Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-12-17
Agents for the "Tellcr."
How can Young Man Avert his own
Ruin

No doubt many young men will not
thank US for making alIusion to them
in the way of counsel and advice.
They feel themselves above being ad
vised by older msn Amy young per
son who has companionable DISPOSE
ton and pleasing address, though his
moral habits may be well known to be
very exceptionahle, will be listened to
and his suggestions Or counsels be
needed by many young men, with far
greater practical Difference and respect
than the counsels of father, mother,
brother or sister, whose hearts are alb
sorbed mostly by emotions for their
welfare. They know they do wrong,
they feel the guilt of their persistence
in disregarding the counsels of their
friends, and hence they seek as much
as possible to avoid the company of
their real friends and to throw them
selves under the influence of these very
men whose character and standing is
highly questionable. They forget that
young man is known by the company
he keeps. If business man is in
search Of person to act as salesman,
clerk, or even a partner in store, he
will not look for him among the young
men who are habitually found during
their, leisure hours at some drinking
saloon, perhaps at card table, ordnance
house. He will not search for him
among those who turn night into day
and are often seen stealing into houses
of illfame, and leaving them as the
day dawns, and much less will be seek
for him among those who imbibe free
ly strong drinks, and whose counte-
nances are flushed, the effect of over
indulgence, and whose eyes betray
their dissipated habits. All these evils
in young man may be tolerated for a
time in community, with the hope
that reform may take place. But
reform never comes SO long as the
young men adheres to the company of
those who indulge in similar vices
Habits of such associations grow
stronger and stronger, till they become
80 fixed that the young man finds that
he has no enjoyment for other places
and other scenes and other company.
Home with all it's comforts and oppor-
tunities for mental and moral improve
ment has no charms for him, and even
If he have employment in day time
labor b = burden to him, and he longs
for the day to cease 50 that he can visit
the places where his pals in pleasure
and dissipation are wont to assemble.
Young man, have youdeliberately made
up your mind to throw yourself away
socially, morally and financially, and
turn your back upon the virtuous and
good Of s6ciety9 II so you have but
to adhere to these habits we have sug-
gested. But if there is still left in
your breast the fain,est desire to ever
become a respectable and useful man
in any sphere Of action in tho world
you must deny yourself these indul-
gencies. You must avoid the com,
partnership of those who practice thenf
and and place yourself in better po-
sition to reform by cultivating the
friendship of a different class of asso-
ciates and placing yourself under the
influences of more wise and sober
counsels, and you must sacrifice your
pride of opinion in regart to what will
conduce to your best good, and pay
some Difference to the opinion of per-
sons of much larger experience and
observation, and who have well stud
led the effectsof bad habits and bad
company. Tis true that too many
young men have no fathers or mothers
elder brothers or sisters to counsel
them, or if they have such they, by
reason of their own derelictions, are
wholly incapable of giving them good
counsel, yet this is not the case with
all. No young man can rise to any
eminence in life without spirit of
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