Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-23

canvass, give life To The eye, expression ,c
the counIr,nnce, and laucuagc to the lin
where will you find coIors sufficiently deep
ana black, TO paint the agoDcs of her mind
Nor do The evils, terminate here: a scene
remains to hc exhibited, filed with more
s"rr""iul penetration. The sou for whom
that noI'cr has PRAYED. is We, worshipina
al the temple at dissipation. She watches
at the midnia! lamp for his return. See
The deep-drawu sigh that c0mvulscs her
bosom The soliciludc and anxiety, that
settle upon her brow; and its she sits in
silent muslng, as to the probable fate of her
wayward son; sec how she starts at every
sound that dislurhs the nidnigli siu,nbcr /.
tius. no longer deceived by false alarms,
she hears Il iniut aud lnw voice like To her
sou she hnsIrns to the door: opcns il. and
| 10. at her feet lie ialls in all tiIc oa,hsome-
ness of bcastly intoxicaliom. He was an
only son, the hope of her declining wears,
and the pride ui her life. I.ul this is not all.
| hC Husband of that woman and the i;Ihcr
! "t those children, of whom we were ius,
speaking, III midui ght returns. knocks ii,
tie door-'tl> opened. he enters, and Stag
gers under the Intoxicating drink, No at
icctiuuate e;iutariou is heard: his children
frightened ut his approarh seek to cuurral
| themselves, us though he were Il demon
Mas how changed Is the condition of mi,
la'nsly. Oncc happiness, competency ana
Sociai enjoyment dwrIt around its peaceful
tlrc>idc; now all exhibit one scene of tics,la
| non. not unlike where the bias ting tornado
passed. Cold and canine press hard upon
MN; unable longer Ia endure these distress
ing inconvcnicnycs. the angry passions uI
his soul are kildicd to a flame. A,ul as he
raises the cursed steel; see how his brutal
hands force ii to that heart where his bcsr
affections once crn,ercd! Then mark the
;Soncs Of her expiring nature; and as he.
pIGcks away the fatal steel, see again how
ne fniccs ii to the hearts of those cbiI!rcn,
that once Slnddcncd n, ;lre sound of q faith
cs l6vc ;II:t! 20 cfaseS,hcf srcTc 81 Il; fsi 49,
ready awful tragedy, he ,uin.lcs heir hearts
blood with his own. Sirs this is 40 iiction,
lis the sober realty oi incorporate lie
Would 10 heaven, we s.;rc more sc,sibIy
niivr L" suffering. hun.;utS. and would emu,
'a'c the worth! prcccr'-
High on Il s'r",l. inscribed on Natures Shrine
Live. i'll hri"il; characters ill.,, words DIVINE
I'm a :,E' : ctan-in" scenes, To olitcr- do
What you would Wis. hy offers tlnnc 10 ,on,'
VI mis- widr DER earth this Sac; ed law conye ::
ic ualions near il. and eI ali o!"y.''
Nor are the civil cilrcis unworthy ofnp,icc
Experience teaches us. that there is no
condition IN life. in which II man can be
placed, so favourable in the production of
crime, as when under the influence of ar
gent pirit. The testimony Of criminals as
we'll nS statistical accounts afford rcn,:.rku-
bic confirmation in proof Of This assertion
10 the recital of "A few instances selected
from the Ducumrnt> of The American TEN
pcrance society, beg your induIgcncr.
Mr. Pnind,.r, before The .I,c British Par.
hanicnl. states, That he is informed by many
oi the criminals. ;hhl Ihry could no, cnnIuiI
any very air"cioIIs deed, unless TN had
previously taken freely of ardent spirit
II could moi, SAID one oiihc.n '.cnicr your
house IN the dead oi night. aud take the
chance OF your si"o:Ine me in it, -. Of u.in;.
hung when got Out oi ii, unless " ;ls we'll
ltrncd.'
In the State of n. York there were, in 1858,
9,Si9 persons III jal! An equal nului,rr m
proportion 1" the population, would make IN
the u. >. abou IU,GOU. Nearly tn. wnuie
of them drank l'nbIiuaIiy of ardent spirit.
Mr. Bctiiani. master Of the house, of Cor
rrction ~ Boston, says Ot il inmates, .rlrcc
tour'hs were habitmnl ,.unk;irds, and the
remainder iIo liy in!empcratc."
inr VIII not pcrnIu that dcinin YOU
longer on this parI ul omr SUBJECT.
(IO be coHtiUGtI IN Our ne1t.J
SODA WATER.--EXc, iicnt aud rcf;.c> >h,n..
is 1t l., ah excessive llsc of II is vrry ncr.
~ IOuS TO ihe linciiUu~ of the siOn,nrh-
Those who hahI'"aiy take several glasses
ihy--who cannot drny themselves when
ever they are i'm SIGHT of n shnn-,,,..,r