, 1879-03-15

10 The Editor Of Iht Tribune.
CHICAGO, March 13.-I beg thousand par.
dons OF each person who interpreted my article
OF Feb. %, on "ThonRhtlcasncss," in the man
ner our good friend Damc burden hns evidently
dot,c. / was not directing tnY remarks to thoso
kind .hearsed, self.sacraclng girls that make up
the beauty a,st worth Of existence, not inlulE-
Ing In a Wholesale slaughter Of thc fnnoccnts,"
as mS own Remarks will prove, 1hs extract,
for instance, "rhero arc many nos1c, loving
dispositions among yo,l, md, Mas! tIut II Is 90,
sono lstless, rcbcltlous. and ts,nnk!r*s.' You
will notira that have cassel many" AMONG
tic nobe, and 'sson,e" aulong thu !!s,lcss. III
comparing thc two words VIC find there Is 10
limitation to the first, which might Include mill
ious, but The Inst cau mean but very few at
most.
p l an In hopes there nro hut few who in.
tcrprutca II the san,c as good Datnc burden
evidently did, as hayo too much RESPECT And
love for tour Gtr3s' to Wish them 10 harbor
the thought for ono moment that tntcllt1ed to
riva them a Wholesale rclrtmana. 1t ssas unly
10 portion Of those WIN do not RELY OIL the
help Of scrvante that my reunrlss wcre directed,
as these who have plenty of help throughout
the establishment do not reed to exert them.
selves, however well-incllnrd iIley may be.
Shortly after Dame nnrdcn's criticism was
published, gentleman sa1 to me-: II have
anuyhter who Is decidedly lazy. The only wny
We Gun n,anngc to yet The least cllurc Of work
from her Is By l,fr!n. her, ni! then she usually
manages to ret tho nay while mamma does the
wor1;. We hare coaxcd Hnst driven, but It does
no good. We cntlllot always be panshtng."
llad ~Dnile burden tnkcn into consideration the
tuct Of f.y cIasstfig mssclf with the tronEhtcss
ones, sln would lsave been Ear less denuncintory
| iii her criticism.
know that was taouchslcss. and yet not
more so tl,nu many girls of the present day.
Not because had no care fur mother's vel
| farc,-tor she wns almost worsttpel by ue,--
but bcrause did not stop to cohalder what 90;
| nights of weary Watching ato had cndurtd for
| ilcr youngest babe. And yet we were under
suc!l strict dsclDl!na that when directed to ..t-
complEsh a task It was not to our credit TO dis.
obey* There wns no whipping, no severe
chnstislnE, md won1crnow how such system
OF control became innugurRted. But whit l
dcptorc In my own ease is the fact That ! did
| not anticipate the attentions thnt would have
relieved her from tho earo and responsibility In
ctltnbcut on a mother, TO the cxcluslun Of my
own selfish ease.
i aid not stop to consider that by anticipating
her wishes and desires might shit port!on Of
myself no harm, might BIZ The mems Of render.
ing her valuable scrycc. ThuR carcicssly
passed tho goltcn hours, nN9 lsfe seemed gil
/ sunshine anu roses, Tor mother gu!1ed thu helm
smoothly oyer tha sana.bars Of youth, floating
quietly amid the rlpplcs until the lnevttubft
liavon was reached, viz, marriage. And thus
fear It 10 With Sumo OF thu girls who may rcat
tiesc lines. Not that they mean to shlrk til.
responsibilities OF life, but the tuoyant, happy
gleclul spirit that bciongs to our youth canno
bc burtles,pd With t1c aoMbre realities uf ou
tnurc mature years. No litter emblem q
tenycn ran 10 CONCEIVED os than a beautiful
l!ght-henr,cd, aIn!ablc, unse!tish Eirl, iii.
nolhera who haye prcn endowed Wilt, tn
capacity to 1nolu and govern surh priceless
treasures aro more to be honnred than the rule
over M empire Of submissive subjects. Agat1
| say, be ronsidernto Of mothers welfare, 10
with yonr advent came & lifelong fear tl,at he
hopcs might not bu realized, AMI snc therefor
unable 10 render goud account Of her steward
ship. OnLENA.