Litchfield enquirer., 1841-02-18
THE REAL TEMPERANCE CORDIAL"
BY MRS. s. C. HALL.


'Well,' said Andrew Fnrlong To Jane.
Lacey, well, that ginger cordial, of all til,
things ever tased,is the incest and warm
est. lis beautiful stuff; and so cheap
What good does it do you, Andrew
and what want have you Of il z inquired
James Lacey. l''
'What good does it do me y reIrattu
Andrew, rubbing his forehead in a manner
that showed he was perpleAed by the ques-
ton; why no great good, Ia be sore aud
l can't say l've any want of il; for since
| became Il member OF the Total AbSli-
nence Society, I've host the megrim in my
head aud the weakness 1 used to have
about my heart. l'm'as strong and hearty
in myself as any one can be, God be prais-
ed! And sure, James, neither of us could
turn out in such u coat as this. this time
twelve-month.' .7..,p.. ....
'And that's true,' replied James 'bu,
We must remember that ii leaving off whis-
key enables 10 show a good habit, taking
to ginger cordal, FOR any thing of that kind,
will soon wear hole in it.
You are always full Of your fun re-
piled Andrew. How can you prove that =
Easy enough, said James. Intoxica-
ting was the worst part of whiskey-
drinking habit; but it was not the only
bad part. II spent TIME, and it speut
what well-n,anaged time always gives,
money. Now, though they do say-mind
I'm not quite sure about it, for they mag
put things in it they don't own to, and
your eyes look brighter, and your cheek
more flushed than if you had been drinking
nothing stronger than milk or water-bui
they do say that ginger cordials, and all
kinds Of cor,lals, do not intoxicale.
will grant this; but you cannot deny that
they waste both time and money!
ooh, BROTHER exclaimed Andrew, Il
only went with two or three other boys to
have II glass, and don't think we spent
more than half an hour--nOt three quar-
ters, certainly; and there's no great harm
in laying out penny or twopence thar
way now and again
Half AN hour, even, breaks day.
said James, and what is worse, it unset
lies the mind for work and We ought to
be very careful Of any return to the old
habit, that has destroyed many of us, body
and soul land made the name OF an freshman
byword and "a reproacb, instead of glory
and an honor. A penny, Andrew, breaks
the silrcr shilling into coppers; and two
pence will buy half stone Of potatoes
that's a consideration. five don't manage
to keep things comfortable at home, the
coat. Not added james with sly smile,
that can deny having taken 10 tempe
rance c0rdidls myself
'You!' shouted Andrew, 'yoH! pref
~ fellow you are to be- blaming me, and
then forced to confess you have taken To
them yourself. But 1 suppose they'll
wear no hole in yeUr coat? Oh to be sure
not, y0u are such good manager!
Indeed answered James, was any
thing but good manager eighteen months
ago; rs you well know, was in rags,
never at my work of n Monday, and sell
dom on Tuesday. My poor wife, my gem
tie patient Mary, often got hard words; and
although she will not own it, fear still
harder blows, when had driven away my
senses. My children were pale. half
starved naked creatures, dispuling potato
with the pig my wife tried TO keep, TO pay
the rent, well knowing would never do
it. Now ........... H ... -. ...
But the cordial, my boy y interrupted
Andrew, the cordial sure l believe
every word Of what you've been telling me
is as true as gospel; amt there hundreds.
ay, thousands, at this moment, on lreland's
blessed ground, that can tell the same sto-
ry. But the cordial and TO think of your
never owning it before: is il ginger or an-
niseed, or peppermint"
| Name of thcse-and vet il is the rdLe
thing, my boy
well them persisted Andrew, let's
have drop Of it, you're not going, I'm
sure, to drink by yourself-dRd as Toe
broke the afternOOn-- ....... ....
A heavy shadow passed over James
face, for he saw that there must have been
something hotter than even gineer i'll The
temperance cordial, as it was falscly call
ed, that Andrew had taken, or else he
would have endeavored to save lost time,
not to waste more; and he thought how
much better The real temperance cordial
was tina, instead Of warming the brain, OIL
~ warns the heart. .t.
| NO. he replied after a pause, must
60 aud finish what | was about; but this
evening at seven o'clock meet me at the
end Of cur lane, and then I'll be very hap
ply Of your company. ~. ..
Andrew was sorely puzzled TO discover
what James's cordial could be, and was
forced TO confess to himself that he hoped
il would be different from what he had Ia
ken that afternoon, which certainly had
made hin, feel confused and inactive.
At the appointed hour the friends me-