Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-11-13
THE "SIN OF SINS"

The Washington correspondent OF the
Louisville Courier>Journal, under date of Oc-
tober Is, writes:
Last week, for the first time, read in your
paper Theodore TiltUn's views on the one
great sin. When read the concluding par
agraph, where he speaks Of the woman beng
brought 10 the temple to be stoned, and asks
SO pcrtinently, ''Where was the man ?" and
answers his own question in this wise: 1.-THE
| man probably went away among his COM
panions to laugh; indeed, there is 10 eyi.
deDcc that he was not her chief accuser, aadl
the rlngleadcr in her punisbment"-af
reading this l thought of similar case in
our midst. To-day there walks, with head
erect, man (perhaps many men. but this one
l speak of especially who, after ruinlng
one inrocent. unsuspecting girl, married
another who was almost her near neighbor
His wife is very beautiful and attractive
When the story reached her ears. and the
poor little babe was brought to her notice.
her heart almost broke. and she resolved to
leave the man, although he had been her hus.
band only few months. Relations thought
was dissuaded from obtaining divorce But
the smooth faced villain was not content
with the misery he had wrought. but sought
to regain his power over the girl during a
temporary absence Of his wife. Poor thing,
she was trying SO hard to be worthy Of the
forgiveness of her father and sister. who had
not cast her off. One day car filled with
passengers was passing down the street. One
young man IN the Car called the attention Of
another to beautiful girl who was about
entering store, and named her as the mis-,
tress of -. He had mistaken the innocent
young sister, and woman in the car who
~ Hl>o y
made il her business to call at the house of
the two sisters and relate what occurred In
the cars. The young lady turned upon her
unfortunate sister, and with vehemence re-
preached her tor the disgrace she had brought
upon the family, and added that she would
no longer live in the same house with her,
but would hereafter live with q relative in
another city where she could escape insults.
The poor wounded heart gave way, and the
forsaken one fell 10 the floor in strong con-
WILSON'S In three days she died. Her be-
tlayer sat upon The stems of his fatl.sr in lA~'A
dwelling and watched the funeral as ii pass
ed. He was in the best of spirits, and was
quite ready to join with those who would
stone her to death. He associates with gen.
tlemen, and will no doubt work the same
ruin in another household when he ha, the
opportunity or inclination. And there is .
God.
My readers may perhaps think l have
touched upon an indelicate subject. But it is
q subject that every woman is concerned in,
and if we would not have our houses con-
taminated by such men, then should We
steadily set our faces as we'll as our pens
against them, and forbid their intrading
among pure women. This young mans char
acter was we'll known before he married.
And yet no one warned the cir! from becom-
ing his wife.
The other girl expected to become his wife.
For three years she considered herself his
betrothed. To her he steadily denied his at
tachment to any but her, and then counted
upon her womanly desire to conceal her
shame and at the same time protect him She
was betrayed, deserted. and disgraced, while
he, III the presence of a goodly company,
perjured himself with another He has me-
yer manifested any compunctions of consci>
ence for what he has done, and, perhaps, will
be trusted in business, and his crime. though
well known, will De lightly passed over.