The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-31

isokeu ~ me slernly for moment: m,
observing ny pale eoanlensnes. ain Ne,
WIN tears. he ehsnged color, slsmmered
out m apology for keeping me % % I,,e.
ana assembled 10 our chamber. Before
returning 10 bed. however. ne ven, "A
ne side.board 10 drink ! glass Or vine
The cseanisrs we're empty. He opened
NE aide board and Looked for lhe jug con.
ialning The brandy; his vas empty also.
This surprised me-; lknew lhey had ho.h
oesn hllsd a fsr days before. My eyes
we're nns opened, and the astounding
TACT That my husband had become drunk
ard. snd had just returned from drunk.
en- resel. burst upon me. I covered nv
lace with M hands. and burying them
deep IN The pilloS, tried 10 sEu, oul
The ffighIful idea. o. God. VIA, an
hour Of sgony-of deep. unui,trsble ago.
ny. was that! the husband Of my bosom
The Behaved Of my hesf,-lhe father Of
ny ehildren-prOsIi.uling his intellect,
and dshasing his character b. inlempe
rance. Could IL be,
lie srOse the next morning long sf.er
his usual hour. Breakfast had been de
isysd for him. and lie eldes, children
Whispered together - he entered The
room, 80 though they were shocked al
his altered appearance. Before he "a,
down 10 the table. one Of the boys " as
sent 10 certain rum selling professor in
our neighborhoOd after some brandy. I
knew he had always drunk glass before
breakfast. but had never attracted my al.
isniion particularly before. now deter.
mined TO remon,irsle With him. gently.
but firmly, aud induce him by kind mo-
cal influence. 10 abandon so rernieiOus a
habit.
A saon 40 the breakfast liable was
cleared. entered the pzrlor. and desired
him 10 follow me. lie entered with q
rhserfalness which gladdened me. and
elnslng The door. seated himself beside
me upon the sOfa. I took his hand gent.
ly between mine. and booking him up in
the face. With A. much tenderness -
could assume. began 10 speak Of our
frsi aequsiniance--of our early lose--ol
our marriage. and The bright prospects
which were then opened before Us.
spoke Of our present standing and infiu.
encs in sosisIy--of the high respect with
which we were treated by all; and then
| brough, the question home 10 his heart,
whs,her he was not fearful chat all lhess
fine prospects might be ruined, ifhe con.
Iinued TO Indulge his appetite for ardent
spirits. lie listened 10 me s,ienIisely,
and smilingly answered, when had Il.
nished. lhs elsss Of wine and brandy
could do him no hurt. lie was no, fear.
! ful 81 becoming . slave 10 the habit: liz
could break of when i, hurt him. for he
understood his own in,efes, too well ever
10 become a topper.
This was eighteen years ago. No
Temperance Sceislss had ihsn been
formed; and public opiaion was not 90
much enlightened Is |, is now. knsw
il was fashionable TO keep ell kinds Of ar
.dent spirits in The house--,o treat every
caller and our standing in society Ma,
such ihal our house was often ihrongeJ
/ With visiioys. | knew ne should be de-
fidrd II We bsnishsd liquors from ii,
house: and We, 80 thoroughly was ! con
| WINGED that nv husband was mine,
man. Unless II was done, tha, was de
,efmined 10 maks ihe attempt lprnpos
cd il 10 him: he looked aime with sur
prise. !. MOI NOS he exclaimed, edna
shsll never bss our less wealthy neigh
bofs afasd IL. and 20 mus, We; cannos
/ aud will NOT consent - that. One glass
Eof vine cannot DO any one any possible
hun. shall drink one whenever wan
i To-"
"Iagrce with you. my dear husband
/ that one glass Of wine can do no hurt !
is no, Of ONE glass. ! complain. ! hsv'
uoliced. Of late, thai YOU drink many Il
!, ihs course, OF . DAY. The habi, hsi
1 grown upon you, with fesfful rspidisy
\ and | 10 fesr---a tear siaried--I do Zen
Iihe consequences. !"
i "puhl pohi nonsense, he replied
good namredly. eli 10 al imagination"
Imagination or mol. my dear husband
! IL has afflicted me as much IS though !
was painful reality. I, was bu, yester
I day, saw our two eldes, boys srount
/ tie side.board. looking wis.flly al III,
I wine. and, will you believe il. our liul'
Will 90, hold OF some. and had to go 4
bed before four o'clock, so tipsy he eoul'
not stand" sd
| "rhe side.bosrj mus. then be locked,
colby rejoined my husband; "i,will no
DO 10 be 80 Questionable as to turn Il
quor out Of doors. Our parson keeps il
aud SO do our dcacons, and so do gu
professors oil religion; aud surely il sue
men a. these think there is no harm init
4 We may safely allow i, 10 remain"
wha. could I say! Alas i. was to
true ,ha, our parson kept III and often
when | visited his house, ] accepted Of
glass az wine. or some other stimulating
drinks. Our parson also, used TO drinl
/, before his breakfast. and before he wen
into his pulpit on the Sabbath. One