Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-26

A few days ago pssssrs along North O
street. Virginia, were astonishsd 70 see
. wsll-drssssd and respsotabls-sppsaring
girl. net over thirteen years Of age,
standing between O and D streets In
plain view. converting iamiliarly with
the mistress Of . noted house Of ill.fams.
Residents In the neighborhood saw the
girl pass down the south side Of the
cross street in front Of the abode Of
shame and shortly return on the oppo.
site side. when the mistress and one Of
the inmates Of the place Joined her.
They we're evidently, from their actions
meeting her BY appointment and the
three remained on the sidewalk directly
10 front OF the house talking together
for more than halt IN hour. People
are too apt to think lightly OF suoh an
Occurrences, and say the girl was one
naturally depravsd. Such IL not the
case, for there are those here who have
known her from infancy. and they
attribute to the open vice 10 be met
with on the Comstook her wsywardness.
There 10 not . family In Virginia City
more highly esteemed than the near
relatives Of that very girl who was en-
gagged In friendly eonvsrsstion with the
most noted oourtssan on d street.
To fnd . reason for the behavior Of
girls like that Just related. and the case
Ia NOT an isolatsd one. let parents. at
any hour OF the day or night. pass along
South @ street, Virginia. through that
section known a.
BAEBARr COAST,
And witness the sights their children are
compelled to observe daily while going
to and returning from school. and then
doubtless they will wonder that there
are any innocent-minded children ON
the Comstoek. In that section are the
vilest brothsls to be found anywhere.
These houses are passed daily. and there
IL no way OF avoiding 1t. by the pupils
attending tho Fourth Ward School. Tbs
sights beheld there In broad daylight
would not be tolerated for tventy.four
hours elsewhere. but are permitted to be
enscted day after day 10 the main thor.
oughfsrs Of Virginia City IN the very
faces OF young school children. II is
not an uncommon sight BY any means
to see the denizens Of the rookeries OF
that vicinity in short skirts. without
shoes and stockipRs, and
HALF Nude ABOVE TIE WAIST.
Standing in the doorways quarrslins
with each other, using language too
beas,ly and vile to be more than limited
at; or perhaps 'bandyiug oa.hs and sI.
changing vulgar jssts with male .sso.
ciates worse, Il possible, than them-
selves.
While these scenes are daily before
the school children; while their eyes and
ears are constantly and ct almost every
step assaulted with al that 10 immoral.
and even worse; while all this ID per-
mitted, evsn sanctioned, BY law-Can 1t
be . matter Of surprise. that 30 many
young girls enter early upon q life Of
shame and miscry2 And 10 II not the
fault OF parents Laws have been
passed compelling the dsmi.monds to
live within certain limits, and those
limits would never b entered BY limo.
cent children, to be contaminated, while
now they are familiarizsd with the
yILrsr FORMS OF EVIL
By daily contact. Those laws would
have been enforced and not now be .
dead letter II public sentiment had de-
mandsd Il; II only fathers had taken an
interest in the matter. II would have
been done. But NO; not the least pro-
lection has been thrown around the
children, and the result 10 to 30 seen BY
the abandon Of young girls, and heard
In the vulgar profanity Of boys scarcely
old enough to 60 to school.
For the sake Of decency. and 10 the
interest OF those who are compelled to
pass along that portion Of Q street, It's
TO be hoped some action will be speedily
taken to absts the evil. It 10 disgusting
enough In the daytime 10 older persons
than school children; but after dark II 10
simply UNDESIRABLE. and II chance should
take q gentleman In that direction with
q lady, he hastens to psss the locality.
drsading the obscene Language that Is
SUES from the dsns. And he may con-
graduate himself, also, II hs escape wit.
n..sir, sha s;oht NJ n eypYfan In half