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Show Women Not Perfect, T. W. Hlirginson In Harper's Hazar. It is evident that women as wo now find them are far from being perfect and angelic beings. In the matter of pecuniary honesty, whilo they are far above men. they have had hitherto far less of temptation or opportunity than men. In lawless races, as tho English gypsies, where women have great freedom, free-dom, this distinction does not exist. On the contrary, while the men's range of action iu this respect goes uo farther than cheating in a horse trade, to the women alone is intrusted what is known as "the great irick" by which all the silver of mi unsuspecting family is ap-propriaten ap-propriaten under pr-iteuso of changing it into gold. There is no reason to suppose that women are not capable of being dishonest: and there is every reason to suppose that whenever they become so. the recognized sharpness of the feminine w t will place them high up in their chosen vocation. Experienced critics declare that no swindling device ever contrived in this country was more skilful than the "Woman's Hank," long conducted in Postou. Nay, it will bo remembered that after its frauds had tieen thoroughly thorough-ly exposed, magazine articles were still written in its defense by perfectly upright up-right women, and those who had aided in its exposure were sevt rely censured. Without doubt there are women who still believe in it and regard its pro-je.ctor pro-je.ctor as being the unappreciated philanthropist phil-anthropist she called herself. j |