Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30
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Our Young Men.

There are times when the dullest ma.
ture can catch glimpse of the feeling
that was in the heart OF the Redeemer OF
the world, as he sat on tho Mount of o.
Ives and looked down on Jerusalem aud
wept. There Is enough In any oommuni-
ty, which holds no more human beings
than our own village, to cause tears that
have a very close relationship to those OF
Christ. 1t does not take an ALPHABETICALLY
keen vision to see men deliberately turn
ing their backs on toe good which they
might easily attain, and going after the
evil which they might easily avoid. It IL
with a kind OF fatalism born of despair
that we see this in men Of years. We ao-
ospt it as something that mast be, and
look upon it as we look upon the exist
enoe of evil. But when we see young
men, with every chance in their favor,
turning with an effort from good aad
honor and purity and manli-sss with de-
termination, ohoociEg iIapurity and dis
honor and UNA ,nliness-our hearts must
have become very hard not to feel sad
ness too deep for words.
1t Is a strange iufatuation and can find
no explanation out 4ide the disease which
affects the race, that puts such q passion
into the hearts of young men for what
fJr want of better name-we must call
rowdyism. G oing out of homes often that
are full Of the best influences, or at least
where the virtues are fully respected,
there is no original thirst for vice in any
OF its forms but as soon as the blood be-
gins to run strongly-as soon as there is
the first taste of freedom-there begins
with so many this fearful inclination to
try one and another form of vice-iust
because it is vice.
At frat it is not so mnoh vice as mis-
chief and we see all those Developments
Of noisy aud offensive rowdyism, which
must be so lacking in auy inherent at
Effectiveness. The charm OF these tbilgs.
soon goes and something that has more
spice is wanted aud pure wiokedness
takes their place. The boys that stand
on our street corners or haunt certain
places, do not shiver there because they
enjoy il, and because they can fnd no
better place 20 stay in. They smoke vile
cigars not because they enjoy smoking
not for the sake of the effect of the tobac-
co. What is it for 4? Who can tell I?
And when little older, they begin to
order drinks which almost strangle them,
and go on sprees which consist in noisy
merriment. in which there is no possible
pleasure. What is the inducement Who
can tell 1t Is not seldom there come be-
fore their eyes, instances OF the results OF
auoh wretched folly. How can one of
these deluded young men, see confirmed
drunkard with his inner misery even
more evident than his outer wretcheduess.
and not hesitate In the path, which has no
other possible end but in such q fate
Young men who have ne hereditary taste
f'r alcohol. are creating taste which
will make a slave OF them and DESTROY
every element of true manliness, for no
reason at all, but in conformity to this
bind and sepseless impulse of rowdyism
There IL no vice which is not hatohed out
Of this same serpents egg. If there is one
who ever comes out of this condition,
saved IS by fre-there are hundreds who
ara graduated from it into the class which
Is scourge to society From it come TIA
loafers who are merely common :. aissnce
ADD from II come also the men who are
ready for any form of .asoality-the pick.
pockets and thieves OF our cities-the
more accomplished villains Who wear bet
ear clothes and rob the public and display
their thinly veneered vulgsrity from
co ,ches and behind diamond breast-pins,
1t ia safe to predict future of evil to
them and to all whom they can influence.
To this fate many of our young men
to-day are rushing as fast as the years can
carry them. All the time there is no
reason why this should be so-these same
young men could be useful and happy in
other directions-sre useful and happy
just 40 far IA they keep away from those
follies which are 30 soon to become vices
Can nothing check them In their sad
career. Cannot we draw them back into
respectability and virtue. o, jerusalem
Jerussleml thou that killest the prophets
and soonest them that are sent; how Of.
ten would ! have gathered Thy children