The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
CHI PEROSS.
when Thoy are Handy aud when ia
the Way.
iron The l'al! lial! Gazc;lc.l

ings OF the hardest w"rAri oi h'r alal's'E
aubircts within the four st.r; workers, t"n.
whose Labor IL less profit than vr%atIrn. lrr. |
like The fishermen of old, iliry arc tlios'' who
toll I'LL night anh too Often lax" n"ihmg.
prrllaps no one is Ia br pi.ictl more than
those wrctchcd slaves called chaprronS; and
certainty 10 slavery Ii more Imperative or less
personally productive ihan theirs. The park
In the morning: i,irs. visits, II homes In IN"
allcrnopI; dinners in the cvcnin@-Hot th";
they usually object To dinners, these being lii
decd The entertainments uf their own order
and prHciaily adapted ~ their condition; D!'ti"
al niEh:. after ;h, opera n.I, be. ani ihayn'
two or Il hi--rrriiy hr lif,' oi c!inrrron i
one OF unuiliga:rd seventy. and calls i": me
decpcsi coininissPi;,tiun from Those VINO nave
hearts ;ThcrrIi.h in feel The sorrows "' ihrir @
fellow creatures. Lately r;innr ha' been
going about IN" l.Un;lUa drtwiiiT-loohs tii;ll
ncxt .ca.oa L. - see the institution of ciaur-
rnGs done away With altogether, tnu s"c!rt"
st t.c Wr.t End 80 far h'rcricarizrd that our
yu,Inv la,ii,s are 10 81 10 l'Aiis bY themselves,
with lin other carc-.aa2r than \ brother per
hapa, ar delightful mae cousin cVnvrhicn'
to the Uccasun Drun!rs.; S;ich a'i arrange
lncnt would slnpiiiy .iattrra greatly; IL would
certainly alleviate the slli,.iii,l:i of The chapc
runs, willie the young la,iir' and their pari-
ncrs would find nothing le.t them ~ desire.
Whether is would work we'll In tl!r eyes OF
those riio hold the doctrine ac The :,l,ltiincsi u
youth, ami who therefore think TIE guardian
ship 9th" yu;s one ol The PRIMARY dul!cs 81
n..Lmr!iy i another matter, Int II We come IL
likns-poliin!: the you: E.,lirS ana iih'ir lilalc
cousins only -wu sEniiih 81 ely pol large
majority In ia,u. ri the Il J:iiul oI Il c!a,S
which iieti more ian ii preserves. a!id which
has ruinp To b. iuo i:iucn ui ~ symbol Cnly
thuush re:anin. all tiie ls,i;., an;i pcnallics nf
vital reality.
The d;ltit, al ,.il1pcron ;.cc manifold. aud.
ON ths surface nj things, contradictory tn
hcwil,teiinir extent. she has tn nilrac and Ia
guard. 10 allure AMI in restrain, 10 throw tic
line drXtcrnli.lr ana with intent. i,ni Ia pre-
vent too much independent Ill!terng oil III
part OF the bait, AMI too ini:cn nl!bli!G Oh ihr
part OF The aai nnr!c fer; ANA yet, withnli
llnttcrihg and without nahin@ how can sll'
get e valid bite? SHE. has to take hr- wares 10
market; but She ha; 30 surround ihrm with
artlul conlrivanccs Of dcttIcc-wnrlI, Willie
setting then, forth rs ntt:aclivcly a5 nlay he;
she :S 10 work laT.l Ia destroy the health
purity and freshness on which Sh3 bases her
best hopes; anil she has tn Toll for hey own
undo!a., an,l 20 labor for nu reward. This II
tho ethical View Uf :! ciiapcrun'S life. The
practical, or real condition. Il even harder to
,ndcrsi end; anti how The institution ever grew
into what It has anw hccoMr, aud oil what
principle il il iomnch. ere mysteries scarcely
10 bc explained. In France IL claprr1ii Is an
absolute powrr, With strictly defined duties
anu sharply marked Responsibilities. She
holds her charge - Very l;iis vessel indeed,
whom she has rot only "a k1cp from evil in
nucnccs froIa the outside, lin! whose Inherent
weakness au,i propensity tG cill into IiiSciirf
voluntarily and on her oYn account havr 10 h.
perpriuai!y s.i;.r'!r'l asain"t; the cntrai po:nt
of NIL French morals bring tiir inmate .lcl-;,vi;y
OF human naLnrc. and more especially The IL
nntc drp;Tt,:ly "f the y";lng. Consequently
men know what tl:cy have 10 expect VIXEN
they encounter an iayrHttc taken atrOa'i into
the world under the eyes of her chaliGroa or
her mGtl:er They know that when they lead
her ont 10 dance they must keep within ear
shot Of her cl,iileron. and he careful not 10
speak To her ht NIL WHEN iii" cSi.:2nciii Of lkr
figure have removed thcE from liealiH!s dia-
tancc. They know that ;!icy mast bring her
back TO mamda the instant the s!;liiGc IL ended,
and deposit hEr Will formal hon :i;;r ui.iltr
the rrniHctln., shadow waiting; 1" cnrclcp her.
