The Frankfort roundabout., 1892-01-23
Communicated.
Editor Roundabout:

Editor Roundabout:
have heard that some of the boys
say"old man Miles had better attend
to his own business " Iwish it dis
tinctly understood, boys, that this is
Just exactly what am doing, and
will not say anything that have not
the right to say and my duty to say, as
/ said in my second letter. l have
children, grandchildren, kinfolks,
neighbors and neighbors' children,
thatI wish to save. The time of my
life is past to live for self and self
alone, if there was ever time. The
man, woman or child who lives for
self alone fails of the object for which
should be tour brothers. keeper"
Everyone that fails to do something
for humanity fails of the duty re-
quired at their hands from God.
Boys, life is too short, even if you
should live as long as have. While
have no doubt it seems long time
to you, but to me it has passed rapid
ly away. have passed far over the
hill top and am looking back and re-
viewing the road travelled and wish
could blot from my memory things
that l did in my youth and young
mani ood-things that will never do
again-had l my life to live over.
Young man, do not ask you to do
one single thing that will take away
from you any youthful pleasure,
only warn you to be careful not to
engage in any amusement or any
pastime that is calculated to lead you
into bad habits. Ifyou find you have
made misteps, that you have been
led astray, retrace them instantly.
Be careful, be thoughtful, be always
on your guard, looking out for
breakers You will find traps set for
you everywhere, avoid them.
"One of the boys' says he has
heard such expressions as "Mr. |
Miles should practice what he preach
es." To all such l say, come to me
and tell me of my imperfections. /
am not perfect, which confessed in
my last, but l promise everyone Of
you to join in with you and work to
attain higher life.
You are doing things that will be a
dark spot in your memory, even if
you live to be much older than am.
1t will never leave your memory, you
will have a depression of feelings
whenever you think of them. You
are losing the confidence of every
respectable person, great many of
you have lost all of their confidence.
I have not lost all yet. ! have "stuck
by" the worst Of you. Thisy you know
not merely by words but by acts.
A drunkard is not fit to live, say
nothing of dying. You will not per-
haps admit that you are drunkards.
Boys, remember pig is not hog,
but pig makes a hog. Drinking
liquor makes drunkards. No one
wants to be drunkard, everyone
abhors the very idea of being one,
but just as certain, if you keep on
drinking liquor, keeping late hours,
engaging in revelry and debauchery,
you will be drunkards just as sure as
you are in existence to-day.
day something about the boys. am
getting new ones on my list every
day. know things that l am .
ashamed for the world to know, but,
boys, if you do not call halt / will
expose you. will never tell a lie on
you, you may depend on this An !
old friend and neighbor of mine used
to say 81. do not mind a lie being told
OIL me, it is the truth that hurts" :
l copy "Lines to my Little Boy" ,
from my old friend Will 8. Hays. !
Boys read this, read these lines, read
them over and over again. There are
grand thoughts in them. The author
has been Zone of the boys"
LINES TO MY LITTLE BOY.
Ny little boy, never look
Into you childish face,
But what think, old as am,
would not take your place. Y
For you can't be "a 10y but once. )
Though l my childhood crave.
You're starting up the hill OF lifo, 6
Pm nearing to my grave.
}! May God guide your f0otstept right,
And guard your guileess tongue,
Ind teach you low TO worship Him, {
And love Him while you're young, {
md may you live, that when you die
heavenly crown you'll win
md may you be a better man
Through II, g than have been.
hese rules adopt through all your life:
BE resol ite and strong,
md II you live up to them ALL
Ny boy, you'll not do wrong