The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-13

TO the Editor OF the Herald
am not In the habit OF writing for
newspapers, and even now feel great
diilidence in this effort; but feel that
u dear girl has been reck less y and in
humanity assailed and traduced, and
deserves defence at the hand OF some
one. The victim Of this unmerciful
attack IL an orphan girl, without faith
er or mother to shield and protect her
from the assaults of unfeeling persons
She left her home in another State and
came hither with an irreproachable
character and II spotless reputation.
She came to make an honest and hon
ornble living. Her talent, culture and
many superior gifts and eXcellencies
won for her many admirers and warm
friends. Her deep piety and christian
zeal, her great energy and devotion in
the cause Of Christ, her care for the
poor and attention for the sick, and
distressed, have secured for her place
In many appreciative hearts. Her noble
disposition and goodness Of heart, her
charitable deeds and pious consecra-
ton are 80 well known to her intimate
friends that no breath OF Islander nor
foul vitupcration can for moment
unsettle their confidence in her and
their warm affections for her. We
know her too well to be influenced by
the unfounded report Of those who
envy her and seek to traduce her. The
writer is II mother, having daughters
yet TO go out into the world. She
knows intimately this dear girl and
knows that she is incapable OF dis
honorable act. A more sincere, honest,
pious, devont, cOnsecrated woman we
never knew. And more useful wo.
man, In the sphere of woman, is not
to he found in the city. In the school
room, in the church, in the Sabbath
school, In the prayer meeting, in
the choir, in domestic life, in
the social circle, she has few
equals and fewer superiors. Aud
this noble woman with all her powers
and qualifications and usefulness so me
have ignobly sought to destroy; and 1t
Is grievous to learn that some mothers
and daughters, and protesting chris
tians, and even members Of the sacred
ermine have stopped to the shame and
ignominy of defaming an innocent,
honorable orphan girl. Oh, can 1t be
true that any mother, who has daugh-
ters to send out into the world, would
dare to defame this dear girl. Foul
Islander and the character assassin, my
mothers. may assall your daughters in
the future, when they are orphans and
without protectors. What mother can
so far forget mothers feeling and a
mothers sympathy as to utter a word
of reproach against this motherless
girl. Mothers, sisters, you OF my sex,
let us rescue this dear girl from the |
clutches of those unfeeling ones who
seek to ruin her. Spurn and avoid the
man who would defame her; turn
away with derision and scorn from the
woman who would seek to faint
her spotless charact sr. Women of
Dallas, this Is common cause. The
tongues that SANDER this dear girl,
and the vile pens that scandalize her,
may at any moment pour their venom
upon us and our daughters, and make
us the victims on the public altar. The
ignoble dictator or writer who skulks
behind so.called report to stab an in.
nocent female, will not hesitate to use
the same dagger against us and our
daughters. Then let woman rise In
woman's defense, assert her chastity
and coptend for the honor and purity