Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1885 — A Young Man, Attention. [ARTICLE]

A Young Man, Attention.

13oys, let us have a sensible talk about life. Why is it that Society insists that woman shall be pure, and does not care iPman. as a rule, stifles his moral nature and,- as the world terms it, “sows a few wild oats ?’’ When will the hell of progress ring out the false notion that our boys shall have liberty and license and our girls hardly have a chance to earn their daily bread and be respected. The harvest time is sure to* come and with it the fruit of our doing. Young map, when you get ready to settle down in life and have a home of your own, son will choose a companion. If you have led a pure life you are worthy of a good woman’s love If not, how dare you ask a pure-minded woman to share yonr lot, to be the mother of your children, who will, perhaps, bring her trouble and sorrow through inherited vices and the evil consequences of your life, that may sadden the home hearth for generations to come.

Then consequences of onr acts are too lightly regarded by many, but it is of the most vital importance that our influence should be pure and elevating, else life is a failure. Boys, begin when you are young to do right from principle, as soon as you really understand right from wrong. Don’t wait until you are men, to be true to the best that lies in you. When you have reached thoughtful boyhood, take an inventory of yoiirselves; then count up and see how much you are worth, Bemember that only sterling virtues count. Then try to decrease the evil and encourage and build up all that is true, noble, and and useful in your character. To-day is your opportunity. The present, whicn will soon be your past, will bring its happy or painlnl memories. Don’t wade through folly and vice until satiated, and'in very disgust you give them up and choose the right way. “Better late than never,” I grant; but oh! the scars we have take with us if we sin, and they are always making us think of “what might have been.” Boys, don’t wade through the mire and slough of sin, only to find it does not pay in any sense. You will do well to aim to have every thought pure. We cannot see good things if our thoughts are evil. God’s gifts are for us to use, not abuse. You should feel ashamed to do anything you would dislike to have your sister do. Every true mother delights in a trueminded, conscientious boy. He is the promise of a noble manhood and an honor to her. Yqur'mu3t preach the true gospel of savingyourself, and help others to the right way by the elevating influence of your life, and thus show to every one that the right way is the best and most pleasant for boys and men. —Phrenological Journal.