It is probable that many obscure tragedies could find their explanation in
a homosexual cause.
Some of the various tragic ways in which homosexual passions are
revealed to society may be illustrated by the following
communication from a correspondent, not himself inverted, who
here narrates cases that came under his observation in various
parts of the United States. The cases referred to will be known
to many, but I have disguised the names of persons and places:--
"At the age of 14 I was a chorister at ---- church, whose
choirmaster, an Englishman named M.W.M., was an accomplished man,
seemingly a perfect gentleman, and a devout churchman. He never
seemed to care for the society of ladies, never mingled much with
the men, but sought companionship with the choristers of my age.
He frequently visited at the homes of his favorites, to tea, and
when he asked the parents' consent for George's or Frank's
company on an excursion or to the theater, and then to spend the
night with him, such request was invariably granted. I shall ever
remember my first night with him; he began by fondling and
caressing me, quieting my alarm by assurances of not hurting me,
and after invoking me to secrecy and with promises of many future
pleasures, I consented to his desire or passion, which he seemed
to satisfy by an attempt at _fellatio_.
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