The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-14
~TaEGInLAsA TRAMP.
..,,.et Walking Habits OF The
Ne Giri OF the Period.

a, ,sol. DRIFT Of moral reform Is to-
, .s men. They have sermons
s ~ Y uIin,io make them better
4. I'LL. les fortunate. She Is not
ia drink or swear or play bill
IN y, /. enticed into gambling hells'
4 3 !. presumed that she ia ylttuous,
\. Tsosss Arnold presumed that his
4 5,y, we're innocent I'LL they were
Ia.s ~ w !, guilty. The girl is suppCs.
!. I ,,b.l,sred from gross evil, to be
y, "a better than the boy, and partly
10 d The dslicste application OF
saIsSlins to girls and partly BE-
=. ,IS.,t no one thinks about it.
~. i It,r Iu,!s said about girls on
y. ~, 10 he uudertOw Of society, and
:. !, Il eIar to every observer Of lie
", .sosi.d tenement houses, in our
,sstraiug cen,ers, in our suburban
-, iSoo, crowded villages and ham
!, ,ha,geat change has come over
/. N, ID our New Englsnd communi'
N, b,Is turned tramps. No soon.
N ,ss gone down than the young
$40 h IoS.e from the factories deck
|s.-sIrs out with Eiuery and go out
|s~S.tSt,a seu for exercise or parade.
STpb b, tEos or singly. They meet
s]g,ssoet.!ss Of the shop or factory in
ss,yHsiug excursions. It is the most
,,sal lhins in the world to walk out to:
rsr asd associations once formed
.lt ,s,ps themselves into character.
n. HI dcent mean to be a tramp, but
M, he aware Of it the excitement OF
sThu buad on the street, and her as.
a;ls apdsr cover Of darkness become
rprilss for life. No one who Is not
Ibsia, With the facts can understand
i h yoang women have to put up with
ID. hoe shops and other factories,
Ir hey are engaged at daily labor in
|sssuy with the other sex, and, when
Aalneatss Of the shop is exchanged
Iahhllorth the immoraliLics OF the street,
tns suiIy be understood what the po-
liza d sifL Us tramps is in our closely
Eahtd communities. Win the conf
Ia he untOrtunales in our dens oil
ndtsioa tAr enough Il. get a. the truth
akdt history, and you will find in nine
aua out Of len that they have been
haaSt up at our very doors, and have
Ahs ths fatal step from virtue under
sHd itsedOm assumed when they were
au evening tranps. The position Of
ANrEiggtrls In this respect ia attract.
gte ltttntion Of those who think oil
nil lsd public morals, and the danger
trthoHledged on all sides. To put the
lttt plliply, most girls Of the middle
IN sIPtc! to meet young men on the
a.t lnd make all their arrangements
fnIriuOny while out on the public
stvusaIlre. The girls who stay at home
"a tAstik Of being neglected by. their
lIA Of the other sex, and are cOmpell-
kiiRlt defense TO become tramps OF The
tfs1ou' sort. Only those who have
ntast ths On'goings Of the relations Of
aRIa 10 our towns and villages can
ttiSs The extent to which the practice Of
|histUllEiHg is carried, or The mischie.
= fsllu which il brings upon society,
We liz. ia 4 new age, and the girl Of the
|Pstid ia tramp,
ID: que Of this state Of things Is moi
~ %. The boys are On the street because
asit II noI ,lticisnt attraction at home;
De Aoush blrreR because the parents
N !O busy TO make il what 1t ought 10
The strain upon them for making q
wing siAiH'ts their vitality; the mothers
90 LIE soo young and are exhausted
y .,tlyi ADD home lie, the homes which
ga! Remember, are not Whist they were
t'aIy'a'e Iears ago, Here Ia the root
We tfou5Is. The homes Of our work
people ATE not bright enough to resist
: COUNTER attractions Of the street. The
Easements are Curtailed or ignored,
!. sAI,t PARTIES are neglected Tor the
|ssis', The jolly plays for the negro min.
0e'' Iae iua and irolic in which older
: engig' LOT the doubtful issues Of
I. Seans excursions. We putthe blame
aeg''I asa tramp upon The parties tC
~ II BELONG. The psrents in these
\, y al''i6e responsibility Of their child
lsa gnis'' the homes are pleasant
! tass'luI aOd SittuOus the young lives
! hardly b sheltered from vice ant
sI'SIu The pale Of virtue. But wis.
1. shown in tho adaptation Of right
y eiliIlng circumstances. 1t ia .
y sa'uIe, Of breaking away from.
~. s.'aai AID there are so many homes
satie is not the slightest efFor,
n. V ''lIa yoRug people 10 right view
'as' Il seems almost hopeless L
N, anywhere. 1t Ia al just this poiut
N. "4sty At this moment hiss most a
,,s 1, iSs danger is that the girls whc
!. ne mothers Of the next genera,
S1lI y vi.iated in character by III,
avts' and careless conduct OF to4la,
e Unequal to the task Of maxim;
.Tasi .! the next generation wha
be. Our preachers seem th,
u teaching women at thi. point
an only speak in a general way
hi alnG short Of personal inauenc,
InI.aPss seems to be effective Ii
sSss 70 young women the ambition
/, tae higher duties Of life. Yol
men and win them 10 what /
Sasa easier than you can inauenc,
"a especially women Of the elias
In M. 10 Be ramps. Women ol,el
SS,.sIsIlSa without morality, and me-
~ nave morality without relie
GEJ. Pola! oil anxiety is how TO Undue
sSiolI0day TO exercise the restrain
IN ~ social freedom which aha
Seal sale from their own impulse
|sss,.. when moral convictions al
|LiSSal alo principles Of conduct.
|4HsOa ShIch the public wants liRh
! zoe authorized teachers OF r,
Ei,e The subject attention.
Ina 9.I o. street walking Is 40 mue
u. =, social lie With young peopI
In, lSaged at manual labor durin
skcnS ~ mere Ia so much TO b. sal
We aide o! exercise aud healtl
NJ 10y easy to inalitute a reform
M, ias practice is attended wit
n FSSS'el,e Of moral tone and sci
sSB sas old religious restraints hay
removed in countless hOml
tsS IvSSsaE1Fd tendency in our IN
sSeientiy noted, and Is resdii
M NJ Wa they are too much on d
sGa""' may b Ptudisu, but we cal
eSa I.,. Ne conviction that the mo-
ss' TO orr social and ismlI