Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-01

Abrams ~ oEclt oouxrr.---ws cary the follow.
from the Elkton Wing;
Ksiie95yths Cars Mt. John Holland, an aged
citizen o. Cnarlestown,, 10 this cousty. was over
taken and allied by tho morning express train Of
cars on the railroad near North East, last Monday
morning The engineer blew bis whistle furiously,
but In vain. for the man was deaf and as It lad jus
turned q curve the train could not be stopped. He
turned around and faced the locomotive just iu iius
to see his certain doom and immediately was knock
Cd broken and dying, from the track
Frozen to Death. Thos Spence, a respecta-
BILE citizen ofthis county who resided near Cherry
Hill, was frozen to death on Tuesday evening He
went out from his house about dusk to feed hia cats
tlei having staid cut teo long. some Of the family
went 10 search Of him and iouud him lying dead at
the wood Pile close by the house II appeared that
90 his way 10 from the stable he stopped to get
some wood and while cutting Il cut his foot
ly with tho axe II IL supposed he swooued from
the effect of tile out Hnd fuss 10 death before he
| covered lie was about sixtyayeyssrs Of ngs and
in good health at tho time
" Child D,owued Ia 1nbA child Of Mr.
Christian Meyer, at Che4apesee city, was drowped
90 Monday under these affecting ciroams, aucss;its
mother had been wishing some clothes and leaving
the tub partially filled with water, on the floor,
while she went out 10 put the clothes to dry,
In, in few minutes an found that her child, aged
two years, had fallen In it and was drowned
Croiodsd Sfagss.-The 81 $50 Of navigation by the
Toe has sent travellers bswsen the lower counties on
the Eastefn Shore and Biltimore rsund by II ikton.
Three sages left on Wednesday morning loaded
down with passengers from Baltimore We under.
stand there were three hundred at the steamer, on
that morning anxious to get across the bay, but the
steamer being ice.bound, q large number Of them
took the cars TO this place. and hence homeward in
stages
A WORD 70 Yousa LADIES We wish to say
word to you, young ladies, about your influence
over young men. Did you ever think OF it, Did
you ever realiEe that you could have any influence
a. sil over them We believe thar youug lady,
by her constant, Christian example may exert an
untold power. You do not know the respect, the
almost worship, which yopag men, no matter how
wicked they may DO themselves pay to con-
sstent Christian lady, be she young or old. gen.
tleman once said to lady who boarded IN the same
house with him. that her life was constant proof
OF the truch Of the Christian religion. Often the
simple request of lady will keep young man
from doing wrong. We have known this to be the
case very frequently; aud young men have been
kept from breaking the Sabbath, from drinking,
trom chewing, just because a lady whom thoy res
pected .,and for whom they had an affection, res
questedit. tract given, initiation 80 60 to
church, request that your fr end would read the
Bible daily, will often be regarded, when mare
powerful appeals from other sources would fall I'M
needed upon his heart. Many Of the gentlomen
whom you meet in society are away from their own
nomes-away from the influence efparents aud SIS
ters-and they will respond to any Interest taksn In
their welfare. We all speak of young mans dams
gerfrom evil associates, and the very bad influence
which bis dssipaied gentlemen eompaniens have
VVer Nun. We believe II Ia all true but
We believe II 10 Just as true, that a gcn-
ueman's character Is formed, to very great
extent, by the adies that he associates with bee
ne Deoom "a complete man OF the world We think,
IN other words, that young man Is pretty much
what his sisters and young lady friends choose to
MAKE him. We knew family whore the sisters
Outraged their younger brother to smoke, thinking
u was manly, and to mlnge with gay, dissipated
Fellows because they thought " "smart;n and he
did mingle with them, until he became just like
them, body and anil. nd ahnaaA
shamefnlly The influence began farther back than
with his gentlemen com paaions. II began With his
sisters, and was carried on through tho forming
years Of his character 0a the other hand, II Sis
tors are watchful and afsctlonate, they may, In
various ways-by entering into any little plan with
INTEREST," by Introducing their younger brothers into
good ladies' seoiety-lead them along, uu:il their
character is formed, aud then high toned respect
for ladies' and manly self respect, will keep them
from lninglia5 with low society. Ifa young man
secs that the religion which In youth be vas taught
to venerate, 10 lightly thou ht of, and perhaps
sneered at, BY the young ladiNs with whom he as
sociates We can hardly expeotthm to think that II
is the ihiug for him. Let noLe>say that they have
no influence at all. This is not possible. You cam
not 1.-Two without having some sort of influence, any
moie than yeu can 1.-Two without brs athing Ono 10
just as Unavoidable as The other. Beware, then,
what kind oil influence il Il u at you are constantly
exertiug. Al invitation 10 take q glass of wine or
70 play game of Irds may kirdle the Rres Of in
temperance OF gambling, which will burn forever.
Atest given at the expense OF religion, light til
aiaS In the house Of God, or any Of the ~,
for the s5uls Of others may be tue OF rulnng
many for time and eternity.