Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-02-07

| The canker gals the infants ofthe spring.
Full of before their buttons be disclosed;
And in the mora and liquid dew ofyouth
Contagious blaslmenis are most Imminent"
There is a degree of immodesty to be
found, even among females Of rank, infel-
Iect, aud pure character, which shalt
| make the subject Of this essay. Forward.
ness and presumption convey disagreeable
impressions 70 every intelligent mind, and
even they who possess none themselves,
are sensible Of tie charm Of modesty in
others for, while the first generally sup
ply the place Of merit, the latter is FREE
quently found hiding some natural and pre-
cious attribute, Of the value of which it is
even itself unconscious
IS II is the witness still Of excellency,
TO put strange face on lis own perfection"
+ The subject admits of many broad views,
comprehending numerous classes Of both
sexes. I shall, however, now confine my
self to it as il is sometimes exhibited in the
fair and the youthful; may add, the vir-
tuous and pure.
These deliberate violations Of decency
are remarkable in many women who would
shudder at the idea of vice on any but the
smallest scale, and who forget, or have, per-
adventure, yet to learn THAT the path from
the road OF virtue does not boldly strike
out at once, but that its early deyiations
are scarcely perceptiblc that it conducts
the nnsuspectihg traveller many times a
side, through most enchanting prospects,
and returns him again safely 10 the right
road, before il stretches away at last to the
fatal precipice, from whose brink he will
SIS ss. "A 10
class of ladies' are often among the most
yir,uous, they possess no security for re-
naming so. The bad habits, however tri-
fling, in which they indulge at first, grow
up in them with silent CELEBRITY; and,
however sincerely sensible man may ad-
mire their mind or person, he secretly re-
CARDS them with certain elimination Of
that respect which it should be the highest
object Of woman to inspire. You may de-
tect suck an one even before she speaks.-
My lovely friend Louisa belongs TO this
party, and continually betrays herself to
general attention, although believe sho
craving after admiration. She is unusual-
ly engaging in her person, and is 50 fully
aware of her advantages, that she Will not
be content with the acknowledgement OF
her friends and relations, but she must be
continually attracting the gaze Of strangers.
She has thousand ways Of doing this
She cannot move where there are gentle
men without little hustle and display, EVIL
IDENTIFY more than accidental. Her glove il
dropped, her shoe is united, she cannot
succeed in arranging her cloak, and hel
handkerchief falls half from her shoulder
with negligent grace, which brings dowr
upon her the eyes of the male company
while the other portion exchange signiti
cant glances, and shrug their shoulders
. When she sits in q room with gentleman
her foot, which she cannot but know is es
4 ceedingly pretty, is sure 70 be exposed
with an air Of arflessDess which u the re
suit Of much study and she falls into at
titudes Of lovely unconsciousnsss, whicl
men are quite apt TO admire in a swee
belle. but would be angry enough to see il
their wife or sister.
i There are two evil consequences Of ihi
loose demeanor, although she who is guilt.
i Of il means no harm. IL covers with obi
um others Of the sex, whose manners arr
unstudicd from actual Inconsistencies
and II encourages the approach and tamil
iarity Of all the young bucks 10 town, among
whom are frequently men, Of cultivated
minds, elegant persons, and captivating
address, and yet totally destitute Of princi
Pile and who, for habitual associates Of,
young cir, arc neither safe nor respectable
Louisa 10 now beset by many insinuatinI
4 profigates, who underrate her virtue a
4 much as she overrates theirs. They ar'
not naturally bad men, stand well in socie
~, and would really shrink from perpetrat
ing what they believed cruel or dishonor
able action, but they permit themselves 4
be enthralled by the snares which thoy be
hold the beautiful enchantress laying 70
them, because they find imprisonment a
delightful to them as their captor, witho1
being half 50 dangerous. The conamuni
cation which they now hold with her j. re
Iyolling 10 every idea of purity and deIicac!
in woman yet tits carried on openly, witt
I a certain grace and freedom which woult
almost embellish virtue. They kiss tn
ribbon which has bosnd her foot, and treas
IRE up stolen ringlet, swearing to her. tina
they would sooner part with life. Thu
they glide insensibly from compliment Z,
compliment, and from one familiarity 4
another, ill either the lady falls into a vaiI
attachment for one who addresses n hun
4 dred in thu same manner, or else fritter
II II ...-.s-s ~x.nw her fiaafinw AIMING Tn