Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-03
w riten Tor The AvANT COURIER
REBECCAAkO THOSE "S!CK MEN,"

Deer Editor:
| viii you allow another lady to express
her views on this subjec, in the columns
of orr paper? can heartily sympathi
with Rebecca in her righteous Indignation
against a certain class of men who pre-
tend TO think I'LL women are either bad or
would BE- il they dared There is nothing
so wounds the feelings of pure. good
woman as the thought that some men
think she is virtuols from necessity, and
not from choice and principle.
But | think | can safely say there are
not frc men in this whole Territory who
/ have so low an estimate of female charac-
ter. And | think Rebecca is very much
mistaken in thinking these men of the
mountains. " no dwell In their lonely cab
ins. often SO far away from the society of
woman. the class who have the lowest
opinion of the sex.
Indeed. think these men have the
deepest. most sincere reverence for good
women you coull find anywhere: and
sympathy and respectful consideration.
than upon refined city gentlemen who are
constantly El,ni;ar with the society of all
kinds of Wolner.
Men nj tttrGify reverence women. and if
they were neve! deceived or led astray by
bad women. They would regard her with
little less reverence than they would an
angel.
Let all women be ! .Ie, modest, frank
sympathetic. all that they should he, and
there is not II man in our Territory who
would not turn to them with reverence and
the highest esteem.
If Rehecca is thrown in the society OF
these 'cabin boys let her treat them
with Kindness and consideration: let her
he frank. sympathetic and show Il woman
~ interest in them. and she will find they
can be sincere. loyal friends. and in asSo-
cialing with such women they will learn
20 revere the sex: if such association does |
not cure them. their disease is inc.lrable !
and will have to ran its course. bat no |
pure. good character will suitev much from |
their siandcrous attacks.
10 prove that even the worst men rev.
erence women. will relate a little Incl !
dent: One of the most eminent lady phy-
Sicians of New \ ork was called BY tele-
graph to come Immediately to Philadel-
phia to attend a sick friend. To save sew
cral hours she Travelled OH an accommodate
ton ear ut the end of Il freight train. and
arrived in the city at midnight: and on
finding no one to receive her. and no con-
vtyance near. she started alone to find the
residence of her friend. 1t being very
lark, she lost her way. and seeing dim
light through a window near her. she
and was admitted into one of the
pwest gambling halls in the city. The
n,n all laid down their cards AMI cups.
md listened in respectful silence while she
explained her situation. and one of them
instantly arose. gathered up his hat and
rloves. and otiere' TO accompany her.
She accepted the offer. and WAS never treat
d with more respect and civility than was
hown her through that long. dark walk q
With that man.
l believe that even ''Sour grapes" could
e made agreeable and pleasant if sweet
ned by Il good woman's smiles and en-
arrangement. and many manly heart and
oDle ciiar:tcte, hi ght be saved from the
I'ln OF intelhperance if women would BE-
hat God intended them to be- A
Dolly EARNEST.