The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-23

ancs. II We are stingy let Us put ourselves
among the charitable II we are morose let
Us put ourselves among the good-natured II
We are given to tittle-tattie let Us put our
selves among thoss who speak no III OF their
neighborS II we are despondent let Us put
ourselves among those who make the best Of
things II evil is contagious, ! am glad to
say that good is also catching. People go up
INTO the hill country for physical health; 50
II You would be strong in your soul get
yourself up Off the lowlands into the alti-
tudes OF high moral association For many
OF the circumstances Of our life we are
not responsible. For our parentage we are
not responsible. For the place Of our
nativity. not responsible; for our features,
our stature. our color, not responsible; for
the family relation in which we were born,
Tor our natural tastes. for our mental
character, not responsible. But we are re
sponsible for the associates that we choose
and the moral Influences under which we put
ourselves Character seeks an equilibrium
A Il is a good man y T. IS a bad man
Let them now voluntarily choose each
other society. 4. B will lose part OF his
goodness and Y. z part Of his badness and
tney viii gradually approach each other
IN character and will finally stand on the same
level One OF the Old painters refused
to look at poor pictures because he
sad It damaged his style. A musician
cannot afford to dwell among disconis. nor
can a writer afford to peruse books of inferior
style. nor an architect walk out among dis
proportional structures. And no man or
woman was ever SO good as to be able 10
AFFORD to choose evil associations Therefore
/ said, have it a rule of your life to 60 among
thoso better than yourselves. Cannot find
themi Then what a plnk Of perfection you
must bei Whsn was your character com
pieteii What a misfortune for the sanity
ana angelic Of heaven that they are not en-
joying the improving influence of your
society All, il you cannot find those better
than yourself, it is because you are ignorant
OF yourself Woe unto you, Scribes and
Phrases, hypocritesl
But, as l remarked in the opening, in
sacred and IN all styles of literature chain
means not only adornment and royalty OF
nature but sometimes captivity. And / sup
pose there are those in that sense deliberately
and persistently making chain. Now here
IS a Young man of good physical health, cool
fnail neis an1 Eosd elisfeatio.i. How Snail he
put together enough LINKS TO make chain
for the down-hill road | will give him some
directions First, let him smoke. II lie can
not stand cigars. let him try cigarettes. think
cigarettes will help him or this road little
I1ore rapidly because the doctors say there
IS more poison in them. and so he will be
helpei along faster and I have the more
confidence in proposing this because about
nifty OF the first yOdng men OF Brooklyn dur
Ing the last year were, according to the doc
tors reports, killed by cigarettes Let him
drink light wines first, or ale or lager, and
gradnallv he will be abe to take some
thing stronger, and as al styles Of
strong drink are more and more adulterated,
his progress will be facilitated. With the old
time drinks a man seldom got delirium
tremens before thirty or forty years of age;
now he can get the Madness b. the time he is
eighteen Let him play cards, enough money
put up always to add interest 70 the game.
II the father and mother Will play with him
that will help by way OF countenancing the
habit And IL will be such a pleasant
thing to think over in the day Of judy
ment when the parents give account for the
elevated manner III whica they have reared
their children Every pleasant Sunday
afternoon take n carriage ride and stop at
the hotels On either side the road for sabbath
refreshments Do not let the old-fogy pre- III
dices against Sabbath breaking dominate
You. Have a membership OF some cub
where lioertines go AMI tell about their vic
tOrious sins, and laugh as loud a any o. them
in der.sion OF those who belong 10 the sams
sex as your sister AMI mother. Pitch your
Bible overheard as old fashioned and fit only
for women and children. Read all the maya
zine articles that put Christianity at disad-
vantage. and go to hear all the lectures that
Tnalign Christ, who, they say, instead OF be-
ing the Mighty One he pretended to be- was
an imposter and the implantsr OF great de
fusion. Go. at first out Of curiosity, to see
all the houses Of dissipation, ami then go be
cause You have felt the thral! of their fasci-
nation. Getting along splendidly nowl
Let me ses what further can | suggest in
that direction Become more defiant OF all
decency, more loud-mouthed in your atheism,
more thoroughly alcoholi1ei and instead OF
the small stakes that will do well enough for
games Of chance in a ladies' parlor, put up
something worthy, put NJ InOre, put up al
YOU have. Well done, You have sue
ceeded. You have made chain-the
tobacco habit one link, the rum habit one
link, the impure club another Ink. inf lelity
nnother linz Sahhath daeacra.inn annther