The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31
F0UNBLINGE.

last week, startled the public some
what. It was not an entirely new
experience in Salt Lake, as similar
incidents have happened on two or
three occasions in years past. How
ever, they have not been so frequent
as to cause the community to lose its
sense of shane and sorrow when it
hears Of one OF these ooourreHcesq In
other places foundlings are by no
means rare; indeed. they ara 80
common and plentiful that in all
the larger cities extensive 'asy-
Iuns are maintained Eor the care of
the little waits who have been so
unfortunate as to be unwelcomely,
born into an Rnwelcome world!
Few Suspect the number of men,
and women, boys and girls scattered
over the country who never knew
the father or mother to whose sin
they eve their existence.
Salt Lake csnnot.expect 20 escape
misfortuaes and scandals of this
character she cannot expect that
all her ehildren viii be born within
the sacred relation Of marriage, ner
that all mothers can exhibit 1.-The
wedding ring as evidence of lawful
and belly maternity. If every
mother here could stand up before
the world and proudly own her
child: if every child could know its
parents and th5re woEld be no
blush OK shame from matual re.
cogRition through life, this would
not only be a model community,
but an exceptional one, standing
alone, far removed from all others
Ia the matters of mor2as and the
virtue of its people. Such 6 state of
things mey be hoped for, but will
not be expected.
However, it is within the power
Of fathers and mothers here TO do
more than they are dong towards
preserving the purity and maintain
ing the responsibility of their
daughters and sons. With few ex.
ceptions the parents OF iIlegitimate
children are young persons, and the
very large percentage Of such a.
rents are young ladies and gentle
men who have allowed a degree of
freedom that wise aud careful
fathers and mothers do not accord
their sons and daughters. When
the carelessneas, the utter reckless
ness OF too many parents regards
ing the associations of their
sons and daughters il noted
the wonder is that fonndlings are
Of such rare discovery, and last
weeks scandalous incidents are not
matters of frequent occurrence. I'll
is g we'll known fact that many
young girls are in the habit of
frequenting the lake unaecom.
panied by escorts except such
chance acquaintance as they
happen to pick up on the trains or |
st the resort; if the parents of these
girls are not aware of 1t, they
should be and there would be littls |
difficulty In ascertaining the truth. |
Whatever the girl may think about i
II, the facts ought to require no |
argument to convince a mother
that in allowing her daughter
such freedom, she is simply
inviting her ruin. Young girls,
also, are seen siugly and
in groups s;roIling about the
streets after dark, a fact which in
itself is inviting to insult if it is not
new male acquaintaDces that the
unwise girls are DESTROYS of forming
These are the girls who leave their
babes on other peoples doorsteps,
aud from their ranks the houses of
prostitution draw their supplies.
We do not believe Salt Lake is
worse than other cities in this re,
spect; nor, indeed, that it is so bad.
The remedy lies entirely with the
parents. If they will perform their
whole duty to their chlldren,as wise
fathers and mothers, knowing the
wicAedness OF the world, the found
ling sensations will occur with less
frequency, and houses OF ill-fame
get their recruits elsewhere.