The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-22

Won are NOT an inspiring or instructive person.
What business have you to go where he Is, feel
the contagion OF his humor, to expand in the
genial hour he offers you, TO repress with diff
Guilty the tears that would rise to the level of
his passion?-have you paid your tax to him with
the money which barely keeps his gifts alive
He may be starving for different kind of
food You may have nothing to offer
him but a smile, hand-shake, the sweet seclu-
sion of house that thrills with children, the
unaffected pleasures of an evening; sense of your
respect which makes him still more worthy of it,
a chair at your lireside, and an unchallenged
partnership in the goodness beauty, and sim
plicity of all your friends. These few humani-
ties noursh all mems souls and help to keep
them pure. Society protects itself while 1t un-
bends with these: prQfigacy and coarseness are
less rampant. When a man stands freely in
cluster of homes, the equal of every inmate, his
earthiness is inscusiuly drawn out of him the
sions are cowed by the placid and well
coming faces, and opinion itself is n rein.
Ought this very opinion to be a guillotine for
men and women who try to represent your hui
man nature for a livelihood? ? Rather let il be
rein held by their hands and yours for yeu all
need its guidance.
All, Mrs Grundy have heard the same story
about the unfortunate actress. 1t is precisely
like one which transpired i'm your own set. 1
should as soon conclude that all your parlors
were rotten, as that the stage was n skim of the
abyss. What might become of you, Mrs. Grundy,
if the great social funkey showed you to the
door, and made fence of arrogant pretension
between you and the dear delights of homes, the
innocent, well-tempercd hours, and the recogni-
tion of your womanhood2 If the Flunkey
vo, IIod ~ L, m o f - an [" Don or miIo
and then to get to bed with his pass-key of re-
spcctability, leaving you to depression and reac-
@ ulon suilPou vi tio pi"No NinSo 81 oui oAClGo
nioued and Ioshcd nv all tbe yorIS's contemniy
but needing, more than any other profession,
the smiles of all men and women to sink chastely
snapninU those nerves NIirfuous Mrs Grundv I
saw what nossibiv n1irbt bonnrn Wb( ,yb,t
YOU grossly and inhumoniv misconceiye to be
happening among those eXiled women all the
time.
An, he drnks-does ne = so 40 great num-
Der oil your relations, Mrs Grundy, who do no
thing else to hurt them, and have not even the
excuse OF cerebral and nervous waste, and the
depressing erect OF shifting moods, and the deep
OF reaction to be filled. poor excuse, if your
assured resort. The regards of other men, thank
il Tor the divine gifts OF talent and eager to re-
fresh its exhausted Notaries with the sumptuous
cheer of friendship. would thin out the list of
hard drinkers. 1t might do nothing for your
last boy, Mrs. Grundy, who gets to parties on
Tie strength OF his family connection, and be-
comes so upsy That he has to pass the night at
the house OF his entertainer No talent ever
tapped his heart or gnawed at the bases of his
BRAIN. His gilt is love OF liquor but does society
dlsoWn the Ooooy, and SEND MN TO embltter the
osuaclSm OF the bright actor Win the contempt
oI MS company: On the contrary, ne mas the
entTee OF all the houses on the NIL, ana dances
win rehned women after supper, Wmle his bat
ter OF brains IS bobblng in pool OF wine. Dis
S cIlnilhatlng MRS. ltrundy! society supports the
man VINO Is good Tor nothing II he stood alone,
ana lets drop The man most worthy OF support
ing
think overheard you saying, Mrs. ,Grundy,
that the vices of actors not the chief obiec-
tion to having any intercourse with them. 1t
would be strange if they were; these things
would find their counterparts in every circle
lGe actor might treat yOG rs Luther did the
Pope and nail his bull Of s,,oo,,,,t,,,o ,oo+;o,
upon Vow Goroho,on+ front door Rnt Won
,rof ,,rt 49, ~ tLa do,Sooaor of tTosn
tIatd p"u pP ~, b bod Soto Of Tho host
of tbeTn Of Ipnr house and introdnned them ex-
tnrliS.ni " ~ 80, 1C,,;,,s oa,,rot o,,itc redncn
Ire ooit 'o,rd d. occcnt to ti,a averood tone The
oto o %o obits of soniotyJ oro NOT ie5rned ot once
T5S snifo ooneoio,,Sncyse O of nerson who has
I'LL Il, a. Lrootb of fvour onnIouso
nrons ont in the little EXTRA motions of
the boJv tbe norvons restIessness the
swine ~ norIor costumes the HOLDING
back for ADEQUATE recognition. The voice seems
always on the. point of saying, HAL to your
VIE a ~ Sioo S0 iUu fr;omio NJ
numbra is to an actor. You have hurt his hu-
mility by giving hip nothing to live upon, but
rSa m'y o St,T9 u, ~ Rrtit ~ 'a
to be followed the next day bv wholesome food
You are on the warmcst terms with him in the
s'eeCi ne cannUt Set aI you; 'ne @ re
through the quiyerinG columns of the gas, and
do your best to make him expect nothing of you
Du S ng mgghy fa t6i e sees t ht%rS EAR sneS
You ought to let the actor have more time and
opportunity for sclt-yecovery. There is too