The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-12-24
v. III. G. A.

large audience The most interesting feature u '"e
exercises was an address delivered py Disaiie
nev D. s. LEE which we append beio" Ing "e1Ae
will be read with interest by ALL both OLD anu
shouh receive careful consideration at ie''s' o 'i
o,,,a men Of our town. and there Is no fear OF any
of our young ladies spelling from CAREFUL P0 o - "
either In substance MI LEE said
Ib,ve heen invited to address the Young MensC
tian Association not only invited but urged iof
itated fearing that might not be able 70 say al!
that would be of any practical good 70 'he
- .. 4b, Individual members thereof. Example, IL Is
said is better teacher than precept. aonli' 'ha'
an, not christian in the full meaning oil 'ha' "ofu'
I try to deal honestly with my leilo~ h'o"' -
hs+ NV rood brothers here would say the one 'hlhs
5tl 7 make this confession that may not stahd
htra Won in an improper light, or with an assumed
r,antIe of christianity thrown over nay shouloeTS-
may be something like the Pharasee not 4u'e So oa'
a. soue other men will therefore say " you
that If any thing may fall from my lips worthy oi
oous attention rather be Influenced by tha'' IhSn
what do.
lar subject THE RHoSE AND THE RHlhh' az IL"
ropc among the lofty cliffs between German! ana
France the two rivers which have named as my SUD-
iac have their source and in such close proximity 10
each other that a man from the same stand point may
throw stone into either From tho same vein 'hes
probably receive their fine crystal and refreshing Wa
ters which give life and besuty to them ana al lhelr
surroundings But their courses differ; they 90 nor
keep step and side by side with each other Inc
one the Rhone takes southerly course, dashes over
rough rocks gracefully sweeps over lofty IN
boantif cascades and makes q scena suitable Tor the
nanc or the brush of the Artist IN silent majesty It's
waters roll on beneath the overhanging trees green
bowers and ucious fruits that skirt its banks ana en-
rching with its moisture the beautiful meadows and
productive fields through which it flows IS finally swa
lowed up in the atholess Mediterranean Not so with
the other it takes different course, northern dl-
recton at first its waters pure and shining as
they fail from the rocks in mighty torrents rush
inc down the mountain side. Soon however, it chan
es there is something in its surroundings by which It's
waters are coorcd it is not the fault OF the stream
flows as nature directs but it is the streams IN
to that conaminstcs Its pure waters and II becomes
sluggish stream Pools of stagnant water are 1ouho
along its banks; swamps and mire mark its course and
a loathsone malaria pervadcs along Its oorders uhI
at last its out and mix with those OF the
broad Atlantic hundreds of miles from the place where
the Rhone discharges its water into the Mediterranean
Their commencement was the same, their course was
different and natural result, so was their ending
on going out So with youth, they are corrupted by
those with whom they mingle
Effect is the legitimate issue course and these are
plainly and Enthusiastically depicted in its features the
lineanents Of the snteccdenL Wecan trace every fail
pre in life ruined fortune wrecked character, brutal
murder or mighty and destructive rebellion TO pr-
mary soGrce Had the seed, the bud, even the tender
shoot been removed the bud destroyed before it as
sunled such gigantic proportion, none are go lncredu-
Ious as not to believe that the effect would have perish
ed with it.
In our earliest years placed as it were in a
81 balance two of life before u.s. Loneliness
innocence and purity are displayed in every feature
and mark every action. Youthful days are days Of
happiness seldom clouded, and if perchance little
cloud fits the pathway Of youth, like the dews OF
the morning it is quickly dispelled. Soon however,
arises period when of the courses OF life must
be chosen Perhaps both paths for time equally
inviting like the two dashing and celebrated rivers
that flow from the fountain head in opposite d.
rections ther waters sparkling beneath the daz-
ling rays of the MONDAY These ways both ap-
pear afford JOY and happiness rippled parchanee by
perplexitics that forgotten or bloted from
memory by the gay enchanting festivities Of frolick-
some youth but take young man. that gray head
father always stand by side and admon-
ish you by the experience of more riPened years.
There is curse pronounced upon man; it is, =" thou
shalt die" even if you favOrably circurns-
: tanced than OF have been, and are not COM
PEELED to go from the happy iro-sidc and battle
with a cold and heartless world and alone meet its
temptations and aurcmens yet the time soon comes
when he will leave you that mothers prayer will soon
cease TO be heard her locks becoming gray and her
step feeble and you will find after all that man is the
architect Of his own fortune. Be deceived by the
of the temptcr Things not always what they
q seem. Launch not your bark upon the muddy Rhine
What may at first the purity and innocence o.
thoughtless youth in after years has like those two
+ mighty rivers, become mighty element, motive
power. enriching, enobling and purifying all with
whom it comes in contact, else restraint, inpov
erishing debasing and corrupting contagious dis
ease all It's associates Is there not for corrup
morals evil passions and disgraceful acts? And die
not the scion from which they produced sprin:
from the sentiments of debased composition and
grated the mind of youthful years? Profanity
not original We very much the creatures Of imi
tation, and influenced more or less by our sur
roundings and if it not for asSocatng with thos
who utter oaths would never learn to repeat them
Eabtual drunkards those who put enemy in thei
e mouth steal away their brains those who neglec
their families and impoverish themselves, YEA Stage
the streets and finally fall into the drunkards
sailed the clear waters Of the Rhine at first but Hk
the Rhine their associations the good in them
" Inordnatc chewers and smokers of tabacco are no
the offspring of day, do not raise up like the mush
rooms but they become such by early education an
D constant practice They launch their bark in tn
70 wrong river The they choose in boyhood
sufficient for all the degradation and misery
which they have been subjected during all their lives
Is the punishment that promised them in the wori
|. 70 come Cause produces effect. The seed the sol
the fostering ere, are true indexes of the harvest
Whatever man sows that shall he reap, and hgur'
lively speaking if you .-Hnark on the Khlne, you
course through life will be like hat of the Rhine.
"a you choose the other course snd aHhere to It. you
E. pathway through life will be bright and SHINING
therefore behooves ALL both great and small TO see
e that they embark the right river plant the risl
seed not only in thor minds but also in the mind
of those with whom they associated that they ma
thus increase their usefulness superior to self an
their secular existence and in the world come ma
s. OF the spirit, reap life eternal.
r will close my brief remarks with this motto. IL
not original but consider it good: Keep good CON
pany and be one of that number"
n Governor Hartranft has issued his off
i, cial proclamation, stating that the amour
or State debt paid and eytinuuisbad dur;n,