Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-25
no. 1gGA
From the Georgia Statesman.
MY WIFE'S INFLUENCE.

never OeeD 1lSh negro C'Uhf, thooph i nave
been pretty s,cipey mos 90 hieh for pix
ing cotton and just so as 10 20 By things AS
we live in q Fee country, ] Conceived every one
had right do IS he pleased, The opinion Of
the parson and Ire anti -In'empera'c Society to
The contrary po'wi outstanding. My wife. sweet
creature, as you know, fol she had been fre-
quenrly in Town win me, never would say a
word oil wrath 10 M when | reeied me; but
she would look great deal cf pity. Yes, sir,
these looks Of hers would 'onelimes draw the
tears in profession from my eyes
Las Summer she mentioned that Cap.-
had quit drinking entirely, because il was un-
derni nirg his constitution, and the physicians
told him he would be burn, up in two years
more. This AFT c ed me-; for although did
not appreherd any danger from my moderate.
draughfs, yet ] thought # were compelled 10
abstain from so delicious beverage 10 length.
IN my days, it would be insupporl able-worse
than the topth-achc.' But must narrste
little 1f my history 10 show her influence in re.
covering me from my destructive practice; and
when ny hand gets rid of its trembling, will
give 70" another sketch ahou il.
The first Monday in November she rose ear.
lier than usual. When awoke, she was enter
ing he room with warm d,h Of cofce Illus.
banG,' said she, with as pleasant "a smile as
which you bought is excellent HANGING M the
cup. drank il of, aud though had been &C,
custcm.d Ia give he dram the preference, yet
j. sa, quite as well on my S omat h.
AS ! came into he othrr ronm, she was scat,
ing hers, It a, III. breakfast table and obst rived,
! Come, the maoktrrl, TOO, is Prime Who
-coul, resist such sweel smile ss she gave me,
! had not time To go to my DO lie, bu, sat
down and eat heartily. Nbou eleven, ! re-
turl ed from performing some busint on he
plantation, tnt;elp1trR the pleasure IA beastly
onr) OF good dram before dinner, hen who
should find bul MIS- p and Mrs ~ and the
ynutg ladies. Alter tie usual compimrn, L
rose 10 go 10 thc closet, boz thinks io,Hlysef,
down liquor before The IauIes ana
was 20 loaf sugar tor toddy--so, although my
hand was on the latch passed into The piazza
and ,ook i d'ink of wafer. o.! was monsuous
drv; inwadly | cursed the company, but soon
returned confused, and found the servant hand
ing about lunch. took fae nor.lern apple;
and soon, even before The gil, iad COINED er
the seeds, to learn who was 20 have the first
husband, news came to dinner Was on The Ia
bic. stood as You know il is polite 10 follow
the ladies, hoping tina, | could hlrh sWig
while they wrte getting heir sfa's; hut AS
was farming the key, in Jun p Miss G. f1irt
OF girl:' My handkert hirf, my handkerchief
hung down my head, Qor rum had no de-
s,roycd all sense OF shame IN r;cl and went in
to NY dinner.
During the afternoon, was somewhs, cha
gi ins d.. ard poured lit lie; hu, when the girls
began TO play their pranks, and pr posed heir
conundrums for solution, became quite mcr-
~, and 10, got my d:sa? roinrmenrs
Tuesday morning we were driving before
day. Many time, while lisenIrg 10 The mu-
sic Of our hounds NY thoughts would go home
TO NJ tlailng closet, ard how would make
amends Tor y,sedsy by treble desc before
dinner, We had af,urless chase, and re.
turned home aboat one O'Clock, p NJ. hungry
and tired. a fine duck was smoking on the
table, the seem Of which Came right up into
NV nos,rils, as looked upon my lug; bu,
keen were my de manGs Tor hunger, Thar was
pulled in, olurtariIy into my chair. att a
hca ty meal, and felt cheerful. - j. possible,
SAID i o mys,lf, that food could satisfy one so
com pleIel, / had been uhdcr the impression,
for yra,s that when one wa, falgued wbiskey
did mach good, and, like the power If magic.
lui ed WEAKNESS % rest; bui am now ,onvine-
ed that rouris ing f cd IS much better
Blu, am W AIRY ing your patience. Suffice i,
10 say, rhs, my VIII, during the whole week.
had sn con'rivtd H. vi hout nv susp citing her
s,ratal,em, 10 oh rude something in my way,
ei-her q lunch o; some sweet hing, ius, be-
fore my usual period OF drink ing, so ihatI lived
SIX days a sober ma Iben shrdisciosed To
ne hcI f. arul spprrhrn sions Of my growing
haiti, begged me 20 look ~ my emaeiased
counrenance and watch my palsifd hand, sell-.
ing me SOW she had managed for my Eend.--
We shed tear, Of JOY iogeiher, sndf made a
re solution never TO drink onotber drop. z1fink-
ing is but abn, End may b. cured, 1--we will
put II away from our houses and not tnuoh II.
! hope other moderate drinkers viii be b'es
sed with such q helpn,aIe' as is mine. II nny
one had told me, year ago, that lshou.d have
so easily giyenup practice which consider
ed Indispensable TO happiness, | should have
laughed a; him as Ienoran'n'; but now
am con,ircc,l. lie, Others ~ il for themselves.
Your sc. ~. A.
You cannot spend your money in luxury with.