Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-02
Some Unsolicited Ad;ies.

Advice is not generally acceptable,
and yet it is no doubt q Iact.that if we
would profit by the experience of others,
there are a great many d~isagreeable
things which we might avoid.
TO the J .ag men OF thesday We arc
looking for our future poets, and au-
thors, and divines, and statesmen.
They arr to be the rulers Of our country
they are to construct md enforce it's
laws, and they are to guide this Repub-
lie through darker days, perhaps, than
it has yet seen; aud il is OF the utmost
Importance that these young men shall
be clean. and honest, and truthful, and
that when their record is closing in this
world they shall be able to hook back,
without shame, Upon every moment of
their lives.
A young man should aim always to
start right.
So much depends upon early infiu-
ence, and on the impressions one re-
ceives while youth is yet upon him.
/ Impressions her made endure through
life, and their influence for good or evil
goes into eternity.
Ii those who have the care of chill
dren, and of young people, only bore
this fact constantly in. mind! If
they only knew how the force of ex-
ample Influences those arounlt them!
LII they only realized how they are being
studied, and weighed, and Judged BY
the children they care for, they would
surely be careful to make their every
day conduct above repr6ach.
Let no young man start out in life
with an APPETITE for alcoholic drinks.
That, young man, is one thing you want
to set your TOO. on, and keep it there,
too! 1t will pay yon to do ii.
And you can do ii, il You viii! Never
be ashamed to say no, and say it in big
letters, when a companion invites yOm
to take a social glass. He may langh
at you, probably he will, but in his in
most soul he will respect your integrity.
You must learn not to care for ~ri.lieule.
Surely no right-minded young man will
be weak enough to heed the sneering
laugh Of one who, by and by, probably
will fill a drunkard's grave, and over
whose death the world will remark, Ut
is just as we'll he should die, for he was
Of no use to himself or to any enc
else"
Do not swear. There is nothing
whatever to recommend profanity. 1t
is not good English, and it docs not
make any assertion more emphatic. And
it is a waste OF vocal power. Don't TO
it. There is nothing whatever to be
gained by ii.
Do not use tobacco. III is a trouble
some and expensive habit, aud yeu can
get along a great deal better without it.
And if you never contract the habit,
you will not be under the necessity of
swearing off from it every New Years
Day, and beginning again about the
middle of January. And railways docs
make a man feel rather mean to look
back and remember his broken resOlu-
lions. Now, doesn't it?
Be honest. Do as yon say you will.
If you make an engagement, keep it.
| Let nothing but death, or sickness, ex-
cuse you from it.
Do not fool with temptation of any
kind. You may think You can withstand
it, but you can never be sure. Nee,
9 out of the way Of it.
e Respect yourself. BE ashamed to j
n wrong, v if you know that nebod,
will ever discover it. You will he cen
g scious of it yourself, and it will be
8 thorn in the flesh which no %subseqnen
$ good conduct can entirely remove.
: Deserve success, ever if failure no
suits. The man who has tried faith
: fully has not failed, even ii he nove
reaps the result Of his labors.
He who does ch%eer1ul]y and eonscien
tiously whatever he finds to no, is
worthy of the reward, and soone OF
later it shall be his.
, For this is not all Of life, but only The
uncertain beginning, and in a broader
field, and with some enlightened carae.
tiles, honest labor shall eventually
bring its recompense. Kate Thorn. IN
NeW York Weekly.