Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-10
ABOUT FAST YOUNG MIN |
They Smoke Cigarettes, Twirl .
Cane and Look sweet.
TIE LESSONS fROY ABSlLoYS LIFE
ksv. W. n. Thsnp psen. ~ the second street
Methodist Church Draws .
Vivid Ptetare of Perfumed
Modera Dudes.

As prciace 20 the sefmoH upon
The Fast Young Man, last evening.
at the Second Strt et Me hodist church,
Rev. W. II. Thompson read a por-
tion of the book OF samuel, telling
about Absalom. He was" said the
speaker, "a fast young man in those
times. Ii Is not always the most pleas
amt 10 speak on the adverse side OF
things, but 1t is often profitable. We
have no proof as yet that the fast
young man has died out and that Alb
salon was the last OF his race. Let
us notice the character OF such, He
is often the result OF bad antecedents.
We are very apt 70 credit any mans
character In a large part TO his early
influences. A child of Cody home
may be ruined by outside influences.
and a child of evil circumstances may
be saved. Yet home influences will
have deep effect. The son OF chris
tian horne may be a more genteel ras-
cal and the son o. lad antecedents may
scarcely be the most polished chris
tian. Absalom was the kings son,
the son of a polygamous marriage.
A celebrated example OF the fast
young man across the ocean Is
Also the Kings Son.
Absalom came from family stained
with blood. The circumstances serve
10 fix his character. The young man
of today. Is at least born in Christian
surroundings.
A fast young man may lay the
blame to his surroundings, especially
II he wants to excuse himself and con-
tinue evil without worrying himself
about 1t. 1t is said Absalom was
without blemish physically; he was
very beautiful The Hebrews were
vain race. The modern young man
NAV not do what Absalom did. but he
win try to be handsome. With his
short hair h VIII do wonders, ana seek
at least to impress you that ne mas
as much on one side as the other.
Wom~n is n type OF beauty, so ne
parts his hair in the middle in the Ell
fort to suggest a well balanced head.
His eve lashes are waxed. lest they
lose their place. His collars glisten
with Chinese gloss. His garments are
marvellous in showing his incompara-
7ble form. His garments are always
new. He does not wear them ont.
The fashions do that for him. He leaves
no opportunity to display shining
geological specimens.
He Puts On Airs.
So Absalom with his party was q
proud figure as he went to keep vow.
The show stirred some OF the Jeru-
salem men to enthusiasm. II Stirred
the young bloods OF the nation, for
here was a new fashion setter. That
young man dazzled Jerusalem. But
who is he? Is it he that murdered his
brother; who was banished for his
crime? Is ii he who burned his uncle's
fields? The same, yet this blood
stained dude rides like prince. Per-
haps our fast young man does not do
the same deeds, but his spirit is the
same He apes saloon manners. They
are not at Sunday schools, churches,
etc. He assumes to have too much
range for such things, when really
he hasn't the first thought about their
great principles. He hasn't settled
the question of prohibition or high
license, but he patrOnizes high toned
saloons, smoking a cigarette. He acts
as though he were about to mould the
destines Of the nation, as he looks
through his eye glasses. 1t is con-
temptible for this shell of n man to
put on the airs OF being real man.
He is utterly thoughtless Of his
parents and sisters feelings, as he
goes to saloons, dances. brothels, etc.
He Has No Home Feeling.
The use of tobacco is the first in
dication OF this and the use OF tobac-
co Is in large part to blame Tor his
existence. He calls n place home, n
person father, but his relations are
not as they ought to be toward them.
He acts the millionaire on an assist
ant bookkeeper's salary. He must
have good clothes. good cigars,
pointed shoes, etc. He must keep up
his appearances. as he has nothing else
10 keep up. A clerk who spends 800
n year on clothes, S7J year on
cigars and rs much for drink. gives
his employer good reason TO suspect
that he IL spending more money than
he earns. We learn from this that
1t is the duty of young mon to live
above their unfavorable circum-
stances. A young man will succeed
only as he deserves. for In the long
run his accidents will help as much as
hinder. II IL sometimes unfortunate
for boy to he we'll cared for. rail
splitter or an energetic canal boat
driver will more likely be President
than a performed dude. Real worth
should be put above apparent worth.
True beauty - not in hair, form. or
gai-. but in the depths OF the heart.
Let us cultivate amiable qualities, cul-
tivate the home feeling. Young men,
stay at home