Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-05-26


NANNY btco, open the drawer, aud tnkn
ont the money; Gnl That she went directly
over TO the grocery, and IN about half al
hour, alter she returned, went TO sleep So
souud'y in Der cbHir, that they could not
wake her up, 10 get them q liNlr supper
IT That tina, went to Mc Calvin Lcech,
The grocer, AVID told him, that wondered,
a he was church member, how he could
have The boat tn ruin the peace Of my
family. lie vas very hnroh, aud tod me,
mat every men must take care of his owe
wife, and tint it vas uut his business 60
look after mine. | began to think, with
job, that would not live always.
Strange loncics came into my head about
that time, and lrled hard to think; of some
escape from such a world of Sun and eor.
row bnt k,nd and mcrciul God would
not 'o' me take my own wild way. | read
my Bible: and tho children kept all The
wh;'c in my way, smiling in my face and
driving all evil thoughts from my mind 49,
Ny oldest boy was then about seven. -
Don't take Oh SO, daddy the little fellow
used to say, when he found mo shedding
tears, 'don't cry, daddy; shall be big
enough to blow The bellows, next year. |
hive tried to keep W, Tor the sakc Of these
poor chidrnn; and few would be- better,
fer their years If their mo,hr, dih not tcech
them to curse aud swear. They have the
same bright look and gentle temper that
ny wife had whcn we were married. 49,
There never was miIdcr temper than
denr Poily's, before ,h,s curse fell u2on the
poor crenlurc. On, sir. it 10 nothing bu,
ruin, that has ruiCcd our hopes Of happiness
/, n ct h,t
nothing can be done 10 stay such q dread
tul plnguo'
The collector shook the poor blacksmith
by tho hand, anil badc him keep up his
spirits, rs well a. he could, and pu, hi>
trust in Gods providence. Promising to
make him a friendly call IN the course ut q
few days he took hls Leave.
This interview. With the blacksmith,
had caused his vlstu; 20 contemplate the
susjeCt q the temperance re:nrm fonewha,
~ novel punt Of view. TUc imnurtu-
ua,e aud frequently repeated intnrrogatory
II johnny Hodges, "Cannpt something b.
Dose 90 put an cnl 10 the evils ot incm
pCroncc ~ tu most individuals, won'd SAVIOR
OF ignorance IN tho inquirer, 80 10 those
Efforts, which have already been made nj
home ant abroad. Bat it mus, no; be- for
gotten, That poor Hodges was no iheor.zcr,
- that department Of domestic wcv,cGcd
ncsg, which arises from iniempefauco. -
He was well aware, that 4 prodiglous effort
had been made, Cor the putlhCaiiun of the
world, by voluntary associations adopting
the rlej@N Of total aas'juOncc. He per-
rclly understood. HAT al those who had
subscribed suca pledge and faithfully ad-
h"rod to IT, were satc ttoin the ciirc's OF
ntcapCranCc, IN their own persons.
Yet tins poor fellow crGd aloud, out of
he very d"p,is Of his real misery" Can
not something be DONE TO pat an cud 10 the
evils nt l~'"nncrnncc?" His own bitter
experience had laugh, him, Tia, there was
person who could never be prevailed upon
10 sign The pledge, one, upon whose faith
ful execution Of her domestic duties, hjI
whole earthly happiness depended the
partner of his b0,uin--thc mulhcr of hi,
children: aud she had become q loa)h-
some Gul uug7vrrnalie drunkarl. lIarG
I'Guciiy ulerfpd, indeed 10 welt knew the
tact, FROM his own observation upDu TIE
surrounding noighb1rhool, that euch an
occurrence was not Of uncommon charoc-
Ter, lDtomrcr0'c husbands, intemperatc
wives, and incorporate children were all
around hm.
johnny Hodges was man of good com.
mon sense. Tie entertained no doubt. that
wl'h-landjng the most energetic, volun.
'ary cil''rIs Of all the iclelcd upon the
| face Of tho earth. Drunkenness would cer-
ialniy continue, in greater or less degree
80 long rs tho means Of drunkenness
were suffered 10 rpWGln. The process Of
reasoning 10 JohUny's mjnd may be very