Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-29
From he Portland Adusrassr.
REFORMED DRUNKARDs

two thousand confirmed drunkards tbe,a have s,,u
ed the pledge Of total d5sineace frn ali intoIica
ting drinks. and several of the number have become
SO thoroughly irnbued With the mporiance OF this
glorious result To the civil AMI morsl condition Of
themselves and their families and the world. that
they have become apostles m the great vause of
philanthropy and human happiness.
Several OF these persons have visited Boston.
where ,hey have collected large crowds Of mode
rate and immodcrate drinkers. and produced upon
their minds the cleares conviction of the olly aud
wickedness of longer persisng in the indulgence
Of the dcprayed and ruinous appetite for .n,oxicn
ing liquors.
We have been deeply interested in the remarl,
Of Mr.. Hawkins, one Og these missionaries II Fame.
uh Hal, nnd beg the attention OF our readers - the
/ extracts from his speech which follow
We Will only add what Mr. Hawkius himself s:a-
ted on another occa .on. "iaal hts family was brought
to Hhjeci poverty by his excess N drink and lac
| pawned the cuag OF hs back. n - his time piece
Tor 80 which cost him Gao; his family he SAID
were compelled TO sleep un Jhy = or o. only straw
beds ard they had only three cha and pine liable
1 leh."
| was born OF respectable parents and was odu-
Gated by minister. and then bound Ogt TO the hat.
ting business. IN perfect grcy-slop As ever e1-
| isscd iew days before lea Bll,imore found
the old bnoks Of my master; IhCr, ,Ners the names
of sixty men upon u. and could recolecI bni one
that did not 60 To dEunkarts grave. Another halter
" q ne, hn -
were twelve Of us apprentices; eight Of The twelve
have died druEkards, one - now IN the almshuuse
M Cincnnati. one m the nlmshUuse at Baitluore
one Is Keeping tavern IN Baltimore, ana here am
FOR while ! was prosperous, notwithstanding !
drank on; I did not expect the appetite o. c1ucner
me Wei. when p years old. ia 1873. went 10
the west. As soon away frum parental care I
gave way; all went by the board, and my suhtrn:s
commenced. For 81 rr,uihs had 10 shoes. ana
only one shirt and one pair uf r-ntaoons Then |
was vagaOond indeed. But ! returned. ragged
aud bloaed. TO nv N Iiher's home. Whea 1 g,t To
the edge Of the town, I was ashamed even 10 walk
on the ground Of my nativity. in the duck OF the
evening crcpi along 10 my mothers uni vas 500.
dressed sp dtceutly. Nv mJher unl, sad John
| an afraid yOn are hlolted Iher drank sothing
Tor while; but Il ~ hard 10 ID WITHOUT Iull
at length took glas, Of ale. nnI a.. -, over
with ne again; say appetite rushed on ike q tlooi
/ and carried ali before a. And for fifteen years.
time amer lime. rOse and frl!; WA up aud down;
would quIi all and then take "A a lille glass /
would earn SIS n week, be happy and well. and
with my money n hand. start for home nnl IN some
unaccouni.b,e way, !nPcrcrpably and iriesisiibly
I'll into tavern, anI think gass yuly would 10
m" good. Bat found n single class Of ale would
conquer ell my resolutions. appeal 10 all INV fel
TO" druEkard~ 4 II Is not exactly sy-f the one glass
OF any intoxicating druN does not annhi!a,l b,
revival 81 the appetite all resolutions 10 resist drink
ing on.
June 9Th, drank md suffered gwiully-I can,
tel! yon how much | suffered in mind-,n hn,Iv
every hing, but IN rnind more. | drank dreadfilly
the two first weeks of Jgne-sourh ny the gallon
a-d drank and drank. aud was about taking life
drunk all the time. On I.e lih | was 4 ,>ouIer
TO my'eli; as'onished had any mind lcf md yet
II seemed ia The goodness OF God uncom .n,nly
clear. LAID IA bed long after M - lie aud dluph.
