Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-14
GIRLS AND MARRIED NEN..
lila WHEELER WILCOX PAYS BIER RE-
SPRCFS TO THE AMERICAN HIRT.
Gushing, Vain and O7srips Girls-Ths Ways Of
the Hopeless Coqueus-AtracdOn Of the Sexes
Loves Royal Rose Lives Saved from
Wreck on the Rocks Of Passion.
Glove is The Light from
Gods Eyes

However much OF a dirt the average
American girl may be, she confines her
field Of conquest 70 single men,
I saw the average firt. But now ana
then, in country places, 10 lesser GU
les, and in the large metropolis, We
come upon the exception TO the rule'ano
find a girl who is not averse TO NUMBER
ING married men among her admirers,
even among her victims. A good deal
OF study aud observation or THIS oruer
OF girl has led me 70 the following con-
illusions regarding ner'
The young women who get their
names associated Unpleasantly with
married admirers can be divided into
three classes: The spoiled girl, b is
oyer-sentimental, cOnceited and gusn-
ing: the utterly selfish and vain girl,
and the Overripe girl.
met one Of the first type recently IN
the heart OF the great metropolis. Sne
was a. beauty, an only child aud mother
less. and possessed wealth and position.
She had gorged her naturally romantic
mind on French novels, and she vas Ut
terly spoiled by adulation.
She loved 10 talk OF herself, and she
confessed to me that she had, at the
age Of twenty, grown quite bldSe with
monOtonOus attentions Of adorlng
SWANS, and that she found nothing
so interesting now as the admiration OF
married men. 'I suppose l like them
because they are unattainable, she
said quite nOnchalantly; land confess
the nearest sentiment / ever felt 70 love
was inspired by a married man. His
unhappy domestic life first drew me 20
him; he said he felt l had such a sym
pathetic nature from the very first.
Poor fellow he is nearly crazy about
me now; be fairly adores the ground
l walk on"
s.My dear girl, nothing is so uncer-
tain as the i'm IMPRESSION a cOQuettiSh young
woman makes on a married man. l re-
piled. ''Quite likely he is telling his
wife that be pities the fool who marries
you. He may hatter you and pay you
compliments galore, and sigh over you
lust 10 see how much you know OF hu-
man nature; but be is not respecting
YOU. that Is certain. He may feel the
charm OF your beauty, but he would not
defend our good name If be heard 1t
assailed; II he is sufficiently lacking in
principle 10 lead you 70 receive his COM
promising attentions, he is lacking the
honor TO defend you from the tongue OF
gossip"
"He would defend me because be is in
love with me-" she urged. Did you
never hear OF an |unhappily married mao
really feeling the love OF a lifetime
for some one he met aiterward?'
s'Onca IN a while that occurs" l re-
piled. But you are scarcely the type
OF girl tn inspire such a passion. A man
would amESahimself with you, and try
70 leaS-Xon onObut be would not lose
~ Nod over 8u. Your position and
-s.I,b nd bikutY would latter his
mssculine nrid and he wonld enjoy
tbiDting he badl TO lure you over
convention,s baJ riers; but he would feel
a secrst contemAt for You all Tie same.
Ven are a snoiIA, sentimental girl,
nose fneoinatioR has gotten the better
80 49, bead and hart. You are wasting
svmnathv and iabpardiZing happiness.
Sotbtng will so Sffectnally drive away
SosirebIa snitors from a young girl as
tbe accented ATTENTIONS Of q married
The most hobeless coQuette Is the
boor,Iess Girl wiih an abnormal love OF
o-ororest and Excitement, who finds
~itb warrfed MN the adventure and
recElsss elementp necessary 10 her hap
DiDess Sucb n girl is seldom morally
vicIons in the geherally accepted use OF
tbst ,s,m She is superfcial In her emo
tions cold vainJand selfish. She likes
49, f,ssdon anal the opportunities Of
cononsst and adventure il affords her.
Sbe bas no ideai Of going wrong, but
Iovest ~ NAV aboht the brink of danger.
Her onlv debauclery is that OF the i'm
sginstion. Having no deep emotions
% her own IN cdSrol, she temptS and
oronsss those Of %, scarcely conscious
- ~ eviI tn0usE e; she flies laughing,
mockin and mn amused than terri
fed out Of dangi reeeh as soon as ~
maroces her. o enjoys the tragedy
~ the situation md has complete con-
t-oi ~ herself ne has q cruel ele-
ment in her n ure, and enjoys the
DoGer TO cause in. She prideS her
solf On being NIL 90 make wives jealous.
Rotb She and sentimental girl are
civeo ~ boastiL of their cOnQueSts,
s,d of their abiy ity 10 attract men FROM
tbsir wives. Fortunately it is a shallow,
weak and se,fSh type Of man only who
60 bewitched by her-men who lack
mora balance aud who seek constantly
for some ne6 diversion, aud who
regard women as their lawful prey.
Amused teasAd, and mOmentarily
aroused bv the (elusive cOQuette, they
saldom feel a dekp passion for her, as
tbeir Datnres ~ too shallow for more
thar a nassinp Excitement and desire,
which ends in resentment and anger
when She escapek them.
Tbe world acchses the iirt Of being
far moro denraveH than she is. Hers is
the depravitv of mind without the cor
respopdipQ depraEty OF body. But the
nnblic IA slow ID believe this. She
ioses her eood nine without having
committed sin III without having in
sDlred a great loyeA Her most persist
emf pursuers forfeit her quickly, or
think OF her WITHHOLD regret
The third aud m9St 20 90 pltled type
NJ Virl. whose name is marred by assO-
citation with a marrle ed man; is the over
ripe grill She has lived 10 pass her
twenfv-6ftb birthday without having
loved or married. With more than or
binary mini. with 4 high ideal Of man
hood, with strong emotonS ana Intense
longing for love. shs sees her ~girlhood's
c-omnanions mated one by one. while
bar own dreams ard hopes slip farther
and farther hack inAo the past with her
Frst vonth. such a.girl is liable to be
snnerior 10 her early admirers, and as
She reaches riDe wonanhOod she finds
mental c~omradeshiA in married men
onlv. Then comes she dangerous aSSo-
clarion with soma man whose domestic
and who dis