Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28
o. One Of the most pernicious and de-

I'm tho vou,b nj ,b;s c;,v l. bv IN. clrh.
oon,s which eri., here. we are told that
there are n number of them. where Young
men from IA to IS vears of arc are IN
the habit of assembling SUNDAYS and
evenings. for the puroo,es of smoking.
chewing, PLAYING cards, eating suppers and
drinking. AT these places the initiatory
stems in vice are taken. and here the seeds
of destination are sown, which. probably, in
after wears. in many cases, will spring Nd
and bear their too abundan, l~arvests of de-
gradation and misery. The youngsters Of
this age are naturally cmphatically EAST
and at I6 participate in such kind Of amuse-
ments as young men, a few years ago, rare
ly ventured upon until rs or 80. At these
club-rooms plans and schemes are laid
which result in mischief to some one, and
always to those who participate in them /;
of course. these Youths meet there for no
good purpose, and at best it is but a wicked
waste of time.-of the choicest and most
important moments of their existence,
when, during their leisure hours, they
should be reading valuable and profitable
books, and storing their minds with the
FONDA ton of knowledpe which would be
invaluable to them in life's later and stern.
ar wears. The effect is that bv the time a
Young man is of face. he has acquired near
" all the vices which humanity Is subject
to,-while his education is neglected, and
he has but an Indifferent capacity for any
business pursuit, from the very fact that
the bright and GOLDEN hours of his boyhood
have been miserablv ~souandered in juvenile
dissipation and idleness. And vet, these
are the men who in a few wears are to be
foremost IN the stare Of active life. assum-
in, tho d,t;es and yosnonsihil;,ics which
now devolve upon their fatbers. II is quite
unnecessary for us 70 90 into anv extende
argument to show that these club.rooms
exert n most pernicious influence upon
bows. because the truth of the matter
naturally suppests itself to eyery mind.
A bow. by becoming attached TO one of
these rooms. ltbouch he NAV not naturally
be vicious. forms new acouaintances and
alliances with those who are n little older
and more skilled in folly. to saw the least of
it, than himself, and this intimacy is in
creased and extended in the everyday af.
fairs of life Tins these bovs are more or
,oss ,o,o,ber dnr;no tho d,v form;ng
schemes for the nicb,-,beir heads are alb
sorbed with the do;ngs Of the club. and
they consequently neglect their business,
become careless in n store or wherever
they NAV be engaged, to the manifest injury
of their employers. Again, these rooms
are fitted mn in considerable style. and are
sustained at no small expense, considering
the meagre circumstances oftheir occupants.
Now the question is, where do these young
men obtain the money to meet these ex-
penses :? Do their fathers allow them TO
take it from the comparatively small salaries
which they receive, or does it come from
some other source If the o,ner, what is
the source ? This is question worthy of
the considerations f every parent who has a
young son who is attached to one of these
club-rooms ; and it is a matter which every
parent, whoiis faithful in the discharge of his
duty to his family, and the community,
should investigate,-and il he finds that his
son is a member OF one OF these clubs, 1t Is
his imperative duty to sever the connection
at once, and to have a more watchful eye
over the boy,-for it he ncglccts thlsd duty