, 1842-07-16
.fnoiher cid to the Cause Of Temperance.
Six Nights witt, the
5.
Il Nrles Of UfigInal Temperance Talcs
Ely i. $. ARTHUR.

present age, is the Temperance Re,
formation. This unparalleled move.
ment has wrought the most remarka.
bic changes, not only In the condi,
ton Of individuals, but also in the
state of society. Is progress has
been 4 continual series of triumphs
over prejudice, fully, vice, wicked.
ness and crime; and its results have
been of the most cheering and glori,
Gus character. All the social, domcs-
tic and political relations which men
occupy have already felt and ac-
knowledged its influence; and, with
banners streaming in light, it is march
mo onward to fresh scenes o: victory,
and preparing for flesh achievements
o! happiness restored, Industry re-
awakened, and lost reputation nobly
redeemed.
Among the most efficient auxi!la-
RES in thus great cause. the various So
cletles Of reformed drinkershave been
pre-eminent. From these it has re-
ceived an impulse by which its pro-
gress has been almost inconceivably
accelerated. The efforts Of those de-
voted men. who having passed
through the fiery ordeal of this debas-
ing vice, feel and know the torture
and the misery it innicts, to rescue
others from the wretchedness they
have themselves suffered, have stur-
red society throughout the length and
breadth of this vast country: and
thousands and tens of thousands, re-
generated and Disseminated. are now
ENJOYING, with invigora,ed health and
purified hearts. the advantages Of
their magnanimouS enterprise.
10 aid in this moral revolution, the
subscribers have commenced the pub
LEGATION of a series Of original Ten
perance Tales. to be issued in c month
~ numbers. These tales are from
the pen Of A. S. Arthur. Il writer
gifted with u singular felicity 10 por-
traying the scenes Of actual life. and
prompted, as his numerous produc.
tons bear witness, by a sincere spirit
of doing good 10 his fc!low-mcn.
Their title, SIX nights with the
Washingtonians,' expresses truly
their character and design; as thew
are drawn from actual observation of.
events among the members Of the
'WashIngtonian Temperance Socie-
ty,'-the great pioneers Of this world
renowned reform-and detail the his
tories Of some Of those who have been
saved from destruction worse than
death by the well-directeI labors Of
those true philanthropists.
Each number Of this publication
will contain Il distinct story or sto-
rleS, and therefore be perfect in itself.
and the whole. when completed, will
form a volume ofnearly two hundred
pages. embracing narratives of MANY
individuals, in all classes of society,
the mechanic. the professional man.
and the merchant who have been re-
claimed from ntelnperance. The
field thus selected is a boundantIv
fruitful. The violence of passion.
the depths Of sclf-abasemcnt-the BIT
terness of remorSe-the min. bodily
and spiritual-exhibited in the wretch
ed inebrIate himself; and the anguish
OF protracted suflering-the agony of
devoted affection-the tenderness of
%unrequited, but undiminishing zeal.
the love that bears all and forbears
all. but too often seen in the family
circle, which surrounds him-furnish
themes which, in the hands of one
who perceives so clearly. and de-
scrlbes so powerfully as Mr.. Arthur,
cannot fail to prove of the highest in
terest. That the publication of these
tales will do good the subscribers en-
terrain no doubt. To those who have
not fallen into the degrading slavery
OF strong drink, the scenes portrayed
will offer fresh inducements to avoid
the fearful temptations; to those who
have abandoned themselves to its
maddening influences they will point
out a path by which they may flee
from the horrible curse they have in
voked; and to all they will show that,
to the selfsacrificing efforts of a band
Of humble and unpretending men,
voluntarily associated, the country.
the world, and the age, are indebted
for a reform, more honorable in it.
self, and destined to be more perma-
nently beneficial in its consequences,
than the proudest achievements Of
war, or the most dazzeling attain
ments of science.
These Temperance Tales will be
issued in numbers containing thirty
two pages each, printed with a clear,
bold type, on good paper, and neatly
done nm in n suitable cover Thav