Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-05-25
There is nothing more depraving than

There is nothing more depraving than
attendance upon amusements that are
full Of innuendo and low suggestion.
The young man enters. At first he sits
far back, with his hat on and his coat
collar up, fearful that somebody there
may know him. Several nights pass
on. He takes off his hat earlier and
puts his coat collar down. The blush
that first came into his cheek when
anything indecent was enacted comes
no more to his cheek. Farewell, young
man! You have probably started on
the long road which ends in cOnsum-
mate destruction. The stars Of hope
will go out one by one until you will be
left In utter darkness. Hear you not
the rush of the maelstrom, In whose
outer circle your boat now dances, max
ing merry with the whirling watersf
But you are being drawn In. and the
gentle motion will become terrific agi-
tation. You cry for help in vain; you
pull at the oar to put back, but the
struggle will not avail. You will be
tossed and dashed and shlpwrecked
and swallowed in the whirlpool that
has already crushed in Its wrath 10000
! hulks. Young men who have come
from the country residence to city resi-
dence will do well to be on guard and
let no one induce them to places of Inn
proper amusement. 1t Is nightly al
Turing when a young man, long citl-
zen. offers to show a newcomer all
around.
Still further, those amusements are
wrong which lead you into expenditure
beyond your means. Money spent I'D
recreation is not thrown away. 1t Is
all folly for us to come from place or
amusement feeling that we have vast
ed our money and time. You may by
II have made an investment worth more
than the transaction that yielded you
hundreds or thousands Of dollars. But
how many properties have been riddled
by costly amusements.
The first time ever saw the city-it
was the city of Philadelphia was
mere lad. | stopped at hotel, and
remember I'm the eventide one of these
men piled me with his Internal art. He
saw was green. He wanted to show
me the sights of the town. He painted
the path OF sin until it looked like
emerald. but | was afraid Of him. |
showed back from the basilisk-l made
I'D my mind he was q basilisk. re-
member how he wheeled his chair
round In front of me and with a con-
centered and diabolical effort attempt
ed to destroy my soul, but there were
good angels In the air that night. IL
was no good resolution on my part
but II was the all encompasslng grace
of a good God that delivered me. Be
ware. beware. o young man! There
is a way that seemeth right unto
man. but the end thereof Is death"
Woes of Intemperance.
The table has been robbed to pay the
cIub. The champagne has cheated the
children's wardrobe. The carouslne
marty has burned up the boys primer
The tabIecloth of the corner saloon l;
In debt to the wife's faded dress. Ex
cursions that in q day make toul
around a whole months wages. ladie'
whose lifetime business it Is to "gi
shopping" large bets on horses, hay'
their counterparts In uneducated chii
dren. bankruptcies that shock the mon
ey market and appall the church an'
that send drunkenness staggerini
across the richly figured carpet OF th'
mansion and dashing into the miro
and drowning out the carol OF musi
with the whooping Of bloated SON
come home to break their old mother
heart.
saw q beautiful home where IN
bell rang violently late at night. IN
son had been off In sinful indulgenceS
His comrades were bringing him home
They carried him to the door. Inc
: rang the bell at o'clock in the morr
ing. Father and mother came dowi
They were waiting for the wanderln
son. and then the comrades, as soon q
r the door was opened. threw the proc
: igal headlong into the doorway, cryint
"There he IS, drunk as fool. Ha, ma!
r When men go into amusements thi
they cannot afford. they steal whi
D they cannot borrow. First they go Int
: embarrassment and then into lying an
r then into theft, and when a man ge'
as far on as that he does not stop shol
] of the penitentlary. There Is not
T prison in the land where there are NJ
l victims of unsanctified amusements.
e Merchants. Is there a disarrangemel
d In your accounts? Is there a leakaf
/ in your money drawer? Did not Il
u cash account come out right last nigh
, will tell you. There is a young ma
+ In your store wandering off into ba
v amusements. The salary you give hi
J. may meet lawful expenditures. but n
s the sinful Indulgences in which he b;
a entered, and he takes by theft th
r which you do not give him In iawf
e salary.
II How brightly the path of unrestrai
II ed amusement opens! The young m'
3 SAYS: Now am off for good tim
II Never mind economy. I'll get mon
d somehow. What fine road! What
d beautiful day for a ride! Crack &
d whip, and over the turnpike! Con
'e boys, I'll high your glasses! Drin
c. Long life, health, plenty of rides 1u
like thisw Hardworking men hear
o. clatter of the hoofs and look up al
1t say: why. wonder where those +
e. lows get their money from? We ha
IT to toll and drudge. They do nothing
r. To these gay men life is thrill and
ut excitement. They stare at other pt
ut ple and In turn are stared at. 1
c. watch chain jlngles; the cup foam
IN the cheeks flush; the eyes fash: {
ht midnight hears their guhaw; ID
I'd swagger; they jostle decent men OH
Sc sidewalk; they take the name OF =
ur in vain; they parody the hymn IN