The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-12-06
NEW SERIES V0L:1.--No 20

o" o"'""Aeh hurricane, al this rate
j all the rest OF my days. III 90 up to ia.
3 ther Ephraim's, and talk with him abou,
II, and see h we cant .boxhaul some q,
f thesescraiti ithat.are head on sfor des.ruc.
tion, since there's no mode Of getting 'em
about the old fashioned way
lie found the quaker and his wife
reading their Bible together. sSit thee
down, Billy said the old man, and con-
tnued TO the end OF the chapter. When
no had finished and laid aside the book
the captain observed, that he should like
to near few more particulars Of those
whom he had once known. Pray con-
tinued he, what has become of Sam Leg
yet, who worked with me in your shop,
iather SIMPSON, Poor lad, said the
quaker, he did very well till they made
nim corporal in the militia his whole
soul seemed then TO be absorbed in mill
tary glory; he never made good Joint
after that he was out treating and troop
ing great part of his time, and became
good Tor nothing have often caught
him, after had laid out his mornings
work, shouldering tirelock, aud going
through his exercise with the handsdw.
Poor lad, he died a drunkard.' 'What
became Of Peter Watson, who lived over
the way" WATSON became incorporate
as well as his wife they came upon the
town both ure dead /; and their children
are in the poor-house.' 'And Barnes,
the blacksmith ? continued the captain
6 He yet liveth,' said the quaker 'hc
was put into the workhouse more than
ten years ago, and is subject to that kind
of delirium, which infiicteth the intem-
perate.' What a scourge intemperance
has been upon the earth,' exclaimed the
captain why, poor old Merit must
have had i'll luck in turning the wicked
to repentance 1t is not agreeable,' ,
reloined the old man, to speak that
which is evil Of any, especially of those
who preach the Gospel but few had
greater occasion than friend Merit, to
, cry out, in the words of holy writ, P,as
for u.s. lie was verify man Of like pas.
SONS with ourselves. lie fell into intem-
perate habits before he died. Is it pos
sble = exclaimed the captain.
And where is the man who kept the tav-
ern, at the sign of the DemIohni' Dear
me, Billy said father Ephraim, (which
one dost thee mean nearly twenty,
should think, have kept the Demijohn
tavern, since thee wentest away and
do not remember but two temperate men
among them (; there was one Gookin, l
never heard that he was ever drunk he
had an amazing strong head. H- had
kept the house only three days, when he
was arrested for stealing horse the year
before. And there was a Mr.. Barker,
who tried it for fortnight ant, hearing
that man had hung himself, after get
ting drunk at his house, he became con-
science stricken, and gave up the busi-
ness. do tell me, father Simpson,
continued the captain, what was the end
of Windsor, the barber = His was an
awful case replied the old man che be-
came incorporate, and cut so many OF
his customers, that he lost his business. -
Thee rememberest 'Miah Fidget he
was frey little fellow Windsor, once
when he was shaving Fidget, and very
tiysy, cut him terribly. Fidget did not
bear it like Christian, Billy, but gave
the poor barber terrible aogging.
Windsor became miserable sot, lost ev-
vile, and cut his throat with his own ra-
/, zor' Mercy on u.s. 'said Capt. Lane,
should almost think you were reading
the log-book Of Gomoirah but do tell
me wha: became of Archer, the apothe-
; cary p died drunkard,' father T.
, phraim replied. He was rather care.
e less long before he died. Parson Merri
applied to him for dose Of magnesia
a and he gave him kesping tes-spoontu
4 Of tartar emeiic, and il nearly killed him.
I Il will ask after one more how did Mo
i Very badly, BILLY, avn sorry to say it
v 1t was thought he would have done pretty
= well, had il not been for the unchristiat
y practice OF treating, at funerals. Th'
il Poodle family, who thee mayest remem
= Der, were very poor, and stood in grcs
: need Of every thing but pride, never for
e gave Moses, for his shocking msdemean
our, when their grandmother was buried
e When the old lady had been lifted, an
&c put upon the hearse, Moses, who had ia
of ken more spirit than usual-ior the Poe
Or dies treated very freely, to keep up the
ID responsibility Of driving tolth
I'd graveyard at a decent pace, forgot h,'I
e self and the occasion entirely, and, SCI
c. ting off upon tro,, drove the old lad,
ns to the scandal Of the nournsrs, to til
as door OF Deacon Atherton's shop
on This conduct was more offensive to IL
all family, because it was the very she
on where the old lady had all he jana
* ca"
ire Captain Lane finally resolves to NAL
he an attempt to form Temperance Soc,
nd ty, and he requests his friend EPhral
're Simpson to give due notice that NEE
aid ing will be held ut an appointed ,'n'o