The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-12-07

OF the San Jose Mercury, gives the following
photograph of a class of young men in that Cali.
fornia town, accompanied with some wholesome
advice to them. Possibly there may be other
places where similar class OF young m en- may
be found, to the heart of some ono of whom the
question yhiSAsr!oses Col. OWENS article may
aad; sn.s 49, 80 49,,
~ 6f 3vsog 'mum IN san Jose
- and really industrious young
meses onthe down grade. going straight
to hell by the through Liquor Line. They are
now. only moderate tipplers, though seldom with.
out the taint of liquor on their breaths. They
are social and convivial young fellows. They
do not like the taste of liquor particularly, but
because 1t is the custom of young men of their
kind to visit the saloons and treat each other
and when they go away pic mic, excursion
or get off together for an evening to get them>
selves ''full," as they term it. and have q regu.
lar carousal, and wake up next morning with q
splitting headache.
"Many Of these youg men are clerks and mo-
chanics, with good situations. who should prac.
t;ce habits Of economy and thrift, and lay by
something of their weekly earnings as nest
,
if they expect to marry, most of them do as
something with which to procure homo. But
instead of this they live up their last cent, and
often incur debts besides that they find very
difficult TO pay. But the worst feature of the
business is. they are cutivating habits of thrifl>
less extravaganza and dissipation that will work
| their utter ruin, and that in no distant future
halo coIo
of that life and energy which if properly direct
ed would make them, in time, the foremost men
OF Business in the community, and the best mem
bers Of society But the demons Of Evil Habi,
and Ill Health are toying with their morals and
their Vitals and few years hence we shall fl nd
them bloated and loathsome drunkards, broken
down gamblers or already dead and rottng in
their graves.
"God pity the young woman who marries one
OF them There is before her a life of such un-
utterable wretchedness as no pen can describe.
Her only ray of hope is in her possible strength
of soul that will enable her to rise up in her
womanhood, ere it he too late. and cast adrift
the worthless Sagabond who would drive her
| and her children down to everlasting despair.
''And yet there isn't ono of these young men
| who might not if he would break loose from
his evil associations, throw off the straigh,
jacket that the demon of drink and dissipation is
weaving around his limbs and 20 forth to q
noble and manly life.
If they only knew the misery in store for
them-the agony of soul, the physi torture
if they could realize the degradation and shane
they are bringing upon others. as well as them
| seives-the scalding tears that will be shed il
their behalf-the breaking hearts, the bligh, cd
| lives-and oil because of their unworthiness.
1t would seem that they would sooner thrust
their right hand into molten iron. and hold i,
there until only the charred bones remain, thar
raise it to their lips bearing draught of tha,
subtle poison that at last biteih like serpen
and stiugeth like an adder
| "Is there one Of ,his class. who may rcat
these lines, who has enough manhood left TO
tryf' %1a