The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-06-02

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OF danger. Her only debaucherv
is that OF The Imagination. Hav.
lfg no deep emotlonS of her own
to control, she tempts and arouse>
those of men, scarcely conscious of
her evil influence, she flies laugh
ing, mocking, and more amused
than terrified ont OF dangers
reach as soon as 1t menaces her.
She enjoys the tragedy aLsthe stu.
alton, and has compleie.conlroI OF
herself. She has a cruel element
IN her nature, and enjoys the
power to cause pain. She prides
herself on being able to make
wives jealous. Both she and The
sentimental girl are given TO boast.
Ing OF their conQuesls, and of their
ability to attract men IRON their
wives. Fortunately it is a shall
low, weak and selfish type OF man
only who is bewitched by her
men who lack moral balance and
who seek constantly for some new
diversion, and who regard women
as their lawful prey. Amused.
leased and mome"tarily aroused
by The elusive coquelte, they sell
dom feel a deep passion for her, as
their natures are too shallow for
more than a passing excitement
aud desire, which ends in resent
ment and anger v hen she escapes
them.
The world accuses The girl firl
of being far more depraved than
she is. Hers is The depravi'y of
mind without the corresponding
deprav,y of body. But The pub
lie is slow to believe This. She
loses her good name without hav.
Ing committed sin and without
having inspired a great love. Her
most persistent pursuels forget
her quickly, or think OF her with
oul regret.
The third and most to be pilied
type of girl, whose name is marred
by association with a married man
is the overripe girl! She has liv-
ed to pass her twenty.fifih birth
day without having loved or mar
red. With more than ordinary
mind, with a high ideal of man.
hood, with strong emotions and
intense longing for love, she sees
her girlh' oA's companions mated
one by one, while her own dreams
and hopes slip farther and farther
back into the past with her first
youth. Such a girl is Iikelyto be
superior to her early admirers, and
as she reaches ripe womanhood
she finds mental comradship in
married meu only. Then comes
the dangerous association with
some men whose domestic life is Il
disappointment, and who discov-
ers in her what he missed at home
Ii may be her pastor, it may be
the Iamily physician, it may be
the husband of some old school.
mate, whom she visits; but as Il
streak of lightning sets fire 20 dry
buildings, bis glance and touch in
fuence her craving emotions.
She is capable of feeling and in.
spring great passion; and un.
like either Of the types already
described, she attracts and is at.
lracled by men strong in theil
emotions and OF no mean mental
endowments; men who have
grown beyond their wives, and
who have perhaps lived through
years of brain solitude and heart
hunger before they met this girl.
We speak Of young woman OF
twenty five or thirty as old
enough to be sensible and we'll.
behaved; hut in fact that is The
very time OF life when it is mosi
difficult for an unanchored woman
TO be prudent or reasonable. From
fourteen to seventeen a healthy
vigorous girl Is IN danger OF I'm
prudence or folly from ignorance
OF her emotions; from twenty-five
TO thirty she is in danger from hel
knowledge of them.
The blind and cruel Judgment o
Christian communities on this sub
ject is inconsistent with the spirit
OF Christ, or with The scientific en-
ligh,enmenl oI The present day il
other matters.
When | hear of a girl in that pc
riod of life who has wrecked hel
future and lost her good name
through some great act OF folly,
am moved with the deepest pity
and sorrow. She is like the un
gathered dead ripe fruit thai
bursts in the sun and falls into The
dust below.
Ii is all very well for you, with
your satisfied lives, to sit in judg
nent and say: But she shoult
have spurued The first approach
she should have Geen indignant a
such a thought she should have
shown womanly pride ant
strength" II is not so easy TO cal
all those qualities to your ali
when, with youth slipping behind
with Loneliness before, with hear
breaking for sympathy, braiI
on fire with feelings, and VEN,
bursting with unused vitality, yol
encounter a beautiful and allurin,
temptation. II is so easy to be
lieve at such a time that the worlt
is well lost for love; that on,
hour Of possession will be worth |
lifetime Of disgrace. But no NOR,