New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-17

f16n Id 9iIfiry OF tngrffs1es affe9cH H40fn95 W.
md Ill we suffer the imputation thus cast upon
US to remain unanswered, VIC should be doing
DGstice to our own hearts and violence 70 every
noble feeling and manly sentiment we entertain
concerning the destinies and duties Of the hu-
man family
God has implanted in the breast Of man feel
ing Of love for his fellow, that prompts hin to
acts Of genuine kindness towards every member
Of the race This virtue may be buried beneath
a va 81 deal Of selfsbDess and PRIDE but at times
the true spirit Of sympathy viii show itself in
the character Of every man. But when woman
s in the case 1t is far different Man always
loves woman. unless his soul has teen scared by
contact with the world-unless his heart has
been lesolated and e7, ry hope that cheered his
'reary life been sacrificed BY some fair though
cruel priestess For every woman that has suf-
ared FROM the heartaehe, we can name ten men
Who have loved faithfully, though vainly. But
woman is &c TOO proudly noble to complain" and
70 is man. &. One love lorn damsel in Boston,"
J seems, however, is not too proud to &c bewail
the loss Of her husband and three or four faith
less suitors" in the Boston papers. This incl
lent mentioned by your fair correspondent con
taina world Of information upon this subject
The great trouble with woman is that she thinks
'' lovers are not so plenty as to warrant her in
| throwing them away" and consequently desires
| 70 retain dozen at one and the same time. The
maxim that inculcates tie importance Of having
| Two strings to your bow, is in many cases an
| excellent one, and Jet we believe the practical
use Of It causes more heartaehes among the fair
sex than all other things united
By the constitution OF society the female sex
are placed on higher ground than the men,
they looked upon with reverence by the
great mass Of the latter We can we'll remsm-
Der when We esteemed girl as Something but
little inferior to an angel, and We should have
| probably continued in much the same mood
| through life, had We not by mingling with the
world aud Observing society, discovered that
ninety nine out Of every hundred Of these beau
! tirul angelic creatures possess no hearts.
| Talk Of g clasping trembling fingers and
gazing in bright eyes" if you viii convince me
that there is heert that sends the life blood to
| those fingers, a soul beneath those bright
eyes, will join the I" Shakers" and nsver
io0k at bright eye or touch taper finger
again
| Woman decorates herself in all the colors Of
| the rainbow, smiles SO sweetly, and seeks by
every means to allure the unsuspecting youth
within the sphere Of her attraction. II ne ven
tures, her syren voice and sparkling eyes binds
biz soul to her Pwn with power that makes his
| escape impossible. He does not desire this
whole life is bound up in the happiness of his
iiol Her slightest wish is law to him, and he
see-s no better, nobler employment than that
OF making her happy
Very condescendingly, surprisingly so, she
offers him her hand 10 kiss as a reward for all
his davotion--but he must not clasp her fn-
gtrs, for if he does, it may send thrill to
her-I was going to say heart. but she hAs
zone After the most devoted attentions and
the most unreserved surrender Of his whole be-
ing to her, he seeks her hand, and is plainly,
fatty denied, and may be forbidden al social
intercourse with the syreD. He is too proud, it
may be, to tell the world Of the desolating
blight that has come over his life -path-too
proud to tell her Of her cruelty save by the
4uivering lip and trembling voice as he bids her
farewell forever. That man may recover, but
il De DIS so apparenty--there is still bleed
ing, broken heart, that wildly throbs in his
boaorn for rest, the quiet rest Of the graveyard
But in most cases, the man is ruined FOR all the
the duties of life, and in too many cases his end
IS the tap room or the maniac. asylum. And
while he is dragging out miserable existence,
she is flirting as bravely as before. and proba-
! bly, laughing ct his misfortunes. There are
thousands Of such instances constantly occur
2 ring unknown by the world but if woman L
4 wronged, the outrage upon her feelings is thu
theme of every group aad every social circle
We love woman in ali her relations to man-bu
We do solemnly protest against the maseulinel
being Tilted, and then told that they are tn
tCoQuettea"