Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-31
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II il a cruel. cruel thing. in this world
which 10 so given to Islander. to force the
names OF modest. respectable young In
dies into notoristy. aud make them to
all intsnts and purposes the property Of
the public. 1t matters not how good
and pure in thought and deed the ladies
may DO known to DO by their personal
friends and intimates. Scandal. like
jealousy. grows by what 1t feeds on. and
what is in the beginning perhaps but .
simple thing. becomes magnihsd after
passing through many hands and being
banded about from mouth to mouth
into an atrocious action. The scandal
mongers OF this world are the most I'M
charitable Of creatures. They spare no
age and no ser. II is their prime de-
light to tear down in . day the reputa.
ton which IL has taken years to build
up, and the man who falls into their
hands-and more especially the woman
ia indeed unfortunate. They are cruel
in their attacks. and have no mercy In
their prosecutions. The one only way
to preserve n fair name from their blight.
ing assaults. is to keep IL from their
clutches altogether.
These thoughts are suggested by the
episode which has transpirsd in this
community lately. and which resulted
Last evening in the complete sIonsration
Of Prof. Bray by the Board OF School
Trustees Of the town Of Gold Hill. So
far as that gentleman Is concerned We
have nothing to say. He 10 = man, and
capable Of defending himself against all
aspersions. and he has suoc essiully done
80. But with the young ladies' who were
drawn into the dirty middle Of the scan
dial. apparently against their will-for
but one OF them appeared to testify. and
her relations to . principal actor gives
rise to the suspicion that her action in
the matter was not wholly fres--ths case
is far different. They are most sstimable
ladies'. and their regulations stand high
in our social circles. To pms sAsss aHmss
before the community a. has been done.
allowing them to be made the subject Of
bar-room discussions, and placing their
innocent amussments at Lake Tahoe on
trial before q great uncharitabls public.
was q cruel thing to do. and the man or
men who originated the scandal deserve.
and will receive. little sympathy from
the honest-minded citizens OF this CON-
munity.
The entire affair has proven TO be
what all thinking men forssaw that 1t
would prove. . marvsllouslv large tenn
pest in an innnitssimally small teapot.
The lid Of the pot was screwed tightly
down. but the violence Of the tempest
has expended itself and destroyed the
vessel with Il. The young ladies' them
selves have shown . c~ommendabls spirit
in refusing to have anything to do with
the dirty business. except In the one
case noted. and the manner aud matter
Of the testimony OF this one proved con
clusivsly to all who heard 1t, that she
was an unwilling actor in the farce. and
that she realized and deprecated the at.
tempt to force her into the indicate
position In which she was placed. They
have mt and all proven themselves to
DO what society has always recognized
them. ladies in every Of the word.
Now let the subject DO dropped forever.
No right-minded person will care to con-
slider or discuss the matter further.
With this feeling the Nrws. in Its local
report Of last evenings Investigation.
supprssses the names Of all the ladies
who either testified. OF we're mentioned
in connection with the story.