Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-24
For the PUBLIC LKpoER pr
For Poor Girls.

For Poor Urls. HF
A word to our poor girls, now com.
paratively 30 numerous in our loved
ruins. Wealth is sometimes desirable, as
It enables the possessor to indulge in the
Injuries of fine wines and silks, but not
as giving higher position and greater
merit; for il is more frequently amassed
by sordid greed or grinding oppression,
or adventitious circumstances, than by
honest talent and patient industry. Pow
erty, on the other hand, is to be depre7
Gated, with view to the indulgence of
these and kindred luxuries But what
are all these and like Injuries in compar
isoh to love; for what is the real luxury
of life, especially married life, but love ?
Now, the poor girl is sought, loved and
married alone for her personal charms,
her personal worth and pure love for
she has nothing else. The rich girl may
be sought for her wealth; and every little
unkindness from her husband-for all men
as well as all women are liable to this
and many peccadillos of greater or less
magnitude--may be construed by her as
proof that she was only welded for her
wealth. The poor girl, yhen these un- :
kindnesses nre practiced or manifested,
knows positively that they are but the
ou,buists of momentary perturbatiens,
and n ot the permanent results of delibe-
rate deception; that Notwithstanding all
and any amount of unkind treatment.
love was the primal principle, and must
continue to be the ruling element of all
their past, present and prospective
pleasures, so long as she proves and
practices those personal destinations of
character which at first cnptivated his
heart and will ever command his deyo-
ton. What an advantage is this land
what a consolati on should itprove to the
poor girl, and for the poor man as well,
for the argument ia equally applicable to
both sexes. The rich can never know
they were welded alone for personal
merit commanding love, or for personal
wealth commanding avarice; but the
poor can always know positively that it
is personal character alone commanding
pure love, and not avarice, for there is
no wealth in this case to command the
avaricious. Then as between indigence
and opulence; as between love and de-.
votion in quaint phrase straight O.
love and devotion with calicoes and
confectious "mixed; !" as between love
undoubted and love diatrusted; who
should hesitate to choose the former-to
choose the love that loves for loveliness
alone, untainted with sordid thought Z
But many a man would say "Pll take
mine mixed" Just so; take the girl
for the pelf-take the wealth with the
girl thrown in. ai IS frt 30 s. R'i-' n
. Moreover, wealth is ephemeral and
soon perishes; but love is immortal as
the life it felicitates. and will ever con
time to illume its alta rs as imperishable
as the divinity Of its origin. Character
is the true standard, an in thisthe poor
have the advantage (whsre poverty is not
the result Of gross ignorance, Incidence
aud deprav;ty), proper character, prop
erly developed by proper exercise, indus
try, temperance. economy. effort in the
of truth, modesiy, smiAbil-
ity, intelligence and all the moral gems
that form the shining sheen of female
fascinaiion--this is the sun OF love, and
and human happiness. as
" beauty unadorned isadorned the most,
30 love, unenriched, is enricbed the most
without riches is the richest The op-
ulent and beautiful Cleopatra. with her
glitterihg jewels, captivated Anthony,
and proved bis ruin. The poor and pure
Rutb. with her besatiful character, cap
tiyated Boaz, and proved his blessing
/. The World was sad-ths garden was uild-
And man. the hermit. sighed tni woman
sniled." Dol te
no, frspned, and not with Discrimination,
10 csptivate and then deceive. but With
the sincerity of pure and permauent
love--this vital principle Of the angel
world and rulisE element Of the heaven.
this emanatiea of Deity that knows no
death, no weaith--noihitg but felicity
and Immortality. Then c=ssvate ehar-
Ter frsf, foremost and forever, ns 10 this
alone lies misery or happioees-
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