The Washington times., 1914-04-03
Aiding the Unfortunate Girl

OF my recent experience In Washing
ton was with q woman who said to
me: '"There Is not enough money in
Washington to make me do what you
suggest, Mrs. Barrett / love you
and I am afraid some harm might
come to you"
when remember the many
cases Of noble self-sncrincc and
usseIflsh devotion these girls have
shown, I'm spite of the horrible
business that they are In, ! often
feel that 4 must characterize them
rs "Rood women In n bad busi-
nesst"
During the Jamestown Exposition
j went to a notorious dive at Piney
Beach, to see II ! could get lii toucn
with any of the girls who had been
brought there by notorious dive
keeper 1t was early in the evening,
and we sat down near the door and
ordered lemonade. My heart WAS
filled with disgust for myself for
having come to such a horrible place,
and I was about TO say to Mr.. Crit
tenton, who was with me, tnat II
was useless to stay in such place,
for there was no one there worth
trying to help, when tall, blonde
girl. whom had not noticed, came
toward us, aud leaning her hand on
the table, looked into Mr.. Critten-
toms face. and said
You had no right to bring !ady
to a place like this"
Mr.. Crittenton colored up and said
that we had come for glass OF
lemonade. Then she said. severely:
There are plenty of decent places
YOU could take her to instead OF
place like this, and you know II.
replied. This Is Mr.. Crittenton:
the friend of girls. and he has brought
me here so that I could talk to girls
like YOU" Then she said: 'Oh, I
beg your pardon. but you looked SO
much like my nlSSher, and L could
not bear for you to see and hear the
things that you would here.
Glamor of Responsibility.
Then II was my time to feel
ashamed for I had been sitting in
Judgment OH all in that room. when
this dear child was considering my
welfare and wanted to save ME from
any unpleasant or hurtful expert
ences. / told her how guilty I felt
and It was not long before We had
her with us, on the way to our
hotel. She was one of the noblest
women that I have ever met.
No wonder that Christ said that
even the "harlots are nearer heaven
than the Pharisees," and those who
selfishly considered only them
selves.
When the glamor OF respectability
is taken away from selfishness, it
will be the most hideous thing in
the world Some one has ltkened
the attitude of most people to each
other as saying politely: What
kind of sauce can eat you with?'
The sauce Of business, OF society,
of politics, even of science and lit
erature, seems to be sufficient ad-
dition to make a palatable meal for
us of our brothers.
The people who have complained
of sympathy being shown to the un-
fortunate girl and have raised the
cry of "Why don't you do some
thing for the good girl?' are usual
ly doing nothing for either class. 1t
is a kind of easy way of escaping
personal responsibility. and 1t is
often delivered in manner rs If 1t
closed the argument for ever. L have
never yet known a person who was
devoting their lives toward as
sistinC respectable, working girls
who resented anything that was
done for unfortunate girls.
A woman who is q true friend Of
ANY woman is q true friend to
EVERY woman. whether good or
bad.