Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-06-11
Danger, Look ont EOr----i

black letters the above legend; or red
lantern. warning the traveller against
some serious bodily danger he Is aP-
preaching. And If we are discreet IN
guarding our physical bodies against
harm we never fail to become cautious
in approaching the place thus dcsig-
mated, or If the danger is imminent by
turning in another direction. How
different, though, is our treatment of
our other self-the moral or spiritual
nature. Humanity has travelled every
highway and by-path Of hfe, and at
every danger point human experience
has erected monster signal monuments
on whose every face is written in let
tiers Of blackest failure the ominous
warning. Danger" Through the
gloom fares the red light Of caution,
pointing out the piifall and bidding US
turn aside. Yet how many thousands
rush madly on and are crushed be-
meath the cruel wheels OF q destroying
custom. OF plunge into some PiiEan Of
secret sin.
Some things NC have readTeeendy as
taking place IN other oopu.uniucs and
some that are taking place H. or Owl
have suggested to our mind the tore
going train &c thought AID even IN
6rt the dssgeT OF beiag cs''td medic
some We have ootclsdsi 10 peak Of
some OF those things and call the aiien-
ton o! the thoughliess or inexperienced
to their dangers
The Chillioo;he papers have lately
been making mention Of some OF the
Objectionable acts committed IN that
city by thoughtiess young wcmen OF the
town Among these, that Of two young
ladies going out for "a lark" after
dark. one dressed in male sture and
fhe other in costume hardly appro-
PIRATE tor a woman Another. Of two
young ladies Who s-rush the growler"
for their male guests Such practices
are very unwomanhke. but are venial
when compafed TO the conduct of a
certain married man ard single woman
OF this community. IL Is unnecessary
for US to print their names here IN
scandalous letters Of black-,heir own
consciences will tell them whom we
mean. Or, If they ~ill consult They
Say" that ubiquitous and omniscient
parsonage who IS cognizant Of the evil
committed by every man and woman
In the community. they will hear their
names mentioned In connections other
than complimentary. BY consulting
this oracle Cf the public morals they
will learn that whenever the aforesaid
gentieman's wife leaves home he at
once becomes very attentive to this
young lady, taking her for long walks,
lonely buggy rides and occasionally,
perhaps. taking her on excursions to
neighborIng towns. 1t has been tod
the writer that this all-seeing person
age on one occasion, while the gentle
mans Hiie was away from home, saw
the young lady enter his house IN \
.claadesiine manner. We know not
whether their intercourse has been
criminal, nor does IL much matter so
far as the woman's reputation Is con-
cerned for that Is irredeemsbly gone
desuoyed by her Own acts-acts 1t may
be Of simple indiscTetiOn, but utterly.
hopelessly destroyed beyond the hope
of resurrection. Yet the case is not
without It's uses, Eos II erccts another of
those danger signals Of which We spoke
In the beginning which II might DC well
for Others To heed
Society, whether rightly or wrong
fully II need not Cow conceTn US 20 in-
.ouIre. has enacted one standard of
morality for men Snd an entirely diff
ferent and higher standard lor the wo-
man. And Il is an inexorable Law. A
man may be guilty OF the most ouiras-
eous social crimes aud be forgiven. 4
woman, however, 4 she commit an
overt &c, Of disobedience to the more
serious canons o. the social code. be-
Genes then but the idle buffet Of mans