Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-07-21
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FRIDAY, july q, ls4s,t


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On tie Haetiilss of .Moasv sst our 'sses.
/ glcanhsnIy. name a iasns..a,ien so orea,
SO fearful 40 yeqng man, as Ina, OF hand
ling money which is no. his own; and j
| were 10 oaer-a special prayer for ny
son. il wduldbe ihsrhs. nssgssenot be aemhi
ed in this Way. Few, yeSy,few,canlmiih
stand i.aeyAndesi .hea pscsen.ilime .i.sl,a,
brco.'.e s5lsceRmpnr-sI shashalsnos, said ..
lashienahle'-fof men aspd buys 70, spege
What y np, AhsiE own, lha! !be moral ssense
OF lhe community has reeeiyed. a shock
from which, am afraid, il will moi soo,
recover. 1fyqe seal an ,oyyercoal, Ia
ehieldyou fr..sn The Blast. he wa,chman' s
rattle will SOON make you sensible tina,
You have yisaraced.ynurself. anlleyaa Are
a thief But.if you have taken and used
tens Of thousands ii money no. your own
You are not a,hief YOU are only de-
faulter! And so common has il become.
that the sense Of shame is almost gone
and the sense Of gull, seems entirely gone.
| can now carry back my mind to my col
Iege days.-fhere was youth in the
next class, remarkable for his simplicity
and economy Of dress, and for his repub-
lican habits. You would suppose tina,
gold and copper would be alike liz his'eye
He grows up, enters upon his profession
as a lawyer. marries into very respecla-
BILE family, and is accounted an homes, man
he becomes all officer in money corpo-
ration. You meet him at the Springs,
and in the best IF society. ! take up
paper this very week, and read tina, 49,.
Esq. is dela,lter for several times ten
lLol sand dollars The pure minded youth
HE stern lawyer. who has probably pros>
ecu,ed many poor wretch for stealing a
lew doIlars-has been tempted. and who
is surprised that lie yielded! Who is
surprised that he is denominaied defaul
Ter! We have almost come To this-,i,at
places of trus. and IF handling money,
mean lil.le more than places where those
may help themselves who can obtain The
post? And ii is almost though. To be COW
ardIy. and hardly worth paragraph in the
papers, 10 be a deiaulier for a moderate
sum. We shall be told that there are
high>minded and honorable men at these
posts still. We have no doubiofi,. Thai
there are honest poor men who daily han
die .lronsands of money. We To no,
A-~.-h.-:.-- n..l .-hn -dnes moi know that
and man. that the whole community are
in unut,elabIe anguish :! 81 -.
Uh that these young men. just coming
upon the stage. of action. might take war
ming from the fearful disclosures. now SO
common! would have them remember
that no man becomes monster, tn any
crime. at once-.that there is hardly such
thing az the first crime in dishonesty
that he who allows himself to borrow a
shilling on, of his masters drawer. with
the secret determination TO repay it, has
begun downward course from which he
viii be very likely never 10 recover-fnr
he ,ha. is unjns, in tina, which is least. is
uuius, in tina. which is much-and the
same heart which to-day prompts you TO
become ,ietaui,er for the shilling which
you hone 10 pay, BIZ, hope in vain. will
hereafter. if you have the opportunity.
lead vo,, 10 take tens of thousands which
ar, no, your own. How fearfully COM
mon IS il, 10 see it announced that a man.
supnosed to be pattern Of integrity. OF
morality. Of religion even-who was sup,
nosed even nv his wife to he upright. and
honorable. and affluent, has turned out TO
have beer, j knave for years oh new
= = did understand, till lately. how awful
ly.erea, is The temptation, when we nave
The handling of money not our own.
Most ,enderly do warn these young men
~ The danger; mos, earnestly do lbeseech
,tem no, 70 desire to see money not their
avn. nor Il, handle II; and, abo0e all. new
or. nerer. NEVER burrow , farthing UNI
known 10 the lender, with The secret prom
Use of; returning 1t. The first time yol q"
that. yon have begun 10 lei out the waters
and ynu will dig more anil more. till YOU
are cartied away by tie fl"t'd. beyond 'ht
possibility Of ever regainng the shore
| and beyond. ever returning to the place o
| innocency the only safe spot :-N NJ
Todd. .sAs6!i.t gsasaQe.L -.sssssz,@
In APREp1cAMENr.-The Portland A
m M, makes the following showing
wha, tits for young man 10 pc IN 'pre
tiicament !" .sedgaH -. e.s ai.s
i ID II lialIo, jim, how areiy GU - inquire
Young. man 10 friend whom he cal'e
upon aud found c'ntined 70 his clla moe
i .. | am not well = Ta =,
i :. No. well!- What's the matter .aa
Il elm in predicament 'sess... aai SOS
u In nredican,en,!! how, SO . - est u
q - have not paid my board these 81
weeks"
~. Is ,ha, all1 why my .lea, fellow 70
do MOI pretend 10 say that this is the c g
I Of Your illness T. ~, ..s..f.ss n