The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-05-07
LIVING TOO FAST.

The benificent gifts of the gracious
Infinite Father were never intended to
become curse to man; but such,
through perversion, do they sometimes
prove. Intemperance through spiritu-
Gus liquors is but one form of that in
temperance which is undermining the
constitution, and weakening the mental
forces of thousands. Those of US who
hardly deserve to be called gluttons, are
still weakening the stomach and thick
ening the brain, with stimulating, irregu
lar and over abundant food. Those who
frequent evening amusements-theatre
opera, lecture room, social party and
dancc-religious meetings even-are of
ten as Incorporate in so doing, as the
one who shows no power over his
own body when he quatfs the sparkling
cup.
The habit of indulging to excess in
those eXcitcmcnts connected with late
hours, lights and company, becomes i'll
time most baneful to mind and body.
The ale student under the influence OF
his fragrant cup of tea or choice HaV-
ana, indulging i'll study or writing I'M
til the small hours warn him of the
coming dawn, does perhaps achieve
some brilliant success, but at the eX-
pense of lost energies, which in very
supply. The worlds demand for we'll
preserved ability might well cry out,
if not too busy, Wherefore this
waste 2"
But there is another evil abroad,
which is perhaps more destructive 70
weli-being and happiness than this. Ii
is consuming ambition to be genteet.
We must keep up appearances whether
there be anything to support it or no
What follyl Indeed SO much strength
and force is being expended i'll this eff
fort to be respectable" that it is be-
coming more than a folly-a positive
sin. Many young couple, in their de-
termination to appear what they are
not, are expanding life and health, to
the utter neglect of those sources of i'm
proyement and joy, which every right
minded person Graves i'll some form.
There is no time or strength left to cul-
tivate those domestic amenities and de-
lights which constitute ''the wine oil
life" in well regulated households of the
humblest condition; but alas! bent OIL
the goal of appearances" all the noble
pursuits and sweet charities of life are
sacrificed to dishonesty, double deal
ing, closeness, seifishness and groveling
aims. If young people could but tcdtt
for the fruits of labor, instead of fore.
Sailing them by too early indulgence
how much more satisfactory W ould be
the results?
have read story ola worthy Scotch
couple, which seems apropos to thi;
subject. When asked why their son had
broken down so early in life, they re.
piled, when we began life together We
worked hard, and lived upon porridgt
and such like, gradually adding to oul
comforts as our means improved, unit
at length we were able to dine off bi
| of roast meat, and sometimes q proil
chuckie (fowD; but as for Joch he be
gan where we left off-he began tcith tn,
| chuchie first"
1t is DIR. Chambers, l think, who
speaks of the gingerbread gentry" who
| remind one of the abandoned hulls ont
sometimes sees at sea, with only I
monkey OH board. Such put OH dres
and STYLE, assume luxuries and amuse
| ments without the least right, and thu
result is sin, waste and misery. Thu
struggle for front seats in the amphithe
atre of life is made by fraud and des
perate dashes at fortune. Consequent
| ~ all noble self-denying resolve i
| crushed out. and all fitness for '-true no
bility" is obliterated.
Surely. part of every famiiy's train
ing, before sending forth its member
upon the field of action, should be Il
| implant within the breast a lofty indie
pendenee of character. How admirable
/ that courage which dares seem what
really is, patiently treading the pat
which God has marked out-the vale.
| first, then the hilltop The CsttttcotO
and Country Gentleman.