The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-26

ana long after all the attractions OF the
holiday have passed that same woman
crouches IN her rags. and her dea0ia-
ton. and her woe under the upllfted
hand OF the drunken monster to whom
she had passed the fascinating cup on
New Years Day. II we want TO 20 TO
ruin let as 90 alone and not take others
with u.s. Can We not sacrifice our feel
ings II need be? when the good ship
isaaion went down the captain was told
that he might escape IN one OF the life
boats. NO" he replied. 'I'll 10 down
with the passengers" All the world
applauded his herolsm. And can we
not sacrifice our tastes and our appe-
tiles for the rescue OF others? Surely
Il Is not very great Facrihce. oh. mix
not with the innocent beverage OF the
holiday the poison OF addersl Mix not
with the white sugar Of the cup the
snow Of this awful leprosy! Mar not
the clatter OF the cutlery Of the festal
occasion with the clank OF mad;nGn's
chain Pass down the street and look
into the pawnbroker's window. Ele-
CANT watch. elegant furs. elegant lu.e,
elegant shoes. elegant scarf. elegant
books. elegant mementoes. You some
times see people with pleased eoun-
tenance looking into such a window.
When I look into a pawnbroker's win
dow. Il seems TO me as n / had looked
into the window OF hell! To whom did
that watch belong? To a drunkard. TO
whom did those furs belong7 To a
drunkard's wife. To whom did those
shoes belong2 To a drunkards child.
take the three braEcn balls az the
door way Of a pawnbroker's shop, and |
clank them together sounding the
knell OF the drunkard's soul. A pawn
brokers shop Is only one OF the eddles
in the great torrent OF municipal drunk
enness oh" says someone. Il don't
patronize such things. have destroyed
no young man by such influences: /
only take ale. aud Il will take givat
amount OF ale 10 intoxloa;c." Yes: but
/ tell you there is not drunkard In
America that did not begin with ale
The winter seasoo Is especially full
Of temptation. because OF the long even
lngs allowing such full swing for evil
indulgonccs. You can scarcely expect
a young man 10 go into his room and
sit there from seven TO eleven o'clock
In the evening reading Motley's Dutch
Republic" or John Fosters essays. II
would be a very beautiful thing for him
TO DO. but he will not do H. The most
OF our young men are busy In Offices.
In factories. In banking-houses. In
stores. In shops. and when evening
comes they want the fresh air. and they
want sightseeing. and they mur; have
Il, they will have Il. and they ought to
have H. Most OF the men here assem-
bled will have three or four evenings Of
leisure on the the winter nights. Az
ter tea. the man puts on his hat and
coat, and he goes out One form Of
alluremont says. Come In here" sa-
tan says. 1T Is best for you TO 20 In: you
ought not to be so green: by this time
you ought TO have seen everything"
and the temptations shall be mighty In
duh times such we have had. but which.
! believe, are gone; for hear all over
the land the prophecy Of great pros
perlty. and the railroad men and the
merchants, they oil tell me Of the days
Of prosperity they think are coming.
and In many departments they have
already come. and they are going TO
come In all departments; but those dull
times through which we have passed
have destroyed a great many men. The
question OF a livelihood Is with a vast
multitude the great question. There
are young men who expected before
this 90 set up their household. but they
have been disappointed In the gains
they have made. They cannot support
themselves. how can they support
others? and. 10 the curse Of modern
society. the theory Is abroad that a
man must not marry until he has
achieved a fortune. when the twain
ought 10 start at the foot OF the hill
and together climb to the top That is
the old-iashioned way. and that will
be the new-fashioned way II society g.
ever redeemed. hut during the hard
times. the duh times. 20 many men were
discouraged. 30 many men had nothing
TO do-they could get nothing 10 do
q pirate bore down on the ship when
the sails were down and the vessel was
making no Roadway. People say they
want more time 10 think The trouble
is too many people have too much time
to think. and u our merchants had not
had their minds diverted. many OF them
would long before this have been within
the four walls OF an insane asylum.
These long winter evenings. be careful
where you spend them. This winter
will decide the temporal and eternal
destiny Of hundreds OF men In this
audience.
Then. the winter has especial tcmpta.
tons In the fact that many homes are
peculiarly unattractivc at this season.
In the summer months the young man
can sit out on the steps. or he can have
a bouquet 10 the vase on the mantol.
or the evenings being 80 short. soon
after gas-light he wants TO retire any
how. But there are many parents who
do not understand how 20 make the
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