The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-28
Pound Drewnca.-

Washed ashore by Sae waves yesterday was
the 5esd heiy Of a w0g,au, 4ppasealy yonug
and uadoablsily case oi suicide.
Nou rad shis 10 yopr daily newspaper and eS-
claim. common occurrence uow-s-days.~ : then
f perhaps. you wonder in your mind What could
canse Young person 70 deliberately and willing
T ly leave this worid ard step into the unknoNa
to die death which ever attaches disgrace 10 s
Z name to die ard 5e forgotten 10 be buried in
E an unknown gave. with no one 70 take last
T lingering hook st the dezd face ans inanimsie
foru, nor she'd ever sympathetic tear Is she i
T ard sway. 20 boart 20 thrill With tha, namsleS>
sncuish as ibs elo5s drop one hy one upon hyr
. ooEia Ni,h sach sad, u,osTufal sound. No,
these things are not io- such 10 harry her OCT
Of sighi Is the only consideration. Thus vou 50
iilo9uise. as yoa SIT IN your comfortably cushion
ed chair bv the warn dresiis. What matter il
il you DO bear the rain d-ip. arp With sacb q
melancholy sound and the wiud whistle aro1ud
the house 50 mogrniully; yoa are vel protected
from the elements they cannot well penetrate
tie ihiok walls and ciosely carsziae6 roon. Do
you tank OF these who are cui IN tie cold and
raiu. with 10 Warm fre<iis To 20 Il, viihoa, Saf-
t1ieo, clothes 10 inSars even moderate warmth
and comfort; whose whole lives perhaps have
bui ihe repetition Of such stormy scenes, who
have 10 friend "a the vide world 10 whom 10 20 4:
no one with outS,-eichei hard and kindly voice
% tara the sinner fron his eyii course. and beck
or him 10 forgiveness and happiness, Ne; the
E,e wrecked al 5 DARK ard forsbodlrs not tbs
smallest appareni loopho.s q escape from =
wreicbed fasure here; then Is Il = wonder tia.
The i4.zl leaV Is taken the miserable lie yies6ed
Up IN despair, Aud 5 the viciiur responsible
f,- the crime. Or Is the world. 10 : measure. 70
b,sms. Il Is ve-y easy for Is 10 uogaI.ze on
these thiugs. and io Git cur hands and NIL Gar
eyes ia horru5 4, the very though, Of SUICIDE;
-; shat Is life. aha: Is yiriae vben domestic
happiness has forever gone; when legitimate
pleasures are no uO-e; when the bright 6rs oa
the once happy hearths:o1e Is snoulieriug
mass Of dying embers then What are those
thincs called he and virtue Many. many times
are erung Wouea sase-ed and Soofe,i al by those
Sho Ettie knoE their tss-f history bat piat Is
saE-s. that q should cause - much Of misery og
- wucl Of happiness to lis posseSSor. Fev,
very Few. can answer the question. OF even know
any thing concerning the organ. further than is
pulSa,ions arr Necessary TO lie. Perhaps il Is
weIl to- some one who. IN = f-uraiive sense. have
10 heart Think before yoa condemn the los;
soaL the b-uksn heart and bowed head. think q
TIE ,rib1latioa and Sorrow brougbt 70 bear:
the anguish which perhaps vruns the heart 10
destruction. To despair, 10 the grave almost. OF
Do 1oi lishty cast these things aside bas 10 con
deulu- Thiak- We-e yss placed in such posi-
ton, Were sos Subjected TO ihoss sane irlal<.
shat Woa.d have beea the result Would y0a
have come forth fran the 6re purified OF mould
yoa have been Overcome and sauk. sunk 90 ever
'-s,iHE ruin and livius tomb, "a erasl crasl
Eo-li You 60 a1t besi the prayer ot the sin
ue- y1ar ear Is deaf 10 all sa;rsa;y yoar hs4ri
s adamaut- Hud stones - the sinner: oaS, her
dovr under y0ur besi: heap curses upOa her
head uari- a. last overcome aad discouraged she
sinks into ;be ahyss. never 70 rze sgain ab1vs
tie surface IblS iS the llw q <0cie,y: BAT The
time Is uoi far diS;sut when ven vii not In gp
yoar skirts - 5aiutiy flr fear q coming IN oou-
tact ai,h iuiquily. bat vi take the sinner by The
hard. le2d her 10 the altar Of God~ and pay
witb bsr f1- forgiveness. And Who car doubt but
1, 3il be gral,ed-for -ibs v0ice q Infinite god
ness Is ueye- silent shen the appeal for mercy
goes % fro1 ihs altar q faitbLul hear
AuoE