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TEiMiiPKRAiKKGE,
Proa the Portland Me. Wash. Journal,
A Story for the Ladies.
There are many incidents of sor
row and suffering continually occur
ring among us, arising from the traf
fic in intoxicating liquors, which
never meets the public gaze. But
now and then an occurrence takes
place showing that there is much yet
to he done, and awakening us more
fully to the concealed depths of wick
edness that yet emanates from this
business.
A ludy who is much interested in
the cause of temperance, called upon
us a few days since to inquire if she
had acted improperly in complain
ing of one of our rurnsellers, and
related the following incident which
had occasioned it:
Learning that the child of one of
her neighbors was sick—the father
of which was intemperate—she call
ed upon the mother to inquire alter
its health and to render that assist
ance which it was in her power to
afford. She found the poor child
very thinly dressed; without a rag
of flannel upon it, and perishing
with disease. She immediately ob
tained the clothing necessary for its
comfort, —and while putting on nn
article of clothing which she had
brought, discovered that another
woman, who had come in, was un
der the influence of intoxicating li
quors. Very soon, a little boy, be
longing to the family, came in with
a tin pail, tied up in a handkerchief.
Although the air in the room was
strongly impregnated with the fumes
of alcohol from this intoxicated wo
man’s breath, it was very much in
creased in strength by the approach
of the tin pail. The lady suspected
whar was going on, and took the
boy one side to inquire into the mat
ter—a lad of about eight years.—
The boy said that he had been to
buy rum for this woman, lie bought
ten cents worth, and she gave him
four cents for doing the errand. On
further inquiry, it was found that
this woman was in the habit of pro
curing her liquors in this way—viz.
by sending the son of a poor inebri
ate to purchase it for her ! The la
dy then asked the boy of whom he
purchased the liquor. He said he
did not know the name, but would
go with her and show her where it
was. She then called upon another
lady in company with whom, she
followed the boy to the stoic of An
drew Palmer. The Clerk, a Mr.
Rhodes, *was present, of whom the
hoy said he purchased the liquor:
the lady asked him if he had sold
spirits to the little boy within a short
time. He said he had, and would
doit again. She then expostulated
with him and attempted to show
him the misery thus produed. He
attempted however to close his ears
and to steel his heart against her ex
postulations, and finally abused her
so that she was obliged to leave the
shop. She then went to the City
Marshal and entered a complaint
against the man Fearing she had
done wrong in this last respect, she
called to inquire if there was any
thing improper in such a course.—
We assured her, that so far as we
Could judge, she ted done just right,
and we wished every lady had the
courage to follow her example.
A brother to this little boy had
done errands of the same kind for
this woman repeatedly. On one
occasion, he had saved up money
enough to buy a pair of shoes.—
This his father took and spent for
rutn.
In view of these facts and a hun
dred similar ones that are known on -
ly to a few, we would most respect -
fully appeal to our fellow citizens,
and inquire, are rurnsellers our ‘ best
men,’ as the editor of the Trans
cript calls them ?
Those vvtro heard the sound and
eloquent discourse delivered by the
Rev. Mr. CoNDIT, Sabbath even
ing before last, will recollect he re
marked that there was work yet to
be done; an incident having come to
his knowledge daring the past week
confirming this point; but his mem
ory would not allow him to relate it.
It would appear before the public
j through another channel.
The facts here recorded are those
I then alluded to, and we would say
! to all the friends of Temperance, in
! the language used by the speaker
just mentioned—it behooves us all
still ‘to keep our hearts and our
hands in this good work.’
We have since heard that through
the influence of the ‘ Robespierres,
Dantons and Marats,’ of our city,
the father of this little boy has
promised to sign the pledge !
The Drunken Mother.
We saw on our way from the
Post Office, through the Park, yes
terday afternoon, a sight to make
| the heart and blood, and the nerves
creep with a thrilling horror, at the
utter hopeless degradation of hu
manity in close contact with all that
should be fair, pure, and innocent
and holy—a mother and her child.
