Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-06

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I Now -se Sentcen years later the pu-
pil of the famous dead crooks has
drawn the net OF the law around him
i'm the same town, aud will be tried
before the same man who brought
about the capture of McGregor and
Barnes. SIR. Nuyes being nj present
the Circuit Judge of la Porte
The two burglars who operated with
ilOulihan and Iosl have not been ar
rested.
To Whom ii May Concern.
He died end was buried. The news
papers chronicled the occurrence and
added some kindly nothines by way
OF comment and condolences. a
preacher delivered a funeral sermon
rom the romotest text he could find,
and, between the press aud the pulpit,
strangers were convinced that whole
community was sorrowing over the
loss of good citizen. Publicly there was
not word of truth said about his life
and character, aud when the tombstone
was erected IL sentcnlioasly reiterated
the more prominent lies. still, every
body knew that he had been n bad
man. and even the little children
scored one against the church whose
minister preached the sermon. Had
they not all seen him, day after day
prodigal of his gifts and wantoning In
his vices! Was It not
known what were his ia
voritc resorts; that his brain was
continually hesotted with inteXication;
that he passed the irenzied hours ut
the gambling hell, squandering his
means and wrcclting his reputation?
And were not his name and presence
familiar In the purlicus of infamy2
There Is something rcpulsive in rails
ing the shroud TO expose to the public
gaze the detormitics ofthe dead ,as 1'RE-
LAWNY did the 'lnb foot OF Byron, but
there Is something devilish in giving
the sanction of praise to one who,
when living was II breeder of moral
pestilcncc. The tendencies of youth
are strong enough IN the direction OF
those indulgences which dcbasc, with
out encouraging them by tacit acuuain-
lance In respectable hypocrisy. If The
truth can not be told, let ominlous ST.
lencc suggest the doubts Which will
more rapidly teach the lesson. God
knows there la II need of it, Parents
whose boys are verging on man
hood with lmprossonabe natures
brought directly under evil influences
and INTO the presence of bad examine
know it In the anguish that the
thought OF dreadful possibilities
causes. Agonizing mothers, heart
wrung by the first excess of darling
sons, know the necessity and pray for
the snlutary lesson, and the fate of the
way ward brings prophetic terror to
their hearts. Men staggering under
the dominecrinB power of yielded-to
temptations and gratiiicd desires daily
dunned by the devil for his pay in the
coin oi,soul, see and know the danger
to the reckless youths who ARE travel
ing la their footsteps. The victims of
debauch and vice strangely pity each
other and utter mutual sympathy i'm
maudlin words. Every body seems
to see aud feel Incorporating doom and
It's incviiableness except the victims
themselves. Mention IL and they laugh
ut the idea, but the laugh itself Is n
mocllery of assured security. 1t comes
not from confidence but from willul
blindness and u refusal 10 reflect
Nevertheless the end that has come
viii come 10 others. Whisky, a Te,p
"straiDhfSn ant "cock-tditsr' throuph
the day, n regular "bumn and brush
with the "tigern Mt night, iudiciously
mixed up with n proper uuantum of
fast women" are the steps right
through To ruin. are you fr0peiiu0
that ruy, Many are. The streets are
fun of them, and the mornings as they
come and 20 reveal the sad ravapes
made by the nights, Just think n
moments you can count, those once
prosperous and hopeful In our midst
giving promise OF honor and useful
men, who have reached the end of this
route, and all that remains of
them Is Il sckcning memory
You can name others who
are going IN the same direction, raw
recruits and veterans In the campaign
OF vice. ANA you will llud them AT IL
all Tie time. Dens are notorious. Tho
same chips are there that led the
last victim To theft of his EMPLOYERS
money, and the deserted mistress is
ready 10 deoaueh the first foolish
youth she can inveigle. Warnings
did YOU say There seem to he none.
Designations desolees, far enough
gone 10 look over the brink and SEQ
the avail depths into which a boon
eonilsiiion has Just fallen, are not IN
the least startled by the terror of his
nate Go on, We "sly nippersu and
bold strikers, steady "soalsm and spns-
modic 'spfeers,' rattle away in vour
carnival lollity and besottcd indul.
genee, Slipin and "copper" the acen
Tor q W. once IN a while
Just for amusement, YOU know, take
a flyer with the boys among the hand
OF The "nymhsN you're hagin0 lots of
mn, and 0te daR .ytaoWs srho to1
aud taka care ~ their U,dney and thoir
moruis arc strangers 70 Bour lola M.
3htS ace g0Od cRoagh, 10 6c SIRE. ana
tnS'pia enough 70 90 10 church ana
Spta0 d,fir nights "a home and IA ofber
fe9'eci8s5e fi31ecs, buf thGg hare no
s2Ft they ARE selfish churls and
mites away tsana The realm you idle ms
but Aen stick 70 IL; don't leI up: pur-
SUI yar whisky, women and cards as
sldnnoslN and, our word fer it-those
dalt 'eilNws will live TO 20 20 your funer.
ais ah,l 30 r@i on year tomhstones. If
epllap'lsevertellthe truth. "Nreeked,
gYsi'' q aud gone 10 he'll by tho shortest