The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

rated TO obscuHty. Mncs then c6l1tctboos
have act coo n wttA - aesirsd rssu-
Iarfty. and = van fse h1ln II going Mp
from the enu1dtfee tha4 must b v.sy
pleaang to the depesed nanager. There
IL net nuch Aoubt buf fhsy would be glad
TO have hin rick With his schemes for
beguiling nickels ard dimes from the
pockets OF the faithful. but after having
thrown him out ii II little difficult to get
him back a8ain.
MARRYING IN ORDEn - 1mH0n4.
Whether a marriage with . good
womaov win reform . man whose earlier
life has been unprincipled in relation to
the other sex cannot be predicted upon
any known lines That 1t has been pro-
ductive Of that good result ID beyond
all dispute. but the sum total Of ex-
perience Is that while It may be safe
for a girl to undertake the work OF ~
form 1t Ii at al time haxardous
But then marriage - hazardous at
best. even without the presence Of .
fault which Of III others - most read
iiy forgiven BY women. provided u
ceases With the changed condition II
10 . delicate subject, and II presents
many phases. but IL n one that has
been forced upon the attantion Of almost
every human being Of adult years
either In the marital or parental rela-
ton.
One rule 70 absolutely safe TO b fol-
lowed; and II II. that one who y without
principle In apt to remain % and must
always be regarded with suspicion. But
II II very essential to remember that
man may be Tar from being - immae-
ulate a. he would wish tie Girl Of his
choice to be. and stu be very Tar from
an unprincipied man. Virtue b COM
parative term and physiological condi-
lions have fully - much to DO with the
matter an the moral sense. Some men
are much more free By reason Of tenn
permanent from temptation than others.
and the extent to which they may 30
free In their attentions to the otAeF sex
may dapend fully - much upon = clean
mind as upon a licentious one. This ap-
parent paradox is well understood by
those familiar with the human systsm;
and 1t affords explanation Of the reason
why men are 50 lenisnt to some and so
severe toward others.
The distinction they make Is that
which Is called for by the difference
between physical demands and q cold
blooded. deliberate, reckless purpose to
cause shame and misery for the pur-
pose Of glorying in 1t or because Of In
famous sel1shness. This distinction
cannot be comprehendsd by innocent
girls or even the well-meaning but un-
sophisticated Of ripper years.
It Is a painful phase of life to contem.
plate, but In spite Of It the world has
made progress. and 1t Is for the remark
able reason that with most men q fall
ing OF this character II accompanied BY
intense good nature. and generous dis
position which keeps them from being
altogether undesirable husbands. Thu
brute IL a brute: he IL not desirable In
any relation. An abnormal appetite Of
any kind Is Indicative Of . species Of
insanity which IL too often accompanied
by other and graver faultsl But Q mere
robustness OF constitution an overflow
ing OF animal spirits. jolly. hearty en-
joyment OF life is not necessarily. and
seldom Ia, vicious. When II becomes alb
sorbed In one interest. when 1t ID carried
captive by an abiding affection. Il be-
comes the very devoted husband. the
boon companion Of the wife. a social
fellow. an energetic provider for the
home and host whose house VIII a.
ways be sought.
Between this man. with his faults
which come OF no vice and with his
weakness which comes OF his strength.
and the pitiful wretch Of the Durrant
type or the pitiless seducer OF the
Shelderup order. as wide q gulf exists
as between the gentle. trusting victim
who loves to her own undoing and the
calculating mercenary Of her sex.
Purity of life is as desirable in men
as in women: 1t should be encouraged.
admonished and held up as among the
highest virtues. Where II exists there
is the nearest approach TO the ideal. but
II does not promote ii nor does it serve
any good purpose to be indiscriminate in
passing Judgment or blind to the fact
that all men are not alike, that q man
is not necessarily beyond the pale be-
cause he Is neither an angel nor made
OF stone.
II is TO his own enduring happiness
that he becomes master OF himself, and
II Is 10 his own cost chiefly that In
fringement OF any natural law IL taken