Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-12-12


Three y ST do not know what they mean
Three Ks on tho brewers dray. three KS
on the door Of the ginshop, three KS on
the side of the bottle. Three Ks asked
man. He could not tell. asked an
other what is the meaning Of the three
rs. He could not tell me. Then made
up my mind that tho three Ks were an
allcEory, and that they meant 30 heart
breaks, so nconios 50 broken up house.
holds, 30 prospects of n drunkard's grave,
so ways to pcrditiun. Three KS. If | Were
going to write u story, the first chapter
would call Three KS" and the last chap,
ter would call Tho pawnhr0l,crs Shop"
Oh, beware Of your influence.
Curse of Modern Society.
The winter season is especially full OF
temptation. because of the long evenings
allowing such fun swing for evil in
dulgcnccs. You can scarcely expect
young man to 90 into his room and sit
there from to II O'Clock in the evening
reading Motlcy's Clutch Republic" or
John Fosters essays II would be very
beautiful thing for him to do, hut re viii
not do IT, The most Of our young men are
busy in offices, in factories, in bankma
houses i'm stores, in shops and when oven
ing comes they want tho fresh mir, aud
thpv want sightseeing, and thCy must
have il they will have it, and they ought
20 have il. Most Of the men here assem-
1 hlud Will have three or four evenings Of
leisure on the winter nights. After tea.
the man puts on his hat and coat and he
COOS out Ono form of allurcmCnt SAYS.
Come in here Satan says: 1T is best
for you TO 90 in. Ycu ought not to be go
green BY this time you ought to have
seen everything ard the temptations
shall be mighty in duh times such rs we
have had, but which, | believe, are gone,
for hear all over tho land tho prophecy
Of great prosperity. and the railroad mon
and the merchants they all tell mo Of tho
days If prosperity they think arc coming,
and in many departments they have III
ready come, and they are going to como in
all departments, but those dun times
through which we have passed have de-
stroycd u great many men Tho question
of livelihood is with vast multitude the
great question. There are young mon who
expected Lcioro this to set up their house
hold, but they have been disappointed in
the gain, they have made They cannot
support thCmsclVcs--hoW can they support
others And to the curse of modern society
the theory is abroad that man must not
marry until he has achieved a fortune,
when he twain ought 10 start II the foot
Of the hin and together climb to tho top.
That i the old fashioned way. and that
will be the new fashioned way ii society is
over redeemed But during tho hard
times. the uull times, SO many mon were
discouraged, 50 many men had nothing to
do--thcy could get nothing to dob pirate
. bore dOvu on the ship when the sails were
down and the vessel was making no head
way poope say thuy want moro time to
think The trouble j. too many people
have had toe much time 20 think, ard if
our merchants had not had their minds iii
yertcd many of them would long before
this have been within thc four walls Of an
insane asylum. These long winter even
iugs, be careful where you spend them.
This winter will decide the temporal and
eternal destiny of hundreds of men in this
. audience.
Cnattrsctive Homes.
Then the winter has especial temptations
in tho fnCt that many homes are peculiar
~ unattractlvc at this season In tho
summer months the young man can sit
out on tho steps, or he can have bouquet
in the vase on the mantcl, or, the evenings
being so short, soon after gaslight he
wants to retire anyhow. But there are
many parents "no no Iio' uhuors'hllu now
To- MAKE the long winter evenings attract
I've /" tiolr 'hlIareh' II Is ahiazlhF To
me 'hat so many olo people 90 not under
s,"l'u young people 10 near solne'"l
theSc parents TAX you would thlnk they
ma" never 1h'ih>'iFoH h''h young ana hhd
neth porn WIN Sp'c'acleS on On II Is
uoI"rouS Tor young people To SIT III the
h'uSe from j" II cl"cA at hlIht ana 10
near parents Er"Hh about thoir Hllmrht.
anu iho holhIuS 'Ns oi ms world. Ih2
hulhlh%hc6o OF lhlN Wurid: HOW dare you
'"N sn'h hIAsphelhY' 1T TOOK "od slA
uH!S To MAKO TINS World ana he has al
i""oo IL nVvu years 10 hang upon MS holy
hr"rl' ana 'Hi> world has Hhohc on you ana
Dressed you ana carrsseu you Tor these 81
or ~ years ana yet you dare talk about
the nothingnesS of this world! Why ii Is
Il magnificent world do not believe IN
the whole universe there Is world equal
To 1t except 1t be hca\"- You cannot cT-
Feet your children to stay in the house
lhr'c long winter evenings to heer 70" dc
nouEco THIS star lighted, sun warmed,
shower hap'Hed 1loWer sir"wn, angel
watched God inhabited plahc'.
ON, make your home bright! Bring In
me Nlohh "r the picture. ii does not r"-
quirc great salary, on Blk house, Or
chased silver, or gorgeous upholstery Ia
make happy homo. al that is wanted
is q fathers heart Il mothers heart, in
.yHpthy with younglolks. Ihave kuo>.n
man with 500 salary. and hc lad 20
b'iCF income, bui nc NUU q nome 50 hat