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of l»rotliola from which purity and decency have lloil, nml whoro vioo nml infamy lmvo gathered. It ineuUH doing that which tho young man, with Hwaggoriug vulgarity, is williug to boast about t«» hiti ilisholulo eompniiions, but tho knowlodgo of which would bow tho head of liia mother and bring shame to his sister's cheeks. There aro young men Mowing thoir wild oats uow uu wickod an Milton Malouo, and who will only bo saved from IliH fate by a ruturu to tho path of duty and light, or a sinking amid tho breakers that lmvo swallowed up tho wrecks of so many lives. It saddens our heart to think of this young man's fato, and to picture the aged parents who, with bowed bonds and lioavy hearts, contemplate what their boy is, and what he might have been, and yet there aro scores of parents saved this anguish and humiliation only by tho sheerest accident, not by tho pure lives of llioir sons. Would it not bo well for our young uion to consider this lesson, and with all their iuiluenco to keep themselves and their companions on the broad highway of manly purity and honor, that gives tho certainty of a better life hero, and tho promise of a happier lito to como ? We wish from our souls tlioro was not a gallows in tho whole land, and that capital punishment were obsolete as burning at tho stake, but w ith equal oarnestuoss wo wish there were 110 concealed arms carried, no men sow ing wild oats on tho road to ruin, no young mou whoso hands and thoughts are not honestly employed. Surely tho way of the transgressor is hard.
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Columbus Daily Enquirer
Columbus, Georgia, US
Fri, Oct 24, 1873
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