The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-05-11
PERILS OF THE CLERGY.
Getting In the Tolls of Scheming and
Beautiful Women.
Neac York Graph

.. Ne,o York Graphic.
Women are the life of the church, but at
times there are indications that they propose
TO be the death of it. The clergy are in
more.danger from the sex than from any
other temptation, and il is an absolute fact
that the devil frequently arrays himself in
pettieoats, the better to overcome the shining
lights for whose destruction he continually
yearns. We are sure the ex.Rev. Mr.. Muir
ray will endorse this statement; and If the
facts involved in it were fully known 1t
would transpire that such of the clergy as
remain,pure are entitled to exceeding praise
in view of the immense temptation they have
had TO resist. There is nothing quite so
pleasant as the worship of pretty woman
who is likewise a comparative stranger. She
ministers to masculine conceit, and that is
enjoyable; and her ministrations are so sooth-
ing that to accept them seems for time TO
even the tender conscience but an acceptation
of absolutely needed rest. Were it not for
the rude awakening that inevitably follows
there are few men who would not insist in
being rocked to sleep in precisely that way.
Though, to be sure, this Is not news.
The London Times tells Of the kind Of
rude awakening that ended the brief felicity
of handsome young curate of a prosperous
London suburb. He was called upon by a
pretty woman who was IN deep distress. She
could not tell him what the distress came
from unless he called at her house and re-
ceived the information in strict privacy. He
remarked that he was not physician or he
would recommend troches, but she said she
had tried them, and likewise Mrs. Pinkhan.
He called as requested, and she confessed
that she loved him. That was what was the
matter with her. She knew that he had
him for that, but what should she do? She
would really do nothing of any great i'm
portance; but she had yearned for months to
kiss him, and she felt that If she could only
ably not aware of the curative properties of
q caress OF this kind. 1t does not accomplish
perfect relief, of course, but IL alleviates.
Touched with pity. the handsome young
curate consented, and the kiss was given and
returned. 1t was a chaste kiss, and totally
without paroxysm. There was no particular
lingering. The young woman lay in hfs
arms moment, looked In his eyes with
soulful expression, and permitted her hair to
unwind itself and droep in hopeless dis
order. The situation was so impressive that
he looked soulful too, gazing into the
woman's face with the deep pity that is akin
TO love. Then the kiss was taken and the
handsome yonng cuiate went home with his
face sufiused with blushes and with a new
light In bis eye.
Now this was a very smart young woman.
She was what Is scalled in.America ''business."
She did not enter into state Of hopeless
agony after his departure, because that would
have been a waste Of time. She knew that
he would think of the adventure about
twenty-fouI hours and then return to con-
sole her some more; and that If he came the
third time he would forget his bitter VOW
with respect to celibacy and insist upon
marrying her. ST., instead Of wringiug her
hands and casting herself upon the floor aud
beating her forehead upon the same, she gave
a short whistle of the kind that indicates
satisfaction. went 10 camera that was partly
concealed, drew therefrom negative, and
went with Il into little dark room that
smeled of chemicals; and few hours there.
after the handsome young curate, to quote
from tie Times, "receivrd reat little par
eel gracefully tied with apiece Of blue rio.
bon, aud OH opening it found all iustantane-
Gus photograph Cabinet size) Of himself
kissing the young lady. Accompanying this
was communication from the fair one her.
self that there were eleven more copies, and
that he might nave the whole dozen at f20
apiece.