, 1876-04-24

conceive Of 1t as a woaknets aud = folly when
,baaed on the possession Of ample mesns 10
1 otho. ground. In crGsus it woro i
ser,ouH chenron!uE OF manhood, and In LnaAr'l1
crime. Slntaned by Its own money, 1t botrays
q poycrty Of manhood and a certnin rhwncss OF
taeto that fails 10 discovor that hoauty Ia over
simple, and true art novor loud and outr,,slvo i:
but lndntgod on the money OF other rooplo, II II
to the IaAt leEtes bass and lRnohle. Stolen
fnerv Ii douby Infamous. a. bhtAn Il most trttly
Satauio when Haunting forth on his oIrand OF
owl III robes Ut light piundo1eu from tho
snRelto ltyertps. ....
Bnt, aftor Il, some things can b said for cxsrnv-
agance that cannut for intempersnoe; aud In
this line Of contrast tGink wo can readily dlt-
cover the afror of tho Eelti'os lint charger aiuav
ierg guilt upon faco thnn upon vino. Lot me hasuro
yon that II we're to plead for the QUO as nEanxt
ihu other, should t1nke Jaco, md not wino. nv
client. have dlawn before yon the picture Of
e1.ra.hEauoo, aud II was easy to lay On thu
darker picture Of iutomperAneo to DO drafted,
and thoro 10 no night black enough 10 afford
tho colorH. The victims Of laco stand beforo
mo "A Tho chlldrou Of fortune In comparison
ina all clatsos Of society from bottom to top
tl,o; may possibly equal each other, though
AIN OF tho nplnto,I that fowor bAyo beon amsttcD
by dress than bv drink, By flncry than by
o't.tes and equIpages shaa by into.t-
caston whtlc tho smiting of tho
latter hAa boon tenfold debaselnont and dam
age. run my eyo along that rnnBo Of society
where e1travagancc has .tono and 10 doing tts
characteristic work, and sill 500 much that ts
not bhguted but turu 10 survey the Victims OF
insolnpsranco aud leo them stripped Of all,
with a vandalism lint has 10 comparison. E1-
trnvagnnco enves tho intellect Id cloarnosa and
ylgor, wliIcl, is one OF the great treasures OF
life. It cultivatca rathor than cruBlles tue
eepsa Of tho hoAutlful thero ia at the heart Of
it certain lofty ambition, personal pride that
only neods dogreo Of clIastenlng, As tho pans-
or snbdues tho high Ishta Of BIZ picture. to
still does tho, ardor, of domestic love
fire It's heart, md It cartea de-
light tnatenu OF dread every limo 1t crosses the
threshold 10 meet In homo group; and IT mtu-
Htreams to colrse in purity ther living chaunels.
hut whom we turn TO anryoy tho field that wine
has blightou, wo do not lind tloao fair reserves
that iaco spares. Tho ruin ie complete. Bend
tntemperauco rcgne tn its full sway, aud I can
almost dsfy yon to nnno loyey rolat IN tho
ont,re ocenc. Tho tncu are imbrutod; tho
women havo lost their nntivo crown Of boanty
aud refinement; and tho children arc borh to
VICAR features nf g1ossuess. aud. not few
Of tllem. TO endure for life the horrors
Of mental imbecllisy. Here Ia blackncss Without
bttghtneBs; q neither Sky. with no atars in 1t.
Hero the whole mhu and a1l hs allotmeDts arc
amitten 10 an utter deBolat1on. In these depths
reasou pines, aud lore pasHos Into anger nud
cruelty, aad l'iety iltes from the region ~ the
dove from the presence Of hawks, and chat am
bltion for bitteruoss which is the one hopeful
impulse that makes tomorrow mora interesting
than to-day. has folded ltd wings aud sunk lnto
Rupineness -..
