Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Escort Card

Victorian era required
Young ladies to be chaperoned.
Young men with young ladies desired
An intro that would be condoned,
Hence, the "escort card" came to be.
Slipping the card from him to her,
Bending the rules - some cheekily,
A "break the ices" to be sure.
For example a his might say,
"Please, may I.C.U. home tonight?"
And his response a "Yea" or "Nay,"
Such caused chaperones  quite a fright.

Now he and she do it by phone.
There is no call for chaperone.