Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-22

81 time. but the short-lived morning glory
! iulhlls rs .ni~slon as well as the NIctorls
| Rec la. There are some peOD who take FOR v
| MY or -iXtv years 10 deve op. hen there
| are little chi dren VINO fing heir beauty on
/ the vision and vanish. hey are morning
! z cries thar cannot stand the glare of the not
noon sun of IrIal. You have an known such
/ hite children. They we're rale; they were
! ethereal; there was someth ng very wonder
! fully deep in he eye: lhev had gentle foot
ana sou hand. and something almost super
natural in their Enthusiastically 10 be waited
aw y. You had such one in
| your household. Gone now It
/ wa too delegate plant for this rough
wor d. The heavenly gardener saw it and
| TOOK IL IN. W. maze splendid Sunday school
| DOCKS out OF such children. but they almost
| aiways 1ie. | have not ccd that for he most
PIT the child en- hat live ~ometimps get
or IS, aud pick up bad words la the str, ct.
ana quarrel with br ther and sister. and
| prove unmi-takably that they are wicked
as the Bible avs gong astrat from the womb.
speak ne lies. See the little ones in the sab
bath ass, so sun hiny and beautiful. v"u
would thlnk they were alwavs so. but mother,
seated it'll way of looks over at hese
chiidren thinks of the awful time she had
to get them rerdv.
Aft"r he bow or girl comes little further
on IN life the mark Of sin upon Them is stlll
more evident. TIE son comes in from a pu-
glllttic encounter In the stress. bearing the
MARKS OF defeat. The daughter practices
prsUl'e deception, and the parent says:
Nv hat hall do? can't a ways be correct
ing and scoding, and yet these things must
be stopped " 1t is espe iallv sad if the parent
sec his own faults copied by the child. 1t IS
curse yes planted. We remember that the
creates frauds that ever shook the bantiug
houses of the country tarted from boys de-
cepton a good many years ago; and the
GeaminE blade OF The murderer il only an
her blGde OF the kni with which the hoy
strucs at his comrade. The cedar of Leila
non. that wre'tles with the blast. started
from seed lodged in the side he mountain
and the most tremendous di homes les of the
world once toddled ont from the cradle. ALI
the-e hlng7 make parens anxious.
Anxet. on the part OF parenl- also arises
IT IN u Consciousness that there are so many
temptations h own around ur Young neo-
pie IT. may be almost i'm ossible tn axe
castle by siege raight Onward siege-but
su pose the N ght there is a traitor Within
ana he goes down and draws the bolt and
wings ~ en- the great door, and then the CHS
Tie iali- I'm mediat"lr, That is the trouble
it, the hearts of the young: they have foes
without and e. within. There are great
many VINO try To make our young people be-
lleve hat 1t Is sign of wea ness TO be pure
The man VIII tos- his head and take dramatic
attitude aud tell of his own indiscre tions
and ask the Young man If ne would not live
10 do the same. And thy call him
yerd mt. and thew say he is green and unso-
phisl atet, and wonder how he can bear the
Puritan cal straight jacket. They tell him
~ ought 10 lr"ak from hIs mothers apron
strings, ana thev say: 81 will snow Won |
about town. Come with me You ought to
lra>e. it will be he making of you" Afrer
awhi e the ing man says: II don't want h.
he odd. nor can / afford TO sacrifice these
friends, and I'll 90 and see for m vs-lfD From
the gates Of he'll there es shout of wet ~
Farewell to all innocence-farewen to all
early restraints favorable to tn It innocence
whlc1 once gone. never comes back. | heart
OF the best men ever knew. seventy We
years OF age. say "~ir God has forgiven me
for all the SIM of nv lifetime. know that:
but there IS one sin | committed at twenty
Gf n hot Al
for. 1t sometimes comes over me owe whelm-
lngly. and 1t absolutely blots out my hope Of
hea en-
Yourg man. hear it. How MANY trans tbere
are set for our young people. That is what
makes parents so anxious. Here are temuta.
