The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-05-25
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one, 80 si5ns are behind tbs times.
n our yoapg ladies' and gentlemen vsrs
. B,iIs more sooil. N. 10 speak mors
trusbf1Ily. II The isdiss would snoour.
age orr young men 10 doing right. thsrs
would be le1s visiting driokipg saloons.
etc I vote that they form a olnb, bavs
weekly meetings ss 40 aapoiu.ed place.
to hsvs music, ssadiDs, games, sto
then give sn entertainment. Of some de-
sonption every moash. the proceeds OF
which use towards ppfshssing library.
Every LADY who has relatives or
friends Inclined 10 be o little Wild
sboold. thisk, be pleased 10 join, and
thereby try and sntice said relatives or
friends fror1 the evil way have
head more than one gentleman say
IL ths Ladies OF Pssesgouls we're littlo
more social they the gentlemenl would
frequent bar.roons much less; as IL is
they must do SON athing 10 pass the
time. There are beoe Of our young men
so far sstray ent what they can be led
iato bet.e7 paths. Zone of them may
be rough and urcouth; aud why is II,
pray? Simply because they zee 80 lit
tie OF ladies' society that they are i'll at
ease when in their company. The
rougbeBs OF them can be polished.
have never seen a man so rough but
when ne associated awhile with ladies
the rough edges soon wore of.
Let Ih|m form form soiety--I do
not mean that they should make mem.
bers OF this, that and every one. only
thoss 10 their own sphere. and whom
they think will be benefited by joining.
How many m n have seen that were
confirmed drnnkarGs. and lost toAtear
all self-respeet, become upright and hon.
est and ornanents to society. by the aG-
sistance and kind word Of some true
woman. Few women know the good
they might do in thi. world if, instead of
snsering and pointing the tuger OF
scorn at man who has faieH, they
would speak kindly and adVisedly to
him ard ezert.their ibfaenos Ii favor
of his reformation. I would ike them
to try kindness once; they would be
so pleased with their success that they
would never agsin sneer at The fallen.
No man falls so low but with littlo as.
sistarco Will riss.
10 to .n where once visited is an
association that was and is doing much
good. Il organized with only eight
members, to-day it has from four to SIX
1t IS scarce six years since
ito organiz alton. They meet weekly
one week for reading and discussing the
subj ct real, the next week for music
and dancing, sd on-erding the month
bF en- entertainment, the proceeds OF
which were expended on books, music
and musical inssrunente. They now
have fne library. and some of the
best musicians belong to and in fact
sprung from the association.
Woy cannot We do as much here?
We can If the ladies' will assist us. We
are none to old to learn, and what bet
Ter or more agreeable way than this to
seek knowledge? Even some of the
,ld-r and wiser heads may be induced
o join u; if so, appoint them our OH.
,ers and solicitors df our reading, etc.
How pleasant it would be to meet one
Of a week, have some one read
book. poem, or anything that may
lease the, fancy, and then DISCUSS its
merits or damerits. IT SOME one could
70 found who would teach rs elOcution
t wonld add to the attractivepess OF
he club, for how few good readers do
ve fod nowadays, and il is as great an
az one could wish.
Try and stir up your young readers,
md even the older ones, and organize
oinb. Il would soon be an ornament
O the place, and we would hear less Of :
he dissipation OF our young mon; IT.
le pleasure they mnst have, ard as our
aides are so reserved and exclusive they
eek that pfeas,i-s ct the card table.
adj Who wish to spend pleasant and
rofitable evenings will do well to try
~ plan: form a society. and II you have
riends or relatives prevail upon them
D become members; it will work like
harm. am willing, nay anxious, to
romise that in one year from date OF
rganizatiou OF said club Pascagoula
in boast the steadiest and most manly
len in Mississippi. Il is strange our
itiz ,ns have never attempted to organ
se such an association ere this; there
re so many of oar young people that
light have been improving themselves
nd Others for so long o time and the
ppostuuity has been neglected. Do
OF tarry longer. but get to work at
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