, 1875-03-22

tho "amo thing In tho eonntry, Or In a email
1onnlinea to do any Of tucse things better. bc-
c'Ero you nro In tho city otherwise 1t Is less,
nul not 40 good thing for you. And 30 say
,ng a,sd feeling. an1 btaying al dangers, moat
their forsulcn in a largo city. aud moat OF tlotu
somehow find thotr wny t!lither.
Tie interest in a young man'd 1io lccponr,
aud the Rcoue is nte Of thrilling Interest when
city an'i the young n.an:-comtng .ogcth.r. Tho
uity feels the tread Of Ills quick, firm Btcp. and
f|so presence and thrill Of Its powerful resolve
sud ingiag voice. and tho young man. catching
rnsinxjng from tho forco Of city, Is either moro
or less thn1 hinlsclf But both lilo romance and
tho fear Of csty-lfo Boon vear on III n degree,
Md life tcre, az clnowhore must room ho faced
and dangers ayoIdod. would Il le successful.
Life In tho city In mot dilarent from 1ifo my
whefo csc. only 10 tlts. auat It Is on broader
md moro tntonHlf}oa Rcalo, antl has aomothlnR
TIcio Ia in tho city ,,o magic wand by which TO
command tho forces and they obey, no "opcn
sessnn' at which tho barred doors silall opeu to
vast treasures. ly eonc chance oiso man Ii tor.
montarg fan,o, but tho rslic tB that money IL
niudo IN tho city only hy harder work and bot
ter knowledge Of business, and II there 10 hcltor
sermons, or bottor lectures, or better papcrH 1t
so us!|l 0ctAlAsG u ARAdGI HUlAs - IN AlAo W
could not publish groat daily nor carry on
WHOLESALE houso ont on tho open prnlrie,--you
1:,,lst have tho surroundings, Or the conditions
hut it fs equally truo Tint you must haro Tho
brain md tho work wherever Hutll things exist.
Let ms look, them catluly upon tho 'fo OF tito
young n,an in the city. What nro some OF its
hangers. what it's security, and wllat i.s l,ope?
Tho chief danger Of l!fo 70 young man TIT tho
tho greater number and stronger temptations to
which they arc oAroast. Many young men are
lncasurahly salo, while in tl4eir homes or III
snnilcr placos fron, naiy forn,s OF vice. simply
arc uos preaont or bocalizo Of tho powerful TO-
ttrants upon them. Thus yoang mau Ia not
Hsely 10 form tho habit Of drinking, or gambling,
or to bocomo lccilos In a community whuro tho
lie arc not thrown hoforo lin, and whero
lo IL sheltered By tho luye OF paronta
A',tl home. But Soung man coming to tho city
1li''!a himself taken away from thcse safeguards
md thrown into tlo worry presence OF tempta.
tola Ut every form: Tho absence Of home in-
flucnrcB Ia ono OF tho greatest dangers 10 bo Gu
countetcd. TlieFn isuo shelter for virtue like that
VI home, and love. and hcartLstone, and table,
of sister Al,l mother. 1.cavinH aloh a home,
perhaps, tho yung man comes to tho city, COOS
TO boarding -houtc, or gets room and liyeB at
tho restaurant. f1o Is t:rnuger. No olio il
!ookl,,g fur him, or waiting to welcome lin when
Ilb days work III done, and anxious II l1o como
not. ifo gaes to l,ls room and Ia ouoly; ho
irtes TO rcat. but IL ttsod from hard labor: lie
walks out on tho street, pD QUO knows Liu
end ho knows no ono. Sunday comes. lie cn-
l1o gees back to Ills ruom iio ia lonesome, Bighs
1ur friendship. for society. There is no fnmily
where ho could 90 md feel weIcome.-tlo walks
tho ntFeot aga,n: and everywhere tho tempting
naionn OF bili1afd.hall Invite his entrance. 10
7,ccts other voting men lonely like himself
theT nce tue eny world going on: thoy 60 to
t:icso places Of resort, not trom choice at Grst,
~! from ths want Of somewhere CLIO to 60.
With this comes tue danger Of evil compa.llon~
,air. and oil bad associations. The temptation
tn drink Is constantly present, with tho re-
mote temptation to ennsbling and licontious-
ic*s. These habits once entered upon,
tlsero follow tho lora Of time, the added
EXPENSES Of living and tho temptation to dislon-
osty o. n ineans Of making moro money. The
chlcf dnngcrs to yo7.sg man In tho city arc
1oln!! III pad hH.ur1ase9 In the Nso u iutoxicat-
,G ate -; eT'rssn,:nce, ,E d'hhonerty and gain
ABniret s1l these tho yullng ninu's sccurl.y Ia
found III 1 determined and unyellislg adherence
- fixed principles Of character and r,llcs Of lite
TIE riincIplcs Will generally determine the
1n!cs or bccont u law of life, aud both will tlsu-
nily 10 found to bo OF double application; TINT 1s,
Wlilo they eujon enc thing, they forbid auother,
ar itsorpusite. These prinpplcs may be summed
up unotr tho onc worl of perfect manhood.
a iism resolve to bc q 1nau settles
the quhA'ion Of honesty, truthfulnoss, tempor-
E:lct. aud virtue, for without thcnn high nan-
hCol il imilosalblc. An 1t aeema to nle, thcBc
I'iucip.cH, to thy, tho least, eau have q enro
ioantat!oa In nothiag. icsy than 4 high, con-
tlpr hest 'lfo as.l security found only IL tho
religion that Banc.ilcs tho fioart, aud puts tho
toill III communion with God. arl uIIcr the
Light and responsibility OF etcrnitT. Without
tcse principles auu this arm aucuosing, The
yuuns lnan Is constantly opcu to tomptntfon
mud lett 10 fight o thousand little battles and
da:'Ecrs that, with them. arc cut OH, or gono by
1t oncc, and possibly forever.
i5F tn Mt t1J,+tt1, Int t1R rnuffo
tow hab!tH Of lifo that aro not only safeguard
asaist evils, hut also conducive to happiness
ani success iu life. We may asArt with patient
thu OILY honorable way to ac9aiic. AI Il may b.
how, but II ia 6ure. Depend not upon c|,nilco,
or luck, Or favor, but houostly work for Nil you
want: Thca learn to savc: \ ma1,H expenses
should always be less than his lucoa,o, bowoyor
snal! tLe litter may be. II you eau only ea,u
~ Ncci, 1t il r1,lslous to Bpond $40. Tho tisuo
to practices economy is In youth You m,,ss save
thch to get start. d few hundred dollars taycd
9co now will sna po WORTH so,r thouHans twenty year,
Lear tlrm aS asfsr Ana the sys sas Q, 'asaS aasS
and plenty, II noe1 he. till you ard older and |
need them more. II If said of 1.sop. tho author
Of our fables, that whom called ,,pon ouce, aloug
with other nctrants wllero lsa worked, to cloo5o |
tho butdcn ha would boar ol, his mpstor'B |
Journey, he chose to carry tile bread. and whom |
asked how 1t was tlat lc. bcing smali ohoso the
got lighter evcry day: sot!o you choose. Tho
thrifty Qeruapa in this country haye q Bayi,lg
liko this, by way Of 1cproaca upon idleucsB aud
ox,rayaga'leo: Five yo9nrs u this country, aud
that tho young man who ID honestly saving
oniethlng-acqutring. psopcrty-l!as q motive
aud icc1lug Of sclf-rcspccs that tho spond-
thrift cannot have.
Another ll,.bit should bo tho absolute avoidance
OF tho downward paths. Onco RnA for all lot /
Liquor alone. kosp out OF drinking placea. 10 4