The Progress., 1896-11-07
WARY AND WEARYING.
(To The PROGRESS

in the footsteps of Mr.. Parkhurst,
that is, in the tentative furrows of
thoughts afield.
There are no gilded palaces OF sin
in or about Shreveport to lure the
exploring moraIist, with the material
glitter of vice. There are no doubt
endless new and Old varieties OF MIR,
Swinbuan's cardinal flowers abloom,
but the stage florals are dull and taw'
dry-circus tlnsel in the garish light
of day; which is ouly glittering in
the eyes of the paper tigers OF Strand
street and the young lions OF Eau
berg Saint Travis Partisan accent Oh
the last syllable.
This stunning has been III the
courts, aud the official circles OF the
city, in the hiahways of public and
bywsys OF private life; along those
deyions ways which are the fruitful
fields which make the waste baskets
of a newspaper Office bursting bins OF
knowledge, which would be powers
for all good but for the trailing OF It's
ermins in the cesspools of moderu de-
geueracy, and the sacrifice of its sell
respect befor. the josses Of sensation
al'sm.
"How loug are such places gong
TO be allowed to debanch yong wo-
men and lead unr young men ',straV
S,v, TN, Distinguished IA .ndarln,
whose eyes are moI- dele 10 'liah
; tho m,,t select OF ALMONDS, and his
stonsci. rou,,der, III Il, com 4Ilacehcy'
that. TIA. cupalJa Of the ulEh temple
al P.kiO.
"N,w we submit the question:
calmly and without any desire to be
sensational" aud "we do lot want u
give publicity to them, but 1t seems
the ouly thing left to do"
Illustrious Chlnaman, do you o.
- do YOU not know that during tht
> present- session OF tue crlmlha
~ court t6e principal witnesses IN tn
violation Of the Sunday law case
~ y were of Shreveport's ''curled sons o
-, Clinias?"
- :, DO you or dc you not know that
. ia common occurrence to 800 til
. ",Juenesse dore" before the police bt
~ of this cityg That its leaders III
w. ~. openly accused of the debachery
no the younger members Of the coter'
OF course the unfortunate WOme
OF the city are responsible for the
!, tions of these ingenues, who d"
=. neither to toll nor to spin; who ha
l. nothing to imagine-nothlng
49, originate, no good example to s
nothing to do do but to continue
ron work grandly commenced by IN
ancestors, 10 keep up the tradltl
h. to follow the old routine-Hhlch
especially glorious when the ira
o,d tion is of honor.
wav Bnt who dares utter such wo
for without az ironical smile? Only
few helpless believers who still 81
ople getlcally but vain'y protest aga'
off these degreoations'
ant. Son of the Heaven Sent Sna
buse Stalk IS there ''no need to reclte
~ or detail even if we kuew, the terr
immortality which makes such pl
cdious to decent Christian peop
Is it the poor, friendless out
came alone who is responsible tor
find shameless disgrace, or, as you hi
the put it, "Such b condition OF ana
they The red button and the leac'
Ike at feather should be the reward OF
yore who delicstely, exalteth the ph
which thropy of some Young m9n OF
,ns Of city who have been payiug her
avery at Mrs. Hoffman's."
man Let us take royal tumble and
or old the fathers aid mothers OF thl'
weary if there is any responsibility
~ to them for the guidance OF their
,mato spring? Drop it, aud that 9TH
time about the 'drink from be'
,o old hand" You are the guardians
20 ove. sacred affairs of home and fashlc
ons character of it's victories, AMI s
Com. not need the attack of policy In
,r.uni. newspaper scribes to hint the 8
,ome.n lessness of y ,ur offspring throu
will be- attack upon sumo helpless an