American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-09
INTEMPERANCE.


We have seldom seen more powerful appeal to
the understanding and feelings than is contained in
the following extract from an Address delivered by
John Holiness before the members of Saco Lodge.
". Gal.
Temperance is a masonic virtue. And let it be
held in everlasting remembrance that intemperancs
is most fatal and destructive vice. The tempta-
tons and decisions Of this adversary of peace,
the trcacherous arts by which it faters us from the
paths of rectitude, and the syren song by which it
lures us into its foul embrace, surpass The powers Of
description. The cursed, fascinating, fatal charm,
by which it binds the faculties capyates the heart,
and perverts and paraIyzes the understanding, is
matter of the proioundest astonishment. Before
the danger is discovered, escape is hopeless and the
willing victim rretrievably lost. Floating gently
down smooth and delightful current, towards The
brink OF tremendous cataracts, he sees necessity
Of resisting Its force, perceyes not its increase,
reflects that he is approaching the danger. Every
moment the power and inclination to resist diminish,
while the danger is increased. He approaches.
perceives the dashing, hears the roaring and feels
the trembling. The current is accelerated, it be-
comes irresistible, he is hurried 10 the brink, the
abyss yawns, he is swallowed in the vortex and lost
forever Is the charm irresistible Does the ma
lady admit cure ? Is the calamity inevitable ?
Can nothing be done by mas0nS to prevent it Z? Yes.
Let them beware that they never countenance or
InuulSc di1 iItcHpcratc DrotncF Let them dutnlni
ster correction with the hand OF friendship Let
the admonilion be honest, faithful and seasonable
To provide against possible danger, let them often
try the experiment upon themselves to discover the
FIRST symptoms of the con,agon.
They will pardon my zeal, for It is in the cause
of humanity. am pleading for the disconsoIac
mother, the hapless orphan, and the broken hearted
and distracted wife. come with the tears of dis
appointed love and the anguish of the wounded
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virtue, neglected and abandoned for revel and riot
] imagine hear voice from the dark and dismal
mansions of the dead, saying. 80 We sons of dssi-
patton and excess yc prOdigas, who riot and wan
ton with the gifts OF bounteous Providence come
and behold the companions of your revels, the vic
Tins of your folly. See the fathers pride ant
mothers joy, snached from their embrace ant
hurried headlong to an untimely tomb. See thu
flower Of youth and beauty shedding its fragranc,
and displaying its glory; but ere the morning dew
has escaped on the breeze, il sckens, withers ant
Dies Here the object OF virtuous affection Their,
the promise OF connubial bliss this the hope of hi
country, and that the encouragement and consola
ton of religion--all poisoned by ntemperance, al
doomed to premature and disgraceful death Loci
at these and be admonished."
Il 80 10000,
Hour to destroy fies--ODe of the comforts o
hot weather is abundance of hies.-Thcre is 81
much of the ingenuousness of old friendship abou
a hungry fly--such a confidence that he shall b,
well received wherever he alights, that il seems al
most ungenerous to check his familiarity. But ther,
always are fretu people in the world, and especially
in very warm weather, who cannot bear flies.
"a fly happens to lodge on the left ear Of one o
these irritable people, when he is writing, comes
post haste into the of his eye when he is read
ing or takes bold look into of his nosrIls wher
be is doing, or still holder flight into his mouth
when he is sn0rng il is surprising what fit Of i'll
temper seizes him, and how he puts forth all the
faculties Of his mind and body to take vengeance
the puny invader of his comfort. For the benefit o
al! SUCH we insert the following receipt. proposed
by Frenchman-" Catch de fly and tickel him an
der de troat, and when he opens his mout to laugh
trow in de poudre and it will choke him.
: Hampden Journal.
A lady who had been summoned before one o
the inferior tribunals by an upholserer, for the pay
: ment of the value Of some pictures, with which hi
said he had ornamented her house, made the follow
ing defence:-
81 desired this man to send me some figures a
J, handsome your lordship, instead oil which he hal
!, furnished me some as ugly as himsef.-ls moi th'
contract broken on his part, and am bound to pay
. ! him for what never ordered ?"-She gained he
d cause.
o 81 am glad, Sir,'' said lady to DR.. Johnson
"that you have omitted all improper words from you
dictionary "l hope have, Madam" answered
. the surIy sage, "but see you have been looking
for them.''