Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-20
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drinking anu IcEerlslly lOOklHB loT 10
nights repetition Of that folly; could
he but feel the body of the death out
Of which cry hourly with feeble out
cry to be delivered. 1t were enough ia
make him dash the sparkling beverage
to the earth in all the pride Of Its man
tling temptation"
Are you fond Of pictures? Here Ia
enc drawn by Solomon: "Who hath
woe1 Who hath sorrow? Who hath
contentious? Who hath babbllng? Who
hath wounds without cause? They that
tarry long at the wine, they that go to
seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon
the wine when 1t is red. when 1t NOV
eth Itself Alright In the cup. At the last
II blteth like a serpent and stlngeth
like an adder"
do you know what you are doingY'
said a mother who had broken into a
restaurant. the door locked against her,
her son inside. She came up to the
counter and saw the man OF the restau-
rant mlngling the intoxicating cup for
her own son. She said to the man be-
hind the counter. "Do you know what
you are doing?" NO." said he; Il
don't" Says she, You are fattening
graveyards."
Perils of Strong Drink.
was told at Des Moines Of train
Of cars going through a very stormy
night over one Of the western pralries.
The young man who was present told
us the story. In the night there was a
little child In the sleeping car, fretful
and worrying and crying hour after
hour. A mau on the opposite side OF
the car lost his patience and said. Ell
ther make that child shut up or take 1t
to Its motherw Then another man on
the opposite side of the sleeping car, a
man with a broken heart. pushed back
the curtain and looked out and said,
Young man. that chlld's mother Is
dead In the baggage car, and the little
thing is waillng for her." Then the
man who had committed the affront
rose and offered his services for the
night and took care Of the child until
the morning. and all the passengers In
the car were broken down with emo
tlon. Oh. II the cry Of one child could
arouse 80 many-sympathles what ought
to be the effect Of the ten thousand
voiced shrek of orphanage and widow
hood from the inebriate's grave! God
save this country from the perlls Of
strong drink.
My subject also impresses me with
the beauty Of youthful character re-
naming incorrupt away from home. II
Daniel had plunged into every wicked
ness of the city Of Babylon, the old
folks at home would never have heard
OF 1t. II he had gone through all the
rounds of iniquity, 1t would have cast
no shadow on his early home. There
were no telegraphs. there were no rail-
roads. But Daniel knew that Gods
eye was on him. That was enough.
There are young men not so good away
from home as at home. Frederick
tending his fathers sheep among the
hills or thrashing rye In the barn Is
different perhaps from Frederick on
the Stock Exchange. Instead OF the
retiring disposition there is bold effron-
terry Insfead of an obliging spirit
there Is perhaps oppressive selfishness.
Instead OF open handed charity there Is
tight fisted stinginess. Instead Of rea-
sonable hours there Is midnight reyel.
I speak to many young men on this
who may have left your
still under the parental roof. are look
ing forward to the time when you will
go forth to conflict. alone In this world,
with its temptations and Its sorrows,
and when you will build up your own
character. Oh. that the God Of Daniel
might be with you In Babylon!
Beware Of Temptation.
I think the most thrilling passage Of
] young mans life Is when he leaves
home to make his fortune. The novel
~ and the romance of the thing may
keep him from any keen sorrow, but
The old people who have seen the de-
struction of so many who ha sc started
with high hope cannot help but be anx-
Ous. As long as he was In his fathers
house his waywardness was kindly
,hided. and although sometimes he
thought the restraint rather bitter and
rather severe I'm his calmer moments
le acknowledged II was salutary and
-ighteous Through the influence of
friends the father has OBJ
tanned q situation for his son In the |
,ity. The comrades Of the young man |
,ome the night before his departure to |
Did farewell to the adyenturer. The |
morning of his going away he walks
around the place to take last look at |
hings. perhaps comes upon some OBJ |
ect that starts tear. some old famil. |
ar place. hut no one sees the tear. The |
.runk is put upon the wagon, the |
,oung man Is off for the city. He Is |
;et down amid excitements and amid |
associates who are not Overcareful |
lbout their words and thoughts and
lctions. Morning comes. No family |
lltar. Sabbath comes. No rural quiet. |
rhe sanctuary comes. but all the faces
ire strange and no one cares whether |
le comes to church or does not come.
IN his way from the store he sees a
,lacard announcing rare and VI
ious amusement. He has no greeting
It the door of the boarding house. He
las no appetite for the food. No one
ares whether he eats or does not eat.
rather he would not eat. 1t is cheap
r. After the tea he goes into the par
or, takes up book, finds 1t dull, no
lister to look over 1t with him. Goes
lp stairs to his room In the third story,
inds It cold and unlnviting, and in de-
pair he rushes out, caring for nothing
'ut to get something to make him stop
He Is caught In the first
vhirl Of sin. He has started out on