The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-01
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PLAIs cHAp.--sAs you sse@ 10 talk
pretty plainly on difFerebt sai,isels will
you de- a constant reader . favor .Ly
touching up the heodiplas, wbJ ars 20
common In this city. sas w.
Now, Mr.. HoodInm, You may con-
siler Yourself on the stand. You are
q bad, worthless 10y, and sboala Is
ashamed Of yourself for the esFelss,,
selfish manner IN which you lse.
There is nothing manly at sII ias ths
way in which you eonIaets yoafself,
yen good-for-notbing fsIIew.a Now,
what earthly benefit did yoa ever de-
rive from disturbing religious meesiaes
DOss it do you any good to Sc tks
worthy pastor OF tho Melhodist cbasch
confused by ysar foolish 'antieG saIn
San Francisco yoar brothers 10 bod
lumism are known BY che clothes they
wear; their stiff bFimmsd bats and
Aasged pants give them sway, and they
steal with the inpunity Of higbNAy
rObbcr, that's part Ct their bosinsss.
You may not wear stiff hat and,
pair Of fangsd pants, bat yoor actions
give you away "4iI the same and sAI-
though you do not steal money and
jewelry, you steal other peoples COM
fort and happiness and peace Of sind,
whica is just Is bad. sEas -
Oh, yon say, "bOys viii BE- ISoys"
That is true, but IL iss no excuse Tor
their being ro~dies and boodlulss.
One can he boy and have big en-
ljoyable time while young, ana still he
manly AMI noble in his character It
is alright TO have all the fun yog can,
bat it is not right to make EVERYDAY
about you uncomfortable aud aissgrec-
able, do yon appreciate that fact 3 !
am talking to quite number in Al
bany, for am sorry to say many Of the
boys in this city have got It 10 their
heads that it Ia sne thing 70 be q
hOodlum. and make faL in public meet
ings, ami hang round corners and insult
psOple as they pass, and the like But
1 know better. It's just planting Lhe
seed for dissipated, unrsIiabls. unsVc-
cessfuI life. Il is all very wei e. t@sk
about its being necessary to SOW wild
oats, but they never helped anyone vet.
and no one ever heard Of their coming
up wheat they nearly alrsys bsget
mere wild oats. HOOllum men gensr-
ally succeed heOdlun boys as.s
And now about the girls. 1 have
been astOnished at the number here
who are genuine, out and ont hooAlums.
Lacking refinement, thsy. are careless
in their habits and take more pride than
the boys in making thoSs. around them
wretched. just think Of wohng ladies
going around the streets insulting pc g
: pie. Yet there are several in thfs city
who make practice Of It. They treat
no one with respect. and what they are
: geod for is mystery 10 me, but I sop
pose some of them will grow into bad
wives and Others into worse Oaes, some
times, perhaps into better ones Girls
for the sake Of pnre wemanhoSd, stoI
It before you are ruined II is as cas-,
to be lady as hocdIum, aud far bet
q ter. would rather be eat bird or
u hyens, and would think more Of ny
self as a boa csnstricter. ns .ssl2l-asz
Young people, think Of Che con
y tumely Of being condemned by paBli
> opinion, Of being looked upon With dis
. gust by those around yen. Yea can
~ afford il If you ever have any amsitio
70 to 90 int basiaes;, or set married, Q
= If you even expect n i've you shoul
u do something ID mssit the respect /.
>" yourself, IL Of no one else. 80 sNsss4
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