The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-23

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evoke 'r5m tboir t0mas ibe grsy lsf Il
pilgrims wht 8rst landed 1p5u Pymm,b
. b. ioz, and tbs dsnDg eoonisis vim pm.
isbed at Port Royal, md show flom tbt
progress 20 iuaeHbly stamped upJn th'
/ Iaud whiol tbsy lefi e aider1ess, tbtJ
would suk perplz 4 into the graves
from ahenCs they spruuk. As frJgfesa
D. ths wsiC word Of thi- ags 10 aOuld
be unreasonable to suppose that % pro.
gross has Dsen m 4d8 iu mauliUs.g.
HeLcs, / have chosen for my theme
"ProRressiys m4hiines-." Add as Ve
are American citIz ~, living on Imeri.
can so, 1 shall eOafng myself ~ her
b ardgrs, and fprak Of men Bni IbiBBa
falling uuder our daily observation II
sUms Of the men Of the good cd times
were here they would blush TO see hos
far tue yUata Uf the ~, sent ags sur.
passes him Of their epOs1. Young
America rushes from bis mothers
breast 10 grasp It manhood; ami is, in
! bis own Oplniun, better IL Urmg1 on
most subj,cs at the age o! slTsuterD
tuGn were great Washington and bis
contemporaries at the age Of iorty. Ere
be has seeu tie trOsts OF f.u teen wiu-
rers hrs pArens send him Of b co lsga.
He is tLCn too young to appreciate tic
importance Of study. HI mind IS net
Yet sufficiently matured TO grasp t1o,e
briucbes Of study upon which hs mu-t
NJ cessarily enter. de starts ont with
ambition, but soon finds that the road
to the pinnacle OF his hopes is steep and
rugged. Ju-t here be s e3 = smooth
and level road, lIghtened by the lus re-
If the worlds temptations. Al! here
Is the place for bin, hs thinks. IL
enters il, aud be tender tSig Is ready
TO grow just az it is beat. His ambition
low seeks it's qualification not on the
heights of fame bnt in tie avenues Of
immortality aud corruption. Lho reason
be dOrs not smUke and chew, and curse
AID swear with ease, Is that AU a0au-
duned those habits some years ago. In
fact 1t has been 30 long that no has got
ten out OF the way of tuem. tat thigks
j. wouldn't take lOug to rec-l them
Not onty would we give the college
STUDENT as a sample OF the progressive
m Il, but we frequently raest men IN
the outside world who joi1 this grand
array against moranty--ore who has
perh 4ps refused point-5lank to receive
an educauou. He aircaty knows SO
much that the college or university does
not exist ttat eau lmpsrt IniormHtlnn to
his Aouur. But tnis. gentlemen, is pro-
gr, 81. He can smoke hne c'ggrs, ch-w
tobacco. aud drink M an whisky ey-ac-
com pIishments OF which he good Od
men Of by-gone days had uot the honor
t0 boast. The cUoiuess viii which he
gees to his bottle lid in the bushes be-
side the gate, and wipes the liquor from
his lips as he enters the draH Hiug-roUm
at private house, tn. word progres,
only can explain. And the many y ~ |
grace with which be stagg T. to anT fio |
among the geutler s. Y, cal be hpprecl |
a ed only by those wlo have been ,da- |
ca ed III tnnt peculiar science. 2nother |
ART which is necessary to make up The
fall man of tAe present day-to put 1t
Ia ldly-ls thut of drtIug with the
giris. TIE succe -sful h'rt must make
some fair dameel believe that he ioges
ler to distraction amt WAITS 10 many
ltr. Ii she reclpfOcs'ts hrs II Ctlons
,ne mus prove her love Ivy u'lo~inS
iim t. throw his aImi around her, draw
her closely 20 his Utbom, AID Drink
from those ruby lips repea'ed dFaughts
Df nectar. HIS ain Is now aecOmp1shed;
be turns his back upon her; and In his
glowing cOiorS pictures to his bosom |
friend the victory hs has won over
simple gtrl. IAls Is Ert gresslve mtni-
ness. Indeed The very mea ure man
.iu-ss Aerms 10 be the evil II Hueuces
exerted over y oman, and the uDliIty to
make her C nit lnaiacretlons. Aud
he greater the numosr OF ms victims
he uigher Is the honor rs retps. On!
.hou gully demon; uJ The very name OF
Yuman thou saOuid'st blush snd hang
,uy face III shame. Tho wan word
,haIss out this course Tor man; beckons
.ue feeble but manriyh boy 20 follow,
lud comm nus AIM toe tue murk. but
10 IN wnoss breast pa'Hra has I'M
Iianted those noble euImen's-tIuth.
lonor nj iust~e-highiy polished bt
ne gent o InfiueUC5 oi . rshned and
mu;h,r. Is not the man OF
shUm | speak, iOr sle has enSendered
Il lin proud aud tender conscience
q shield ms honor from its toes. lie
Who wears this giorUus shield, l. at all
INES aud nuOer alt clrCamSiaD ces a
rue gentleman. He is net cOn'roiied
}, the u lust demands oi society, but
inns at that pert cuon to which ieS
ave ever yet attaiued. Ii you would
how Yourself man IN the truess and
ubiesJ s n>e, iet not your mlad grow
ID Ju contracted channels. DON'T cllng
D dogmatic views aud Ihnik you know
all i, cause yo1 chtnc5 t. be the non
t your nttie ,el; for you are but an
tom upon spscS tha, floats in vast
cean of spac-. R4 her itt your views
~ nberal. Rem aibering your own NJ
lgnificauca be ~ ready to accept tbe
Ie~s of 9th, r whenever they are r ght.
Choose your pIincip.es Of action trom
ugh III orai stsu point, and make every
wi passion ot your soul b. nj to those
,rincipiss. Do nor mIsjab tar manH-
lees that msuulshuess ShIca il charac-
or stlc of the young American. DO
lot diam your system with that orrloie
weed tobscco, for that has become u
hid sh custom. If yoHr self respect
slii not prompl you let yoGr respect for
iour mo- her ana SISTER ke p you from
making besst CT yourself IN the pres
.bce ot iUveiy womsn. Aud, aoove I'll,
arm not from the paths Uf vl;tus weak
nd gentle woman who leans upon man's
truug arm Tor support AID protection.
This Is not manly, but coward.y-rob I.
ling woman of her greatest charm snd
ociety OF Is pnrest gem. mignt /
lweI more a; ielgth upon tbs snDJ q, {
,nt / have already said enough. Let
,s. then, ns ae progress IN clviilzAhon,
,ot pail down lis very iourdstion by
ramplIug under foot those grand old
nora principles hsudsd down to US by
.ur forsfathers. Let us not tslnk that