San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-27

Was Na9Sy ard EnSblIFey, could tear of
The aaST crown al h6aaraA)e marriage
and 6a>l il in ta$t, coNt6 take the digni-
" u an ancient FAMILY and trample
@ssNa IL, tVARhA make herself so low and
vile dhal even this common Teresa,
ApaWSNS all aaiaht, and most probably
eN@9& gVfss<e 10 touch her hand. consid-
erfnS 10 polluted, Just God! what had
Caresel0 Neri done to deserve the price
acS> jewel Of true woman's heart;
what had done to merit such foul de.
ceptiOn rs that which | was now called
upon to avenge? Suddenly / thought
o; my child. Her memory came upon
me like a ray of light, had almost
forgotten her. Poor little blossom! the
slow hot tears forced themselves be-
tween my eyelids, as / called up before
my fancy the picture of the soft baby
face, the yonng untroubled eyes, the lit
tie coaxing mouth always budding into
innocent kisses! What should do with
her? When the plan of punishment
| had matured in my brain was carried
out TO its utmost, should take her with
me far, far away into some quiet corner
of the world, and deuote my life to hers?
Alas, alas! she, too, would be woman
and beautiful, she was flower born Of
a poisoned tree; who could say that
there might not be canker-worm hid
den even in her heart, which waited
but for the touch of maturity to COM
mence its work of destruction! o meni
you that have Serpents cOiled round
your lives in the shape of fair false
women, if God has given you children
by them, the curse deScends upon you
doubly! Hide it as you will under the
society masks we are all forced
to wear, you know there is nothing
cent babes look trustingly In the deceit
full eyes of an unfaithful wife, and call
her by the sacred name of "Mother"
Eat ashes and drink NORWOOD, you
shall find them sweet in comparison to
that nauseating bitterness.
For the rest of the day 1 was very
much alone. The captain of the brig
spoke cheerily to me now and then, but
we were met by light contrary winds
that necessitated his giving most of his
attention to the management of his YES
sci, so that he could not permit himself
to yield to the love of gossip that was
inherent in him. The weather
was perfect, and notwithstanding
our constant shifting and tack
ing about to catch the erratic
breeze, the gay little brig made merry
and rapid way over the sparkling Medi-
terranean, at a rate that promised our
arrival at Palermo by the sunset of the
following day. AS the evening came on
the wind freshened, and by the time the
moon scared like large bright bird into
the sky, we were scuddlng along side
ways, the edge of our vessel leaning over
to kiss the waves that cleaned like sill
yer and gold, fecked here and there
with phosphorescent flame. We skinned
almost under the bow of magnificent
English flag flOated from her
mast,-her sails glittered pnrely white
in the moonbeams. and she Sprang over
the waters like sea-gull. A man. whose
tall athletic figure was shown off to adj
vantage by the yachting costume he
wore, stood on deck, his arm thrown
around the waist of girl beside him.
We were but minute or two passing
the stately vessel, yet / saw plainly this
loving group of two, and pitied
the man! Why? He was English I'M
sun vi Oh Nhtlc
the very soil is supposed to be
odorous of virtue,-therefore the
woman beside him must be
perfect pearl of purity; an English
man never makes mistake in these
things! Never? Are you sure? All, be-
lieve me, there is not much difference
nowadays between women of opposite
nations. Once there was,-I am willing
to admit that possibility. Once, from all
accounts received, the English rose was
the fitting emblem of the English woman
but now, since the world has grown so
wise and made such progress in toe art
of running rapidly down hill, is even the
aristocratiC British peer quite easy in
his mind regarding his fair peereSS?
Can he leave her TO her own devices
with safety? Are there not men, boast
fnl TOO of their "blue blood" who are
perhaps ready to stOOp to the thiefs
trick of entering his house during his
absence by means OF private keys, and
stealing away MS wife'S affeCtiOns?-and
is not she, though a mother of three or
four children, ready to receive with
favor the mean rObber of her hus-
bands rights and honor? Read
Jne LOnuOn newspapers any udy anu you
will find that once moral England is
running a neck and neck race with other
less hypOcritical nations in pursuit of
social vice. The barriers that once eX-
listed are broken down: professional
beauties are received in circles where
their presence formerly would have been
the signal for all respectable
women instantly TO retire; ladies
of title are satisfied to caper
on the boards of the theatrical stage, in
costumes that display their shape as un-
disguisedly as possible to the eyes of the
grinning public. or they sing in concert
halls for the pleasure of showing them
selves off, and actually accept the vulgar
applause of unwashed crowds with a
smile and "a bow of gratitude! Ye gods!
what has become of the Suberh pride of