Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20

between her and so many hundreds of
hungry, half-paid, half-dressed
women here, whose regulations are
common food for newspaper scandal
mongers. / had heard great deal
before coming here Of the evils and
corruptions of Washington, and es-
peciaily of the immortality existing
among female employees in the de-
partments. | have no means OF know
ing how much truth there may be in
what is reported, but do know that
the great bulk of these women are
patient, Woodworking, honest, aud
| faithful in their slatlons-if they are
not they lose their places very quickly.
Many of them live from hand TO
| mouth, barely existing on their
meager salaries in this expensive
placc. Many oi them have families
to support; invalid mothers, crippled
or deformed children, worthless
fathers or sons-God knows what all
of misery and wretchedness the little
pittance they get relieves. All of them
were poor, else they would not have
sought these places, and many OF them
have been led astray, the chances are
that they had to choose between star
walton and shame. Maybe the man
whose influence saved them from alb
solute penury asks ms
price: not suddenly, but slowly
and seductively, so that gratitude
Joins itself with fear of losing what is
attained to urge his suit-maybe love
has grown out of his kindness and
blossomed in the heart OF his benefi-
ciary. ard the nobler elements of the
wonlan's nature join with her passions
TO drag her to an allnring sin. How
ever il may be, the good and bad
among these women suffer in their
reputation, and are despised and de-
nounced on every hand. They dress
plainly: they live plainly; they thank |
Tod every night of their lives that their
weak and weary souls are kept in their
feeble bodies. Mrs. Langtry has ac-
cepted in Iutenly way the adulation
of two continents. She Is clothed in
silk and beddcd in satin, and no dar-
INC thorn ventures to abrade her soft
II, sh. When she bends her neck the
glitter; they fash from her
cars and sparkle on her hands, and the
,uritv of pearls falls in beaded lengths
nyer her nailk-white bosom as they rise
and fall and tremble with tile nutter-
inps of her false and cruel heart. she
knows nothing OF want and penury,
md she never knew temptation ex-
cent such as might come to her
rom vain and frivolous heart ana a
ralse and unwomanIy ambition. iel
neople pour their money into her ZAP
md /. with other fools, paid my dollar
a look MT her. Not 10 see her aci, ~ :
Iced. for were her character ABOVE sus-
,icion. did we believe she was 4 irue
wife and a cllaste mother, bat Few oi
n would 70 single square 70 see nei
the least difficult character.
Ne know she can not act. and but Tor
,er intimate relationsbip-how III
imate | know not--WIlh
'rincg whose debaueheries nave :
made his notice fatal 10 u $
so,nan's reputation, she might nave c
on,e md zone with none 10 question 9
'nr and none to care whether she were I
rtIste or ham fatte, highh, TRAGEDY J
,,een or beer jerker IN rom Thei- u
aker's Theater Conlique. =
7 40 nat know whether Mira. Lang, y
~ be guilty or merely indiscreet' ahn - =,
: makes really no diiierehce. me
,nnnsItion that she is wicked. tne "
!, n,olir Of giIded sin about lefr inakes .
sn,,ir nav 10 see her aud her repu- =
'tian Of being false wife ann lne
, ..,araS lamon Of lasciyious dude ~
y n,onev IN her purse. The treasury ~
W. " Inc whether she be chaste or u
- ,.ssrs fhe outward senhlance oi g
,,.s ami lses the department OF q "