The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-15

@, God I cannot give him up, take nil else,
but leave DE my sof!' That prayer was
heard the child recovered The minister went
away upon foreign mssion,s and the suns of
the South Sea had darkened his brow into mid
d. age, before he saw his native village again.
He came back, and there was a stir and confu-
sion, as Of some great event, transpiring in the
quiet streets. A man was to be hung, and the
excited multitude, thronged to the spot of execu-
ton. That day, soul went unshrired before
its Maker, fromthe fearful galows. Amid the
crowd, as he was turning from the dreadful
scene, came an old woman, haggard and pre-
maturely discrept and seizng him by the arm
exclaimed "look at me, that was my son."
refused to give him up when God wanted him.
l had my wish but the "Ho,y Spirit never came
back to me. When my boy got WE'LL spoiled
him by over-indalgence. He was high spirited
and rebellious as he grew up; was too fond OF
him to curb his unruly passions, and in a
moment of unbridled rage, he killed his best
friend. All sir, my child was spared me: look
at me, am not happy" and she broke into an
idiotic laugh and the light of reason faded from
her wan face forever. This is a terrible tale.
but is said to have been an over true one.
Boys and Young Men, remember: Youthat
areat home. land you that have parents far away,
remember how much misery you may bring up
on those who love you,by giving the rein to evil
passions. Though parents may be remiss in
restraining you, and therefore incur the dis
pleasure of God and the blame of the world
their Indulgence or laxty Of discipline, does not
release you from accountability. Your lack Of
training and healthful home influence may be O
palliation, but it is no excuse for immoral lives
You will have to make your own character in
life and shape your own ends, whether you have
parents or guardians, are rich or poor, high OF
low. God grant, that none Of you who read
this and it is our pride, that our paper is souch
for by the youth of this State may ever be thu
subjec of such letters, as induced this article
There is fearful practice among the youth o
our beautiful State, induced by following the ex
ample OF Those who know better-that of frequen
ting GROCERIES Boys AS you would avoid the yer,
way to certain perdition, avoid those moral pes
houses! Where are most of the murders com
mitted! Tn Groceries! There the passions are
heated and low associations formed There The
image of God is dimmed in the brightest of hi
creatures The old gray haired man, and thu
lyoung man OF fashion 90 there the politician
and the gossip assemble there, and the boy.
stand round and see how brave and gay they ar,
and too often fall into The pit Go over into tn,
Jail where lie the seven prisoners whose un
'lhappy fate has touched chord in the hearts o
many, who have lost their children By the tor
tuous, but sure road that drunkenness leads to
90 to the Penitentiary wnere men have abun
dant time to think over the causes oftheir degra
dation, and ten to one, they will till you thei
frst downward step was through a Grocery
But we have lengt hened this article far beyond
its original intention and stop hare.