The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-18
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covered with brick and as went over the brick,
wife listened ms she told me, to determine whether
the gate opened, drunk sol, r for she could tell
and il opened sober and sbpt sober; and when en-
tered, my wife was standing in the middle CT the
room 10 see me as came in. She was as,onished,
but smiled and she smiled, as caught her keen
black eye. told her quick; could rot keep il
back. 81 have PIT my name to tho temperance
pledge never to drink as long as live II was a
happy time. l cried and she cried; we could not
hush it, and crying walked up our daughter, and
she cried too. tell you TBS that you may know
how happy the reformation of drunkard makes
his family. slept none that night, and my thot s
were better than sleep. Next morning went 10
see my mother, old as was ! must 90 10 see
her and tell her of our Joy. She had been praying
twenty years for her drunken son. Now she said
''It is enough-I an ready to die" 1t made all
my connexions happy.
The next thing was 10 determine what was 10
be done. My mind was blum ted-chqracter gone
and my person hloated, and was getting old; but
men who had sighted me came to my help again
aud took me by tho hand, held me up, encouraged
and comforted me- I'll never slight drunkard as
long as live; he needs sympathy and is worthy Of
it, poor and miserable as he is; he did not design
to become drunkard; and people have too long
die drunkard But now we assure hm he can re
form and need not lIvo or die go, and we show our
selves, 1850 in one year, as evidence of the fact
The poor wretch here is crammed into The poor
] house or prison, and when he comes out he meets
temptation at every step-he begs you to succor
him; but he is led by appetite and neglect, straight
to the grog shop. Drunkard! come here, you can
reform---,ake the pledge in The Cradle of Liberty,
l. nolo I lang IN
this morning, who reformed fonr weeks ago, rejoic
ing in his reformation lie brought man with
him who took the pledge, and this man has already
brough, two others This is the way we do the
business mp in Baltimore; we, reformed drunkards
are Comnittec efthe Whole on The state cfMe I'm
ionii are all missionnres-dont slight the drunk
ard but love him. No! we him as the moth
err does her inf,nt learning to walk. We go right
! up to them and say how do you do! and he remem
bers our kindness. j tell you lie kind TO him and
he never will forget you. He has peculiar feelings
when the boys run after him and boot ut him; taxe
his part and he never will forget IT, lie has better
feelings than the moderate drnker; don't lay a
! stumbling block in his way. One nian-poor, mis-
| cable, wreiched, ragged-a real wharf rat--Q ex>
4 pect YOU have such here, we had plenty OF them in
/ Baltimore, hut much lessened nowO he was a bus
ter about yenr ago, his clothes not fit for paper
rags, his family had aohing to eat, no fuel, not e.
ven clothes,-Id give you his name, but wort
trouble you AS he and his wore not worth 'hp-ny-
hit; well, he tod his brother he was going to quit
and wanted him TO go his security for n horse and
cart hut no would not Our members then went
TO his brother, snd he was persuaded. He has
paid for his horse and cart, his family aud himself
are well clothed cellar iull of wood barrel of
-four; and he has become "A gentle man and
christian. And all Ibis in one short year.
| Just let me tell you about one Of our reformed
men. We all FMS changed greatly in our appear
! ance-some grew tl,n-sone pale-but dark
complexioned man grew yellow, and the grog.sel-
Ter, noticing the change in others, and seeing his
old customer not becoming white, said he did not
believe he had quit it altogether. The man heard
Off, and prepared himself for an inlervicw-so
happened in his way.
| Those taverners are apt to complain, say we do
them injury because we shared our money Tor
the support Of their famihes-auite yillainous to
be sure! And so they charge us with drinking n
m,le but tell you that we keep close watch OF
each other we are very loving and we take good
care to get along side the mouth, and know pretty
well what has been going on there.
As was going to tell how the taverner, said to
the member, lit appears to me you don't alter quite
| SO much as some OF Inc rest. ION =, seio NO.
swell why don't r. 'Why you don't look paie,
you grow yaller.' Il grow yoIler you think
'Yes.' Well said the man, drawing opt a handful
of gold pieces from his pantaoon's pocket, ''hese
look yaIler too but you don't get any more OF them
they belong here returning them to his pocket
'and my wife will have them- you'll get no m more
4 Of ,lem--that is the trouble with you. ., .,,.
The grog-selleis know how TO fix the drunkards
they understand their business-they keep big
platter Of salt fish cheese, herring and crackers to
! fix the appetite - all lree--dont ask any thing OF
course of them; butlwhen they see man take hold
and cat a tlle. they think they have him, he'll
\ wan, to wash !, down-'he get started 81 he'll DO
we'll enough yet Well the stnff is very apt 10
stick in the throat, SO it is washed down-and tl!en
The breath must be changed, and a little more fish
or cheese is taken, and that must be washed out Of
The throat, and so 1t goes. But if man eats and
don't he Is pretty saro to be told that that will neS
or DO. .-.,.... ,.# a5 .alaaA
This drinking has killed more men, women and
,.,,. ,hon ,y.r uostilence, and all other evils