Liberty does not consist in license. Because goodness has been represented to her in an ugly and repellant form, she must not imagine vice is beauti- ful. Goodness, modesty, virtue, discreet behavior, enter the character and life of every woman who would be a credit to her sex. But she can possess all these qualities and still enjoy the amusements and pleasures suitable to youth. She can attend good plays, ride a wheel, receive calls from respect- able men, read excellent and instructive literature, and gain rather than lose in all the traits which compose desirable womanhood.
Starvation leads to cannibalism in more ways than one.
Keep your head clear, your conscience fair, you heart pure, young woman, and go out into the world and make a life for yourself. It is your right. Every-day thoughts in prose and verse.