lions for every form of destination and every
stage OF 1T. The Dung m N, when he first
goes into dis ip ttion. is very particular where
ne goes. 1t must be a fashion hle hotel he
could not be tempted into these corner mi
sances. with red-stained z ass and a mug Of
he painted on The sign board. You ask be
Young man to go into that place. and he Won d
say: do You mean to insu I meI' No: Il
must be a marble foored ba room. There
must be no lustful pictures behind the coun-
ter; there must be no drunkard hiccou hing
wn'e he takes his 81 tss. 1t must be a Dlac',
where elegant gentlemen com IN and cIIck
Their cut glass and drink to the announce
ment OF III terlng sentiment. But the Young
man cannot always fad that KIND
of a place; yet he has a thirst, an - il
must be gratifed. The down gra de is steaper
now, and he is almost at he bottom. Her
tney SIT n an oyster cellar around card
table, wheezIng, oaled End bloodshot. with
card so greasy you can hardly tel who has
the best hand. But never mind; they are
on y playing for drink. shuttle away ,huale
away! The landlord stands in his shirt
sleeves it'll hai ds on his hips, watching the
game and waiting for another call to fill I'M
the glasses. lt is the hot breath of eternal
woe that hushes t. at young mans check In
the Is OF ga-lght see the shooting out OF
the hery tongue OF the worm that never die.
ine clock str ks twelve; it is he toll ng of
the bell of eternity at the bur al OF a soul
Two hours pass on. and they are all SOUND
asleep in their chairs L ,ndlord Save:
Come, now wake up; IT'S lime TO shut up -
Ihey look up and saY " What?' IT'S time
to shut up" Push then out into the air
They are going home. Let the wife crouch in
the corner. and tn" children hide under the
bed. They are g'ing home What is tie
dissipation at The Fifth Avenue Hniet AID
completed his damnation IN the worst grog-
shop Navy str, e..
But in ev, 20 = not stop here, II comes
to the do r OF the drawing room There are
men of rprOus hearts at 10 INTO the very
best classes of society. They are sofAscinatinc
they nave such bewilchIng ay of Offering
their arm. \ et the poison of asps "a un eT
heir tongue and heir he r. is he'll. Al hrst
their sinful devices are h dden, but after a
while tn v begin to put forth their ia ons of
death. Now they begin 10 show rca ly what
hey are. u denlv-tlth ugh YOU could not
have expected it, they were so charm ny in
their manner. 50 fascinating in their address
suddenly cloud, blacker than wa.
ever woven OF midnight or hurricane.
dr Us upon s me dome.tic circle, There
is agony n the parental bosom that none but
the Lord God Almighty can measure-an
alony hat wishes that the child en- of the
h usehold had been swallowed BY the grave
when II would be only loss of body instead
OF loss OF soul. What is the matter with
that hous hold? They have NOT
had the front windows open in six months or
a year. Tn mothers hair suddenly turned
whlle: father, hollow checked aud bent over
pIematurely. goes down the street. 1heie
has been no death in hat famiy-no loss Of
property. Has IN tdness seized unnr themg
Mol no! A VILLAIN, kid-gloved, pattnJ
lea hercd. with gold Cnain and graceful man.
ner, took that Gun OF domestic bll-s, elevated
it nign IN he air until the sunlig ht struck II
and all the raiubows danced about the br M
and then dashed 1t down in desnatlon and
woe, until all the harples Of darkness c AIMED
their hands with glee, and all tine voices Of
he'll uttered loud ha! ha! on, there are
scores and hundreds Oi homes that have been
blasted, and IL the awful statistics could be
Ia ~ set before you, your blood would freeze
In a solid cake Of ice AZ the heart. Do Won
wonder that fathers and mothers are anxious
about their children, and that thew ask Them
selves the questions dag ant night: What Is
10 become OF them? WHAT will be thor
destiny?
shall devote the rest OF my remarks 10 AL
deviation OF parental anxiety. Let me say To
you, rs pArente, that a great deal OF thai
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