The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-21
MARRIED. FLIRTS.

Raj as is the married woman firt, l
h the married man has yet far more
answer for. Byron's lines
Mans love is Of mans life thing apart,
III womau's whole existence"
" Us that love-making forms but the
rest item in a mans long life, yet COM
es all the thoughts, and dreams, and
ire time of a woman. This is the fact
ch clearly proves that victims Of the
Ter class call for greater sympathy.
st perfect faith we have in the up
Illness, and honor, and chivalTy Of
4 !. until the married hirt comes and
troys the fashioned belief, even as
hid would blow away thistledOwn.
chooses as the pastime of his leisure
If, some bright young girl, not want
3 in charms sufficient to attract many
bore honest man. The foolish thing,
brst battered by the attentions of one
er. as she supposes, wiser than herself,
Iurally neglects many a true and sim
asprant to her affections, who is a
e ditiident, perhaps, because SO much
Earnest, in order to please that ever
dy and charming schemer. Time
ses, the girl is bewitched by the tender
es and gentle reverence, by thousand
e acts denoting admiration and affec-
which never fail to please, particu-
h when profered by one she herself
hitherto looked up to, and her whole
rt goes out in love to him who can
'le no lawful return. And the man ?
BIRDS and actions he would never have
Ned to utter and perform, were he free
unfettered, he now unhesitatingly
lulges in, knowing his marriage is his
ense, and that nothing can be expect
hi him. The strong, brave, chival-
IL man, bound to protect every weaker,
ler thing, is now protected by-what ?
\ the knowledge that pride and fear for
fSelf, Will be his sure safety, and that
Peless disgrace and scorn, which is all
can expect if her infatuation becomes
Pwn, is the assurance he may safely
n st to, to cover over the evil pleasure
amusement he may now quietly pros
lie during the spare moments when his
Ne, his clients, or his church, do not
for his time or attention. Should a
Rposal in every way suitable and proper
N come to the woman in such circum-
'nees, many a one would hesitate to
Dure herself before Gods altar, and,
mssng the chance Of position and
por before the world, remain faithful
Inc whetched love which can give her
Fhng IN return or else she accepts
hand Of the man who offers all he has
GIVE, and defrauds of what he has a
By to look for in return-an honest
+ loving heart In either case it is the
RrHed tlrt who has blasted her exist
E. and taken from her every pure and
" JOY, to say nothing of the part in
i TO which he has doomed that other
Rman whom before God he had vowed
love and cherish.
As for married woman, when they
so TAR forget their own dignity rs to
grpoSely lead on and encourage men,
aung feelings which self-respect, equal
with marriage vows, make it utterly
possible for them to return, | think
gre are few terms too strong to apply to
Fm but at the same time | am con-
aeed that the term flirt Is often most
yGs'ly applied to women, who, strong
the faith that they are honored and
'pSted by their husbands, strive, simply
Tue force of natural instinct, to please,
! must be agreeable to all around them.
X woman who knows and feels that
appreciated and admired, is thought
ghi, amusing, and even witty, ten to
= she will actually become, for the
le at least, all these three. Like a
Tef which in full sunshine, with care
attention blooms brightly, expands,
u gives forth its delicate sweetness, so
IA'hS woman perfectly confident and
Sured OF affection and admiration, will
arm ii. and please much more than one
u9dll OF her own powers. The care
8 iooker-on, or the cynic, will cavil and
gec' 10 every little winning way or
Afhiing manner, attributing to the wo-
- rather than the simple fact that,
PpP{ herself, she is striving to give
Nl'eSs pleasure to others. Believe me,
agreeable, attractive women who
e :" admirers around them are, natu-
y as the sweetest flowers draw honey
= nose women who, because so sur
unued, are almost universally pro-
uneed filrts, in reality seldom deserve
uame. That such do not exist how
~ cannot presume to assert, but
are FAR fewer than the world would
: u believe, and but few victims ever
~0e Their sacrifices. These are left for
eoW1sardly, the unprincipled, crimin-
selfish married man-hirt.
no young man ever permit it tc