polite.

Women wore the jewelry;
And Men wore the pants.

Women looked like ladies;
Men looked like gentlemen;
And children looked decent.

People loved the truth,
And hated a lie.

They came to church to get IN,
Not to get OUT!

Hymns sounded Godly;
Sermons sounded helpful;
Rejoicing sounded normal;
And crying sounded sincere.

Cursing was wicked;
Drugs were for illness.

The flag was honored; America was beautiful;
And God was welcome!

We read the Bible in public;
Prayed in school;
And preached from house to house.

To be called an American was worth dying for;
To be called an American was worth living for;
To be called a traitor was a shame!

I still like the old paths the best!
 
Yes. Yes. Yes!

I remember when you'd never go into town looking disheveled. Now, when we walk down the street so many look like they rolled out of a trashcan and have no respect for themselves. Or for others.
 
Mostly in agreement with you two, except for more casual dress. Casual, NOT trashy or looking like thugs!

We, ages 73 and 77, remember a time, possibly in the '60's or 70's, when older ranchers still wore their dress suits to go to the cattle sale barns on sale day, and surely dressed nearly as well for any trip off the ranch. My father-in-law, born in 1903 and lived to age 78, was one of those men.

The women of that era rarely wore anything but dresses, or possibly dressy, or western dressy slacks. NEVER jeans. And wearing their
'dressy' dresses for housework after they got too worn to wear 'for good' was sooooo uncomfortable! I tried that, but just couldn't give up my blue jeans, especially since I had no running water and we didn't have a lawn mower to mow our 'prairie grasses and forbs' yard. I know my aunt farmed right along with my uncle and she always wore dresses, and had the scars to show for it!!!!

However, on the manners and patriotism, faith, etc., I agree totally!

mrj
 
Recently I saw an old newsreel, I think from the 50's and it struck me how well-dressed people were in town in those days. I'd forgotten.

Now the kids often look either ragged, slouching around, pants hanging halfway off their rear, unkempt, or with so much make-up and skin exposed they look like street-walkers. I don't mind seeing jeans. They can look very tidy when they're clean and worn with a clean shirt. It's the "I don't care about myself or anybody else" look that is so depressing today.
 
nonrancher said:
Recently I saw an old newsreel, I think from the 50's and it struck me how well-dressed people were in town in those days. I'd forgotten.

Now the kids often look either ragged, slouching around, pants hanging halfway off their rear, unkempt, or with so much make-up and skin exposed they look like street-walkers. I don't mind seeing jeans. They can look very tidy when they're clean and worn with a clean shirt. It's the "I don't care about myself or anybody else" look that is so depressing today.
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You can buy jeans that are already half worn out, but they cost you twice as much as a regular pair of jeans. :wink:
 
Soapweed, you remind me that when faced with mending a pile of 'holey' Wranglers, I've often thought we ranch families are missing out on a good deal: we should be MARKETING those and make a profitable business of selling genuine 'cowboy designer' jeans. Surely they could sell for at least several times what a new pair without holes costs, judging by prices on the similar item sold in stores with holes put in by crass machines rather than living, breathing, WORKING cowboys!

mrj
 
so much truth to this poem.i can remember my grandmother unloading trucks of corn at the grain bins,in a dress,in the middle of December.i had a neighbor who cultivated his corn in a suit and tie.and wore the same suit to the salebarn.he wore a tie everyday. I knew a girl who had to wear a uniform at work,but wore a dress to church.sometimes I think we have to dress appropriately.i still like to clean up when I go to town and sit up straight when I visit the banker. but I also think there is beauty in a girl wearing bib-overalls with a pitchfork in one hand and a scoop shovel in the other.anyway,great poem,thanks for sharing.
 
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