Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-12

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She building. and 10 was very uproarious |
and full Of disturbance, and the presiding |
officer on the occasion came forward and |
In a very loud tone shouted. "silence"
and the more noise the presiding officer |
made the more noise the children made. |
Some one else rose On the platform and
came forward and with moro stentorian |
voice shouted, ''SilenceP and the uproar |
roso to greater height, and IL did seem as
II there would be almost . not and the po
lice have to be called In when old Dr.. Bea-
man, his hair white as the driven snow,
said, ''I-t mo try my hand" So he came
forward with q slow step to the front OF
the platform, and when the children saw
the venerable man and the white hair they
thought they would hush up that instant
and hear what the old man had to say.
He said: boys, i wnnt 20 make a bargain
with you. II you will be still now while
/ speak, when you get to be as old as am
I will be as still as n mouse" There was
not another whisper that afternoon He
was as much boy as any Of them. oh,
In these approaching holidays let us turn
back our natures to what they were years
| ago and be boys again and girls again and
make all our homes happy. God will hold
you responsible for the influence you now
exert, and It will be very bright and very
| pleasant II some winter night when we
are sleeping under tho blankets of snow
our children shall ride along In the merry
party, and hushing a moment into SOL
emnity look of and say, "There sleep the
best father and mother that ever made q
happy new year." Arm yourself against
these temptations Of December, January
and February. Temptations will come to
you In the form of an angel of light.
know that the poets represent satan as
horned and koofed. If were poet and I
were going to picture satan, would rep
resent him as O human being, with man.
ners polished to the last perfection, hair
falling In graceful ringlets, eyes little
bloodshot, but floating In bewitching lam
guor, hand soft and diamonded, foot ex-
quisitely shaped, voice mellow as a flute,
breath perfumed as though nothing had
ever touched the lips but balm of thou
sand flowers conversation facile, carefully
toned and Frenohy. But would have the
heart incased with the scales Of a monster,
and have it stuffed with all pride and
beastliness Of desire and hypocrisy and
death, and then would have 1t touched
with the rod of disenohantment until the
eyes became the cold orbs Of the adder, and
, to the lip should come the foam Of raging
intoxication, and to the foot the spring Of
!; the panther, and to the soft hand the
, | change that would make it the clammy
hand of the wasted skeleton, and then
, would suddenly have the heart break out
, | in unquenchable flames, and the affected
lisp of the tongue become the hiss Of tn,
/ hot Int f1rfi
chanted, ringleted and diamonded an(
D flute voiced, and conversation facile, care
fully toned and Frenchy.
: Engage In High Pursuits.
Oh, what beautiful thing it Is to see
3 young man standing up amid these temp
tations OF city life incorrupt while hun
4 dreds are falling. will tell your history
. You will move in respectable circles al
D your days, and some day friend of you
father will meet you and say: "Goo'
q morning. Glad to see you. You seem to b
: prospecting. You look like your father 70
9 all the world. thought you would turl
= out well when used to hold you on m
{ knee. If you ever want any help or an
advice, come to me. As long as remem
e Der your father I'll remember you. Goo
morning." That will be the history q
6 hundreds Of these young men. How do
8 know it? know it by the way you start
d But here's young man who takes the or
Q posite route. Voices of sin charm hir
o away. He reads bad books, mingles in ba
o society. The glow has gone from hi
o cheek, and the sparkle from his eye, an
+ the purity from his soul. Down he goe!
o little by little. The people who saw hi1
o when he came to town while yet hovere
II over his head the blessing Of pure mott
l. er's prayer, and there was on his lips til
q dew of pure sisters kiss, now as they sc
n him pass cry, "What an awful wreck |!
l. Cheek bruised in grogshop fight. Ely
/. bleared with dissipation. Lip swollen wit
d indulgences. Be careful what you say
Is him; for trife he would take your life.
Lower down, lower down. until, outcas
of God and man, he lies in the asylum,
Is blotoh of loathsomeness and pain. Or
r moment he calls for God, and then he cal
10 for rum. He prays; he curses; he laugh
it as flend laughs, then bites his nails int
ct the quick, then puts his hands through I'll
IS hair hanging around his head like tt
le name Of wild beast, then shivers unit
re the cot shakes with unutterable terro
W then with his fists fights back the devi
t. or clutches for serpents that seom to win
to around him their awful folds, then asl
r for water which is instantly consumed G
Of his cracked lips. Some morning the su
" geon going his rounds will find him deaf
I'd Do not try to comb out or brush back Il
Is matted locks. Straighten out the limb
le wrap him in a sheet, put him in a box ar
TO let two men carry him down to the wage
Is at the door. With piece of chalk wri
le on top of the box the name Of the destro
~ er and the destroyed. Who is it? 1t
tx you, o man, if, yielding to the tempt
u tions of q dissipated life, you go out al
ly perish There is a way that seemeth brig
I'd and fair and beautiful to a man, but tt
so end thereof is death. Employ these lo1
ut nights of December, January and Febr
is ary in high pursuits, in intelligent social
in ties, in Innocent amusements, in Christie
al work. Do not waste this winter, for sot
K you will have seen your last snow show
Sc and have gone up into the coRananionsh