The mother was wrapped in an
old plumb colored camlet cloak, fa
ded, and fringed with rags, like those
almost always worn by the Irish wo
men of the lowest class, as well in
hot weather as in cold, and an old
brown bonnet, crushed out of ail
shape against the base of the gran
ite columns in the vestibule of the
Hall of Records, against which she
had evidently fallen. A portion of
her face was visible, covered with
carbuncles and other ulcers, and
made horrible by that indescribable
discoloration, between the hue of a
mummy and a gangrened wound,
which nothing hut whiskey can pro
duce.
By her side lay a junk bottle, its
nose resting in a little puddle of li
quid fire, which the poor old wretch
had been unable to convey to her
mouth; and her red and brawny
arms folded up in a fashion we can
not describe, rested in an empty
basket upon which she was partly
lying.
By this breathing body of death
sat a little pale faced, flaxen haired
boy, resting against the column, and
supporting the head of his mother
in his little lap, while his thin and
attenuated arm, stretched in nn at
titude of intense affection and sor
row, as far as it would reach, over
her bosom, ns if to shield her from
the approach of harm, while his
head drooped languidly down upon
her shoulder, and his watchful blue
eyes ever and anon closed in the
sleep of hunger and quiet despair,
and then opened strangely, and ga
zed around with hurried glance, as
if he was reproaching himself with
having slumbered upon his watch.
We turned away with a sensation
of choking in our throat, and the
big tear starting to onr eye. “My
God!” was our involuntary excla
mation, “ is this thy work, foul fiend
of intemperance! and can thy
wretched victims fall so low ?”
We approached the boy, and slip
ping a shilling into his thin hand,
bent a moment above him, and invo
ked the protection of the God of the
fatherless upon his innocent head ;
and then as the lightning of his joy
lit eye stole into out bosom, we hur
ried from the terrible lesson which
it taught.
The above is no fancy sketch—
the most imaginative brain could
never have limned a picture so full
of truthfulness and deep, deep hu
miliation for the degradation of its
nature. — N. Y. Aurora.
Moral Drones.
There is in every community a
class of individuals, more or less nu
merous, who for some reason take
no interest in the moral welfare of
our race. Vice, however hideous
her aspect, provided she does not
visit some one of their immediate
circle, is permitted to stalk abroad
unrebuked by them. The great
moral movements of the age are
viewed by these complacent ladies
and gentlemen, as beneath their re
gard-persons of so much refine
ment and such high intellectual cul
tivation ! It is enough for them to
keep themselves unspotted from the
world. As for making any sacrifices
for the improvement of their spe
cies, it is altogether out of the ques
tion. They seem to suppose there
is a sort of degradation in associa
ting with others for the purpose of
benefitting society. If they pay
their debts; make a fair show in
the flesh ; go to church with a good
degree of regularity; are punctual
in the discharge of the ordinary du
ties of life, they do all that they con
sider themselves bound to do. As
for taking any interest in temperance,
they cannot. It is well enough for
the vulgar to engage in that cause,
because so many of them are suffer
ers from intemperance. But they
cannot mingle with these humble in
dividuals. It would be going out
of their appropriate sphere, and
would sink them in the estimation of
their acquaintance. Moreover they
would be obliged to deny themselves
that moderate indulgence which they
allow themselves and which is so a
greeable to them. They therefore
do nothing. We have in our eye a
few hundred of these stupid drones,
in a thousand of whom there could
not be found as much true temper
ance as in a whole-hearted teetotal
boy six years old. Their very stu
pidity and indifference excite our
pity if not contempt. We consider
them ciphers in the moral world and
of no value to the human race. The
world would be as well without as
with them. We wish we could lash
them into action, hut we are afraid
we should not succeed should we at
tempt it. There are some persons
who have no souls, or if they have
souls, they seem to be on so small a
scale that it is extremely difficult to
get at them. They are that class of
persons which may b,e designated
moral drones —of which there is a
goodly number here and elsewhere.
