The herald., 1894-04-03
LED AsrRAY.

The New York Recorder wrestles
with the question OF protecting ouI
congressman from tho insidious snares
of designing seminary girls. IL is timely
and suggestive. 1t says:
The pathetic story OF the fall Of Col.
William @. +. Breckenridge OF Kentucky,
now being uniolded before a jury and a
giggllng and unsympathetic crowd oi
spectators in a Washington courtroom,
p0ints to the necessity of new social
institution = the congressman's cha
peron.
Colonel William, etc.. shortly and
somewhat frivoleusly spoken of in the
testimony as willie" illustrates in hia
present sad situation the peris 10 which
all middle-aged congressman of illus-
trious lineage and lowered with the
fatal gilt OF beauty are exposed from
| possible encounters with sirens die
guised as schoolgirls. Chaperons for
such congressman are plainly called for.
| What has happened to willie" the
/ Star OF Kentucky, may happen any day
10 any other distinguished Democrat
from the dangerous aad sentimental
eouth who is allowed to 60 about I'M
guarded from the wiles OF the boarding
school miss. "All flesh is grass," and,
! though not ell of it is blue grRss, there
is really no reason for supposing that
he means used TO accomplish the ruin
of kentucky's statesman OF the silver
hair and tongue might not be equally
successful in other cases.
The deeeitlul tale which the designing
Madeline poured into the unsuepecting
| ear of "Willie" might, no doubt, be used
by other artiul femaleH in short frocks
to win the guileless heart of many an.
other congressman at the game innocent
and trusting time OF life
The country round about Washington
is dotted aIl over with female acade-
mics and colleges, and the betrayal OF
poor Breckinridge shows how dangerous
these places are to our unsophistcRted
representatives. The same amorous
ambuscade that was employed by the
Pollard girl to corrupt the lily of Lex
ington may obviously be worked again
any day upon any other confding and
susceptible southerner OF 43. Counselor
Shelby's narrative OF how, at that ad-
vanced age, his unfortunate client was
drawn into q Irritation ON q railway
train by crafty creature of Is sum
mers, deceived by her to the gates OF
the college where she was living, and
Andlll n0abACA AuAO a. heNh anu IOOUOu
OF his honor, is enough to harrow uo
the hardest heart. We all feel the
force Of Mr.. Shelby's declaration that
Mr.. Breckinridge WAS imposed upon"
and cruelty lied astray by the designing
schoolgirl"
But what is to be done about IL? 1t
is too late now to cave willie" But
it 10 not too late to take measures for
preventing other congressman from be-
ing Jared TO their destruction by the in
mates OF female semiparies after the
manner in which Madeline effected the
seduction of the beautiful and accom-
plished Breckenridge. The chaperoning
of all congressman whose personal
charms and innocence mark them out
as objects Of pursuit by schoolgirl liber-
tines appears to be the one sure way to
protect them. II Kentucky's distn-
guished son had only been provided
with O duenno, all his "sufferings,"
ieelingly portrayed by Lawyer Shelby,
would have been avertsd. The chaste
and artesS congressman must hereafter
be chaperoned, especially while he is
passing through the dangerous period
from 40 to 80 years OF age.
The efficient chaperonage OF congress-
men at this critical time of their lives
must be made special profession. 1t
will require a most expert chaperon TO
take care of susceptible statesman of
the Breckinridge type, easily tempted
by young misses in dresses that fall sew
era inches short OF their boots to enter
upon q course of coquetry that leads by
easy and rapid stages to the fatal female
college, the horrible hack and the irrep-
arabic error that tears will not wash
away, nor certificates OF secret mar
riages held later efface. But it can be
done.
Chaperons must be trained for con-
greseional service "a a specially. They
will be taught, of course. never 60 leave
the simple middle-aged congressman
alone for a moment. On railway trains
they will keep sharp lookout for any
scheming schoolgirl who may attempt
to take liberties with MIN. ANY letter
from such dangerous young female in
viting him to send her fatherly advice,
or to call upon her at her college. the
able chaperon will at once destroy. On
all the congressman's excursions the
chaperou would go along, and any at
tempt on the part OF the congressman
to take covered hacks in the company
of boarding school Jezebels in their teens
would, OF course, be sternly frustrated.
Meantime, sympathy for willie"
NAV we'll flow on. And in Kentucky it
certainly is flowing on. Lexington is
preparing a great popular welcome to
her betrayed boy when he comes home
from the trial, vindicated, as the Lex
ingtonians hope, by the verdict Of the
Jury against hla seducer. committee
of ''frst citizens" will be at the depot to
escort him to the hotel with a band a
brass one, of course-there he will be
banqueted and chance given to him to
speak cne OF his prettest pieces. Thus
will Kentucky soothe " Willie's "
wounded "honah" and condemn the
great wrong done him by Madeline.
This apotheosis of "Willie" by his
own state will be- q moving spectacle.
Kentucky poses him as a grand combi.
nation OF virtue and verdancy, with g
soul as white as his whiskers-great and
good, but very green. So, too. Lawyer
Shelby depicts him. And the more we
contemplate this picture OF willie" as
sort OF male Marguerite, lured by q
female Faust to sin and shame whils
Mephistopheles cheers in the back
ground at the wrecking Of this vestal
virgin in pantaloons, the more urgent
the demand for the congressional chap
eron appears.
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