The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-13

There is picture by kraus. ot Berlin.
which represents a lovely GIRL OF sixteen
summers caught by her grutIe mother iu
the act Of reading a forbidden book. She
attempts O. hide the wicked volume while
The blush Of shame saiuses her besUtiful
lace. Gazing up0u her, one can not but ai-
mlre her truthful beauty, and feel sal over
her seli-cousciousuess The dav OF abso-
lutte purity and childish innocence has
passsu away. You know there IS hfi.e thst
may be called guilty about the maiden, but
you also rra he that she 1lushss with
CONSEQUENCE ot uewly acquired know ledEe.
She has tasted OF the forbidden fruit.
just 50, even our indurated mature. which
editorial hie Is supposed 10 case harden, has
been shocked into a feeling OF conscious
shame by the details Of the strong divorce
ease as spread before The public IN the New
lork papers Of last Wee,. 10 Is bat Weakiv
expressing the feeling with winch that case
strikes ordinary moral perceptions % say it
Is shocking. No New York morning daily
OF the past week has been DO % enter the
household Of any respectable family. 10
pleA one up amongst the exchange and
meet the record Of shameful crimes therein
recorded, We viii venture 20 say has brought
20 the face Of most men who have ever
been sheltered by solitude an unpleasant
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into an indecent book briugs % th- pure
minded, followed by q sense o. utter abhor-
renee aud disgust
Here have been presented the detailed
statements Of numerous witnesses 70 prove
The inhdelity OF e wife 90 her husband. The
parties occupy the highest social position
The injured husband d d bank president
aud wealthy man, with a Fiuh Avenue
mansion in New York ami a splendid conn
Try seat st lslip. He has surrounded his
wife with al the luNuries and comforts of
life. She has horses IN plenty aud carriages
Of all styles and sizes Tor hur rides. She Is
the associate OF ladies in the highest s0cia.
ranks. She is 8 mother, q church woman,
a charitable person. She commits san with
her husbands brother. man Of honorable
fame IN the community, a pillar Of the
church, and an exemplary character. These
two people have 200 much time and too much
money 10 adhere % tue path Of virtue Re
hgi0us aud philanthropic exercises perform
ed together were not sufficiently absorbing.
They live so long in the full enjoyment Of
the delights Of prosperity and virtue that
lhey tempt fate aud each other Tor the sake
of newer sensations. aud they have certainly [
succeeded in stirring up the social mind [
OF Gotham and offending the nCstriB |
Of humanity. Firmniau IS the only poet I
who could do justice 70 the strong passions. /
Madame g., struck with a pang OF remorse, |
co1iesses her guilt 20 the wife OF a Bishop. |
The Bishops wife does what people In the /
line usually do on such occa- /
sIous-talks Scripture 20 her, aud quotes i
the verse which saws that sins, though they !
be scarlet, shall be washed o. white as snow.
She advises a course O. moral aud social dia-
letics, intended TO keep things az quiet Us
possible for the sake Of the family; but the |
mental condition Of Mrs. strong preyeuJs I
her from carrying OUT any such prudent 1
projects. 10 is a question Of doubt az last I
= neither there was any real repentance Iu
he case, whether the confession itself orig
mated 30 much IN a desire 90 wipe out guilt
IS 10 dwell with purient fancy up0u the
"details of guilt she tells the first moment
when the magnetic shock og her brother
q Flaws hand sent q thrill OF guilty desire
through her frame with all the particularly
which distinguishes Micheiet's L.Amgur.
Ter husbands name was Peter. Ills broth
RS name wss Edward. Aud although
Peter is q much abused bank President, |
here is a perpetual iteration running
through ones brain Of the old nursery !
lynne.
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