The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-21

made ny home for several year, Al
the brsatisg out u :sc FAR 10 ~
United States l shipped o. board q
. Northern var vessel and sssssd -
master II arms. vas liked BY ~
o@csrs for ny courteous dsnsaros.
Lssviag ths A~ssisss savy, agais |
ss~srsd 10 Prises Edward lslasd,
whsa l nads the scquk; s.ancs Of =.
Mo-. DsrikR al ~ voyages,
and when I VS. 10 port there vas "a
sin Of which I vas sos guilty. Yes
all kaow, ny dear ftissds, The liad
Of pIsess which sailors resort n vhss
on sAors---bro,hsls, gambling houses
aad tavssas. II there sAoula b aay
Of ~ class here listssisE to ~, I
bsy q them, ~ they valss their
soul's salvation, 10 shsa thsse hsauss
Of iufamy, which 10 large towns lead
so many to destruction If any
among my listeners should rscog>
nine IN the unfortunate eulprit nov
bsfcse them the smart steward ia
whose obscs No tongs aad ribald jssts
they joined. I bssesch shsn, Tor the
!ove Of God, to give up their evil
Ways and return to God. | tasw
very little sbout rsligioa Ia ~
yosth aad what I did kaow I speeds
y forgot have said that there IL
scarcely any sls Of which | have 10,
bsSu guilty, aad these sins we're
kncsn only to God and myself.
Thousands there are Ia the world
whose record 10 - black snd -
heinous ~ mins-wAoss lives are -
Wild aud a. reckless, Who never
th;sk Of their God or their last cad.
To those | would especially address
myself aad warn them to bswars 81
the evil tendency Of thsir ways, and,
while they have yet time, to ulke
snsnds for their past lives. .. yos,
ny friends, who srs now listening TO
ms, would give = word Of advice,
Never stray fton the footpaths Of
virtue. Never forget the religious
lessons aud Impressions Of your
youth. Never frequent houses Of IN
fame, and, above al! things qui,
hassting tavsrss. But, you may
say, Va do not want your advice /;
~ are are neither drunkards nor
murdsrsrs. Ny friends I never WAS
. drunkard, and until the LAST few
months l was not a murderer. But
you sea what did in . moment Of
passion. Ualsss you hsvs the grace
Of God sbost ysu, unless you reform
your lives aud become irul y psaitsat,
you cassot tell what your fate may
bs. My shipmates ia The Clara
Novsllo were all gay, reckless fol.
lows. In . moment, II may BE-, they
we're oil summoned unprspsrsd b..
fore their God. Therefore ii 10 that
| would Impress upon your memories
to do nothiag which would cause you
a single regret Ssafaring men, l
vould caution you TO avoid such
a,rsetn ~ Park lane, In Londoa Bar
rack street, in Liverpool; North
street 10 Boston; Water street. in
New York, Empire street, &e.. In
New Orleans. In these streets are
located the dens Of infamy shich
lead 10 many Of our clasa 10 dsatruc
ton. Who's l vas brought 70 pris.
90 you may dspesd. ~ fFissds, the.
I vss Sad aud dsjsc,sd ssough. Asd
10 wcaid yos b. il you we're 10 ny
pcsition. A Psisoa, evsa 10 The lssss
guilty, Is not a place for pissssss
Blu, To me, = murderer.
everything looked blank and full Of
despair. Nothing but rloony walls
srousd me sad the ghost Of wsr
'isrsd man continually looming up
before me. I thosght d 6rst that
'hsrs va neither hops sov chance
for NJ .slvit'on. l cosid .sot get
my peace Of mind After . tios,
however. I took ny burden ssd laid
il 1t the feet Of ny Rsdssnsr, Who,
With Ms prssioss blood, 10 able -
vssn away ny sins ssd ysars COO ~
lear friends, b they ever 10 bIssk.
Af,sr ~ trial l bad ae~s thought
II making away With sysslf; bet -
asqairsd pace Of nisd I gave sp
he wicked idss. A holy csIn Casa
over ne, snd nov ] a. here rsAdisg
v compossdiy a. II soothing serious
we're about 70 happss t. ~. Soos,
~ dear ftisadH, shall b. beyssd
he reach Of pals ssd sorrow, II
lick ssss snd ofdlsath. Hsssiag that
~ mother he'd nsvsd 70 he tevs Of
D. went 10 ~ hsr, for | had
,os visited her for eight years. While
~ the visit | msJs the aequaistasos
u . ycsag woman who's I married.
10 coming hsrs last fsll I istsadsd
4 70 b ~ lest voyage. I bad len
n sorrow ~ poor old notAsr sad
he wife Of ~ bossn. to vhioh I
I'D bees married osly q fastsight,
cane hsrs las. fall il Tie bsrk
Jisrs Nevslie, intending o. Tie 70.
ARA Of tAs ship to ssstls devs; bat,
asfostsaa,sly ! rsasvsd ~ seqsais.
asss With =. No.. ! visited
Ter pretty often While the ship lay
= port, On The sight Of the sur-
lsr I'D taken ssas dHsk, which
nsddsssa ~ brais, aad ssdsv ths
nasssss Of jsslsusy ssd psssisa ssa.
nitssd The dssd fss vhish - sov
ayisg dowa ny life. Ny siss have
,sss gssaA l regret shs sstioe
sAieh besught ~ 70 tAis uatloslj
nd, bss I - matisg he ealy r.
,asatios which css b. ssds vhss
mas takes sway the lie Of . fellow
ssisg. Il wss not tnows here that
VS. married. Aflss I gave myssh
lp =. Mo- hard II the fsss
Iad 10 . spirit VI rsvssss u ~ she
Esrt bssk . Material psst u TIE
,viGsnes which ueuld have rsases1
~ erins v nssslssxAtss. b~t !
tssly fefgiv~ hsr. hope 0sd vill
'orgivs Yer. tho Ny dear friss1s;
asvs yes ever bssa issids sfs sosst
n jssstssS Have yes ever ssss
iafy bsiss IL verdict II guilty Sad
~ isaes proceed 70 pes ssstssss
~ H. psisoasv The sssas IL .
roy soIs~s 'ssd iapsss~ivs 80.
u the psssea istsrssest.
7 ~, ~ friends. esssos realise ~
Ibslisg II blssk despair asd stssr
leseIlsses whish ssssps over - -.
1bstnsais psisssss wAss ~ Ssssd
asatssss Of dssth V passsd sPsa bin.
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