Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-11
A woMAN's LETTER.
To and About the Women Who Are
Called "Flirts."

To and About the Women Who Ar
Called "Flirts."
In every paper we read is found al
account of some tragedy-a murder,
duel or a suicide--for which a woman
is to blame. One dag IL Is duel
resulting In the death of two men.and
II was fought because Of the love OF
each for one woman. Now, If that
woman had been honest with both. all
would have been understood. The
favored one would have felt secured
aud the other one would have realized
that he was the loser, not by any
trickcry on ihc part of the winner,
but because The woman had expressed
her preference.
! But the woman was probably some
spoiled beauty Of "A half civilized or
/ thinly-settled community. Her nat
ural vanity was fattered and fed
until It became abnormal. Her love
Of conquest and power overcame any
sense of womanly honor; and for the
sake Of having her vanity catered TO,
she encouraged first one, then the
other, until each thought himself the
favored one, and the other design
ing rogue, who would, by fair means
or foul, worst him In the
effort in progress. And so they
met, just when the anger of each was
at white heat; and the result was,
the two dead bodies Of the men who
loved her were carried past her door,
I and no emotion betrayed itself upon
the face of the woman.
Two lives, which, with the proper
influence, might have resulted in
much good, were brought TO close
and each died with murder in his
heart--ts curse upon his soul.
But what of the soul Of the woman
Was she not doubly guiltyY
ANOTHER WAY.
A seemingly refined woman receives
the homage Of two men. She smiles
upon both with equal Kindness, while
her kindest feeling Is given to but
one Of them, and perhaps neither.
Each thinks himself the favored the
most of the time, but once-ln-a-while
he fears II Is the other. Then jeal-
Ousy Is aroused in his heart, and he
cannot do otherwise than evince II.
The other resents IL. The woman |
smiles. IL Is sweet TO her vanity to |
see the conflicting emotions. Bye-and- |
bye she must choose be- |
tween them. Perhaps she takes |
one Of thcm--possibly neither. 1t is
just rs frequently the latter way.
Wen suppose IL is the former The
loser Immediately commences TO "go
to the dogs" lie said he would. He
drinks, he CANDLES; he does all those
things men do when they become
desperate, and when they lose faith in
woman. lie has respect for none,
unless, perhaps IL is his mother. Some
times they lose that. lie never loves
another woman. One may love him
sometimes II so happens) but woe
be unto her II she does. lie warns
all other men against them, poisons
the minds Of younger men in regard
to them, and finally his life is ended,
worse than failure, because he has
injured Others.
And the man who marries the wom-
nm who Is TO blame for all Of this
what OF himy Well, he's out of the
frying pan-and into the fire. lie
doesn't feel sure OF her one moment.
lie always lives in fear that she has
liked, or will like some one else bet
.eE His confidence in her was long
ago destroyed. He's jealous and Sus- ,
plcious, and while she may like him ,
IS much asher selfish nature is capa-
Die Of he never is certain Of It. He
may 81 injure her gre atty and they
both will likely he unhappy.
Which is the more reprehonSible,t the
irst woman, or the latter Isn't II
letter To die at once, than live To ,
BRING misery To Others, and always en-
lure IL ones Selfy
Talk about a woman 5 vanity. as re-
yards clothing Wen, IL woman has
hat streak in her nature, do let her, I
{ possible, indulge il at the expense I
It pocketRooks, Instead OF hearts /
he less expensive in the end, and far {
more innocent 4
But, my dear girl, il you know YOU d
)osSeSs IL, eradicateit II you can. And I
'ou can, II YOU try hard enough. |
Don't think YOU will be satisfied some
lay Vanity, the more it is fed be-
ONES the more inSatiate. Youm
iever be happy as long as you serve IT. y
>or willyoucommand the true reSpect a
4 men or women, Nor does the 9
roman who tribes with the afTec. Il
ions OF men deserve respect. Allre. .
ard her as despicable. You NAV y