, 1842-10-15
.EaOthef aid TO tie Cause of Temperance.
Six N:gais wit ne

Six N:gats wit ne
WsSsssE =-T VANS.
Il Series Of Original Temperance Tales
BY T. ARTHJe.
.Author of.s Insubo9d ordination" "The Tenn.
perance Pledge" &c. &c.
The mos, distinctive feature of the
present age. is the Temperance Re'
formation. This unp aralIeled move
ment has wrought the most remarka'
bic changes. not only in the condI'
ton of individuals, but also in the
state of society. It's progress has
been n continual series of triumphs
over prejudice, fully. vie, wicked
ness and crime; and It's results have
lteen of the most cheering and glorI'
Gus character. All the social, domes,
tic and political r5!i.t;ons which mel
occupy have already felt and ac'
knowledged its influence; and, WIN
banners streaming in light, it is march
inc onward to fresh scenes Of victory,
and preparing for fresh achievements
of happiness restored, industry re,
awakened, and lost reputation nobly
redeemed.
Among the most efficient auXilla-
ries in this great cause, the various So
cietieS Of reformrd drinkerShave been
pre-eminent. From these 1t has re-
ceived an impulse by which It's pro
gress has been almost Inc"nceiva5ly
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 inficts. 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 disenthralled, are now
enjoying, with invigoraled health and
purified hearts. the advantages OF
their magnanImous enterprise.
To aid in this moral revolution, the
subscribers have commenced the pub
iication of a series of original Tenn
perance Tales.to be issued in 6 month
" numbers. These tales are from
the pen of A. S. Arthur. a writer
gifted with 4 singular felicity in por-
traying the scenes Of actual life, and
prompted, as his umerou produc
lions bear witness, by n sincere spirit
of doing good to his feIlow-men.
Their title, six nights with the
Washing,onians." expresses truly
their character and design; as they
are drawn from actual observation Of
events among the members of the
"Washingtonian Temperance Socie-
ty,"-the great pioneers ofthis world
renowned reform-and detail the his
tories Of some of those who have been
slved from destruction worse than
death by the well-directed labors OF
those true philanthropIsts.
Each number of this publication
will contain a distinct story or sto.
ries, and therefore he perfect in itself.
and The whole, when completed. will
form a volume of nearly two hundred
pages. embracing narratives of MANY
individuals, in all classes of society.
;he mechanic, the professional man,
and the merchant who have been re-
claimed from Intemperance. The
field thus selected is n boundantly
fruitful. The violence Of passion
the depths Of self-abasement-lhe Bit
terness Of remorse-the rnin, bodily
and spiri,ual-exhibited in the wretch
ed inebriare himself; and the anguish
of p]roiracted suf1ering-the agony Of
devoted affection--the tenderness Of
unrequi,ed, but undiminishing zeal
the love hal bears all and forbeaTs
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-
scribes 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 m
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 temptation; to those who
have abandoned themselves to its
maddening influences they will point
II a path by which they may flee
from the horrible curse they have in
voked; and TO all they will show that,
TO the selfsacrifcing 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.
nenily beneficial in its