The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-16
THE ST. LOUIS SCANDALS.

81. Louis continues agitated over the
missing ladies, MARY CHURCHILL and BIR-
TIA SMITH. Where indeed are their 10
spectiye places of conceament, themselves
alone and special friends in the seere
know. But 1t is only question oil time
when these histories will be revealed to
the world. How it is possible for young
lady who has been decently aud other
W SO duly reared, to leave her home and
expose her own and the famiy's name to q
n ,tional parading and neighborhood gos-
sip seems almost. inexpicaole. How 1t Is
that any such can get her consent
to exchange past unblemished
ireer and prospective future, of honora-
be tenor, as the matronly head OF home
nd heartstone of her own, for a few hours
o. wrong doing, or even scandalous folly,
W fail to conceive. 1t takes years OF the
most une1ceptionable conduct on the part
OF man or woman to win ones way into the
popular esteem 1t requires but moment
OF error TO blast and blacken, with the
whitening force of the lightning, all that
pa st. with all its thousand fragrant memo
ries that are dear and sacred TO the heal
attuned to honor. One false step and
she sets up cruciiix on which
her dead hopes will lie forever,
In that dim vale OF tears that leads but 10
the tomb. with never sunbeam to Jesse n
the sin and sorrow. she must expect TO pass
her narrowing days and sleepless nights,
stunned by the freezing treatment.ot thoie
who have no liberation for the crime al
no charity for the criminal. To loving pa.
rents she has brought broken hearts, Ia
th,ir eyes she has introduced an ever-prct.
eat ghost in place Of the pearl that lay on
their breast when the beautiful face wa
aglow in the innocence OF youth. On broth
e's she has Inflicted wound more horrible
than was ever inflicted In battle, and thai
knows no opiatc, While to sisters she leave
tho burthen oil Swallowed name. How
in view of all this, woman with any
intelligence, with any heart, with any
thoughtfulness, can be entced away by The
fluctuations that lie in the curled hair o.
the scented kerchef, or the honled words o
the fascinating liend, we are at a loss t
know. In the present stage OF civilization
there are enioyments OF every description
that might engage the thoughts anC
actions, without recourse to such selections
As Miss CmuRcnILL and MISS Smith hay'
made. But the young and glddy are otter
thoughtless OF consequences, which Indeed
they sometimes utterly fail to SEQ. Tn,
true policy is for every mother so to trail
her daughter that she will make
coniidante of her, telling he
even beyond what she would tell to he
most intimate clasS-mate friend, all the lit
tie details of her daily ,transpiring.llic. Thi
Is state of affairs that should be oncour
aged from the very earliest years, and con
tinued to tho latest. Then with mother
vigtant love and discerning eye, many al
expression used many u suggestion offered
will appear in its true color aud drift, an
the wholesome advice, aud the warnir
voice, and II requisite, the prompt .actio
will come in good time. Let mother
adopt this course, and we will hear OF les
play with scruples, aud the wild Pun
pose hanging, hating diazily on the verg
OF discussion with the tempter, less Of sue
scandals us now agitate the staid old city {
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