The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-10
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| lure OF i0'hln'he lrlehoship,wrliteu by la
dy Clara Cavendish. Every lady reader
will recognize its fidelity to nature at a
glance but will she admit the natural
conclusion Men-tlat is, men who are
worth anything care capable of good
deal of solid friendship for each other;
a. all events, they are governed by.
certain principle Of honor, aud YOU will
hardly ever hear one of the sterner sex
entertaining pa'lor full of guests with
the f"lb eS aud fittings OF his most mt.
mate friend, or with sarcastp remarks on
hl" personal appearance. We wish we
could say the same Of our own sex ; but,
ala. we cannot. Sometimes we doubt
the existence Of friendship in feminine
bosonis altogether, and wonder ut the
revelations which women make Of their
own meanness to each 0 her.
When Augusta aud Amelia seek each
others society constantly, tw;ne their
arms about each other, waists, ,iss a,
par my, and exchange the most atfec-
tlona'e little blIlc's, the supp6>ltlon is
that they are friends; bu ten to Que, if
you meet Augusta by herself. you dis.
cover, to your great surprise, tina, her
opinion of Au'eia is by no means high
one. She wonders what you see in her
to admire assures you she is very vain :;
and enter;alns you with an account of
certain mysteries of her toile, which
"you mustn't mention to any one, but,
really, the idea of those curls being her
own, aud the color.'
There is something horrible in reach
cry. Why need women BE- false to each
'ther! They are very constant, as =
genera tbIng, to those of lie other sex,
1t is no, once in Il hundred times thai a
girl Jl!ts her lover, but almost always
the other way. She can be true: WHY
not always! Why is it not vo ed vulgar
to pass the time of afternoon calls or
evening visits in the abuse of absent
acquaintances2 1t should be and more,
when women begins to hint all sort of
dreadful things about somc Que whom
she calls 'ruy DEAR" she should be made
to understand plainly that intimacy with
such person refec upon herself, aud
hat it there is really something to nod
and whisper about, an intimate acquain-
lance had best keep silen on the subject,
Tor her own sake. 1t does not injure
woman TO say she has no beauty, or to
point out the various means BY which
she supplies he deficiencies of hair. bust,
or color but when woman's jewel, her
good name, is touched, she who utters
the tale. without absol ely knowing it to
be true, deserves 10 be paid III her own
coin. The next day, perhaps, you meet
Amelia. She speaks Of Augusta "a
very nice girl but dear me, haven't YOU
seen what IA fir; she is And thar little
affair a Brigb Ohio; that she was
much to blame, Gully people will talk,
and 1t Is certaln y wrong 70 encourage
the attention OF a married gentleman"
You leave her, fancying tina, the friends
must have quarreIed; butt no when
next you see them they are singing a
duet toge her. and Augns,a's hand rests
on Anell.'s shoulder, and. strange to say,
they do not even look confu ed when
'noy sec Jous
Whether these treacherous ir ones
believe their dear friends true, @, rheth-
er they know the actual state of the Case,
it is impossible to guess. Certainly
hey feel no shame in the exposure II
their own derravi,y for we have seen
with our own eyes u lady who had just
been relating The most shocking stories
OF female " Trend" upon winch select
circle Of charmed auditors made approy-
ing and appreclative comments, turn,
with the sc"'''ai ) al upon her lips, to
greet he very person of whom she had
been speaking, and exclaim, "'m so glad
o see you we were just talking about
YOU )" while her as.i> an. scandal mon
gers joined in the welcome, and smiled
upon he objecr of their abuse. Perhaps
she would have served them in the same
way. But it makes our blood run cold.