Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-12-04
From Ms ~ Y. Sua4y Mercury.
A SiJRr PAiGS. 5GRnJN
BY DOW Ja.

feTt.-O IOF q 10 ! y III s'h; siSt 'ihGfieSH
81 ns Dodnl4ess col isui.y d shade
DIR Br5thrcy :--ila moral world has
bsen progressing backwards like "A sexet
crab, Tor Il nu:illr OF Years past ; aad |
don't knoy wat IN ttlJ name Ut wicked
nc.s VIZ shall al. come 10, Il less II Is, that,
by souie righteous mistake, We Come 10 tbs
dctcrinlnauol to b; ave bettcr, DO better,
aad treat each other as 'hoIg', W. were all
members OF one cub, trained IN the same
company, ate nt The same table, and worked
ID the sanc vint yard; but, regret to say
It isn't so oow. Man looks upon man with
a Suspicious eye--as though he was a
thief, IL tobbtr. II silecp.s'ea!er, Il highway
man or n cut-thfNt. We hear ot rows
aud rlunors Of rows, but the end is not yet,
AMI heaven only know, when ii will be.
Il II. nv friends, a horrible state Of society
10 which we are compelled at the present
day To move. Tao community il pre- =
nant with a thousand other evils bes,:ies
tho.e which the s0ap'ocks scatter abroad.
There are thousands OF rash, inconslderaie
and foolish Young men who are s!l ling
down 10 destruction as last ny the skates OF
le~iress can carry them. They bathe
tn ir s'n.stained limbs in Il Good OF pleasure
Is 'hpagi, il wCra n 'onnlng stream, IImpId
and piTe, washing g%ftcvoIs care down into
the gi3f Of iorgeitnlaess, and forever bring
ny a whole squadron Of new delights.
They are mistaken in this m1ttcr-;hcy
are pad ing about in IA dormant pool Of
sc ,suality. WHICH becomes fithter and FL
thier till 1t %i,nparts a d adiy poison 10 eve
ry object IN its vicinity q, my friends
when | see so many valuable and interest.
ing young morta!s h3ating about npon the
surface Of condemnation, and just ready TO
sink, | feel as il | had par aiken Of tho
Gusts Of gri and SIX or eight cups Of pity
for breakfast. ioor things! throw out
ii line for them !; and ii they hav'nt n mind
to catch hold Of it, they may 20 d wn b..
meath the waves oil their " folIc, and
there lie Till the devil fishes them out-.or
the fault is theirs-.he misfortune fnIne.
These corruptions. brcthfen, are enough to
make n man seek for n lodging place in
81 me vast wilderness; where he Il remain
in blessed ignorance OF The deballcherIes.
crimes AMI Iinproprloiles of soap'ocks,
blacklcgs and highblnders-ay, Of those
who are called re4pectahle--who give So
cie,y the vomit, and purge the most devo,t
Of christian neighhorh"nds. In some vast
wilderness, | say, where n man a show
fight to his own ba,, passions, and ~ n
near commit him for hl- assault e;,d Bate
~ wacrc he a gath. The sweets Of So
IitIie; b; refreshed by fragrant dtws ct
ref .c;ion !; Inc fiat OF his back and look
straig t up through N ttnre to Na;ura's
God, and holJ with blessed
spirits, till he is |a'l.d to sleep by the ves-
pcrs Of the night breeze, whose harp il
hung amid the folds # the green curtain
that surrounds him. RI. c.n there SUM
Der in 4iiet re.)ose, free from the vexa!lon
OF clustering W. rid AMI IN he full ASST
rance that One guardian a'gci vii! tickle
his nose with a straw, when that black
touindliDg Of Satan called Nightmare, Is
thrust into il arms. The Solemn boot Of
the owl would be- music 10 his ears, con-
pared with the horrible crnakings which
are daily cjacn'aiei from the sia-sore gll-
let Of a contaminated community g.; and the
hissi rgs Of ,.rpcn.s would pas by him
without an aino ishipg meaning, after
having been i1ur d TO these Of s!and&r@rs,
bachbltc.s mad tradarcrs. Seriv, my
hearers. Il 10 .ge il some vast wilderness Is
" TT, moreSShv two shili,ngs Il night, than
onei1tar grea! .claEn,tr Of wickad"ess
-varre AL manner Of a esDlIa1ions ar"
conmitted-wherc the Creates; scGaTg>
that %afi1fcts man is his fellow m~an--where
petit larceni,s are performed on his poca-
e~ts--wherc base and coward p~asslons bur
%giafiousiy inter the sarred temple OF MS
heart, rob it OF all It's virtues, cut the
threats Of all the finer sentiments, and
leave nothing behind hut a pack o: rotten
inash,,
NV hearers. al the ills ana folIies
that invade this social world Of oi!rs
mustn't b. sad ilci u,,ol the ma gender
alone. Females must mother a portion OF
them. Old women are too much given to
strong ,ra and stronger CAB. They tell
those things they or,gh' not to tell and
leave un oil those things they elgh' to
have told =; watch sometimes -ets n whole
parish by the ears. Young girls are too
fond Of extravaganza. dress. flirting CO
quoting, and a fancy variety Of haaux.
Too m.ly of the II are mare lark ,0lan-
terms. dancing b fore tn. eyes OF a lmirars,
and not u,~freqle1tiy leading them in.o
the u1-Zet.oit.able swamps Of poverty AID
wo. When | see q young lady dash out
with such a cargo Of silks upon her back
rs to breed a moras ma!sicauIis mania
inroug ,ont the land. | feel Inclined to say
unto her il the fnInes- @: a charitable
heart: Go it, Mary! your daily may be
rich, bat not rich enough TO purchase for
Won that happiness and ]con'entnen' which
dwell in the mansions Of the humble, pro-
.,ent and Industrious o my friends,
am also sorry TO see so many unfortunate
dansels straving sn far away from the
fowery paths OF virtue, to pick the bitter
berries of vice from savage thorn trees and
mo!esting briar bushes, and enticIng fool
ISL 70 ing me to partake OF the same, re-
gardiess Of the flaming sword which Is 10
drive them forever from the %sgarlen OF
peace and happiness. Only think Of them !!
their virt,lons charms might have been
wrea,hed into a delightful boq'iet to oraa.
ment the gay parlor Of Respectable society
and be b autifll en5'ems Of that virgin
purity which drops down from the disfiil. j.
of heaven upon the terder bulls of '.ou,h.
But they are gone chickens-'.,ere is nc
balm for them either in G'Ieat or Gotham,
They are wandering Oh p,or disinherited
children of wrath! i3goarnaI shame ana
'nfamy' with no'hi..e TO guile their war
ward steps, srsv.- the blue fame Of theiI