Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-12-10
From the Newark IN. j. sen,insl.
Thoughts after Election,
FoR YouSG WORKING Mks.


look about us Tor something with which
to occupy the minds Of our restless poIu-
lation. During the wihler-evenings az
working men need something to take the
place oi the calculations, ,he argunehis,
the wagcrs, and the wordy war, about
Van Buren, aud Harrison. We havs
had our pageanis, our lcacon fires, our
salutcs, aud our treats: 1t is time to sit
down 10 the quiet euJoymenls Of the
season..
And blessed season il il nfior all.
Spring, summer and aulunn have each
their appropriate delights, and these are
mostly ENJOY ed under the blue heavens
and IN the balny air bat Winter, cheer
.ul Winter is The time tor indoor com
forts, the quest Of knowledge, and lhe
how OF affection. They may talk Of
/ May ,-but who does not know thal the
mutual Attachments of young hearts put
forth their clasping tcndlIls most Justify
between Thanksgiving Day and the re-
|tuln oi the Blue-bnd; Now, wbrm
ruddy fires begin 10 throw thei, dancing
iam,s over the sitting room when The
! piping of The wind tells how close tho
house is; when Jack Frost drives tho
rosy children 10 wanton about the fathers
knee, or roll hali-asleep upon the rug I;
how Is The time when the working
man, who has that best oi earthly gliis,
n wife, and abundance of liile olive
branches about his table, learns fully
what Is mea.t by the happy syllable,
HoME.
The rivals Of our Home ore many
and fearful. Among the diiesi is the
drinking place, whether known as por<
teri house, grog shop, or tavern. The
man Who spends his evenings IN these
81, elan fumes soon groycls, and wall"wsf
NV n, hall hi, civilization. " here ought
he lo be, bul by his own warm fresldr,
rewardmg his wife ior the solitary labois
aud ,eXa,ions oi the day, aud Receiving
on his own paIi those cheap but in,ahn-
Bile pleasuI,s, which are So much above
The dehrun and ribaldry oi The bur
room, us the light ot day is above The
phmmcr oi ID oipped-candle. ] am NJ
enemy 10 iavcrn-kecrers. They are
useful class oi men. Then offers ~
kindness 10 the stranger und the trHv, T.
lrr ought " be remembered and repalt,
the enoiriliies wbtch proceed from lbtl
: phials oi madness aud death. The worst
effects Of ill-conducted taveins are ten,
not by the waylarng- man., Tor who.s
behoo the inn Is Instituted, but b, tho
,hrong OF villagers aud nclghbors, ~hv
have, or Who ought to have, Homes OF
then own, who need no tavern, aud who
tesuit ihithcr from ,dleness, from love oi
excitement, or from beaslly appetite.
4 Go INTO any town, and abide Tor a few
q days at one oi the maiis OF alcholc
, temptation. Muk the men who, from
y day To day, enter the cver-open duo,s.
Some are there for hours, some at ire
qucnt intervals (; sume are maudlih by
The graie "r stove, others are hanging
about The porch. You have before ,ou
the representatives 81 tie iadolcucc,
the loqnacily, the unthrllt, the mischief
making, aud The Insolvency Oithe place.
is there one Oi them who drives II haud-
r some business? Is there one oi the,iY
a who wears his own earnings on his
r. back: Not one. Is th,re one oi them,
. who is repu,ed for ph'lanthrophy, pub-
i hc-spirlt, or successful talent, in any de-
= pa,imenl! Not one. il there one oF
~ them who enjoys The aiertness, the clear
N spirits, aud the rosy hue Of health? That
e increasing plethora and sluggish growth
&c is not the sign Of strength The cheek Is
. labby and the hand Is soft. Jbat redncss
e of The eyes aud nose is not the color ol
: genuine health. That slunper aud that
9 laugh are not the guyety which irradia-
G led The face before the tavern Became ~
!, shrine.
d All! if that bar-room could be abjurce
n to tcsiily,-li those bnoks, reJolent of
c brandy and spotted with the marks oI
C many u ,umbler, could 30 put 10 the
: qucsuon,-i, alter every name, you
y, could read lhe history oi the drunkards
is who have dropped of Que by one,-ho~
cr would the hideuus revelation scare the
>, very sol from his swlnish indulgence! -
- The spcll, however, - not broken, be-
y cause The true Eethe ~ ever nigh. Tho
first twinpe OF conscience Is quoted Wy
brand, .and.uater. Hence II ", that
IS the tavcin.haubter IS 80 often hopeless
~ lie drinks iIll bc feels himself hall-ruio-
ds cd.--he IS swreiched ,-he drinks Ia drowi
u hls wrecihednees,--h he does drown II
Il. aud his soul along with IT, q huplc-'
:. youth! before such be your lme-Lrr"I
cr away, by sudden, an aponi21ng ,ilOIt
nc or ou ~ ell the l,s, oi victims.
u The bfandy house aud tio'he ara ap
IS tagonis, poweis- deadly Iucs--nIrc"n
=, ciieublc n,als. II you with 10 rnbllir
mans home, and break h's young VIE
- heart ,--,n Introduce him Ia the bar-n
- G,an, all you please ot attraction Il
% hom. The drinking place VII haN.
''e more. IIushe ,ntuoUs, sensible MOI
able, com,ly, loving vie, uni rndo"'
Ia. inu bubesi No matter. Ills lcisu''
hou,s are mol lor them, bu, for the loua
To gers ut the bar aud porch. lie WI
yP icipn business, or anKisiy Tor news, "
nnr The expectation oi customer, ~ anl
hh- one of u thousand prei,xis. ~ '"k" hr'
'P' and to keep him there. There he Is, "
.,o noon aud at night, mud on the Ssbbn'i'
NJ Cntil habit has siccled bun, he sn""h
thnher. Grown bolder, he becomes
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