Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-30
A WARNING.

JESNIECRANER isthe name OF a young,
beautiful and attractive lady whose dead
body was found mysteriously floating in
a stream at New Haven, Connecticut, a
lew weeks ago.
She was the petted child Of fond
parents and popular companion among
the young men Of her home circle. She
was allowed to select her own compan
ions and to have the utmost liberty Of
conduct in her associations.
She was not "fast" as the term goes
she was like thousands OF other girls,
only gay She accepted promiscu-
Ously the company OF young men who
were fond OF sport and good time,
without regard to their character or the
place or kind of amusement to which
they led her.
Her parents never seemed to have
conceived the idea OF her falling under
evil influences, or much less that her
reputation or life were in danger until
called TO drag her dead body out OF the
stream.
How she came by such an end is an
inquiry still shrouded in mystery. By
some she is supposed to have been foully
dealt with by her male companions, by
others that she committed suicide.
But an equally important inquiry is
suggested by her fate: and that is,
whether there are not thousands OF
young ladies in almost every community
who, like JENNIE CRANER, are left by
their parents entirely without superyi-
sion or care as to the companions and
Influences surrounding them?
This fact is pressed home upon any
one who observes the thousands OF
Young men and ladies' promenading the
public streets OF our city at all hours OF
the evening-we were about to say all
hours OF the night. Young ladies in
their teens" with their arms affection.
ai,ly clasped by tee hand OF gushing
Young men, who seem to make special
Ell ri 10 advertise to the public by their
attitude and their airs that they are adj
mitted to special familiarity with the
ladies they have in charge.
Many young ladies who submit to and
permit such manners, or ill-manners, on
the street from their escorts don't know
any better; they don't know that such
familiarity on the part of gentleman Is
gross; that it is positive evidence on the
part OF the man who practices it either
of groRsness, stupidity or criminal du-
plicity.
A young man has no business to grasp
the arm OF a young lady for the purpose
of escoIting her through the street.
Such manners, to say the least, are
loud" A nice sense OF propriety will
not suggest or permit it. A young lady
Who has not discretion enough to re-
pulse such approaches ought to have her
Is,her or big brother about to
command hands OIL" The great
danger of the times IS this
growing lack Of sense of propriety on
the part Of young ladies. They may
think to enhance their personal attrsc
tons snd win the affections OF the OPP
u ,siIa SIX by 4 freedom, and certain
degree Of abandon in their
m ,nners, hut they more often lose the
respect OF those who are really worthy
of their regard, by lack of
maiden dignity and propriety. There
is always danger to daughters who are
mingling in promiscuous society without
this,high senseOi propriety which every
lady should possess and enforce on the
part of her companions. JENNIE CRA-
NkRs' fate will become q more frequent
event when parents have ceased to OBJ
serve and inform themselves of the COM
paniopship and conduct OF their daugh-
tiers who are minsling in society.