—Middlesex Washingtonian.
Temperance and Religion.
[By John Bowes, Minister.]
“ Temperance leads to thought;
thought often to Christ; Christ tea
ches truth, justice, honesty, and what
ever is of good report, so that re
ligion brings credit, trade, wealth;
when it is spent in making others
wise and happy, it returns blessings,
a hundred fold, into the bosom from
whence it flowed. I have proposed
the following consideration to con
gregations of hundreds and some
times of thousands— ‘ Those of you
that think that those families aie
likely to be the most sober into which
intoxicating liquors are never intro
duced, and in which they are never
used, hold up your hands.’ In gen
eral, nearly all held up their hands.
I have then said, ‘ Those of you
that think that those families are
likely to be the most sober into
which intoxicating drinks are intro
duced, and in which they are used,
however moderately, hold up your
hands.’ Seldom a hand was lifted
up. I have then said, ‘As it is your
opinion that intoxicating di ink en
dangers the sobriety of families, if
you wish to have Sober families, you
will keep strong drink from them.’
Look at the influence of alcohol on
the church' It has not yielded one
blessing here. On the contrary, it
has been a curse to its ministers and
its members. Most of the expul
sions which have taken place in the
churches with which I am acquaint
ed, have originated ir. strong drink.
Christians, after many years of con
sistent profession, by taking a little
and then a little more, have been
overcome. Some old professors
have been expelled for drunkenness,
and others have remained in the church,
unexpellcd, to corrupt it. Many arc pre
vented by strong drink from hearing the
gospel—many find intoxication a beset
ting sin, but for which they would re
pent, believe, and be saved. Many chur
ches are so full of drinkers, spirit-sellers,
and innkeepers, that nothing spiritual
and heavenly can grow in them. Such
members frown virtue from the pulpit,
and spread corruption and moral ruin
around them. Some of the finest talents
have been perverted by this fatal vice.
And what has total abstinence done to
effect a change? It has produced abil
itv to get clothing— to hear the word.—
Some hearers have embraced Christ.—
I know whole families, some of them
large, who ascribe their first religious
impressions to the influence of the total
abstinence movement. The day of re
tribution only can fully unfold all the
blessed effects of taking this one step.
It does not always lead to Christianity—
nay, some total abtainers are infidels— ‘
’j but it often does. Some are now mem
bers of Christ, who, not long ago, were
members of Satan’s empire ; some are
i now preaching Christ and him crucified,
I who were once far from God and peace ;
| some are now turning many to righteous
! ness, who were once turning men from
sobriety to inebriety. What noble tal
ents has the temperance reformation res
cued from evil employments—talents
which are now devoted to promote the
best interests of society, and the honor
of God our Saviour! What influence
has intoxicating liquor upon the eternal
destinies of men! How many are at
this hour suffering eternal exelusion from
heaven, and weeping in hell, through
strong drink ! It is said that 80,000
drunkards in our country die annually ;
many die drunk. Every ten minutes,
therefore, the gate of death is opened to
admit some poor victim to the bar of
God, to receive sentence from that Judge
who has said, ‘The drunkard shall not
inherit the kingdom of heaven.’—
As we do not bury by night, but only
through about eight hours of the day,
the grave is open every three minutes to
admit the mortal remains of some poor
! wretch who has been slain by strong
drinks. They never aided one soul to
obtain a meetness for heaven. They
have trained and perfected many for hell.
Vices are frequently connected together.
When we see drunkenness we may call
it a 4 Gad,’ and cxdaim, 4 Behold a troop
cometh.’ Who can number the vices
which follow in its tram, such as anger,
revenge, lasciviousness, and murder ?
On the contrary, are there not many
men in heaven who were first led to Christ
and to self denial in all things, by deny
ing themselves in this l — British Adv.
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