Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-17
VOL. XXXV.
Night Life of Young Men.

From early times, says DR.. Muller dis,
courses have been delivered 10 young
men with reference to health, temperance
and integrity. These elements went moi
only to make up the well being of man.
hood but of womanhood as we'll. Upor
them depends our success or failure in
life. Yet one night has often been suffi.
cient to scuttle the ship of many youno
mans hopes, character and promise
| Night Is the harvest of debauchery and
crime. More sin is committed during thn
dark hours of the twenty-four than during
the light OF many days. This is especially
true of large cities. When the machinery
of business stops, the machinery of de-
struction begins. In the night when we
| look out upon the street, we look upon n
dlfferent world than in the daytime. As
| the young man passes up the street. he
beholds the long line of lamps, and the
brilliant transparencies. Music from
places OF amusement greets his ear. The
aters and ball rooms ore open to receive
him. Debauchery and sin have full sway
And the thousand mills of allurement and
destruction, though they grind SLOWLY.
they grind out the hope and happiness of
thousands. The pitfalls, which are only
open at night, entrap many Young man.
and he sinks never to rise again. In the
shadows crime is cursng, and there GOES
up wall of agony which, could we hear
would startle US.
So when we look out we ask the watch
man the hour of the night, and the police
man the whereabouts ofsour young men,
They would be unwilling to have their
parents know where they assemble and
pass the hours in revelry. Should they be
discovered in their accustomed haunts.
some would hide themselves from society
while others for shame would seek the
grave of the suicide.
The night life of young men is becomin o.
the great question of society. God has
given the man health and strength. and TO
disregard those laws which govern their
bodies is suicidal madness. Yet there arc
thousands who are dying on account ofI
their disobedience. Upon the right and
lett they sink into premature graves. Then
comes the apology that hard work and un-
feeling employers brought them to an un-
timely end. But the truth is there are
more young men who die from their ir-
Irregularities than from hard, honest toll
dod made us for work. Look at the men
who have labored every day and reached
the ages of seventy and eighty wears
There are Franklin. Bryant, Vanderbilt
and A. L. Stewart. These men took care
Of their nights. They allowed the furnaces
% cool OIL; gave time to their powers and
acultles. So let young men see to it that
'hey DO not misuse their bodies. At home,
hey should seek the rest, recreation and
that they seek elsewhere. 1t
$ no wonder that SO many die when to
heir regular work they add revelry and
Let us look at the question from stand
'olnt other than sanitary. The Young
nan who has u cultivated mind is needed
5ralns are not at discount in this coun-
ry. Neither are they, as some saw, the
lift of God. If all would make of the :
lme and opportunities that they have none
eed remain ignorant Educated persons
re In demand everywhere. 1t is far n
heaper and far better to hire men with I
'ralns to back their work thon those who =
AVE none at all. An education is the best
egacy that can be given to Il Young man. ;,
here is no use in his saying that he no h
lme nor opportunity to improve his mind.
let him read the life of Horace Greeley. -
here is no use in saying he is too old i
let him study the biography of Cato. If h
g VIII spend his evenings properly he
Till be astonished with the amount he i.
,ay learn. Five years will make him
imiiar with Greek, Latin, philosophy, i
'nglish literature and other branches of a
nowledge. n
Afte: he comes home weary of toll he /
links he cannot study, but must seek 9TH
+ enjoyment. But he should remember n
lat if he passes his evening in reading
istory or science his body is resting for 7
lie morrow's work. II
There are many. however, who not only
'aste their time in doing nothing, but in S.
eading tiashy literature. The difference
etween the books they read-thc differ "
ace between an insipid woman with cloths n
un9 upon her and bright one with n
minds the difference between
le works they pursue. So it behooves fl
i to look at the character of what they b
lad and study. II