The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-01
OUR GIRLS.
awbere is Ny Daughter To
Night?"
ruF QUESTION FOR MOTHERS.
musings of a Reporter, Who
sees People and Things as
They Are.

rbo renorter of a daily newspaper
e,ds himself, in his running around, in
Ian, places where. otherwise than in
- -.yonce Of his vocation, he would not
Ink Of visiting. He is called by duty
al hours of the day and night, often
10 he almost omnipresent. He is here,
,bere. everywhere, following up rumors,
sesting authorities for reports, watch
ing for happenings to record, and look
no for items with which to regale the
raaders of his journal the next morn
inc He takes notes of events as he
Gees them, and jots down nara
lions of occurrences as they are
told TO him, and in order that he
NAV not be outdone by his fellow
renorters on rival sheets, VIII forego
measures and sometimes deprive him
self Of needed rest OF. regular diet. Yet
# is not looked upon by him as a hard
ship. by any means, the infatuation he
has for his occupation and the regard
for the success of his journal as news
medium i1npel him and encourage him
fo exert and even TO strain himself to
cover all the ground. "
But we did not start out to rehearse
the yicissitudes of a reporters life. We
were induced by reflections upon the
iect of Where is Ny Daughter To-
,,,ar,+iOT1F Coma nf rho
tb0ughts suggested in those reflections.
A newspaper man in his ramblings
sees many things which delight him
many which grieve him, and the ques-
ton lust quoted has often presented it
self to US, and we have wished to hear
the answers many would receive. A
reporter of The HERALD has. time and
time again, had occasion to be on
Main Street at different hours OF
the evening and night, and has
seen girls Of all ages promenading, sky
larking and dong their best to attract
the notice of people generally. He has
attended parties where young women
have been present apparently without
escorts, and certainly minus the requis-
ite protection from insult or violence.
He has visited public places of enter
tainment and observed innocent-look,
ing maidens, solitary and alone, wend.
ing their ways home, without protectors
after the performance was over. AnC
these observations have suggested the
present remarks.
The article mentioned in the outset
refers to the suggestion of an exchange
that while many fond parents are daily
sending up petitions that inteinperanct
may not lay its heavy arm upon theil
aps, that thew may ever be found free
ron the vice of this wicked world
would il not be well for them to bestow
some thought apon the ways and well
fare Of their daughters ?" The sentiment
contained in the article in question is so
truthful and applies SO directly to the
situation in Salt Lake City that we re-
produce a portion of 1T, with the aSsur-
ance that parents will profit by study
ing it and the lesson it contains for
them:
Toe many girls find some excuse to
leave their homes pleasant evenings. Nc
sooner out of sight OF the domicile than
they hunt up a girl companion and
make Decline for places where young
men congregate, in-the expectations of
catching bean, +" or getting up firta-
ton, rarely disappointed in accomplish
ing one or the other. That the girls are
unacquainted with the character of the
men so frequently met, there is but little
doubt, otherwise they would avoid their
society, except they were intent on
gong to the devil headlong. The fault
OF this street running after dark lies to a
great extent with their parents.
No matter how humble the home, if
the parents, especially the mother, will
only take more interest in their daugh-
tiers, and try to entertain them evenings
with reputable young men, good books
ana KIND motherly talk, instead of let
ing them run here and there without
knowing where they are or what com
pany they are In, there would be far
leSs Of this street running, and many a
Sooa girl would be saved to society and
Hefsell where now she is going to ruin.
Let every mother who reads this ask
herself the question: Where is nv
daughter to-night?"