Neverhandlefirearmscarelessly.Thesorrowandsufferingthathavebeencausedthroughtheinnocentbutheedlesshandlingoffirearmsbytheyoung!Onlyfourdaysago,rightinthenextfarmhousetotheonewhereIamspendingthesummer,agrandmother,oldandgrayandsweet,oneoftheloveliestspiritsintheland,wassittingatherwork,whenheryounggrandsoncreptinandgotdownanold,battered,rustygunwhichhadnotbeentouchedformanyyearsandwassupposednottobeloaded,andpointeditather,laughingandthreateningtoshoot.Inherfrightsheranscreamingandpleadingtowardthedoorontheothersideoftheroom;butasshepassedhimheplacedthegunalmostagainstherverybreastandpulledthetrigger!Hehadsupposeditwasnotloaded.Andhewasright¡Xitwasn¡zt.Sotherewasn¡ztanyharmdone.ItistheonlycaseofthatkindIeverheardof.Therefore,justthesame,don¡ztyoumeddlewitholdunloadedfirearms;theyarethemostdeadlyandunerringthingsthathaveeverbeencreatedbyman.Youdon¡zthavetotakeanypainsatallwiththem;youdon¡zthavetohavearest,youdon¡zthavetohaveanysightsonthegun,youdon¡zthavetotakeaim,even.No,youjustpickoutarelativeandbangaway,andyouaresuretogethim.Ayouthwhocan¡zthitacathedralatthirtyyardswithaGatlingguninthreequartersofanhour,cantakeupanoldemptymusketandbaghisgrandmothereverytime,atahundred.ThinkwhatWaterloowouldhavebeenifoneofthearmieshadbeenboysarmedwitholdmusketssupposednottobeloaded,andtheotherarmyhadbeencomposedoftheirfemalerelations.Theverythoughtofitmakesoneshudder.
Therearemanysortsofbooks;butgoodonesarethesortfortheyoungtoread.Rememberthat.Theyareagreat,aninestimable,andunspeakablemeansofimprovement.Thereforebecarefulinyourselection,myyoungfriends;beverycareful;confineyourselvesexclusivelyto,andworksofthatkind.
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