The Dolores star., 1904-12-23
RELIGIOUS.
A Christmas Present to Young Men.

A Christmas Present to Young Men.
BY RALErdH RrcHARpsoN WHITE"
Some one has said that "men make
opportunities" This is true, but oppof-
tunities also help boys to make good
men. 1t works both ways. There is
much hope that good opportunity
will make great and good man,
while bad opportunity may wreck
life. "Be not deceived; evil commu.
nications corrupt good Manners"
There is an unseen power, that may
be good or bad, hid in our environ
ments. The hemlock that poisons life
is immortality. 1t is sad to state that
much of what Is known of high society
is nothing more than superficial piety.
The upward growth of a tree depends
on the root taking firm grip in the
earth. Tn the heart is the soil Of life,
and the seed sown within will crop
out.
Life is like piece Of cloth, and the
warp of life is in the fact we live; life is
the warp. The warp may be full of
hope and strong. Good health for the
body is like a well-formed foundation
for house. The body, mind and
nerve-force must be healthy, without
health effort in life will lie greatly
retarded. If the warp Of the fabric is
bad, 1t is all but useless to put filling
into it. II you have good health, b
well-preserved body, then the brain
may be ploughed, narrowed, planted
and cultivated, using the most choice
selection from among the professions,
one that suits you best from the
sciences, without question Of doubt
as to success, provided the filling you
put into the warp is pure and healthy
for brain, heart and nerve. Bad food
for the body brain or heart means
disease, defeat and death. Take care
Of your health. A night key, freely
used, often means late hours, dissipa;
tion, red eyes, indigestion, broken.
hearted mother, sister, wife, a disap-
pointed father and q wrecked life.
After looking carefully to the warI
and filling, the next important matter
that attracts the attention of the sue
cessful in life is kindness and courtesy
This may be at times i'll reauitted, but
you must learn to swallow little dis
courteous things, knowing that thess
neglects come from the snobs, ever
though they be found in polite society
eonsoling yourself as best you can, IL
the fact that you cannot transform .
. toad into Q gentleman.
You cannot afford not to act the gen
tleman because snobs exist. A mar
may be q gentleman without being {
Christian, but he cannat bea Christian
!, without being Q gentleman.
There may be such thing as low.
!. untold, and that would be love un
;. known, by the one who is loved. Blu
there cannot be such Q creature in al
: Christendom as an unknown gentle
:, man. The component part of rea
: gentleman is like some diseases, it vii
: break out and show itself under an.
circumstances.
In life, any work, no matter hoy
!, menial, may be made honorable, an.
' clothed with dignity. 1t is not tru,
= that man is not gentleman becaus
he saws wood or cleans stove. 4
tramp the world over, is Q man VIII
does no work. ! have known men en-
gagged as day laborers who were able +
D. black their own boots and make thei
T. own speeches; and who will deny the,
t, were not well rounded up from start t
e finish?
8; There are two important matters yo
If may trample under foot by folly, if yo
,e are not careful. There are the sacrific
- Of friendship, and failure to improv
your advantages. ITO know how t
a. live and act is to make philosoph
h ethical" Try to photograph in you
d mind the image of perfect man /
=, character, formed of varacity, honesty
VI virtue, knowledge and politeness; 8
III in deadly conflict with prevaricatior
r. theft, immortality, ignorance and il
II difference. Seeing that these virtue
do exist, form them into an ideal ma
- to be accepted as an archtype of RET
is existence, to be copied after in you
III life. II you will do this, your heal
will never be blinded, as some men ar