The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-03-06
Burn Your Love Letters.

/ Aaron fIlfr. wlo va fha gftalofI
BLACKBOARD Cof 0onf.omaaJ recorded
~ American history, Kept bushels oI
women's letters ail bundled ani car
marked 70 that many q reputation
wa. 1T the mercy Of bic executor, who
behaved, however, extremely we'll
some men have a wicked way Of en-
| trapping woman into a correspond
once, ol securing from her uusu-pect-
ing friendship phrases which unex
planned or read out Of their counec-
ton are somewhat ambiguous, and
upon which it will be easy for the
censorious to put a wrong constsuc-
ton. such base fellows never burn
letters; they are much more likely to
exhibit them in conyividl companies or
in strict confidence TO a dozen associ
ates. A man Of honor knows what
letters to destroy, and he will without
fail destroy or return them to the
writer.
We know that we are recommend
ing what to an afectionate person will
seem like a sacrifice almost too great
to be made. In this city this NORM
Ing there is many q package Of letters
dearer to the holder than untold
wealth-letters which have been read
and re read until they ale known by
heart-whch have soothed the sharp
est of pains and have illuminated the
darkest hours-which have strengths
ened wavering faith or restored a
lost which were hungrly looked
for and rapturously received, and
upon every page of which is the record
Of unhinching fidelity and OF love kept
bright and unwavering, though the
praise of the world had changed to
blame and its smile darkened to
irown. We know that it w0lld be
hard to these tear-blottcd sheets-but
it may be best to do so. Think Of
them read by one lawyer and CONS
mented uron by another! Think of
the grave man of the bench ponder
ing over them through his spectaclcs,
Or the gaping Juryman trying 10 com.
prehend their meaningl Of the gloat-
ing gallerying putting upon them its
own prurient interpretation Save
them from such desecration by giving
their secret to the keeping of the cle-
ments.
Again, We should remember that
there is no higher appeal to honor
than that which confidential letter |
implies The winged word may be |
LOST forever, but the written word re-
mains. 1t is the most unquestiOning |
love hich puts itself at the mercy of
a correspondent, which writes what it
would hardly whisper, and takes its
chances of being advertised and trum-
pe;ed TO the four corners of the earth.
Does not such tender frankness de-
n, and even a nervous care and caution
upon the other tide? A blow Tor
kiss is bad enough. Ingratitude is the
of our nature.
But what blow can he biilerer 10
sensitive woman than to find conf
ience misplaced, trust disregarded,
and the sanctum sanctorum OF her
soul thrown wide open for the Curl
Dus TO stare at its boarded and hal
lowed treasure? Such mockery Of
good faith is intolerable between man !
and man-it is tragedy pure and sim
pie when it poisons the peace of wo-
nan. Did she write this loving sen
tence for the whole world to read ?
Did she spread out all the tenderness
of her soul upon the blistered page,
that coarse Jestcrs might translate it
into their own foul dialects, and con-
strue it according TO the uncleanliness
of their own besoited natures9
Yesl il is certainly better TO burn |
letters of affection than 10 hoard them |
in this most uncertain world. Burn,
il you would not have the deepest