The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-31

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With them, they are numbered with the
fallen. THAT heart. says aaothsr. sis
already half ssdnesd, which . mot
proof 70 the allurements Of enticement
I never see the tender youth even hssita-
ting with indecision when smiling En-.
ticement, gaily decked. bsckons him to
her bower. but I think Of this; ! never
see him pausing 1t the door Of Tempta-
ton. but fear for him, for it is the
door that leadeth to destruction.
That lad across the way taling his
first lesson 10 profanity and disobedi-
ence, how are the little foxss spelling
the young and ts,der vine Beautiful
are the lips thas profanity hns never
stained beautiful the heart that disobe-
dience Has never sullied. You would
not iiks - bss ~ liEaas friend. hke that
old man yonder, swearing, cursing, sink
ing into the grave with oaths upon his
lips. Yet he WAS once little boy like
you, indulging now and then in 8 pro-
fame word. Your little heart would pal
pitate with fear. you would cry bitterly,
if you thought the penitentiary would
ever be your home. Yon criminal be-
gan his career Of crime BY dissbeying
his parents. His frst act Of disobedi-
ence was one like that which you have
been guilty of. From disobeying his
parents and teachers he came at last to
break the laws Of the land, and now he
is m inmate Of that dark ank gloomy
prison, doomed to end his days there.
That young girl enjoying Nth 80
much zest bit Of gossip, cirsufating it
90 eagerly in the CIRCLE Of her acquaint-
ances, wasting the precious Donsnts Of
life in dress and display, sqnaadering
them in the gay saloons OF fckts Flea
sure-how busily are the Little foxes at
work in the vineyard Of her heart! You
would not like to be that most dstesta-
BILE Of characters. s'the spinner Of sreet
yarns;' yet the temptation to gossip,
small though It be, unless checked, leads
to that. You do not mean to spend life
in frivolity. No, oh no ! You are In the
heyday Of life and you want to enjoy it
for season. All! the foxes 90 small,
now are growing larger and larger. and
by-and-by when you would drive them
out you win be unable to do 90, and then
what viii you do
That young man lifting the sparkling
glass to his lips with sseh avidiey in
yonder fashionable sasooa, would shud-
der il he thought be should ever come
to be like the blosted drunkard who was
found in the gutter hast night, in state
Of beastly insoxfcation. Yet the foxes
are growing larger snd larger, the crav-
ing for strong drink increasing, and it is
not at all improbable
That ingenious youth thae was per-
suaded few months ago, TO rsad bad
book, little thought how demoealixing
would be it's effect. All + it was the lit
tie fox that creeping in among the vines
has been preying upon thcm. What
mischieyous foxes bad books are Z The
reading Of them has ruined thoussnds.
Oh, the foxes, the little foxes shat
spoil the vinss as you value your hap
piness in this world and the next, be-
ware Of them when the Master cometh,
il he find ouS vineyards bare and DESC
late what will be eur fate? Alas ]! like
that of the barren fig tree. which. be-
cause it bore no fruit, WAS cut down
and given to be- burned. Oh, may He
behold rather eur vineyards hanging
with grapes, anster upon cluster, rich
and delicious HATTIE 4. WsusoR.