The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
ORR GIRLS.

LADY and too old to be baby. She is just
at the age when she has not sense enough to
behave herself, and just sense enough to be
foolish. Not satisfied with plain dress
that reaches the top of her shoes. she must
have one of expensive material, long enough
to drag in the mud, and pulled back TO
such an extent that she is an object of COM
| miseration and disgust in the eyes of every
modest and refined lady or gentleman. She
.'will'' when she warts to, and she "wOn't"
when she don't. In fact. she is-in her own
peculiar language-"a stunner.'
Pass along Main street in the evening from
seven O'Clock till half past eight, observe
the style of the girls You meet and you
won't be long in picking out the average
girls. You will see them going at rather
rapid pace one hand grasping the skirt OF
the dress, pulling It to one side, which IN
creases the unsightly groteequeness Of their
diminutive figures their eyes, heads and
tongues are in constant motion. They have
smile for this young fellow, a nod for that
one, some remark for the next; and before
leaving the streets they have succeeded in
making themselves quite conspicuous.
Oftentimes they may be seen in couples,
triplets or quartettes, but always with the
same uneasy piquancy of manner that makes
them what they perhaps wish be, an OBJ
ject of interest with sour Boys"
Visit the post Office in the evening from
seven O'Clock till half past seven, and you
will find the girls hanging around, though
they may have no idea of receiving anything;
simply staying there to be pushed and pull
ed about by "bummers and bawds." Every
one who is in the habit of receiving letters
and papers at the post Office, knows that the
evening mail is not ready for delivery Sill
half past seven, yet these little incipient
women will be there night after night half
an hour before mail time, no matter what
kind of company they may be thrown into.
A few ceks ago one of our city officers
entered the post Office, where he saw knot
of young misses gathered in one corner, who
were so much interested in something
which they were looking at, that they did
not notice his entrance. Seeing how ab-
sorbed they were in contemplating some
object of interest. he approached, peered
over the shoulders of one OF them, saw what
the article was, and with quick motion of
the haLd snatched it from the hand of the
miss who was exhibiting it. With sup
pressed exclamation of surprise and chagrin
the girls fed from the room. What was
this thing which the officer had taken from
these girls /? It was very vulgar, indecent
tin continuance, representing human figure
in the most indecent condition possible to
imagine.
Are girls like these, whom every one
would like to look upon az unfedged angels
with every thought and act cas- chaste as ice
and pure as snow but who are in fact, |
already soiled with the filth of passion
begrimed with impure thoughts and unho
" actions-are girls like these to be pushed
out upon the world as the future mothers of
American citizens God forbid
It is time that this subject, "Our Boys and
Our Girls" is met face to face. Parents,
teach your children that the pure never seek
each others company ION the sly" That
Bnite with them in their social pastimes.
Keep them employed at home an6 not upon
the streets. Take them to church with you
have them sit in the same pew with you
and not In some other part of the church
where their whisperings and gigglings are
such an annoyance to those around them.
Teach them that at the proper age the public
social association of young ladies and young
gentlemen is perfectly proper. but that
secresy III such matters is sin. Do not let
your business or personal pleasures interfere
with the duties you owe to those whom God
has given you. and to whom He expects you
will point out the paths which lead to peace.
Law aside, for all time your frivolous fashions
and look more closely after the welfare and
happiness of those who are to follow you.
It is your duty TO fs them for the proper
performance Of this same duty to their chill
dren, and through them many generations
to come. If the future moral standing of
the young people of Kenosha is to be any
improvement upon the present, that inn
provement must commence now.
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The City Hotel, lately kept by Mr.. G. w
Smith, has beeu re-opened by Mr.. T. j.
Meyer, who hopes to receive his share O.
patronage from the travelling and general
public.
The discourse at the NJ. E. Church next Sunday
morning, by the pastor Rev. W. E. Walker, will
be on sChrist's letter to the Church at Philadel-
2hia." The subject in the evening will be "Count-
! ing the cost of great building"
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