Tho u!d C7rosks saw Tho fatal conaumuation
Of intempeIa1ce, and were wont to say TINT,
when Bacillus planted tue vine he FIRST
cock, which accounts for the vanity of
.hc hrBt Btage of mto1,ca.ion; next. he
Bprinkled it with tho blood OF tho tnoukey. that
gives t0 those who lMhibo beyond The sightlat
degree that usll-kno"n alllincsn, and strasniug
after W.T. and bursting Into uproar. which every
sober porson Ia suro to elide. II lie may bo able
after that he dashed 1t with tic raging aud ilery
blood Of tue lion. which generation tie lighting
degree Of tho yico; aud last Of all ho poured
over It the blood Of the swEno, which preoda Tho
low scnsualltv aud slugR!shneus Of those who
sta, long at their cnps. DO wo not see 1t once
tho fearful truth Of tho legend And Is tl,ere
one bofore mo who believes that laca
= = its creation rece!ved sash !. = fate
ill-omon, and destined to 10 forth to work g1oat
injury among ths generations, aud mote In oura
than In anV other by reason Of our VASE Accumu-
lntlon1 o. worldly RESOURCES, 8t.l 1t Waa not sntu.
rated with 80 much Of an animal virus, nor have
itH victims boon so utteEly nndone.
But In another respect tnd rty Of light
falling acroBs tho picture OF oxtrayaganco that I
W uut AEl0I6 %uhk OA lutptul8EaHCBA EXkFnTh-
gance docs not drive it's dovoteea apart from
5000 socioty, from hgi and relued social life,
from tue institutions Of learning aud religion :;
bat tnsotnposance' III itn later but st'll eonmon
Il withdrawa from all tbone re-
lations Tint arc bsnlttful aud Halyatory. It
BtasldH from under every nrcli OF rromiso, aud
turns its foet to those lAunts that ara rank
with damaging Injection. Lace still ROMANS
hiRll-.niaded aud social bnt vino at length
NithdrANH nil Tim hAtkRr iuff1ianrnx 1ud
betatts itself to tho sowor lcyeIs Of Intercourse.
knew bright youth In Rn Eastern Sunday.
school who rarely failed to appear in hia claas,
and never without q good reason and who was
frequent presence. tlo oanlo into thom only to
fnd most cordial welcome. He waE the n-
spiratsoo and hohor OF I. literary, circle. and
the accepted leador OF largo tosinno Of COM
Will ali the grace and aclt-respect
Of one conbc1ouH Of t1uo nobility. Fortune
seemao to have chosen him to exctnplIty tho
beautes aud lntlnonces OF royal aoul. But at
lsst ho foil uudor tho lures Of the koelal glass,
and stsaightway vacated blu place amid all good
associations and when WAS in this CITY q fosr
years back, hiH father. more btoken.heartel
than ns II ho had boon going to hih fuuosal.
oame on to lInnt him cut amid ths siums and
doEa OF ol1r worst strectn, we'll knowing that io
need not look III fairor quarters. And this Is
the story that may be told Ut \ countlesn host,
and teveais ono Of tho saddest Hldcs OF intona.
poraucs for when No arc cut array from saving
surroundings our faii ID al tho moro suro
aud raj i'd.
Thus have lifted bcfors you tho Two ereat
OWLS OF tho slEns anil, whatever NO may ihnk
as to their comparative rank in the work OF rum,
lot US pray for wisdom and strength to 80 clear
OF thsM both.
ST. GEORGES DAY.
ITS RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE YEarERDAI.
st. GeoEgo's Day this year happened on the
flrut Sunday after castor. II WAN thoreforo ap-
propria.a for tho English residents Of tbs city,
bplonging 10 tho Bt. Georges hocioty. to hold
special religious services. Through the cour-
schy Of tho Episcopal clssgy this was accom-
plthed, tho Cathedral OF rs. Peter and Paul
having been obteaued for the purpose. At 1 p.
'iI.' The hour sppontod for tho service, tho edt-
dec WA crowded. Many were unable to fluid
seats, aud wese obliged to stani In tho aislea.
There WAS no uuasun! display in tho way OF
total dscora'ionH. Tho plocsssiou, cousistiug
OF tho choir aud tic oaicIaslug and assisting
clergy, entssed ffom tie ysnsry s,uyluE the we'll
known hymn beginning