The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-02-14
They All D. H."

There are fsw books that comprise
as much vicious teaching within u
space Of four or fvo hun lrsl pA,e,
NJ ia contained in this little phrase.
"they oil do it," which has been
placarded on tho bill boards, An l
called into the ears Of tbs public Tor
some time past. This 10 the ono
sentence winch takes the courage
completely out Of youth, searius
their consoisnces ~ with . rsl-hot
iron. and permitting dispair to CAR
ry iosm of bodily into tue depths
of cr,ms.
"Oh, they oil do il why should
not you 7 That is the suggestion.
That mao there lies aud che ,ts, and
will commit any orins which this
law does not make dangerous. So
it ID with vii Of them. There is NJ
use in your trying to be different
from other people. Such 10 tho
way the temptation COMES to tho
young man thrown on tho worli
with little knowledge OF its ways.
aud perhsps shielded only by shs
Loose training OF M over fond moth
er. People are grossly immortal i.
is said Even temperance sivo'
Gates get drunk iu private ; church
deocsns sw;Rlls Savings Banks all
you $50 II mortality is but q surface
show. Esnsxth. thers is c>ncs.lsd
wick kedness. 20, will iud you must
follow tho multisude;' and the youth
with the pleasure OF tho world thus
held up before his glowing i,nAyin-
alton. and fnll of bodily health. plun
gss, forthwith into what he believes
to bs the world
II :hs devil had concentrated all
his cunning during the Centuries
which have elapsed since bis ejec-
ton from Paradise. he oonlI not
have produced moro poserfll o..
gumsnt with which to conquer the
soul OF man than this, "They oil d.
it,
But young man, listen That
sentence is y lie An base and foul q
lie as ever WAS conceived in ths
mind of man or devil They don't
all d. it, Thore ara th ,us,n l. mp
on thousands of good, pure men aud
women in this world. bad 40 il may
ssern. who are lssiiny npri Sh: livss
They believe in q ii, M I in the
com rnands Of virtue, AMI are q ling
along with the happiest results T.,
themselves and their nsighbors.
There are men who think that they
are put into this world not to gratis
~ their own base sppstites. bat. to
be true and noble and highmin isl
men. There are men who wOnld
disdaiu to tell u lie There are mon
who vould dislin TO bs accessory
to q womsn's fall. There are men
who would disi.in TO take m al
vantage In trade. or TO do any other
sslfish or mean action Tasrs are
men who try to be Just, always, and
kindly both in words aud feelings
to all There are men who lssd
humble. unprstentious lives. and
who without IN ,king il known TO the
world are d lily doing . vAst amount
~ good among their fsllOwmsn.
i And, 10 IL strange to say these
msn Lead very happy lives and ~ q
rule very snccessful lives While
the unprincipled man may enjoy
Temporary succsss, aoonsr or later
no viii suffer Tor his lack Of honesty.
rhsre ere . Thousand ways in which
Virtue rsvsngsa herself upon him
But In one wav or another he gets
his dsssrts. There are plenty oi
criminals around you, u 10 trus. But
they are to b pitisd. not initiated.
Never believe that what soms do. ell
do make IN your own person a
standing sxsnpls Of ths falsity oI
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