Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-12-16
VOLUME 6.-NUMBER s,

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companions commenced betting and SaS
n. induced 10 10 join them. althouoh We" a.,
he not understand the game. Again nIavaJ J
lie WIN success and when left the bo1s 10
no was more than two hundred dollars win
err ner' None Of my companions had been
es lorluna'e' and 1t was insisted that wa.
Of me lucky man and mus, treat We ac
~ cordlIngly repaired to my room where or.
10 uvred VINE, and before we broke up wore
all deeply intoxicated. With me + was
n The first time, and resolved that nayer
d pay cards again. | adhered 10 the deter.
Q nlna!lon Tor nearly three months, when
o ! again Yielded 10 the entreaties Of INV
!. dlssiPated associates. ~
| ! now played with varied success. and In
: all cases lonnd an excuse for resor,;na -
t the wine bottle. IL | lost drank to drown
sorrow /; II won treated my good for.
] tune. Thus progressed upon INV down.
ward course, until drinking and pamhlina
c cecame my chief employment. All INV
lrlenas who were worth preserving aban.
Goned me, unit my only associates were
urlnkards and gamblers. When almos,
reduced to want, (for had left off bust.
ness received letter informing me Of
Inc death of my father-that father who
watched over my early years-wbo loved
me SO tenderly. And did act as an az
lectlonate child =? No. Vice had destroy.
1 Ia Inc human feelings ofmy heart, and
lelt only the animal passion and an.
Pe'ltes. As the letter contained a check
lor isooo part OF my poor fathers hard
earnings, drowned my grief that night
IN Duchanallan reyels, and in few DAYS
was again pennyIess. will not dwell
upon the every scenes of my life, which
were such as may at all times be witness.
sed at any of the two hundred dram
SHOPS oil your city, where wretched men
Ssquander the little pittanco that Justly be.
longs 10 their suffering wives and chill.
dren.
bIt,to pass on. For nearly three years
had been drunkard, wandering out.
cas!. DIX months ago received a letter
from my dear mother, enclosed $1sO. and
informing me that she was fast sinking
with disease, and entreating with all 2
mothers feeling to come home and see
her before she died. For time | felt
the appeal, and resolved to comply with
hef request and accordingly took pas.
sage on steamboat for the purpose
FOR two days lrefrained from liquor /; but
my thirst became insupportable. Al
ength my appetite overpowered nv her,
or feelings, and approached the bar ana
the liquid fire. was soon
a,hT;a' when madly sought the
table, and before the boat reach.
Louisville, | was stripped Of oyerv
mt Thus all hopes of ever seeing nv
'ing mother was cut off, | remained
Louisville several weeks, in which
ne ! learned that my mother had died.
ID that her last breath was spent in
aver for her wretched child.
From Louisville, shipped on bo,r8
steamer Brazil, as deck hand and
me to this place, where was dischar-
tor drunkenness. Let every young
IN reflect upon this picture. / who
moved in the first circles of sociS
had been the guest of distinguish.
public men, and favorite among the
ratl OF our country-was now tIrned
as unfit for deck hand on a steam,
t, yet intemperance had done this
loitered about this city for several
KS and was sometimes engaged in
Ing up the books Of some dram SHIN.
which was paid in the LIQUID fire.
Tor the accommodation of customers
evening fell in company with n
who had lately been in Jail for pass,
counterfeit money. We played cards
won from him the three dollar Iii
lestion. The next day learned !,
counterfeit, and did not offer 10 BASS
y some days. hadno other money
'ould meet no one who would ask me
INK. MY appetite was like raging
WITHIN me. | could not endure IT,
ght q dram shop-o6ered the bill
accepted and when found few
afterwards by the officer of justice.
$ beastly drunk.
g evidence Of guilt was conclusive :.
before my brain was clear Of intoxi.
g fumes was lodged in Jail to await
rial, am now done. |. have NOT
ned the court with any hope or wish
:lemency would be extended TO nv
but with hope that my example
be warning to other young men,
hose who hear me may, when asked
va social game Of cards or drink a
glass, think Of my fate and refrain
Y may feel themselves secufe--tbev
elievc they can stop when thew
out let them remember argued
nlll was lost (Here the defend,
Ak down and appeared to be very
affected and for few moments
reigned throughout the Court,
ngth the Judge, who is much dis
hsd Tor the qualities Of his heart as
or learning, proceeded in a brief