The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-18
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The case Of Che young Euslishunsn who
stole q mail bag full Of diamonds in South
Africa recently, ii now serving its. turn at
pointing moral AZ we'll as adorning tale.
This unfortanate naan-f0r unfortunate he
was, in almost every respect, and altoseth-
er moro ahmed against than sinning-wae
nothing more or less than an educated losfer.
Being younger con, he was debarred by
the tnexoFable law Of pffmoGenfture from
even start in life. The family pride was
cation. At that point, however, Il stopped
short. A. general rule, these younger
sons Of wealthy and aristocsatic families
are foisted upon tho army or the church,
out no effort appears to have been made in
tnis case 10 sesnre sach an opening for tho
gentleman, and then turned loose upon the
world to. shift for himself. Finding no
chance nearer home he deserted tie inhos-
pita6te haunts of civilization for the reck-
less life Of the diamond diggings. But
even there he found himself ct his Wits
London. His bringing up had not been
regulated with . view to life of toll and
hardship, his book learning was Of no value
whatever, and he tnrDed thief at the start,
ia pure desperation. His Arst offence was
OF comparative triiing proportssns. His
second transgressios was on such an extern. :.
eive scale that it has become the talk Of
the civilized world. When q man without
visible neans of support is caught carrying
d gun about with him, with over twenty
three hundred dianonds hidden away In
the barrel, he is likely to become quite .
fsvorite with the parsgraghists rs we'll as
the police. Stealing q railroad is one way
Of getting OF With few millions, bat the
operation il not near 30 unique a. loading
an old musket with half million in pre:
caoas stones, albeit alightiy less felopious.
The primary tRoable with our dianond
thief vas tho defeetive character Of his edo
cation. Those who were directly responsi-
Bile for his early training thought thew had
fully discharged their duty to themselves
and their son and % society by rearing him
aa gentieDaa and sending him forth to
pick up q living a. beat he could. Some
hun.n beings arc fortunately gifted With
sameaeas easrgy and ingeauisy to mako
! tai than ealsivA1ed brains and polished
naane.s- Bat for every ono sach who
saeeseds 1haRs are de1bsieas half dozen
| who falir and the gssseea young Engiish-
| nsaa vhs ssnse . mxI bag full Of diamonds
VA fssed 10 bs1sag 10 the latter elaas.
The rszpsasLssy fas his prinesly peeala-
lsslan- hsssvH, d0es nos Eess solely, or
assn asinAigaEsg, sR0a his swn ahouidexs,
alfkanRA-aueh ID tbs hnRAn poSioa Of i'm
y pnEfznE Iisaszes-Nn kia oWs sho1bde-s will
nau ale Sruae o9 tho psDsasy. II be had
a.ss ssaasaiea N the h.etssy or tho Geld be
Nv -
\ rhsas kis, and died repstsbse death.
| The s0caI ID mas without foseible sp-
/ pt5eatiae nj car ows doosa- During tie
7 yeax 1s7i the gates u the Eastern Peniten-
I eiaTy eloaed % two hundred and forty new
eosviess Of high and lov degree. OF this
I nuRbsT TIVE hundred and sixteen had never
bseo apprensieed 70 any trade; twelve
soly had beeo sPpEeotieed, and served I'M
Gil they ataaisea their majority and. the
reDsioiDg twelve had terminated their Re-
| lasioss with their masters before their time
expired. Bat, in these latter days, and in
tAis free country, which ID not cursed with
any eemblsnes Of pqimcgeniture, the ap-
pate. Hard working men, who have man
aged by Q life Of frngaliey. snd industry 70
make both ends meet, and 70 rear o family
Of children ak the saDe time, are reluctant
to eet before tbeiP s0ns tho same hard tack
with which they themselves have been
barely sbie 70 gr.ppie' And 90 they eee
tarn then over 70 the power Of tho de-
! stroyer. Tho abundance Of skilled labor,
and the doInineeri0g Of trades unions Of
course eone In for share Of the responsi-
bility but the dihleolty lies primarily
vita paronts who give to their children
what e called . good education, and give
| ope-its fruits are bitter, and the remedy
10 not palasable. A return to the cid
fashioned way would appear TO be the only
path out Of the difficulty, Every body
who has not the prospect of succeeding to
paying business, or entering upon q sue
taught . trade, a. was the cnstom in the
olden times. When this custom 10 revived
| the hinges Of the penftentfary gates will be-
come q little rustier than they are at
| present.. philadelphia Eaquirer.