Ter were NJ and iny conscience drove me 10 MD.
ness. hated the darkness Of The night. and when
! light cane hated the LIGHT. ] hated mysclt-my
existence. asked myself Can | reiran,' lis Il
\ possible Not being 10 Iako me M the A,..l,
a.t help me along and say ",ou can" W.. friend.
less; without help or light; Tn ouicast NJ, Vile
came w ia rs and knew was sufTcriu, and s.kcd
me 10 60 down To breakfast. had pint Of wins
| Ney. aud thought would drink; uud yet knew II
Nss life or death with decided NIuGe-nte
dunker.. beware, TAKE care yol dou't get INTO
this condition.! Well I told nay wife would como
down presently. Then ny daughter came 10 and
asked mo down. I always loved her More bctlus-
fIo was rho drurknrG's i-eri--my ONLY friend Aud
then s'e said. "FIiher e2nT send me al.or yhiskey
to-day"
was torren ed before. but this wa. unexpected
torture. told her 10 leave tho chamber AMI she
went down crying, AMI said - her "a ,.hcr IA.
iher is angry with me" Nv wife came up again.
and asSed me 20 take some coliee; tod her / dad
not want any thing OF her, and covered rnyselr Ia
re Ted. | SOOn heard some one sutcg the rJgrl
and pecned out and saw my daughter / t,en
horshi Of my past hfe; NJ degradation; The MISERY
Of my friendr; and felt bad enough So called her
and SAID, Hannah. am no; angry with yuu. aud
shall tao. drink any myre." She cried and 50 did l.
3: up snj went 10 the cupboard and looked a.!
the enemy, my NhIskey bottle, and thought IS II
possible can be restored. aud nen TUNED NV back
upon II. Severn. times while dressing. looked Al
the bottle. but though: should be lost Il yielded
Poor drunkard. there is hope f,i you. You canno,
. Ia LH
more slave % appetite. You can retura II you
Will Fry try 70.
Wei. on Monday night went 10 the society Of
drunkards and there found al my old bottle com.
paniDHs did Gsll any body ! was going, not
even my wife. ] had got ont Of difficulty. but
did not know how long would keep out The SIX
pounde-s of the society were there We had f,heJ
together; got drunk together You could not break
US up when drunk. We stuck like brsthor., aad 90
we do now are sober Ore said, here is IIsyy.
kins. the regulator" the old 5ruis,r; md then
elapPod ani laughed you 90 now b.. there
was NJ laugh or clap in ne. ] was Ioo sober and
solemn for that The pledge was read for nv &C.
cummodaiion. They did not say 50. and yet knew
They oil looked my shoulder 90 see me ,,riie
ny ramo. never had such feeling, before II
was great bnillc.
AZ eleven went homo, Because. when stail
out late. always went home drunk Wife had
gwen inc up again, aud thought would be home
dfnnk 1gnin, and she began 10 think about break.
ing up and gong home TO mothers. ~ yard is
covered .sIih brick and NJ went over The brick.
wife listened, she tod me- 10 asceriain yyhofh.r
tbs gnte-dOOr opened drunk sober for she could
tell. and q opened Nrr and shut sober; and when
/ entered. my wife was Standing IN the middle of
The rJsu 10 see me- rs I came IN. She was aston
ished. bot sHa..ed and she sn.rd. ns caught her
Keen black eye told her quick. I could not Keep
l 70 hnca-"l have put my name 10 the temperate q
pledge, never 90 dulk a. long o. live" I; was 1,
happy time. ] cried and she cried; ve could no,
bush o. and our crying walked up our daughter. and
she ouci too. tell you inis that you may know
how happy the reformation Of a druukaII mikes
no family. slopt none that night. nv thought.
I were bciicr Than sleep. Nou morning I went "a
see nv mother. old rs was. I must 20 % see her
and tell her Of our Joy. She had been praying
/ twenty years iyr her drunken son. Now the said
30 is enough. ara ready 10 die" Il made al m,
connexions happy.
| The next hing was % determine what y,,s q, b.
/ done. My mind was blu1ied-rhIra-far ry3a.
{ wos b.oaied. END was getting olJ; bu. men q, bo
had sighted me came 10 my help again aud f,ot