The mirror., 1894-09-27

gone OuU luIO Uuc WOIlu D OAPo]oAOiio,
where her influence and admonitions
cannot reach him. To find the source
of crime, you must follow the young
man, or the boy, after he passes the
threshold of his home, and finds him.
self face to face with life and its stern
realities. He leaves home where,
perhaps, he has never met aught but
a loving word or kindly look. All
his life he has lived in the sunshine of
mothers love and a fathers care.
AS he looks about him he feels instinct
lively that he has passed into new
sphere; that the old sweet life is left |
behind forever, and realizes that the
critical point of his life has been
reached Then the first impressions OF
new and novel experience are what
determine his future. His resolutions
have perhaps been formed, and he has
often pictured to himself the path that
he in future is to tread. But in this
imaginary career, he has made his
greatest mistake in picturing the path
way lined with roses. The obstacles
that are met with at every step in life,
he has not considered; and when he
finds himself in their midst, he is be-
wildered and unable to grapple with
them. He looks about for helping
hand; he seeks to escape from the
meshes rapidly encompassing him, and
being inexperienced, he grasps the first
hand that is offered. If that of true
friend who will take the time and
trouble to point out to him the danger
that surrounds him; to lead him around
the pitfalls of error that lie in his road;
to speak a word of encouragement
, when needed; to teach him how to
, avoid the thorns in gathering the roses
= he is sure to win. But if in his inno-
4 cent confidence, he trusts his safety
: into the hands of a seeming friend, (and
4 there are thousands of them awaiting
I his coming,) VINO, holding up before
q him false allurements, which by thell
v brilliant outside appearance seem tC
n him in his ineXperience the most agree
g able. he is led off into a life which al
RI first seems to be the prototype of his
o happy dream life; but how soon does
# it's beauty begin to fade; how soon it:
% pleasures begin to pail. And when th'
a saloon and card table have swallowed
" up his sensibilities; and deep feelln:
l. of shame, knowledge of his povert.
n comes to him, he is then in condition
ir to adopt the first method of relief tina
n presents itself to his weakened mine
m and sooner or later he finds himself /
~ in felon's cell; lost to himself an
20 friends. Then, when too late, does h
70 think again of his mothers prayer
or and his innocent bOyhOod. Too lat
% does he long and hunger for the sweet
" of honor and the joys Of soul at peac
q Too late does pride revolt and Sturd
lie determination essay to tight agal
,;s Then it is. that retrospectiOn tells hi
of where he failed, and where he fell; al
its if he still possesses human feelings,
,at longs to rush out into the surgln
if roaring, sin-cursed horde that beat HI
40 down, and shout warning cry
nd other poor dupes, that in mad fren
.it- are following in his footsteps; as o.
an who has drunk the cup of sorrow to
md bitterest dregs; who has forfeited t
no. love of one of Gods sweetest wome
ran and has been turned from mob
nto minded, true hearted son, into
EN- graded man; as one to whom the futu
jty. was all painted in glory and seemed
nch it were, to hold out inviting arms, b
fol- who, often passing out from chrl
we'll ian home armed with mothe
is = PRAYERS, and fathers blessings, n
G a the false friend and fell. | cry out
who all humanity from my ignominy a
.hil. disgrace, to fight for the abolition
of a the saloons and gambling hells W
erlv which our otherwise glorious land
an teeming. These are the nurseries
" 2 criminals. Here is where the grea
sus- number of the criminals of our coun
,nfi- get their first start. There are sevt
rulv punishments inflicted upon the p
ever soul who steals to keep from starvl
has but what man was ever convicted