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as that of any young man in the State to- H day. Milton Malone did not rush into ^ crime, urged by tbo instincts of hunger, or the preservation of life, but with his eyes opened, lie porparod himself for the career of a criminal, and tho grave of n murderor. Of course ho did not havo those things in his mind, or long since ho would have halted and turned hack to the paths of manly virtue. Wo speak this knowing there aro hundreds of young inon in this State whoso hands aro as yet clean of blood, hut whose actions aro tho very lt;uos that led young Malone into his present awful condition. It is cowardly to carry concoalod weapons in a land under tho control of law, for every time a pistol or a knife is strapped on tho loss of a life is contemplated; but when a mun, thus secretly and habitually armed, goes doliboratoly into tho rum mills of the laud and becomes intoxicated, ho is guilty of crime though he commits it not, for ho is ready to murder without motive. Young men who habitually carry arms, hk a rule habitually drink, and they aro tho persons who defend their course by the belief that “they have to sow their wild oats and “enjoy them * selves while young. This sowing of wild oats means dissipation. This, having a good lime, mouns tho frequenting of brothels from which purity and decency have Hod, and whoro vice and infamy have gathered. It means doing that 1
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Columbus Daily Enquirer
Columbus, Georgia, US
Fri, Oct 24, 1873
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