The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13
: NO. II.

The Spaniard assisted her, ana being
unable to converse in the English
language gave her his card. The
girl was step daughter Of her uncle
whom her mother had married when
the daughter was about nine years
old. Mother and daughter conelu-
dcd that here was rich foreign Wild
over whom it would be advantageous
to cultivate. The girl without her
step fathers consent, had street in
terviews with the Spaniard, and ae-
companied him to restaurant noto-
riously used for insiduous purposes.
In short time she and the Spaniard
were on gushing terms of friendship,
and she prevailed upon him to make
her his house keeper and afterwards
the governess of his four daughters.
After awhile the Spaniard repentcd
of his rashness and discharged the
girl. Then she sent him begging
letters for money and after the death
of her step father sued him for Sc
duction and breach Of promise Of
marriage. This is the case which
now crowds one of our Court
with bald headed, simpering, rascally
old men. The girls counsel is
lawyer whose talents and social life
are wide apart as the wisdom and
morals of Solomon. The Spaniard's
lawyer, Choate, is one of the highest
intoned men at our bar.
The opportunity should not be
lost to say something about Ameri-
can women. No country affords wo-
man such a sphere and surrounds
her with as much respect as the
United States. Men are no better
here than anywhere, but they have
great fear of a good woman, partly
because our mothers are much better
wiser and more influential than
American fathers. The prevalence
of good roomy homes in America
gives the wife sovereignty which
establishes her in the respect Of her
children and others. 1t is almost
fashionable for an American wife to
supervise her own house and sew and
even cook.
i The German and French husband
is always poking his nose into the
kitchen and usurping the woman 8
authority, but the American man
gladly gives the old lady a chance
She grows up his peer and is indie
pendent as wood sawyer. The
same independence, in less degree,
is asserted by daughters, with their
parents free consent. A well bred
American girl is in no danger from
being given her own freedom. Vir-
tue is inalenable from a proud wo-
man anywhere, and here are the
proudest. In the sum total of life
there must be proportion Of disso-
lutte women, as we'll as men, but it
, may be said that, as a rule, disease
is the origin Of this sort of wretch
edness. Sin and death are old
chums. When the home, which is
the citadel of woman, is broken up
the mischief begins. The trouble in
the city of New York is the general
subversion of homes as such. An
immense number of women live in
t hotels, subject to all the temptations
a of the travelling population idle,
) ness, riding, wine, larded food, late
; snppers, eavesdropping, the bold ad
!, miration of many men, the love o
b dress, Loneliness and parental neg
Il lect. Many others are occupants o
e divided bomesteads, living in par
: of a house.
n A large proportion Of houses o.
!. Fifth, Madison and Lexington ave
+ nues are let out furnished, the mis-
Is tress and her daughters keeping u
t. the appearance Of being absolut
d while dwelling in the garnet and rea
,e ly living off tue rent of the property
i Moreover, rent is so high in Ne,
IN York that four-iifths Of the tenant
r. are in perpetual distress to meet til
Or landlords monthly demand. A cit
" more crowded with people of all n:
ID tions than any On this side of til
a globe is thus peculiarly put in temp
9 tation as to its women, ard it ma
Is be added that the New York girl
ID the middle and upper classes is IL
70 peer of any woman in the world f
e. beauty, activity and intelligence
With passion for fine clothes,
IN proud mother and a careless fathe
n and subject from the cost of liviu
n and the uncertainty of business an
We speculation to rapid vicissitudes
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