Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-05-09

mouth, a widowed mother, with her daugh-
ter, were constantly attending couch on
which lay II sufferer. II was the boy
whose trembling eye-lid attracted the no
tlce Of pity, as he-Iay among the dead.
I" Mother" he said, ia feeble tone, GOOD
bless you for having taught me to avoid
ardent spirits. II was this that saved me.
After those around me grew intoxicated,
| had enough to do 10 protect myselffrom
them. Some attacked and dared me to
fight. Others pressed the poisonous
draught to my lips and babe me drink.
Ny lips and throat we're parched with
thirst. But knew If drank with them,
must lose my reason as they did, and
perhaps, blaspheme my Maker.
..One by one, they died, these poor
linfdriated wretches.i Their shrieks and
groans still seem to ring in my ears. 1t
was in vain that the Captain and other
t"ficers, and few good men, warned then.
what would ensue, if they thus continued
to drink and tried every method 10 their
power to restore them to order. They
still fed upon the intoxicating liquor;
They grew delrious-- they died IN heaps.
/" De,r mother our suderings from hun
ger and cold you cannot imagine. Alter
! my feet we're frozen, but before lost the
use Of my hands, discovered box among
: fragments of the wreck, far under the wa
ter. toiled with a rope to drag u up.
Bot my strength was not sufficient. a
comrade, who was still atie to move IT..
, lie, assisted me. At length it came with.
. lin our reach We hoped that it might
contain bread, and took courage. pni
: ting our strength, we burst il open. II
= contained only a few bottles of olive oil,
:. YET we gnve God thanks. For we found
y that by occasionally moIslenihg our lips
u with it, and swallowing little, i. allayed
r The gnawiog, burning pain in the stomach.
20 Then my comrade died, aud laid beside
y him MS one dead, surrounded-by corpses'
9 Presently, The violence of the tempe 81
y that had long ragged, sutslded- and !
). heard quick footsteps and strange VOICES
'e amid the wreck where we way la!.--
2 They were the blessed people Of Plymouth
9 who had dared every. danger to save us.
o They kf,ed in their arms and wrapped Ia
Q blankets all who could speak. Then they
r earnestly sought all who could move
I, But every drunkard was among the dead
+. Aud | was 50 exhausted wilh toll and suf-
;, ltrtng and cod, that | could not stretch a
u hand to my delieerers. They passed me
. agsin and again. They carried the liv-
J. lug 10 the boat. feared that was lef!
; behind. Then prayed earnestly in my
e heart, 30 Lord, for the sake OF my widow
- ed mother, for The sake OF my dear sister,
e save me-" Nlehought the last man haa
b gone, and besought the Reeeener TO re
!, ceive my spirit. Butitet warm breath
Y on my face. / strained every nerve,
st Ny whole soul strove aud shuddered with
e in me- Sill my body was i'nmosable Al
Y, marble. Then u Load voice said, "Com'
n back.aud help me out with this poor lad
% One Of his ye-lids trembles-he lives.
&c Oh the music Of that sweet voice to me
q The trembling eye-lid, the prayer Of Gc'
y and Your lessons Of temperance, my moth
le er saved me"
" Then the leying sister embraced bin
y with tears and the mother said, "praise b
as to Him who had spared my son 10 be lh
re comtor, Of my age"
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