The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-27

Hhere ne II fastened, and with we'll
aimed stroke the axe fells him; and
% the anticipation OF the redolent pas
lure FIELD II completely disappointed.
b many q young man has been driven
bn by temptation 20 what he thought
Eould be paradiniacnl enjoyment; but
hfter awhile influences with darker hue
and swarthler arm close In upon him
and he nnda that instead OF making an
excursion into a gardeh. he has been
driven "aa an OK 10 the slaughter"
We are apt to blame young men for
being destroyed when we ought TO
blame the Influences that destroy them.
Society slaughtera a great many young
men by the bchest. you must keep
np appearances; whatever be your sal
pry. you must dress ~ well az others.
you must give wine and brandy 10 as
many friends. you must smoke az cost
~ cigars. you must give o. expensive
entertainments. and you must live In
ns fashionable a boarding house. II
you haven't the money. borrow. II
you can't borrow. make a false entry,
pr subtract here and there a bill from
bundle Of hank bills; you will only
have 10 make the deception a little
while: In a few months or In a year
or two you can make Il all right. No
body will be hurt by Il. nobody win be
the wiser. You yourself viii not be
Managed" BY that awful process a
hundred thousand men have been
slaughtered for time and slaughtered
for eternity.
Suppose you borrow. There II moth
ing wrong about borrowing money.
There II hardly a man who has not
sometimes borrowed money. Vast e.
lates have been built on q borrowed
dollar. But there are two kinds Of Dor
fowed money: Money borrowed for the
purpose Of starting or keeping up legi-
innate enterprise and expense. and
money borrowed 10 get that which you
ran DO without The frst Ia right. the
other r. wrong. n you have money
enough OF your own 10 buy a coat. how
Iver plain. and then you borrow
money for q dandy's outfit. you have
taken the first revolution Of the wheel
down grade. Borrow for the necessl-
ties; that may be well. Borrow for
the Injuries; that tips your prospects
over In the wrong direction.
The Bible distinctly says the borrow
Or Il servant Of the lender Il Il bad
state OF things when you have 10 20
down some other street 10 escape meet
ing some one whom you owe. II young
men knew what is the despotism Of be.
tng IN debt. more OF them would keer
out Of H. What ala debt DO for Lord
bacon. with a mind towering above N,
centurieag Il induced him 10 TAXI
hrlbea and convict himself as a Grimm
nj before al ages. What dld debt d
for Walter scottf Broken-hearted a
Abbotsford. Kept him writing until
his hand gave ont In paralysis TO keel
she sheriff away from his pictures AM
niatuary. Better for him n he hal
minded the maxim which he had CHS
rled over the fireplace at Abboisford
~Waste not. want not"
The trouble Ia. my friends. that peo
BE DO not understand the ethics Of 20
log IN debt. and that n you purchas
moods with no expectation OF payln
Tor them. or go into debts which 20
cannot meet. you steal just 20 niue
money. n I 90 into a grocer's stor
and I buy sugars and coiiees and meat
with no capacity 10 pay for them. an
no intention OF paying for them.
am more dishonest than n 20 into N
store. and when the grocAT'a face
turned the other way M my pocket
with the articles OF merchandise an
carry on q hami In one case take N
merchants time and take the time {
Als messenger TO transfer the goods /
ny house, while In the other case
take none OF the time OF the merchan
and l walt upon myself. and tram
FER the goods without any trog
BE 10 him. In other words.
kneak thief Il not 20 bad a. = man VII
contracts debts he never expects TO pal
When a young man wllfully and ,
choice. having the comforts OF No
roes into the contraction OF unpayab
debts, he knows not into what he zoe
The creditors get after the debtor. n
mack Of hounds In full cry. and ALA
for the reindeer. They Jingle his doo
hell before be gets up In the mornln
shey jingle his doorbell after he h
zone 10 bed az night They meet hil
~ be comes on his front steps. The
send him a postal card. or q letter,
rurteai style. telling him TO pay "a
They attach his goods They wal
cash. or a note At thirty days. or a mol
on demand. They call him a knav
They say be lies. They want him az
kipllned IN the church. They want hll
turned out Of the bank, They come
MIN from this side. and from that sid
and from before. and from behind, an
from above. and from beneath. and ?
j. lnsulied. and gibbcted, and sued, an
dunned. and sworn A. until he geta n
nervous dyspepsia. gets neuralgia, sci
liver complaint. gets heart disease, gel
tonyulslve disorder. gets consumption
Now he Il dead, and you say. "Of couri
they viii let him alone" Oh. mol NO
they ara watchfui to see whether theF
are any unnecessary expenses at "a
obseQuies. TO see whether there IL an
useless handle on the casket. 10 81
whether there n any surplus plat o
HE ahroud. 10 see whether the hears
n costly or cheap. 10 see whether N
nowers sent 20 the casket have bee
bought by the family or donated. Z
BEE In whose name the deed TO N
grave II made out Then they ransac
che bercft household. the books, "a
pictures. the carpets. the chairs, III
sofa. the plano. the mattresses. the oil
Dow on which he died. Cursed be debt
Dor the sake OF your own happiness
Dor the sake Of your eood morals. 70
a. aaka q Eour Immortal GouL e