The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-09-27

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| The mere suffering which man under
goes, at the hands OF q coquette is not in
its first effects 80 greatly to bo deprecated.
II is in the consequences that lies the
deepest wrong which the insincere woman
does to the man who loves her. For the
/ distrust OF her whole sex which grows up.
4 Oh him, and the conviction that neither slIs
nor her kind are worthy OF the best that is
in his nature, she is responsible. The
i disdpip which he NAV feel toward her can
/ not greatly injnre him. But the spirit 10
which hs,'egards the tendency IN his ma.
\ tire which looks 10 woman for the truest
support Of his life, and the systematic
hardening OF those qualities in him which
reach out instinctiely 10 the feminine side
OF humanity, are soul hurts. which are
not healed when the pain VI the deceived
love has passed. HIS judgement OF the
whole sex cannot fail 10 be biased by OK.
perience OF the woman wbo has most deep.
| II interested him THUS il Is that The
coquette. by lowering the whole standard
| in the eyes Of man, Injuries her own sex aa
well as the other.
The forms Of coquetry are indefinitely
| varied, and some of them ara much more
| reprehensibo than others. The woman
who undertakes conquests simply for tho
glory Of displaying ut the wheels OF her
chariot the captive she holds by the rosy
bonds OF love is the commonest type As
her coquetry is Of the most patent kind.
its wounds are rarely severe or lasting, aud
yet there is certain vulgarity about this
spirit Of conquest which makes this type
OF women dangerous 10 both men aud WON.
en-,
A more subtle and disastrous influence
Is welded by the woman who is bent on
the scientific analysis Of the various effects
produced by the tender passion on men Of
different character and nature. She has
little pigeon holes marked with different
characteristic names, and into these sbe
classifies every new specimen. She IL apt
soon 10 d scoyer that the pigeon holes may
be very few. and that nearly all tbe men
she meets will lfitexaetly into one or Anoth.
en- OF them. When she has arrived ut this
conclusion she IL satisfied. Two or three
good specimens Of every sort having been
carefully snaiyzed and properly pigeon.
boiled. II is variety aud not quantity she
desires. sud haying become already quite
fanili1 sIth the manner 10 which Ger.
tain species u the genus homo IL affected
w thr greatest of passions, she allows
nauy possible victims 10 pass by without
al effort or desire 10 add them 10 her col.
lection; bat II specimen hitherto unclss.
si.ied crosses her path. she il ready with
her lIiile dissecting kuife TO pesr into the
isbynDihs Of new phase Of human "a.
ture.
Another class, perhaps the most danger.
ous one into which We are dividing co.
quettes, includes those women sho fancy
themselves ia love viii, every fresh lover
These are emotional and sympathetic WON
en. who, being Incapable Of strong feeling
themselves. are borne along lIy The force
Ola passion ~hieli fssci1stes them and
Lirh they wonld gladly fecipforale Ia
tllsir oiteB rsnsved disappointment at fnd.
ing tLai the Bes lover cannot make them
forget themselves they feel sense Of ia.
justice. aud never dream that they are not
the injured onss.