Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-09-30

ling ueVelOpeQ, anu our ralIfOau ID
cilities for transporting and exchang
! ing commodities West and North are
growing finer every day. The New
South will eclipse The old regime in
splendor and solidity.
Women Who Endorse Wick ednesS.
! 1t Is probable that women think
as little as do men Of the RESPONSE.
bilities imposed upon them by mere
existence. This responsibility in the
woman Is very much increased when
j she hs ps to be particularly hand
f77SoAae 1Sof@Abih biheE~ise attrae tAsr7sss,,a
Whereas the man if bad. can only =
/ tend his evil influence 1hrongh a
Very limited circle, n WON tn can go
Lhrongh lie inhicting evil on nearly
every man she me ..s, and, by an ex.
1nislte sarcasm Of results, promote
sin by obeying The pure impulse Of
her tender womanly heart. From
this very Impulse comes partially The
liberation and the active sympathy
for wickednes, which is a tremen
dous powerlorits encouragement. We
say partially for it is fact Loo
patent for dispute, that the piqnaM
llavor of sin in men is exceedingly
enjoyed by some women. Which
ever Of the two may be the can,e in
indiv dual cases, i. is certain that
with the vast majority Of women, a
man with the "srice Of The Devil in
him." is greatly preferable to him
who diligently lives mp to the ten COM
mandment, and walks in the narrow
path prescribed in the New Testa-
ment. This is practically an encour-
ment the acquiring of the "sEice" re-
f ed to, and invites the callo~
youth 10 seek the reputation fer
"wildness" that will secure him the
favor, or pity that amounts to the
same, of the other sex. The true
meaning of these terms, "spice of
the devil" and "wildness" it is not
difficult to define. But when the
definition is gwen it should remove
the romance and attraction most ef
fectually. No man CAN possess Ell
ther qu lty without doing things that
are repugnant to morality, and ab-
horrent to respectable people.
But this repugnance and abhor-
renee are not shown to shame the
evil doer. Many young man is at
some pains to let it be known among
his lady friends that he is an adept in
poker, wise Discrimination Of mixed
drinks, and even an occasional an
tagonist Of the d lusive and destruc-
tive tiger" because he knows by
experience and observation that the
worst. consequences to ensue will
be confidential, imploring little
talk-lnd few things are more pleas
ant and tickling to mans vanity
Than lengthy moral lecture from 4
handsome woman.
This evil is practical, and its con-
sequences horribly 50. Many man
has sought "willness" under the
brilliant light and amid The spark
ling decanters and roaring good fel-
lowship OF the saloon, and the Ink
urious surroundings of the gambling
room, and only escaped from it to
the darkness and desolation of a dis
hoaored grave. Seek ng it to gain
smiles from fresh, sweet lips, and
pitying tenderness from bright eyes.
he finds ruin, and horrors that no
writing can tell of. The remedy is
less charity for sin. With all His
sn;erhuman tenderness and love the
Saviour OF men lashed the open vio.
iators of lacency and morality from
the temple. The rro(ane. the lewd,
the gambI ,rs and the inririeni, OF
developed drnnkarls sionl'l he driv
en- from parlors, consecratel by The
presence oil daughters, wives and
sisters. We advocate The most I'M
wearie'l effort 10 reclaim the erring
and redeem the lost, but younz
women are not the proper ones to do
that work except by the discourage
ment Of evil. That is The utmost
limit to which they can go without
accomplishing far more harm than
good When they let it be under
stood that reputation Tor "wild-
ness secures Punishment from their
presence and loss of their favor,
men will lack temptation now ex-
listing to stray away into the vulgar
ly broad path in which Prince and
plowman walk together, and there
will be vast elimination in the
number Of broken hearts, ruined
lives and lost souls.-GreenrlNe
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