The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-02-04

BY MARY GRACE HALPISF.


very unsteady" said Mr.. Lane to his
friend HARDY.
The Young man alluded to hid Just
rode past the house, driving n horse us
iosi a. lis young master. \ "long nine"
was in his mouth. hilc his cOun,enancc,
Whose unnatural fash was caused by
something more potc.l. than exercise. or
the keen frosty air, bore unmistakab!c
marks of dissipation.
Yes. he 4. rather wild. that's fact. :"
lrcturncd Mr.. Hardy. carclcsslv: "bui
hell come ont all right by and by. lie
Is only sowing his wild oats
Mr.. Lane shoo!; his head. ".llas for
the harvest" he said. Whatever man
sows. that Shall he reap"
90. that cont amount 10 much. They
arc generally killed by The first frost, IF
they come up Il, all.
4 AVE. hui Tie BOOTS remain: spring.
inc un ia after years, and bearing bitter
fruit"
"N.no: they don't strike deep enough
ior that. r"ys will hc boys. They vii!
Lave Wild season sometime in their
lives. and have always noticed that
! hcsc Wilt boys. when ilicy get ~!cadicd
down. make the best men: and. you
'maik NY words. when Young Arm
l.tlon.' i. thirty. hp will be Il steady. So
Der ci,/cn. Innre j. nothing bad about
him.Niid ~ lr Is: he i, n!l OF kind feel
ling aiul generous inip',i-rS.
"inir; but mere feeling ana inpul-
So. however good won't make up for
the want oi' principle. nor tend to the
iuiimniioi, os torrrci habits which are 81
III uittht .h.d tiis is nos :,l. The
cundaiiou- Of hra.ih ana ~trengili. ~
wcll %, character. "ic laid il youth. a
H. uf ,nch open disregard Of the plain
lr.t law1 rM;ii,rc.will iupairt'ir strong
',ysi con iiiui.on. oii"n sowing the seeds
lot some chronic disease " hirli not only
follows the trans grc-~ur through lie
lhut drsrrads iaiai Inheritance. to his
.childwm."
.lsi "a ILL., .iunc''on.A.r. Hardy gianc-
"a OH al iifr window. "lbcrc come,
IN man" lc Sii,l. who is Il living iiiu~tra-
ton Of The ;si.lacv Of that theory. y,
pue can say au@Ii against him now. hH
/. 90 reckless and dis -ilaica was Nc whcl
'l.ou.ig. that lr had 4 souch OF lhe deli
irirm uCucus before hr was twenty.
= ook al Him nou. anal .cll me If yor
i,ycr ~aw \ better saccincn .; strong
yeor, ~ riii,'ood.'
~. i.ahc !uiiu,ycd the direction or hi
.iiicni'> eve. anG srW man passing M
IN Tie urrosiir sidewalk. with 4 full
forid c"unlcnincc. porily figure aiis
dieAiiicd aspect.
~rn tlir cnn,i~iry." he replied. "yo'
.can,i nci pos>ill, have cited y nior
sinking Illustration Of Is truth. know
Jude ]'ari,rr Ncil. and kli}W. too t.is
ji,N nipn have >ln, more severely lo
lihc .oIl:r+ OF their youth. 70 call then
thv no "ravcr name. tllan lc. 1hougl
lai pnrl'lv IL high health. hc has been
,nin,i,r ior sn,uc years io painful dis
i,rsa. which acrionsly imlrrirs bis useful
hn,u. Il /! does not creniially shorie'
lhi. li.c. .tuh look a' hi, family. ihrc
iog Al, Children d,cd in in.'1ncr: one q
itEr,c living Il Of t,rblc Intellect. de
ilo,,n,d from ii~ hiwh. ne other twt
Iilnug! unusually intelligent for thci
wears. have wal-ward icmpcrN and >i"il
: llrr constitutions. 10 whom cxisicn,e
more Il curse ii,in n blessing.
Nr Hardy gave his friend m a~ton'sh
icl look. no complain ';borl .i.ai j.
, said. IL should call that i!rinr into IN
, face Of Providence. and rcproachin
: lthyir Maker.
Mr. Lanes placid connicnancc iit II
with Indignation.
when will men cease TO charge ill
l. Author uf al good with the work g
their own hands" hc cried: "as thouG
.lit wae Ills will that the innocent chii
4 shorli receive with lis breath a legac
of disease and suffering. that terminate
only with life: or that any OF lis eros
turcs should bear about with then
tlrounh weary years. the burden of
living death. 10 hear some talk. on
would suppose Him TO be partial, g
lprcious being. who gives health 70 tn
lone and disease 10 another. according I
some pas-ing whim.instcad ofa just an
? ltcudcr Father, whose wise and holy law
are as Interchangeable rs Himself.
81 Somewhat TO Mr.. Lanes surprise. Il
II friend made no reply 10 this, bui colorc
:" and looked i'll at case.
A rather awkward silence FOLLOWED
which was broken by some casual II
;Imark from the lattcr.who soon after too
; his leave.
II was not until after he had been gor
Isomc minutes. that Mr. Lane rccolcctc
!. that he had the reputation OF being j.
a, ,her unsteady in his youth. which a
= counted for tho scnsitiycncss hc'manitc
b. ted. But he did not. on that account, T.
9. crct the words he had spoken.
I. Mr.. Armstrong is sitting in his stud