They know that they would D. hcii la have
Sctcl IN nl:lili!cr both n:,,:h"A!e ana rclirc-
henaillc c they said nr did ;,t,Yiiiu:c whntso-
her intelligence And i.nnwin!; I'll shli. they
treat Their pretty ,niaRc will t.i,. .-s;,.ic iini
o. care wii w!iich ti,y "1n''l handle Il traEiie
WAX doll go! Judge Of her real nature, il they
tmdHt ct htr a! a.i. ~ they best can hy the
,nerr sNclch afforded i:irm by her t,;t and
mran ug,.rnGi mlI IN. l;ini'i tonaa ot ner voice,
Stupid as all this Is, ho;i! fIr ,hr inJrmue anil
her partner, il Is thG-oue,,,, nnd wa accept il
As ile logical conclusion of certain foreponc
premises Gvrn II fr2 youth, much ill.,
ellnei TO nonshincss, and h;.vin. To he
kept straight! by te oTce of outside
circumstance, bJ the care and rcs,iic-
hon nna un"ca5ln;; vigilance of tho ma
tlir1 whom experience has li.le w;.;c. not
tn say Suspicious and tistristfIl, ;.1d We can
understand The French ay5cm, though we
may moi agree with Il. Given, Oh the other
hand. the American i,lea that the earth and IL!
the fuilncss thereof Is made for ilis yoi:n:s only,
and t!at The first duty OF boys a:ii .Tr;., rs
son ;li they leave the ;.houi-roonl, Is 10 silclya
fht Old folks and 20 ahrai without delay
given the rational hci;c: Ia The power or nli The
50uns; people In ;;nid; themselves Alright quite
ad Well and II great deal better than their
elieli ciil riid. ihrn--Mnd ". cAE iii"r-
Stand why ciiaprr0ns are discarded OVER The
water; ANA why The theory OF i;r:r Necessity
Is secuted ~ AN ina: 10 the free .id en-
nshlcnt7i Juveniles who maintain ;iat no
dangers exist "ncns tic!a;r!vci ia ri Tn-
checked body. fer which ;.;lyica Is needed or
guardianship reiluirJ,l. So /! ii::y he. ;,'avrn
forbid that we Should Judge; ami miracles
being not impc3s!hlH, transatlantic nature
ana The iiro Ut youth may (whO knoWs?) be
ablo to burn clear without smoke OF flare In
the home Of the seitin. sun. Nevertheless, II
does seem To ,ls soncwha; sirnnr. tn irar O.
splendid balls whore crowds of amarlly-,!r,.s,-
cd ami quite Respectable yn,!n.: women have
not The ghost OF II chaperOn among them; of
scighlng parties in The brisk winter moon
light, with never wary father or cautious
mother 10 gnard to lnmbs from the wolves:
oft0rchllghi skaiin. on the crowded "ri:ias,"
With no prudent guardian TO steady the tnli"r-
inF footsteps incXpcricncc, and provide
against the dangers Of = fall or Fuch
slippery ground. 10 q French mother 10
Ehom e"en or much more restricted
freedom seems dangerous tempting,
or Providence, such Ways aEd manners
are Of course nnuach0 morCnHihd, and
not To be accepted III possible with i:nocrEcy:
and many arc the equivocal positions in which
Il free-SpOkrn, frce-acilrw American r;ri places
herScif, aud much and grave Tie Inialii.icr-
standing 10 which ahc subjects herself ELL In
Inc naiycst manner possible, when first she
enters Fre;lch society, and learns 10 her aston
lshlnent that young girls are supposed TO b,
gwen over hopcletsly into the power Of the
Evil One unless they have n chapcron always
nj their elbow To pluck them back by main
iorco. But 10 lis this Is an amount Of liberty
b. no means desirable; and more than one Bel
graylan mother has heard With Ill may whis-
pcrs Of the coming revolt, when our Engsl,
young ladies intend to adopt the American .lam.
Ii,G lt.t, anti a
cashier all their charcrons az ~ many worn
out dummies OF nD ,l;e whatever.
Now, IL seems TO us tk,l this is revolt cuiIc
without cause. Heaven knoTs liiat il lis not
much TINT clapcron5 do now-a-Gays 10 restrain
the independent action 6f the young or TO in
tterierc with their lihcrty. Very few place any
limits to the amount OF pleasure ind,iigcd in
during the scasOn; and quite rs much flirting
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