| Show LETTER the P practice c of gift writing ing an id nye letters is cowardly and criminal and should be denounced by the press from the pulpit in public and in private whenever a case is brought to light the villain who stabs his victim in the dark is not more culpable than is the wretch who sits down coolly and deliberately prepares a letter with the object of disturbing the peace of a famil family y exciting 0 suspicion cion and distrust among partners in business or throwing 0 a community in confusion we have heard cases where offenders have indulged in their sneaking practice for years showing in the craft of maniacs and the 0 ni malice aidee of demons in some instances the recipients of the these sevile vile missives are highly respected young ladies in others they they are hon hen ored citizen in some tho ho object seems to be the destruction of clr character in others diss affection of friends and aad often it is a desire to injure men in their business it would certainly be more manly and less contemptible to tell the lady you dislike of her faults to tell the man whose conduct you question of his misdeeds to tell tile the official whose merits you doubt your opinion than to go 0 go in biding like a craven and write some thin thins to which you dare not si sin sign 0 n your name for whatever may be the fault or failing of the object of your underhanded attack donot do not forget that your cowardly crime eclipses them all A case aas has come under our notice where well known business men and members of a corporation have received insinuating typewritten type written letters without the senders name attached attempting to throw distrust and discredit upon the worth and services of the founder and lead head of their institution if the sender of such a missive has any financial interest in the concern lie he should either state his grievances or sellout sell out the business would be better off with out such an individual being in any way connected with it A little while ago we ive read of ft a young lady in an eastern city committing suicide because sonic some relentless devil persisted in send sending ingher her 1111 unsigned signed epistles epistle reflecting upon her birth and threatening exposure A nother another circumstance is recalled where the sender bender was caught r and and driven from tile the community by ill an enraged populace this thio kind ol of business should not only be lis dis but made unsafe by b y legal enactment several ino motives tives may be assigned for such paltry work it may result from envy spite or a natural desire to tear down E even ven though it be in jest it is none the less an error in no way can it be made excusable for too many hearts have been brol broken en too many homes despoiled too many lives ruined and destroyed by this same agency the person who writes anonymous letters with a desire to do harm is is a disgrace to humanity a moral leper and snake a in the 0 grass that the heel of society should crus crush h |
