Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-05

is, for three, five, six or ten years he gives
her whatever love he has, accepts her
faithfulness and love- and then, when he
wishes wife to sit at the head of his table
reminds her OF what she has been to him
and takes TO bear his name, young and
innocent woman. He tries to cure the
leprosy with a lily.
IS BRECKENRIDGE GUILTY OR NOT?
For weeks past the newspapers have
been full of the story Of young woman
who says she was for nine long years abso-
lutely faithful to man who betrayed her
when she was II years old, by whom she
bore two living children, and for whom
she lied, even to her mother. Now he has
married somebody else. | know nothing
about the truth Of her story; | only say
that if it is true, then hope every man in
Kentucky will help to lynch him. am
not given, as O general thing, 10 sickly
sentimentality, but the betrayal of a girl
of II by man of AZ, a brilliant man, q
man whom she had always respected and
honored because of his position in her
State, seems to me something very dread
full And the giving of nine years of the
best part of her life to him should at least
have had its reward by her bearing his
name and by the recognition of their
children. Remember, do not think this
would have wiped away the sin; both
would have suffered for that, even in this
world; but | cannot understand how
man can so utterly disregard the rights of
love and the rights of his children, as to
wilfully force this girl into acknowledging
that she was the other woman. Again
say, don know that the story IS true,
but do say if it is, this man ought to be
made to suffer here, as he certainly will
hereafter.
LIE AT THE MATERNITY.
A while ago, was up at the Maternity,
| and talking to Sister Irene of the women
| who came there She told me that the
| greater number of those who came from
| the better classes OF society were almost
| invariably young girls, who had lost their
| purity through married friends of their
| fathers. 1t is so easy for man who visits
| intimately at the house, to grow familiar
with girl of 1a--to kiss her, and to take
| her on his lap; if he is fond of children, to
| give some amusement; and then, as the
months and years go by, he discovers that
| the child has become Il womau--a woman
| of Is and that he is very fond of her. lie
knows how to do all sorts of pleasant
things for her; and her mother, foolish
woman permits her to go to the theatre
with her fathers old friend. when she
wouldn't allow her TO 90 out with boy of
20. | do not say that this is always the
result of such an acquaintanceship, but
do say that blame mothers for permitting
such state OF affairs to exist.
4. THE YELLED YOUNG WOMAN.
Last year at the Maternity there was a
girl about 10 years old, who had private
room and who never came ont of IL with
out veil over her face. Sister Irene, the
doctor and the nurse were the only people
who ever saw her face. That girls mother
believed she was visiting friends in Italy,
and during the time tine girl was there,
the mother visited the chapel, and gave
her Offering for the poor babies and never
dreamed that her only daughter was hid
ing her shame in the same hous(
in which she stood. When it was possible
she did go to Italy and came back inIme
diately, end 20 this day her mother doesn't
know that every Thursday she goes TO see
little baby up there, and neither does SHIT
dream that out of her pocket money sht
is supporting that child. And the man
, Oh the man visits The house, and it is q
constant surprise TO the father and mother
that their daughter, who used to be so fonc
of him when she was little girl, scarcely
speaks to him now.
LET Us BE MLRcIFuL.
! DO you see her future? do. A love
: less marriage; children born who bear al
honorable name, but who never have he
heart as does that one which she canno
acknowledge and about whose future sh
is always worrying. Perhaps her life ma,
be worse than this. 1t may be one o
, wickedness, lacking love- lacking children
she may go along gratifying all that i
e worst in her, and never letting her bes
! self come even to the surface.
q What are we going to do, you and
1 The other woman exists i'll every statio
!, OF life. Sometimes we don't recogniz
= her, but oftener she is branded with tn
d scarlet letter. What are we going to do
+ There are only two things possible, m
friend. We must stop throwing stones
for our sins may be greater than hers, an
q we must remember always that it was sal
g of her, SO many hundred years ago: "Bt
q cause she has loved much much shall
e forgiven her." Are you greater than tn
II Goodman who said this? think not, M
d neighhor. So let us join hands and try t
,r do Tor her the best we can. IL may
: only little, but it will help; it will sufel
.r help, even if the band only consists OF yo
n and BAB.
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