Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-22

while the young man saws, al don't |
want to be odd, nor can afford TO sacrl. |
iice these friends, and IN 60 and see for |
myselfp From the gates Of nell there |
goes shout OF victory. Farewell 10 all |
innocence-farewe 20 all early re-
staints favorable to that innocence |
which once gone, never comes back. l !
heard one OF the best men | ever knew,
seveniy-tlve years OF age, say! "Sir, /
God has forgiven me for all the sins OF |
my lifetime, know that; but there is one /
sin committed at twenty years OF age, |
that never will forgive myself for. Ill
sometimes comes over me overwhelming
ly, and II absolutely blots out my hope OF |
heavenn
Young man, hear IT, How many traps |
there are set for our young people, That
Is what makes parents 80 ANXIOUS. Here
are temptations for every form OF dissi
patton and every stage OF H. The Young
man, when he first goes into dissipation,
is very particular where he goes. II must
be fashionable hotel. He could not DO
tempted into those corner nuisances with
redstained glass and mug of beer
| painted on the signboard You ask the
young man TO go into that place and he
would say; "Do you mean to insult
me2" MOI II must be marble-noored
] uhA-lObUls AhtIt must Dt no luhtiui PIC
lures behind the counter, there must be
no drunken hiccoughing while he takes his
glass. Ii must be a place where elegant
gentlemen come in and click their cut
glass, and drink TO the announcement of
fiattering sentiment, But the young man
cannot always nnd that kind OF a place;
yet he has a thirst and II must be
gratihed The down-grAde Is sleeper
now, and he Is almost AT the bottom
Here they SIT in an oyster cellar around q
card table, wheeNug, bi0ated and blood.
shot, with cards so greasy you can hRf dly
; tell who has The best hand. But never
mind; they are only playing for drink
/ Shuttle away shuttle away The land
! lord stands in his shirt-sleeves with his
= hands on his hips, watching the game
! aud waiting for another call to fll up the
! glasses. II Is the hot breath OF eternal
woe that iushes that young mans cheek.
In the Jets OF gasllght see the shooting
4 out Of the fiery tongue OF the worm that
1 never dies. The clock strikes l2j " Is
, the tolllng OF the bell of eternity at the
0 burial Of soul. Two hours pass on,
and they are all sound asleep in their
0 chairs Landlord saysi "Come, now,
, wake up; it's time 20 shut up" They
look mp and say "What2n "lt's time
} to shut up" Plsh them out into the air
i They are going home. Let the VIII,
. crouch IN the corner, and the children
, hide under the bed. They are going
T. nome! What is the history OF that young
; mau9 He began his dissipation at III,
r Fifth Avenue hotel, and completed hli
I damnatlon Ia the worst grog-shOp n
g Navy street.
3 But sin even does not stop here. /
8 comes to the door Of the drawing-room
3 There are men Of leprous hearts that z,
c INTO the very best classes OF society. Thee
o are so fascinating have such be
d witching way OF Offering their arm. We
d the poison OF asps is under the tongue
l. and their heart is hell. AT lirst their sin
Y full devices are hidden, but after a Will,
u they begin to put forth
Il THEIR TALoSs or DEATH.
y Now they begin TO show really wha
If they are Suddenly -although you coul,
not have expected II, they were 40 charm
IS ing in their manner, so fascinating !
n their address suddenly cloud, blacke
n than was ever woven Of mid
N night or hurricane, drops up
1t on Esome domestic circle, Their
It Is agony in the parental bosom that non
i; but the Lord God Almighty can measure
Is an agony that wishes that the children O
A. the household had been swallowed by Tn
?, grave, when IL would only be q loss O
e body, instead OF loss OF soul. What i
lr the matter with that household. The
4 have not had the front windows open Il
II six months or year The mothers hal
N suddenly turned white; father, hollow
h checked and bent over premRturely, goe
" down the street. There has been d
Y death 10 that family, no loss Of property
a Has madness seized upon thcm2 No
q no! villain, kid gloved, pRtent-leatt
- cred, with gold chain and graceful mar
IN neT, took that cup Of domestic bliss, el'
d! waited IL high in the air until the sunllgt
struck It, aud all the rainbows dance
about the brim, and then dashed II dow
" in desolation and woe, until all the hal
e pies OF darkness clapped their hands wit
II glee, and all the voices Of hell uttered
4 loud hal ha! On, there are score
II aud Hundreds OF homes that have bee
It blasted, and II the awful statistics could b
e fully set before you, your blood woul
g. freeze into solid cake OF Ice at the hear
e DO you wonder that fathers and mother
v are anxious about their children, and the
e they ask themselves The questions day an
l. night: What Is TO become OF them2 Wha
y will be their destiny2
]. shall devote the rest OF my remarks I
n alienation Of parental anxiety. Let m
o say TO you, as parents. that great deal Q
that anxiety will be lifted II you will be
e gin early with your children. Tom Pain
n saidi "The first Eve years Of my life be
n came an lnGdel." A vessel goes out I
n sea; IL has been five days out. a storr
}. GENES on It; It, springs leak; the hell
}. will not work; everything ~ out OF order
Il What is the matter? The ship Is not sea
q worthy, and never was. II Is
Il poor time 10 find IL out nov
Q Under the fury OF the storm th
e vessel goes down, with $50 passengers, 4
a a watery grave. The time 20 make th
g ship seaworthy was in the dry dock, be
i fore IL started. Alas for us, II we wal
G until our children get out into the worl
a before we try to bring upon them the In
q fuence OF Christ's religion? tell you, IN
n dry dock Of the Christian home is Tn
" place where we are 70 1T them for useful
Il ness and for heaven. In this world, an
/, der the storm OF vice and temptation,
II will be toe late. In the domestic cirsl
Is YOU decide whether your child shall b
ID truthful or false--whetber II shall be
GENEROUS OR PENUMous.
You can tell by the waysa child divide
% | an anuie inst what It's future history vii