The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-02

must act as true gentleman should,
If they wish to enjoy your company.
It seems very easy for the men to
go down, they need no encourage
mert. It is in your power to lift
them up, and although the task may
be difficult, it will pay in the end.
'sBe noble, and the nobleness that
lies sleeping in others Will rise 10
meet your own" / wish every young
lady would memorize these lines:
ttAh wasteful women! she who
may
On her sweet self set her own
price,
knowing he cannot choose but pay
How has she cheapen'd Paradise!
How given for nought her priceless
gift
How spoiled the bread and spilpd
the wine,
Which, spent with due respective
thrift,
Had made brutes men, and men
divine"
In the olden time men had the
highest regard for women. Then II
a gentleman, who was indulging in a
cigar, passed group Of ladies, on
would come his hat, his cigar would
be put behind his back, he would
bow politely to them, resumlng his
cigar only when he had passed be-
yond them.
The best authors honored women.
Shakespeare's finest characters are
his heroines, Ruskin says he has no
heroes. There is hardly a play that
has not perfect woman in it. He
also says that the catastrophe In
every play is caused always by the
fault or folly of man; the redemp-
ton, If there be any, by the wisdom
and virtue of woman, and falling
this, there is none! Scott's best
characters are all women, Flora Nc
Iyor, Rose Bradwardine, etc, With
him as with Shakespeare it is the
women who watches over, teaches,
and guides the youth. To go far
ther back, Spenser in his "Faerie
Queene'' has for his leading charac-
ter woman. Chaucer wrote
"a Legend of Good Women" not
of good men. So, you see, dear
girls, you were not made to be mere
butterflies; you must be something
as well as look sweet. To be well
rounded, the soul and mind must be
cultivated also. I believe that a
young lady by her consistent Chris
tian example may exert an untold
power for good. You have no idea
the respect and almost worship
young men have for girls who live
up to the best that is in them. They
may guy you, but deep down in
their hearts, they admire you. Be
careful how you act. A jest given
at the expense of religion, light
trifing manner in the house Of God,
may be the means of running many
for time and eternity. We are not
like the insects, living only today;
we are immortal beings and will live
through the ages of eternity. This
life is given to prepare for a fuller,
more complete one. Do we grasp
this fact? think not, judging from
the way we live. We spend too
much time, money and energy on
"the things that perish with their
using" Honest girls, do you not
consult your fashion plate oftener
than you do your Bible? Is the cut
of a dress more important than the
cultivation of an amiable DISPOSE
ton? I think this is more from want
of thought than want of heart. Girls
are too much like sheep, where one
leads they will all follow, regardless
of consequences.
If every young woman would
think of her soul when she looks
into her mirror, would hear the cry
of her soul, when she dallies away
her precious hours at her toilet,
would listen to the sad moaning of
her hollow heart as it walls through
her idle, useles life, something
woud be done for the elevation OF
womanhood. Suppose Christ were