The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-24
OUR SUNDAY COLUMN.
Original and Ctherwise-Pre
pared by Mark.
NO. l6.

| q score Of persons have made inquiry
as to the identity Of the young man re-
ferred to by Mark in last Sunday
TINES. And some, like the frightened
Disciples when tho Master said. "Ono oi
you shall bctr y me, have asked. 'iS it
I?n Did Mark mean me-" That de-
| ponds. II would DO both unwiSe and
| unlIind in me to reveal tac identity OF
| the Young man. shall no. do so.
| will state. however, that my warning
has done some good. haVe seem him
| several times during the past week. and
he looks better, feels better aud smells
sweeter. Oh. how this bad whslicy
| works up, or, rather, works down, young
man. Young men of Roanoke. let me
beg you to ponder She fact that you arc
fast advancing to fill the places OF
those VINO are fast retiring to give
place to now generation. Tae VA
rious departments OF business and
trust, the pulpit and the bar. our courts
of justice and halls OF legislature are
all soon to be in your hands and under
your control. TO all our institutions
and blessings, to all our privileges and
hopes, you are the natural heirs; and
now the country wants to know how
you are qualifying yourselves for these
responsibilities. Suffer me to saw that
you will never be trustful guardians.
nor safe defenders of the priceless heri-
tage, soon to DO committed ty YOUR
keeping, if you indulge habit. or tam
per with vice that impairs the whole
mental, physical aud moral man.
0. resolve now that you will be free.
Rise even to the height of noble, hope
ful, dignified manhood, true patriotism
and moral worth Give that heart
chance to develop it's Graces. Give that
intellect an opportunity TO expand its
powers. Dash tho goblet from your
lips. and quit the saloon and gambling
rooms forever, and then will you be
hopefully and cheerfully welcomed to
he responsible positions that await Won
in church and state and will DC en-
trusted with all that ennobles com
mopwealth, elevateS nation, benefits
society and goes to make life useful and
happy.
Then will you be entrusted with our
daughters without the fears and tears
that fill the heart ard blind the eye of
parents when their daughters leave
home with men who drink.
Soma years ago 1 was present at a !
marriage. In the parlor young and
blooming bride stood at the altar with a |
handsome young man. In an adjoining |
room father and mother werc bowed Ia !
grief. l soon ascertainad the Cause.
The bride was an only daughter and
was the hearts idol of the pare1ts. Tho
groom was young man of excellent
family, but was dissipatcd. The young
ady had not influenced him to give up
1ls cups before marriage. and the after
nope was vain. Such scenes make we'd
iings sometimes sadder than funerals,
,u,.nse the married life is a living
leath.
AN Irishman, on one occasion, went
out to shoot birds, and seeing . blue Jay |
ae blazed away at the harmless little
warbler. He went tc the tree, and look |
ng on The ground for his game, he
'spied frog. Holding up The frog
40 exclaimed, BE jabers what
pretty thing ye was before I shot the
Gathers off of ye." l have seen
Ioung ladies at tho marriage altar
whose beauty of person and grace and
harms of mind and heart rendered
hem lovely and lovable; pleasurable
lnticipations beaming in the hopeful
oppression; health's carHation mantling
.aeeks unblanched as vet by single
orrow-young ladies whose fond par
ants had made their past life happy by
,ontle words and caressing affection,--
have seen young ladies thus happy