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

gfiefs and alknOukh l0nh0 confaoffs0lx i
eamfori from the consciousness that had /
sl~ays done ny duty 70 ny husband and
family. slill there wsreIhonrs IN which
sxperienred deep and gnconsrollabls az
ony 90 heart. had nv fears Of ths
slrenglh Of my husbands tempislion--l
Like the wase.tossed. wearisd and r0u-
bled mariner. I had rrnlured my al up
on The strength of IN almost foundered
bari; and IL fhis failed me. knsw that
my earthly career would be shori and
sad; yet ! siudionsly concealed all my
Tears from my husband. ] met him wiIh |
. smile whenever he rsme home. and
tasksd all my powers to render his FIRE
side harry. lie treated me with The Ut
most affection. a. IL 10 atone for his ma
ny cruel neglseis; and his smile wss az
winning. and the tone &c hrs Eoics 80
genie - Ihsy appeared in The day Of eur !
early love.
Bui. oh! another elouh-dense, dark
and dreadful. came over our peaceful
iiTe-sids. Well do remember the night.
Oh. yesI il is stamped with . frsrful
force upon my memory faresrr. II Was
. cold and windy Saturday night. in
November. ls25. The shutters were
closed. and q good FIRE was burning up |
on the hearth; and | was seated beside !. !
with my work in hand. awaiting the re-.
turn Of nv husband. He had gore 10 our
rum selling Christians store. against my
advice, 10 bny few groceries for family
use. Ten o'clock had passed ere he re.
turned. MY quick eye detected an IN.
sisaainess in his step as he entered, and
his whole appearance betrayed the ef-
feels Of his deadly enemy. I passed a
sleepless nighI-my couch was literally
vet With iesrs-snd in the agony Of my
heart. I wished that I had never been
born.
Ny husbands descent wss fearfully "a
pid. Within = few weeks he was seen
lying at midday in ,he streets. absolutely
helpless. the sport Of unfeeling boys -
He lost his situation; and was sgain de-
serted by all his friends. I'm vain | rea-
soned with him. So powerfully had his
thirst for liquor become aroused. tina, for
me to attempt to speak 10 him, was suf.
6cisnt 10 draw upon me The most bitter
impreca,ions; and yet ! begged. and en-.
treated. and wepi; yea, more. upon my
knees. imploringly besough, him 10 re.
nounce habi, which would forever ruin
both his soul and body, ] called also up
on the rum selling professor. and upon
several other persons, two Of whom were
the srlec,.men of the village, and entres-
led them no, to sell him liquor. plead
with them. with all the eioquence that a
wre,ched and neglected wife could com.
msnd. told them Of my early history
--nf my once peaceful 6re.side-of the
daily blight which had come over ii--of
the many wre,ched hours I had passed
nj the many sleepless nights, and lrou-
bled days | had experienced--of The ma.
ny. many tears ! had shed; OF the cold
neglec, and harsh treatment Of once
kind and still ienderly behaved husband.
And what think you. gentle reader, were
the feeling answers ] received 10 my
appesli The answer, OF the wealthy
yum selling Christian was ~ hare d. fd-
\ mily 10 prppide for. and must look out
! for fhepi." and then, when mentioned
his sbiliiy 10 supper, his family without
selling rum 10 my husband. his suswes
was. IN don't SCH him rum, Others milg.
j This was the heariless plea Of sll Icslled
I upon. Some of,them. must say, were
however 80 conscientious. that they said
they would not sell 10 him when be was
drunk. but II he came to their store per-
fec.ly sober. aud called for liquor. he
should have il. Many times did | call
upon these individuals. and attempt 10
state my tale Of wor; and as often was
sent away. repellsd with their cold and
hear,less contempt.
! MY husband had now become . con-
| mon lsborer upon The wharves. and all
| the money he obtained was spent for
rum. ] was compelled Cor > subsistence
| TO take in sewing. and often have ]. alter
! ahsraslayss work, during which | had
not tasted nonihful Of food. been com
1 PEELED tolslnquish 10 him my earnings,
I with which he would get d,esdtal.y IN
soxicased. My former neighbOrs and
friends nov stood afsr off. Twas alone.
neglected and ssd: no minister Of the
/ Gospel came near me. 10 tell me Of Je-
sus Chris. aud pray for me; and no pro-
lessor ofreligion offered 10 me the con.
1 solutions OF The gospel All had desert
4 ed me. Twas misssrably wreiched. How
l could i,.bs otherwise! was the wife os
ia drnnkard.
/ In this s,a,e four years rolled away
i II viii be useless for me here 70 state or
i describe my feelings.
i The world, in is pride and holiness.
feels bu, little faE the sufferinesof.s drum
1 kardss wife.. She is compelled TO bear
in silence and neglect. all the ills which
. man. maddened BY an unnatural ,hirs,
for stimulating drink. can inhicl ] well
remember one night. when my husband
came home more deeply intoxicated Than
! usual. lie had been fighting with some
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