The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-22
w. R. cARTWRIGH'

crtt ANY m1u AuO uOcS Is NJ IlcaS-os
Independent Of physical moral and di
vine law. is miserable slave Their is
not 50 pitiful slave that crawls the fac =
OF this earth as the man that is the slav
OF evil habits and evil passions. What is
il to be free, To BE- capable OF selrgors m
ment is freedom To abandon every hah-
il that is wrong is TO be free. The man
who ovcrcomes evil habits is hero.
An evil propensity confessed Is half cur
ed. People irritate themselves by trying
to prove they are not irritable. Honesty
is the b st policy. but some by their &C
lions believe the opposite The road 1,
hell is paved with good intcniicns. 4
quaint writer SAYS That The ;ravrlrr
pay the exp'nse OF keeping il IN pair
And il APPEARS to me that drunkzrds
pay the greatest proportion OF The ex-
pense. To be an abstsiner Is 10 pi ace
wall around your life that will serve tc
keep out q host Of evils. we should cul.
'ieate abilit- 10 look kindly ON those
who have done wrong aud seek forgive
ness. He who will not forgive latr dowr
the bri lge over which BE- himself mus
cross. II world be 4 good thing far Al
boys. and girls. too. 10 get some iGes-ii
real figurcs-Of what their parents q,
for Them p. y. Fisk gives a iecrsr- o'
the cost II boy. lie computes '-1ha
1t the Sge Of fifteen a god BOY. receiv
ing :he advantages ii city life viii cost
counting compound in;erisI on the sun
invested. not less than five Thousand do
lars. At twenty one he viii not cost an
more. unless he goes 10 colleee. when +
will cost twice as much A bad ho
costs about ten thousand dollars Z
twenty Que. II he does not 20 10 ct,llcse
il he does go be costs as much more.
And when msn has put ten or twcnt
thousand dollars into boy. what has h.
right to expect Of him. What is fair
l. ii fair for that boy u work himself I
& death. 10 run. jump. plsy ball. or 10 an
D thin< that would disable or break hir
J. down i it fair for him to dcspise h
I father aud neglect his mother. and b
+ disrespectfnl to other boys mothe-s:
Is II fair Tor him 10 ruin himself vii
drink. defile himsil with tcbacco. ,
l. STAN himself with sim" The only wa
TO regeneraie the world is 10 DO the d,
" which lies the ne~res, 10 Us. and n,
% hunt after far fetched unes for oui
selves II each drop Of "a n chrs. wher
il should fa.l. Gods showers would u
,all as they now do.
sOw-d my field with golden grain.
Ny n-ishbor sowed his With rue;
.. Aud ia the sun and in the rain
Leaf. flower aud seed 10 harvest gre
Singing. reSped the fruitful ezrs-
He gathered in his store with tears.
But when the second season smiled
:, In sun and dew and shining shrsf.
] found nv chnsen field drfil-d
Al with The wild ru~.s scllsown leaf.
: Ny brad was bitter Zoe his deed.
Who gave the winds worthless seed
j. Therefore let Us be careful that We 50
only good seed. that We may not plal
p thorn whrrr flower should bloom.
N For PHYS sak~. dear madam. sig
IL the pledSr il will be- no trouble to yo.
,e Tor you are already an adsta;ner. an
X may be safety aud happiness 10 you
Is friend uu; Oh. no. She will not listen +
Iu moment. IL IS true As Nc SAY. that
Re- would not be the slightest sacrifice.
re- She never tskrs wine unless ordered L
do 20. But She VII not bind herself Sii
!. really sees no necessity for binding hcl
:, self. On principle she would not tax,
pledge OF any sort. II is verv well
- snch as feel thst they cannot contE
!. tnrinsr.,, :; but she Is thankful 10 $;
that such IS not her case. No. nc>
~ will she degrade herself So tar as
sign total absiineuce pledge.
- And 50 her friend shripxs from VIII
is thus declared IN be badge Of w-s
ness and shame; crosses the invisil
line Of moderation. aud fails. bec4u
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