The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-20
Fallen Women.

Ii truly benevolent and kind-hearted
people could realize the sincere repent
ance and sorrow of those women who
have through causes seemingly beyond
their control fallen into the paths of
vice, some way would be provided
through which escape might be effected.
The number Of this class who commit
suicide, and the fact that their career of
vice closes, on an average, in five wears,
testify most positively to the 'orse
and unbounded wretchedness yhich
pursues them night and day. Once
fallen, society opens no inviting door
for wOman'S escape. She feels this, and
how terribly narrowing is the thought
that while she is thus a hopeless out
cast from society, the author Of her ruin
Is an hOnored and respected member OF
society. We have been led TO these re-
Elections by reading the following letter
from fallen woman, addressed to the
Baltimore Americ0R:
BALTIMORE, Oct. so, 1873.
Yesterday evening, while sitting in
the window OF this brothel, .peeping
through the blinds, | saw some bright
eyed children running to meet a weary
looking laborer returning from his day s
task. They met, and what pleasant
meeting! II seemed to be of father and
children. He took some fruit from his
pocket and gave il to the little ones,
who went tripping along with him.
They soon passed by, but deep thoughts
remain with me till now; nv poor
heart was touched. | thought of nv
early life, parents, home, school, what
i used TO be, and what / am now: where
used to live, and where I live now.
Oh, God, in what a den of brutes I am
found! Mr.. Editor, / am hiding while
/ write this, 50 the women here can't
see it, please publish this for me. OH
let me say to those l attended school
with, and all the girls in this and every
eltyi beware Of men who would rob YOU
oi your virtue, and those vile women
who work for theml Oh, my feelings
in this place! It's q hell, though
adorned. Here rich men come-men of
families, men OF business, men who try
10 talk virtue at their homes. These
can 20 INTO good society-yes, more, i'm
The highest circles-and / can't 20 now:
this hurts me. ! must leave and 90 to
q distant cline, / think South, where /
thlnk their is more religion than in this
miserable city, and change my life. l
nope there is forgiveness in the hearts
oI my parents, if living, and hope to
be pardoned by God. I ask, why don't
something be done against vice Dear
girls, beware, beware, beware! Men
rum Us and make US murder! Hoping
tnls VIII be read by many, close by
saying / am
ZONE WHO WAS ENsNARED."
Some years ago, in a beautiful little
city In central Ohio, there lived hand
some, Intelligent, and active young
Mss whose parents were religious peo-
PIE, ahd whose surroundings We're all
calculated to exert a refining influence
upon her; but she fell-hOpelessly fell
anu duri0g the war, under an assumed
.alle, sne opened one of the most fash
Iohabie haunts of vice in Baltimore
ana she wrote the above letter. Pos
sessing those faculties of mind and
heart which would have made her an
ornament to society, she is now a hope
less 0uteast, while her DESTROYER moves
unaffected in the best society. Com
ment is not necessary Toledo BLADE,