The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-22
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ing 70 Young Ladies' and their Pa.
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In the late Romance Of Fashionable
life" which has appeared in the news
papers, We are Informed that c., the
man who deserted his family for per-
fectly promlscuOus loVe.making, event
to Canada, where, by means Of matri-
monIal advertisements, he opened cor
respondence with several ladies'" AS
general rule, n man who offers by
advertisement or otherwise, with u
view to matrimony," TO establish u
correspondence with women unknown
to him, Is designing scamp, with
whom II isSpeFtectly safe for virtnous
females, who desire TO. remain so, 70
have nothing whatever to do. We do
not see how any woman with the
slightest self-Tcspect, and reasonable
shHre OF common sense, can be In
veigled into such compromising and
dangerous proceeding; but 1t is fair to
consider how iittle experience many
women, especially in the country
towns, have of the countless devices of
the wicked; how many women arc
seeking 10 better q condition which
sadly needs bettering; how many wo-
iheh lfe desperately deslrous of being
married-ior which We do not blame
tliem-becausc every woman; ;shotild he
married; how many are thoughtless
and enter into the affair ejust for the
nun of it, To the latter class we have
simply to spy that their sum may
prove a sad and serious business. Let
any girl who Is inclined toibegin cor
reSpondenCe such us we have described,
/ AJAX ,her brother what he thinks of II,
and she will probably get an answer
which will frighten her, by revealing
I the peril to which this apparently innO-
cent temptation has exposed her, Or
let such a one ask herself II Il high
minded, honorable and true.hearted
man, really desirnus Of a wife worthy
OF his affection, and tit to he the moth
or Of. his children, would be likely 70
advertise for the article as lie would
advertise for d clerk or for u groom
fWo do not say that u happy and pros
porous union might not grow out Of
such n negotiation; but we positively
aver that the chances are ten Thousand
I to one against It. II Is more dubious
than Ben Woods Lottery, or Swindle
and Co.'s last Great Gif( Enterprise.
There Is very little chqnce Of 9 mar
i
ltaLls be1innifips. and stiil 1ess Of n
hannv one. shouId marriage be the re-
sntt.t5 ~ \ lilai "a 4 ,sat
we ara informed that epistOlaSy gal
lAntfy OF u qdestio onhble character, has
been among the amnsements Of not q
few (ingentlemanly officers during the
war. Wepse the word ungentlemanly
with a perfect consciousness iof Its
self OF tlIe honor 81 the service, would
! lbes4tlilty 81 bsiooline credulous and In
leS6erisnee(l Vifls into writing letters fo
bt f6ared ByeF III the mess-ta6le, or into
IsendinT phot toRraphs to, be handed
about and made The theme OF ribald
jasts Ia We arc bv no means the advo-
~ a ~ bTiyate feyenres.f but II ever a
iboitTdoh deserved lGnomintopS chas-
tiSenent II "A he who (lupes q woman
into wTitinp 10 him confidential LISTERS,
and then exhibits them 10 his com
Fadas. mt for this. should IL occur,
ttI,a woman hRs partly herself 70 blame.
Her hest instIncts Should have saved
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