The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-19


to hirt with impunity to an extent
which would simply destroy any one
else. They hirt with the most dollci-
Gus frankncss, yet for all practical
purposes keep their places in society
undisturbed and their repute intact.
They have the art of making the best
of two worlds, the secret which Is all
their own, yet which causes the weak
to stumble and the rash to fall. They
ride on two horses at once, with a skill
rs consummate as their daring; but
the feeble sisters who follow after them
slip down between, and come to grief
and public disaster as their reward.
1t is in vain to analyze the terms on
which this kind of privilege is founded.
Say that one pretty person takes the
tone Of universal relationship that
she has an illimitable fund Of ,istcrli'
ness always at command for host OF
"dear boys of her own age, or when
little older and drawing nearer to the
borders Of mature sirenhood, that she
is kind Of ucumcnical aunt to large
CONGREGATION Of well-looking nephews
she may steer safely through the
shadows of this dangerous coast, and
land ut last on the terra ffma of a
respected old age, but let another try
it, she goes to the bottom like a stone.
And yet the first has pushed her priYi-
legcs as far as they will 90, while the
second has only played with hers; but
the one comes triumphantly into port
with all her colors flying, and the other
makes shipwrcck and is lost.
And why the one escapes and the
other goes down is mystery given to
no one to fathom. But 50 it is; and
every student Of society is aware Of the
strange elasticity Of privilege with GER
tain pretty friends, and must have
more than once wondered at Mrs.
Grundy's lcnicncy to the fragrant SIM
ner on the right side Of the square,
coupled with her severity to the lesser
nauuhtinass on the left. The flirting
form Of privilege Is the most partial IN
its Limitations Of all; and things which
one fair patcntco may do with impanity
retaining her garlands, will cause am
other to be chastiscd with scorpions;
and no one knows why or how the
difference is made -SahGday Rccic,c.
Cu1IDnEN.- We deem children the
poetry Of the world-thc fresh flowers
ofour hearts and homes; little conjurors
with their "natural magic cnvoking
by their spell what delights and cnrichcs
all ranks, and cqualizes the different
classes Of society. Often as they bring
with them anxictic. and grief, we should
get on vdry badly without them. Only
there was never anything
any where to be seen but grown up men
and women, how we should long fer the
sight Of Il child.
Every infant comes into the world
like Il delegated prophet, the harbingcr
md herald of good tidings, whose Office
Is to "turn the hearts Of the fathers to
he children" and to draw the disobcdi,
mt to the wisdom Of the just. y child
.oftens and purilics the heart, warming
md melting it by its gentle presence: it
,nrichcs the soul with new feelings, and
,wakcns within it what IS favorable to
,irtuc. Its abeam oflight, fountain
# love, a teacher whose lessons few can
.csjst. Infants recall US from much
hat cngendcrs and encourages selfish
less, that freezes the affections roughens
he manners and indurates the hearts;
hey brighten the home, deepen love,
nvigorate oxertion, intuse courage,
md yIyiry and sustain the charities OF
life.
Observation-Disclosures is COM
panion which no misfortune can deprcss
no claim destroy-no enemy alicnatc
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