The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-13

with seven hundred dollars salary, and
he had no other income. but he {.
home so happy and bright, that, though
the sons have gone out and won large
| fortunes, and the dau ,hters have gone
out into splendid spheres, and be-
come priucesses of society. they can
never think of that early home with
out tears of emotion. 1t was to
them the vestibule of Heaven, and
all their mansions now, and all their
palaces now, cannot make them forget
that cary place. Make your homes
| happy. You GO arounl your house
growing about your rheumatism and
acting the lugubrious, and your sons
will go into the world and plum re into
dissipation. They will have their own
rheumatisms after awhile. Donot fore
stall their misfortunes. You were
young once, and you had your bright
and JOYOUS times. Now let the young
folks have a good time. stood in
| front of house and / said to the owner
of the house: This is a splendid
tree" He said, in whining tone:
Eyes, but it will fade" / walked
around his garden, and said: This is
a glorious garden you have" "Yes,
he said. but it will perish" Then
he said to my little child, whom was
leading along: "Come and kiss me-"
The child protested and turned away.
He said: "Oh, the perversity of human
naturer' Who would want to kiss
| him? / was not surprised to find out
that his only son had become a vaga-
bond. You may groan people out of
decency, but you can never groan
them into it, and declare in the pres.
ence of these men and women of COM
mon sense that it is a most important
thing for you to make your homes
bright if you want your sons and
daughters to turn out we'll.
Alas! that old people SO much misun-
derstand young folks! There was a
great Sunday school anniversary, and
there were thousands of children pres
ent; indeed, all the Sunday schools of
the town were in the building, and it
was very uproarous and full of dis
turbance and the presiding officer on
the occasion came forward and in
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 more stentorian
voice, shouted. "Silencer' and the up
roar rose to greater height, and it did
seem as if there would be almost a riot
and the police have to be called in,
when old Dr. Beaman, his hair white
as the driven snow. said: Let me try
my hand" So he came forward with
a slow step to the front of the plat
form, and when the children saw the
venera BILE man and the white hair,
they thought they would hush up that
instant, and hear what the old man
had to say lie said: Boys, l want &c
make a bargain with You. If you will
be still now, while ! speak. when you
get to be as old as / am | will be as
still as mouse"
There was not another whisper that
afternoon. He was as much boy as
any of them. Oh, in these approach.
ing holidays. let US turn back our
natures to what they were years ago,
and be boys again ami girls again. and
make all our homes happy. God will
hold YOU responsible for the influence
Won now exert and if it will be
very bright. and very pleasant if some
winter night, when we are sleeping
under the blankets OF snow. our chill
dren shall ride along in the merry
party, and hushinT moment into
solemnity. look off aud say: There
sleep the best father and mother that
ever made a happy new year" Arm
Yourself against these temptations OF
December. January and February.
Temptation will come to You in the
form of an angel of light.
oh. what beautiful thing it is 20
see a young man standing up amid
these temptations of city life incor.
rupt. while hundreds are falling. j.
will tell your history. You will move
in respectable circles all your days,
and some day friend of your father
will meet you and say: Good morn.
ing: glad to see you. You seem tc
be prospecting; you look like your
father for all the world: u
thought you would turn ont well
when l used to hold you on my
knee: if you ever want any help OF
any advice. come to me: as long as
remember your father I'll rememb el
you. Good morning" That will be
the history of hundreds of these young
men. How do know it? / know il
by the way you start. But here's a
young man who takes the opposite
route: voices of sin charm him away.
lie reads bad books, mingles in bac
society. The glow has gone from his
cheek and the sparkle from his eye.
and the purity from his soul. Down
he goes, little by little. The peo-
pie who saw him when he
came to town while vet lowered
over his head the blessing of a pure
mothers prayer. and there was on his
lips the dew of pure sisters kiss. now
as they see him pass, cry: what an
awful wreck" Cheek bruised in grog.
shop tight. Eye bleared with dissipa.
ton. Lip swollen with indulgences.
Be careful what You say to him, for a
tribe he would take your life. Lower
down, lower down, until, outcast OF
God and man. he lies in the asylum
blotch of loathsomeness and pain. One
moment he ca is for God and then ne I