The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
THE MORALS OF r. CRUS0E.
Does This Companion Of Youth Corr
rupt the Young 1dea?

rupt the Young Idea?
To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--S,r: In
my opinion robinson Crusoe' IL a most
immoral book. ] do not know OF a DOOM
more calculated to corrupt youth.
The hero, Robinson Crusoe was a
moral criminal OF the lowest order. lie
was not apparently possessed oil a hop'e
thought and was ten times more Oh "a
savage thar any he met on ms muir
derous travels. The reason why the
book has had such a following Is, ! be
lieve. because IL was published at a
time when novels and yellow pacHeu
adventures were not allowed TO citcu-
late. Under the name of a religious
work It had free circulation. and 80 all
that was vicious In human nature rev.
elled IN its brutality. o.,
Christianity as ~expounded and hSeu
by Crusoe IN not worthy OF the name
Of religion His conduct was a disgrace
to any religion or any man. frlda!
and Crusoe were one day comparing
their gods. Fridays gods name was
~Benamuckec, and when he offered n
prayer he simply. with outstretchcd
hands and looking 10 the heavens, his
whole being filled with wonder and awe
exclaimed. "Oh, oh. oh :" Said Friday
10 crusoe Blu you say your god u
50 strong. so great; nc Is not much
strong, much might a. the devil cru
soc said YES. But replied Friday
~ God much strong, much might ~
the devil. why God no Kill the devil 80
make him no more do Wicked trnsoe
continues: AT first I could mot think
whit, to say. - I pretended not to hear
him" &c.
Some sailors had mutinied and come
on his STAND for D., short stay hc was
In no danger whatever. Listen 20 the
Christian We'll. then" aid !. mere
are three mtisNats for you, with powder
and ball. told Friday ! thought II was
hard vepturinr anything. but the pest
method could think of war To hre on
them az they lay asleep. and II any were
not killed at the irst vollcy and offered
10 submit. We might save them. and >"
nut Il wholly upon Gods providence TO
direct the shot" .
At another time Friday had received
his death from an arrow. Crusoe says
was 80 enrpxed at the loss OF my
tru..y servant that ] Immediately ordeten
Ave guns to hn loaded with small shol'
and four with great. arid gave them SUCH
a broadzidc a. they had never heard oil IN
their lives before. To he sure. three or
four Of their canoes were ovorset ~ one
shot only. The III. manners or turning UP
their backs to u. gave US 50 great offence
lntEFlbEFt IA FNbl q A"' NF
20 Are four or fvs guns At them WIN
nowder only. which 7 knew would Brighten
them sufficiently: hut as they had Killed
ms poor Friday | thought myself mo- or
iu,fiaahle before God and man, hut would
have been very glad ~ l could have over
So, every canoe there and drown every
! one OF them ! can neither tel how many
Ne killed nor how many We wounded, but
sure such a fright and hurry never were
mH.aF a vnhfFtsfAa 1NNaf we're
thirteen or fourteen % Their canoes sp'li
and ovcrsat IN all suppos" that many
II them were lost our men took up one
! poor fellow about an hour after. Inc
small shot from our cannon must neehS
XIII AMI wound a rren' many The pris-
oner 1.-THE one they rescued from tho waterI
was So suilen that he would not eat or
speak. IN, 7 took q way to cure him ]
mad. him ho.av. that the TN. %sailorsl
would toss him in the sea again, ana they
really did throw him into IN. sea. and
! then Ne followei them, FOR he swan IKE
a cork. a. last they took him IN again.
ana then he began 70 he more tractaole
Cr,soe saw some Russian Catholic
priests and a few men and women pray
ur and worshlpping at the foot OF an
| mage his indignation rose 20 high mat
he wished to massacre the entire village.
Speaking 10 another he says:
We'll. 7 will tell you a story. So
~.'atei tho story Of our men ~ MAZDA
s,srdr and how they burned and sacked
tie village there and then lClled man,
woman and child for their numbering
| ono Of our mon and ! added that
thought We ought to do so e. this VII
lacc"
H. compromised the matter. however,
and I give IN mis- own words what this
Christian DID
tn. rrs. ming y. dd We knocked az
thu door. where one 10; m" priests coming
70 g.. ". Immediately seized upon him.
topped his month and tied MS hands be-
hi1d hin and I'D him to the idol. WHARF
~. rasgoi him that he might not make
"A NOISE. ;'.d hts foNt also together. and
ic', Mlm on tho ground We knocked
again geu,,v. and Immediately out oan.
tWo more. AMI wc served them ,u-t IN the
same manner Going back No found two
r,r. were corn" out to tho ipor, and a
,htri stood hrhtri them within the door.
! W. soizcd the two and Immediately tied
o. 90. vlou 'l, third. .'"ppinr hack avn
| ,,,tug ou'. my S~o,s merchant went IA
a''o~ 'Ncm ard taking ont "A compo~ ton
vr hal uid~ ina would only smoke and
stink. No. set Arc TO T. and throw u IN
,unrr them n mat t'ns the other
,sp'-u,u and ny man, taking charge Of
tho ufh"- mon already bound and tied
'ogsfho- also b, tn arm l'l ta"u away
- fhe IDOL and l~ft them there 70 see
- 'hn idol vor't reIicv" them. when the
flrgc w. h,i thrown IN nal Mod tho hut
NTH - much smoke I'M. they w-rN al
most suuoratrl "" thea threw IN a SINAI
loefhor bag wh.rh famed IKE a candle,
and following ~ We found four people
Th-v appeared ir yhort. frightened ~
do,'i. Stating trembling ami stupid and
not able 10 sneak 'o- I've smoke