The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-04-16
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A MosT STARTLING TRU1H.-Tho
punishment OF vice and intrmperancs
dues Mt end, says the Tribune, with
the vicious and iHtemperatr, but the
great human family is 50 constituted
that one member of it cannot sin with
out in an appalling degree, affecting
others.
Are parents answerable for the
weakness aud vices OF their children.
A man drinks moderately but steadily
all his liie, with nu apparent harm 10
himself; bat his daughters hecume
nervous wrecks, his sons epiliptics, lib.
critics, or iuCurahle drunkards, the
hereditary tendency tn crime having
its pathology aud UNMARRIED laws-as
scrOiula, consumption or any other
purely physical disease These are
stale truths with medical men but the
majority Of parents, even uf those of
mnierate Intelligence and culture are
apparently either wickedly regardless
ot them. When our people are brought
10 remove gin-shops and gin.sellers.
for the same reason that they would
stagnant pools ur unciean sewers, there
viii be IA chance of Kidding oar jails
aud almshn s of half their tenants.
We have urged this point until it has
grown hackneyed and tedious; but
how can we he silent, So long as II fresh
murder or suicide every day exempli-
iies the ghostly peril and its cause.
PromptnesS of action is character.
istic of Americans. They do not waste
time when there is money to he ma e,
an obnoxious enemy to he killeI, oF
any other duty perturmed. In Corsica
where the vendetta is Il nearly sacred
institution private war may be car
ried Oh between two families for IL CEN
tury aud the beligerents will be en-
tl'ely content if one man is killed
killed once in thirty years. Note ON
the other hand the energy which the
American intuses into his private teuds.
The other day an American somewhere
in Arizona was killed by Mexican,
his friends wasted no Time hut instant
ly went out aud shot casual Mexican.
Tine Mexicans, who though Il 1egener-
ate race still have sOnIe of the virtues
"f republicans, collected their forces
and sacrificed another American. In
monarched Corsica. the mailer would
have rested here for half century
at least. In free Arizona what did
these spirited Americans do? They in.
,lantly made u raid on Mexican set
clement and killed four men in the
handsomest style and when II fifth man
sought refuge in house and declined
to come out aud be shot they bloWed
up the house and shot the man, doubt.
less as he was sailing through the air.
Such is the energy aud prumptuess Of
the noble borderers
a st. Lnuis correspondent tells MS
that "Jinks got married the other
night" Jlnks is clerk in II store for
the sale Of Iaces and things One day
day young aud pretty customer ten
dered to him, in exchange for some
lace, much worn aud patched fifty
cent stamp Jinks looked at it dubi-
ously. 1t was against the rules to
take such. His face was so grave and
his manner 50 hesitating that the pref
ty face said, in the sweetest of tones,
"Would you like a better half?"
"Well, stammered Jlnks, his heart
in his mouth and his face crimson, II
wo.ud't object, provided, miss, the
the right person would accept me"
The pretty face blushed ton; but
three months later the twain became
one flesh, us above stated.
An NJ ID rather remarkable for his
impecuniousness being called upon by
his landlord with nill for rent due.
nnlitelv escorted his unwelcnme visitor
into back room, where drawing aside
dipgv looking curtain, he showed
HIM a skeleton, quietl y remarking, as
he did so, That man came here just
two weeks ago with hill, and insist
ed upon its b'ing paid. A word to
the wise is sufficient" The landlord
left. and the doctor maintains uudls'
puted possession.
A Syrian convert TO Christianity
was urged by his employer to 90 to
work on Sunday, hut declined. "But,"
said the master, "does not your Bible
say that if man has an OK or an ass
that falls into a pit on the Sabbath
day he may pull him out?" Yes"
,aid the Syrian, "but If an ass has the
habit Of falling into the same pit eve
ry Sabbath day, then the man should
iill up the pit, or sell the ass"
The celebrated DR.. Barnes. being in
clined to sleep during Il dull sermon,
a friend who was with him ioked him
on having nodded now and then -
Barnes insisted that he had heen awake
all the time. "Well them" said his
friend, "can you tell me what the ser.
mon was ahout?' "Yes, cam" he an.
swered, "it was about an hour too
long"