Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-21


of the life boats. He said; mo; will
so down with the passengersw All the
world acknowledged that herOism.
Can you not deny yourself insignificant
indulgences for the good OF othersy Be
not allured by the fact that you drink
only the moderate beverages. You take
only ale. and man has to drink large
amount Of it to become intoxicated. Yes,
but there's not in all the city to-day, an
inebrlate that did not begin with ale.
"NAN," what does that mark meanl
"NAN" on the beer barrels; "NNN' on
the brewers dray: "NNNN on the door of
the gin shop; "XNX" on the side OF the
bottle. Not being able to find anyone who
could tell me what this mark means, l
have had to guess that the whole thing
was an allegOry; "NXX''-that is, 80
heartbreaks, 30 agOnies, 80 desOlated
homes, 80 chances for a drunkard's
grave, 80 ways to perdition. "XAAP Ii
/ were 10 write story, the first chapter
would be "XNN;' the last, the pawnbro-
ker's shop. Be watchful. At this season
all the allurements to dissipation will be
especially busy, Let not your flight to
hell be IN the winter.
also remark that the winter evenings,
through their very length, allow great
swing for indulgences. Few young men
would have the taste to go to their rooms
at o'clock and sit until If, reading Mot
ley's Dutch Republic or John Fosters
Essays. The young men who have been
confined to the store all day want fresh
air and sightseeing; and they must go
somewhere. The most OF them have of a
winters evening three or four hours Of
leisure. After the evening repast the
young man puts on his hat and coat and
goes out. "COme in here" cries one form
Of allurement. "COme in here" cries an
other. CO." says Satan; you ought to
see for yourself" "Why don't you goY
says a comrade, sit 10 shame for yonng
man to be as green as you are. By this
ume you ought TO have seen everything
Especially is temptation strong when
business is dull. have noticed that men
spend more money when they have little
to spend. The tremendous question TO
be settled by our great populace, day by
day, is, how to get livelihood. Many of
our young men just starting for them
selves are very much discouraged. They
had hoped before this TO have set up a
household of their own. But their gains
have been slow, their discOuragements
many. The young man can hardly take
care OF himself. How can he take care
Of another? And, to the curse Of modern
society, before young man is able to set
up home OF his own, ne is expected to
have enough TO support in idleness some
body else, when God intended that they
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livelihood. So, many OF our young men
are utterly discouraged and utterly unit
TO resist temptation.
The time when the pirate bore down
upon the ship was when It's sails were
down and 1t was making no headway.
People wish they had more time to think
The trouble is, in dun times, that people
have too much time to think. Give to
many of our commercial men the four
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to divert them, and before spring they
will have lodgings in an insane asylum.
| remark further that the winter is
especially trying 10 the moral character
Of our young men, because some of their
homes in winter are especially unattrac-
tive In summer they can sit on the
stems or have a bouquet in the vase
on the mantel, and the evenings are
so short that soon after Raslight
they feel like retiring. Parents
do not take enough pains % make
these long winter nights attractive.
1t Is strange that old people know 80 lit
tie about young people. One would think
chat they had never been young them
selves, but had been born with their spec
tacles on. 1t is dOlOrous for young peo-
pie 10 spend the three or four hours of a
winters evening with parents who sit
talking over their own ailments and mis-
fortunes and the nOthingness Of this
world. How dare you talk such bias
phemyl God was busy six days in maxi
ing the world, and has allowed IL TO hang
5000 years on his holy heart; and that
world hath fed you and clothed you, and
shOne on you for fifty years, and yet you
talk about the nOthingness OF this world !
DO you expect the young people in your
family TO sit whole evening and hear
YOU groan about this magnificent, star
lighted, sun-warmed, shOwer-baptized
tl0wer-strewn, angel-watched, GOd-in-
habited planet? From such homes
Young men make wild plunge into dis
siDatiOn. Many OF you have the means
why do you not buy them violin or a
picture? or have your daughter cultured
in music until she can help 10 make home
attractiyey There are ten thousand ways
Of lighting up the domestic circle. II re-
quires no large income, no big house, no
rich wardrobe, no chased silver, no gor-
geOus upholstery, but parental heart
awake TO its duty. Have "A dOleful nome
and your children will not stay in it,.
though you block up the door with Bibles,
aud tie fast TO them a million catechisms.
/ said to "a man: "This Is beautiful tree
| n front of your house." He answered,
with whine; "Yes; but it will fade"
said 10 him: "You have beautiful gar
den" He replied ayes; but II will per-
lsh." / found out afterward that his son
! hhh a NhEAuonh4 anu 4 was hbb sui ~ ln9h
al IL. YOu cannot grOan men into de.
cency, but you can groan them utof 1t.
pray ye that your flight be not in the
winter" Arm yourself against the cs-
pecial temptations Of this season. Poets
and painters have represented satan as
horned aud hO0fed II / were a poet
should describe him with manners poll
shed 10 the last perfection; hair flowing
in graceful ringlets; eyes little blood
shot, but floating in bewitching languor;
hands soft ard diamOnded; step light and
artistic; voice mellow as a mute; boot
elegantly shaped; conversation facile,
carefully toned aud Frenchy; breath per-
mmed until 10 would seem that nothing
nnd ever touched his lips save balm and
myrrh. But his heart ! would encase
with the scales Of monster, then MI
with pride, with beastiDess Of desire,
with recklessness, with hypocrisy,
with death. Then ! would have
him touched with some rod
Of disenchantment until his two eyes
would become the cold orbs OF the adder (;
and on his lip would come the foam OF
raging intoxication; and 70 his feet the
spring Of the panther; and his soft hand
would become the clammy hand OF n
wasted skeleton; while suddenly from bis
heart would burst In cracking and ALL
deyOurinc fury the unquenchable flame Z;
and IN the affected lisp OF his tongue
would come the kiss Of the worm that
never dies. But, until dlsenchanted, moth
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