Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-02

be paraded. But if there is any iniq-
uity in all the land for "heaven to
register" and over which "hell
chuckles," it is that l have mentioned
and from what l have seen in this
town, and l am not a close observer.
| do not believe that the wantonness
in France from the time of Mazarin
until the time of the Regent Orleans
surpassed that of Washington.
Take young and innocent girl in
any of the States, North or South.
She is an orphan, without a protcc-
tor, and poor, with no means of sup
port except her own exertion. She
comes to the Capital and applies for
a position. She is young, handsome,
bright, intelligent, pure and unac-
quainted with the snares that beset
her pathway. She knows no guile
and suspects none. Innocent as the
dewdrops on the mountain violet,
modest as the lily in the vale of
Cashmere, and chaste as the icicle
"curded by the frost from pur-
est snow," she mistrusts no covert
and sinister motive on the part of
the "Christiau statesman" who exerts
his influence in her behalf She is
given position. The labor is light,
the salary ample to supply her simple
wants and clothe her person in attire
that heightens the charms that have
already excited the lust of the lech-
erous scoundrel who has befriended
% her. She begins TO like her place.
She is ambitious and desirous of ad-
vancement. She fears above all
things 10 lose her position. Then it
is tho tempter begins his work. IfI
flattery fail, he employs threats, and,
as most usually happens, the poor
girl falls as Diana herselfw would have
fallen under like conditions. From
that day her life is one of misery.
mot poppy, nor mandragoria, nor
all the drowsy syrups of the world"
nor draught of Lethe, will bring
sweet sleep to her eyes or Danish re-
gret from her heart. She has ceased |
to be a flower that angels might
water, and has become a weed |
for devils 10 cultivate, a Mag
dalen at whom every other harot
will cast stones. She either pines and |
mourns her life away or becomes |
scarlet woman of Babylon, alluring
men to death and hell.
l but speak what every one in this
city, who is not fool, and what ey-
cry one who is not a liar, will admit. |
The case have mentioned is the rule,
though frequently the honorable gem
tleman who supplies the "infuence"
finds "Maid of Thilouse." More is
the pity, he does not always strike
such lead. Then his incontinence
would damage no one except himself. |
If the mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters OF this country knew the
whole truth there would be new
order of things in the departments.
One of these days the mills of God
will grind fast enough to send an out
ragged father or brother here who will
shoot the top of some Congressman's
head off and "find a way to kill him
though he were immortal" and the
virtuous communities of the land
will applaud and become aroused,
and we will have an investigation
that will reveal the reeking inquity
with which the departments are
honey-combed. May heaven speed
the hour. If these lines are read by
any young girl, innocent and pure,
who thinks of applying for a place in
any of the various bureaux here, |
hope she will pause and conclude to
flee from it as from the fatal radius
that surrounds the deadly upas. III
she heeds my counsel she will thank
ne, cover there" about the time a
statesman asks us for
rink of water, which geography
will not permit us to hand him.
SAvoYARD.