Connecticut western news., 1892-05-12

to read. But, though far away from home, he knew that Gods eye watched him and that was enough. lt is not every young man who maintains the same character when absent that was maintained at home.
 Frederick watching his fathers sheep among tbe hills or thrashing rye in the barn is far different from Frederick on the Stock exchange, How often does the kind, retiring spirit become bold etfrontcry. md the accommodating. self sacrificing disposition once exhibited among brothers and sisters becomes n cold and unrcsponsive selhshness, and economy, wastefulness, and opened hand- ed charity. tight listed stingincss. and the keeping of good hours is changed into midnight revelry.
 l probably address young men now distant from their fathers house. and others who. still under the parental roof, look forward to time when they will depart alone to conflict with the world and among strangers be called to build up characters for themselves Happy for you. oh, young man, if you shall, like Joseph, be the same when living with the wicked Pharaoh as with pious Jacob, or Daniel us pure in Baby lon as in Jerusalem. There is no pas sage in mans life of more thrilling in- terest thun the day in which he leaves home and goes of to seek his fortune.
 The novelty and romance connected with the departure may keep the young man from any poignant sorrow. but parents, who have seen the destruction among strangers of those who were con- sidered promising youths. cannot help feeling that this step is full of momen- tous importance. Before the youth left home all his conduct was under affec. tionate guardianship. outburHts Of folly, carelessness and impropriety of manner and looseness of speech wero. kindly reproved. and although the re. straint seemed sometimes too severe, yet hours of sober reflection have com vinced him that it was salutary and righteous. But behold, how the scone changes.
 The father, through the interceding of metropolitan friends, has secured the son n place in some bank or store or of- flee. Schoolmates on the night before his departure come to take their fare well of the young adyenturer. That morning he takes n last walk around the old place, and going past some loved spot a sly tear may start. but no one secs it. The trunk Is on the carriage, and after a warm goodby away they speed over the hills. Set down amid ex- citements and among companions not overscrupulous as to their words or deeds, temptations troop around the stranger.
 The morning comes, but no family altar. and the Sabbath. but no real quiet, and perhaps at the sanctuary the faces are all strange and no one cares whether he goes 10 church or whether he does not go. Long winter evenings arrive and how shall they be spent2 On his way home from his place of business he saw flaming placards announcing rare performances md that this was positively the last night. Al the door of his cheerless boarding house no one greets him, and the evening meal is in- sipid, for no one cares whether he eats or does not eat. The room in the third story that evening seems doleful and repelling. A book snatched up from the stand proves to bedull. for no sister is there to look over with him.
 In despair he rushes out reckless as to where he goes if only he can see somo- thing that will make him stop thinking. That night may be the turning point in his history. Once within the fatal circle of sin and the soul has no power to re- pei it. On that dark sea he is launched, where the gleam of joy is only the flash of the pit md the roar of laughter Is only the creaking of the gates of the lost.
 SAD wREcKs OF WICKED YOUTH.
 In many n country churchyard is now the grave of some youthful spirit that went away 1.-the and bounding, but came home diseased and crushed and blasted to disgrace the sepulcher of his fathers. Yet this exodus must be made. As from far distant hills rivers find their way through tunnels to great cities, so from far distant points of the country it is necessary that n stream of uncOrrupted population shall pour into our great thoroughfares to keep them pure and manage the traffic of the world. Multi tudes of such are constantly making their departure from home.
 Tomorrow morning all of tho thor oughfares leading toward the great cities of our land, on steamboat and rail car. there will be young ndventurers for the first speeding away from their home in order to try their fortune in town. The Lord stretch forth his arm for the deliverance of these Daniels away down in Babylon. Wherever your lot may be cast-in far inland town or in some great seaport-main- tain in your absence the same principles of morals and religion which may have been instilled by parental solcitude.
 And while you may feel iq your heart and life the advantages of eahy religious culture, forget not those to whom you are chiefly indebted and pray that as age comes upon them and the night of death begins to fall on their pathway the hope of heaven may beam through the darkness, lustrous and steady as the evening star. The Lord forbid that by our conduct we should ever bring dis grace on a fathers name orgrove recre- ant to the love of mother. The poet did not exaggerate when he exclaimed;
 How sharper than n scrpent's tooth, it iA.
 To have a thankless child.
 Why Anthracite Is Bccoming Popular.
 The demand for anthracite has been subject to very considerable tluctua- tions, the trade depending upon the gem eral prosperity of the country. as all other industries must do: but its growth has on the whole been remarkably steady. for it has been promoted by three great causes whose combined ac- tion has been unceasingly increasing the necessity for this fuel. These arc the increase in population, the decrease