The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-28

Road to ituin-
The Prkiu (iils, Times clips he Toll
lowing item from an exchange, and thfni
taking II for . text delivers srrmonl
- hici, il worthy Of The attention 81 every
n her. mc;her and daughter IN the iAni !;
A Young woman whose name can not
a. lnrnei. hut who came 20 ksansrliiel
fson Iiisewav. lila. 20 have an aboriionl
i.rndnrci. returned In her coffin lAsi
Monday night. secretly
Secretly. How grimly put. OF uhail
a world OF misery this little item tells
Love pure and innocent a. first then n
slight improper liberty. followed by fvr-
hidden Joys, DAYS Of nm fSinfy and
deep anxiety. doubt reno ears real
lied. bitter regret, burning = Ssh. ~
tile efforts 10 escape tile gathering toil<-|
The deepening gloom. the coming shame.
final resolve 70 apply the dangerous
dreadful. awful remedy. secret flight
bungling skill. infant murder. physical
suffering. mental agony, alone. deserted,
seized BY the black ghost Of despair faint
ing. siuking. fainting, sinking, sinking
ruined-dead-
The old. old. sad story Young vo-l
man. win you heed its As good-hearted|
girls a. mothers ever nursed have gone
down 70 death just this way.
Father. mother, will you teach your
daughter to love you 50 that she will
make confident Of you-so that she will
dare come 70 you with every thought Of
10Y or sorrow-in times Of trouble. -
well As in mements or sunshineS We
verify believe that . majority OF these
cases come through the fault Of the par
enfs. They have neglected the most inn
porianf part Of daughters education
they have failed to teach the child 70
trust Them
While this IL 50. we don't believe that
Young woman ever lived who could not
be true to herself il she would Where
girls fail is i'm submitting 20 the first
little liberty. The only safe way for any
girl Is 10 do always right There's no
such thing a safety in femporizing with
ones virtue The slightest detection. in
some degree, weakens the girl for further
resistance. The only absolutely safe
way Is the absolutely proper way There
must be no trifling in this natter Ii .
young woman takes the first little mis-
step; that one little step i quite likely
90 prove her ruin-for IL is but the pre-
decessOr of another. and q little longer
one. in the same direcfion-and the
second il taken with infinitely greater
ease than the first.
No woman ever vet submitted TO the
first and least improper liberty without
starting on that road which ends in loss
Of chastity-and il she didn't follow II
20 its sure conclusion, il was because
chance. or something else ~ unreliable.
infervened 70 separate her from the man
she loved too we'll
There u no halfway house on this
road to woman's ruin. When once
entered it must be followed to the end.
Aud the entrance 10 no road II more
tempting to : passionate girl-a girl rich
i'm natures choicest charms Physical
forces. sentiment poetry, love - al
warmed with passion invite her thifher
The bending trees along its entrance ars
heavy with foliage, the birds are singing
in the branches, the flowers. rich with
perfume. adorn is either side-jusf Be.
yonl she hears the sweet music Of the
numbering brooks. the air Is fresh and
balmy, the sky Is flecked with rilvery
clouds-with the sunlight dropping in
between them and the leaves. and rem.
dering AL an enchanting picture and ono
which i wooing her 70 enjoy it, charms
At the far. far end Of the avenue. look.
ing through the mirage Of love and pas
sion, she sees what seems 20 Be bezuti'
fnl palace. richly curtained. ccrDiced
lowered and turreied- nj abode for the
very angels. BY the first little missfeE
that passionate. loving girl starts dowf
this beautiful road that promises 30 mnci
Of pleasure-to the seemingly enchanted