The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-03-30
a FEW WORDS TO FORWARD Girls.

Not long since, in speaking OF young
girl of her household, an aged mother
made the remark: eve cant do anything
with Clara. She does just as pleases her
self, and bosses the whole house,
She spoke in a careless light-hea rted
way, and laughed as though she was tell
ing something very commendable about
the child, for the girl was little more
than child in years, although she puts on
young lady airs and speaks of her 'sbest
fellow " in a matter-of-course way. She is
boldly forward and seems to have no re-
spect whatever for the opinions and feel
ings of her elders. She often spends a
night away from home, and while her care
less mother sleeps in peaceful unconcern
upon her pillow she is walking the streets
with other girls OF her own style, laughing
and talking in a manner to attract the at
teDtion OF fast young men and bring up-
favorable comment upon herself aud if
she goes to ruin who can wonder? In the
majority of instances where young girls go
astray the mother is most to blame. be-
cause she has failed to impress the impor-
lance of purity, not only of action, but Of
thought, upon the mind of her daughter.
II young girls who think themselves SO
irresistible to the young gentlemen of their
acquaintance could only have their
eyes opened to see themselves as others see
them they would shudder to gaze into the
depths of the abyss yawniDg before them
A great many girls who would not real
Iy do anything which they considered bad,
and who are medest-appearing at home,
think that when they are off on Journey
they can do anything they like, and no one
will be the wiser. A young maiden of this
class went to visit friends in distant part
of the State. AT town in which | lived
she stopped several hours, the trains not
connecting. Many time, when children,
she and played together with our dolls,
but she did not know was living there,
and thinking she was far from every one
who knew her she went in for what she
@NAANh fOoo Ont AlIltci " I'LL
the telegraph operator, aud afterw ard told
her intimate friend, who was also an ac-
quaintance of mine. that she knew she had
made ''mash, when if she could only
have heard what the young man said about
her to his intimate friends in my presence,
not knowing that | knew her, she would
have hidden her face in shame ! quietly
remarked that knew the young lady
that she was Of good family and we'll
thought of at home | knew my words
only partially removed the wrong impress
sion those young men had formed of her
character
Once the bloom is brushed from the
cheek Of the peach no art can restore it,
and once the bloom of modesty, than
which nothing is more beautiful, is taken
from the cheek of maidenhood, the less is
irreparable. Then, mothers, wake up to
the importance of your duties. Teach
your dasghters-alse your sons-that
parity OF thought is the best guard against
impnrity of action. See that they read no
trashy novels, and associate with only de-
sirable companions Hedge them in with
love, strengthened by eompulsion if
necessary, and in after years, when they
know more of the world, they will recog-
ize your wisdom and thank you for what
they may rebel against now. Teach them
that sowing wild oats" is usually to
harvest shame, and leave no duty undone
toward them. The good book says:
Train up a child in tie way be should go,
and when be is old he will not depart from
it ''-Anna Val. IL FIRM and Firestde