The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-14

ready coma. and tAe' ace going t. COM
in al dsna-:ncelts. hrs Iaoea dull
t:r7s through which We have
rassai hays destroyed {. S7ea: many mn.
Ina question o. a iiyeiihoo3 is w;!h a vast
mut+itdte ths great question. Theca &c
young men who expected ta!o-5 this TO ees
az their household, int th2,: have bae2 dis
aopo;nte3 in iaa gains they hars Iaaie.
They carnot s2ppor! themselves. hos can
tEev su7p:-t others? and. 70 tas o2rss Of
.rc;Ier1 society. tie tlaory is abroad tc;;t (:
man must rot mary rati! he hEs achieved
fortune when tho twain c';cht 10 sta-t
.! tho foot o. the lii nc:a togatEs- Climb to
tho top.
That is TIE CID fashioned EaY. and that
will ba TIE new fashioned way if society is
ever redeemed. But during the hard times.
the Outlines. 50 many Ten were G;sc0u.:cd,
Sc many N en hal nothing t. Go-.hey could
GET nothing TO do-a pirate lore Gown on
the snip -ieIt 1hs sails wers down anil the
vessel was nsakineno headway. People say
they want mora tine to tAin'. The troHbla
Is. too mary pecDia have had too n.Ncht!ne
to think, end ii our merchants had not haG
their minds diverted many Of then wonid
long ba!o-e tEis have Been within the fouE
walls 0f an :nsaCe asylum. These long win
ter evenings. l3s careful where you spend
them. This winter vii! daeiIta the temporal
ard eternal destiny Q: hundreds Of men n
this audience.
Then the winter has especial temptations
in the fact that many homes are peculiarly
unattract:re at this season. II tns summer
months ths young man can sit out on the
steps. OF he cnn have q bouquet IN the Tasa
oa the 2aantel. or, the evenings being so
shoct, soon atte- :asiisat he wants to r"tire
anyhow. But there are many parents Vac
do not understand now to make the long
Einter evenings attractive to tlair children.
It is amazing 70 ne that 50 many CID people
do rot understand young people. TO hear
some Of these parents talk YOU would think
they had never Themselves been young aud
had been born with spsctaeios on. Ch. it is
dolorous for young people 20 sit in the house
from to II O'clock at night and to hear par
ens groaa about their a;lacats and the
nothinccess q: Ills world. The noth;nc1ess
of this world! How dare you tall: SUCH
b!asphemy? It took God six days TO MAKE
this world and He has allowed it 5000 years
to hang upon His holy heart. and this world
has shole or YOU and blessed you and Ca
r4ssed you for these fifty or seventy years,
and vet you dare talk about the notninsness
Of this world! Why, it is macnihcent
world. / do not believe in the whole uni
verse there is q world equal to it, except it
be heaven. You cannot expect your chill
dren to stay in the house these long winter
evenings TO hear YOU denounce this star
lighted. sun warmed. shower baFtised,
flower strewa, angel watched. God lnhaoit-
ed planet.
Gu, make vour home bright! Bring In the
violin or the picture. It does not require
great salary. or big house. or cnaSAd Sill
yer. or gorgeous upholstery to make happy
home. Al! that is wan+ed is fathers hea7::,
2 mothers heart. in sympathy with Young
folks. have known q man vita sIo0 sa!.
ary, and lie had 70 other income. but he had
a home SO harpy and bright thar, though
the soos had gone out and won large ioc-
tunes and the daughters have gone our into
splendid spheres AMI become rrincesses o. So
cietv, thew can never tEiHk OF that early
home without tears OF emotion. Il WIS 70 tnem
the res!ibu1e Of heaven, and all their man
sions now and all taei- palaces nov cannot
make them forget that early place. Make
your homes happy. You go around your
house growing about your rheumatism aud
acting the lleubrious. ald yl'lr sons will 90
Into tho world a11 plunge ito dissipation.
they will have their own rheumatisncs after
awhile. Do not forestall their aisforsuoes.
You vera young once. and You had your
bright acd joyous times. Now let taa yoHn:
folks have q good time. I stoo in front OF
T. house, and 7 sail 70 the owner ofthe aou=e,
"This is a splendid tree" 10 sail
in a whining tone, "E@s, but !:
VIII fade" I walked AROUND in his
garden ana said, "rhis is q glorious
garden YOU have eyes" he said. "but it
viii perish" Then he said to my little
child, whom 7 was leading along. "Ccns
and kiss me- The chill, nrote5teS and
turned away. He said. "Ch. tle pervers;ty
Of human naturew Who would want to
kiss him? 7 was net SURPRISED to find cut
HAT his onIv sor had become A vacaboad.
You nay croan people out Of Gecaucy. bit
vou can never groan them into It, ard [ de-
clare in the presence Of these men and Wo-
men cf common sense that It IS a most I'M
portani thing for you to make your homes
bright If YOU want your sons and daushters
to turn out well.
Alas. that o!d people 50 much naisnnder-
stand Young folks! There was a great our-
day-school anniversary, ami there were
thousands Of children present-ind"ed ali
the Sunhav-sanools OF the town we're in the
building, and it was very uproar!cus 2ad
full Of disturbance. and the presiding officer
on the occasion cane forward and in Il very
loud tone snonte0, "Silenee!' aud the more
noise the presiding officer made, the more
noise the children made. Some one csc rose
on the platform and came forward ani with
more stcntorian voice shouted, Silence:
and the uproar rose to greater height. an6IS
did seem as il thera would
be ailnoss 2 riot and tho police
have 70 be called in when old DR.. Bea-
nao. his hair waite as the driven snow. said.
"Let me try nv hand" So hs came fer
ward with slow step to the front Of the
platform, ani TEen the Children saw the
Venerable nan and the white hair. FheY
thought they would hush up that instant
and hear what the old ulan had to say. As
said. "BoTs. I want to make bargain WiIn
you. II vou vii! os still aow, while I s?eat,
Hhec you set to ps as Old rs 1 AL. l will
be as still as q mouse" There Tis not
another whisper that afternoon. He WAS
as much q boy IS any OF them. Oh, IL
these approaching holidays. let Us turn
back cur natures 60 what they were
years ago and be boys again and Gt-ls
again and make O. our homes happy. God
will hold YOU responsible for the Influence
YOU now exert, and It will be very bright
and very p.ea:ant il some winter ni@ht
when We ere sleeping under the blankets o.
snow. our children shall ride along in the
mer-" party aud hushios :. moment ;1'o
so;eala::y. look OF and say: 'Ihere s!ee:'
the bes. father aui mother taat eve: made a
hanby new year" Arm yourself against
these temptations Of December, January &at.
February. Temptation will come 70 you in
the form Of al angel Of llGa:.
Iknow that the poets represent satan rs
horned aud hoofeG. II were 4 poet and
We're going to picture satan, would repre-
sent him rs human being. with manners
polished to the last perfection, hair falling
in graceful rinsiets: eye a little bloodshot
but floating in bewltchi4g iaago-. hand soft
and diamonded, foot eSqu!sitely shaped,
voice msIiow as q flute, breath perlumed
as though nothing hai ever touched tue lips
but balm Of thousand flowers. conversation
facie, carefully toned and Frenchy. But
would have tho heart iacased With the scales
OF a monster and have it stuffed With all pride
and haastIine=s OF desire and hypocricv and
death and then l would htveit touched with
the rod Of ti:senahan:ment uotil the eyes ne-
came the cold 0r.,s 9: the a."tiGr. and to ne