This history, if it chance to fall into good hands, may, perhaps, be of service in warning young men of the dangers and pitfalls that most surely must accompany any deviation from the ways of rectitude.

这段历史，如果有机会落入好人之手，或许可以警告年轻人注意任何背离正直之道的必然伴随而来的危险和陷阱。